This collection of interconnected stories plays out like a funhouse mirror. Each unearthing either a treasure or a horror. Written with such stealth that at first glance you may not be able to tell which of the two you are looking at.
Read MoreWhat if you could listen in on any phone conversation in town? Would you do it? This book delivers a vivid look inside the hearts and minds of the 1950’s housewife. All the while poking fun at the absurdities of the time.
Read MoreI embarked on this read believing I would get a bit more sci-fi and what I got instead was more of a love story. A love story that is not afraid to confront the fragility of time and how we best spend it in showing our hearts to each other. A gem of a novel!
Read MoreAn exceptionally cleverly penned book that summons the plots of unsolved homicides from the greats of yesteryear to unravel its own whodunnit. Go ahead and unpack that!
Read MoreThis author delivers an enigmatic narration that edges up to morality and criminality. What you will have to discover for yourself if you pick up the book is whether or not that edge is breached. And he will play cat and mouse with the reader. And to be clear, we readers are not the cat in this scenario!
Read MoreAn offering of speculative fiction that poses the question; how far will our addiction to our screens and preoccupation with social media go? Think The Truman Show meets Black Mirror. Go ahead, I dare you…
Read MoreI’m ashamed to say that I was fooled by the jacket copy on this book, which dangled an intriguing and singular story premise. The premise wasn’t the problem. It was the weak writing.
Read MoreThe melodic title of this collection translates from Mohawk as an apt metaphor for this dauntless and heart wrenching book. A spilling forth of one’s heart, soul and mind can be so overwhelming that it can only be truly seen when stepped away from.
Read MoreThese are short nuggets of fictional narrative of every possible sort you can imagine. Are you bored of the usual podcasts or genre fiction you have in your queue? Got you covered. Perfect for when a book is just too much. I know…doesn’t sound right to me either.
Read MoreOur main character in this story has a delightful quirk, in my math loving heart anyway! She keeps a “data book” where she makes note of various statistics and patterns of everyday life. Given what’s to come, this is where my envy of her life ends…
Read MoreMy reaction while reading this account of the monstrous level of collusion set in motion to protect the rich and powerful from repercussions of crimes they committed left me as mesmerized as I was horrified.
Read MoreAfter discovering her work towards helping children have access to books, I found myself a fan of Dolly Parton. This crib notes offers up books that cover some of the reasons why!
Read MoreAs Sadie departs on a road trip to find the killer of her baby sister you won’t be able to shake the feeling that this isn’t going to end well. Both harrowing and propulsive this read will leave a mark!
Read MoreAs the title and genre may let on, these are tales, hilarious, mortifying and rather alarming of a one man’s adventures as a doctor. A man who is now a comedian…so there is that!
Read MoreWith a plot this blatantly ripped from the headlines, there is a high level of peril that the book ends up being nothing more than a cheesy squandering of your reading time. Thankfully not in this authors deft hand!
Read MoreThis is a scattershot exploration of a universal burden in the life of human beings, struggles of mid-life. Being in this unenviable demographic I was hoping for some in depth narratives of others that might somehow provide inspiration on how to manage i
Read MoreA decade after serving as a juror in a controversial trail that saw the defendant acquitted, our main character Maya finds herself the centre of a whole new murder mystery!
Read MoreImagine that your husband has two other wives and you’ve never met them. A woman finds herself unable to resist the urge to find out more about the other wives in her plural marriage. And that’s all I’m going to say about that! Can’t risk giving anything away…
Read MoreThese are complex stories with a density and impenetrability that was less than satisfying for me. The brilliant and exquisite writing ensured I wasn’t going to give up, and maybe the point was these concepts where not meant to be understood, but merely considered.
Read MoreThe story starts off with a female investigator scrambling to conceal evidence in the home of her senior officer as he lies shot and bleeding. What was the evidence that was so secretive, and what happened to him? Readers get a front row seat as it gets unpacked!
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