by Lindsey | Aug 18, 2023 | All Reviews, Book Reviews, Fiction
Content warning: gun violence in a school (there are dark themes and drug use throughout, but the most shocking, triggering event is a school shooting that is mostly averted but could be very triggering) Rob Benvie is the author of two previous novels, Maintenance and...
by Lindsey | Jun 26, 2023 | All Reviews, Book Reviews, Fiction
Lucian Childs’ short stories have been widely published in various literary journals throughout the US and Canada. Dreaming Home is his debut book-length work of fiction, divided into six chapters that focus on different characters spanning a time period of about...
by Lindsey | Feb 7, 2023 | All Reviews, Book Reviews, Fiction
Animal Person by Alexander MacLeod is a short story collection that defies easy categorization, an exceptional yet accessible work of fiction that explores contemporary relationships and anxieties. As...
by Lindsey | Nov 28, 2022 | All Reviews, Book Reviews, Fiction
As a book reviewer and editor, I try to approach new books without grand expectations or assumptions about their content or style. But, since I’m also a tarot reader and fan of speculative fiction, it was inevitable that I would draw conclusions about Samantha...
by Lindsey | Nov 15, 2022 | All Reviews, Book Reviews, Fiction
Another year, another collection of ghost stories to add a little eerie fun to the holidays. Biblioasis and illustrator Seth’s offerings this year are a little on the tamer side than in year’s past, but still provide a nice, creepy reprieve from all the holly and...
by Lindsey | Sep 27, 2022 | All Reviews, Book Reviews, Fiction
The Music Game would have shattered me when I was twenty-five. At thirty-two, this book still stings me like salt in a wound that hasn’t truly closed. Originally published in French in 2017 and winner of several prizes including the prestigious Ringuet Prize, Stéfanie...
