Book Review: H.H. Holmes: The True Story of the White City Devil by Adam Selzer Genre(s): Non-fiction / True Crime H.H. Holmes is best known for his role in the “murder castle” of Chicago, but this book explores his entire criminal career – from cons and insurance fraud to outright murder. I’ve watched a few […]

Book Review: The Last Gifts of the Universe by Rory August Genre(s): Science fiction Scout is an archaeologist and archivist tasked with uncovering knowledge caches around the universe. Every planet with data they locate once held advanced civilizations, many space-faring, but every civilization is long dead. Scout refers to wider space as “the graveyard.” It […]

Book Review: Baking Bad by Kim M. Watt Genre(s): Cozy Mystery When the vicar is mysteriously murdered in the village of Toot Hansell, the Women’s Institute (W.I.) is immediately cast under suspicion. But what could a group of retired women with a passion for baking possibly have to do with a murder? I found this […]

Book Review: The Game of War by Glen Dahlgren Genre(s): Epic fantasy / Young Adult Dantess is a boy who dreams of following in his grandfather’s footsteps and hopes to one day convince his father to allow him to test at the Temple of War. His father does his best to keep Dantess away from […]

2022 Recap: Reading & Book Reviews Last year I did a single recap post for everything blog-related. This year, I’ve decided to break it into parts because it was just too much for one post. This is the reading and book reviews portion of my recap for the year. I’ve always been an avid reader, […]

Book Review: Vacuuming in the Nude and Other Ways to get Attention by Peggy Rowe Genre(s): Non-fiction / Humor I want to start off by saying that this book was given to me by my husband. It’s a book about one author’s struggle to get published, and I can 100% relate. I didn’t have to […]

Book Review: The Pact by J.E. Hannaford Genre(s): Fantasy Content warning: There are some violent scenes in this book, mild gore, torture, and one character suffers an injury that requires amputation. Some of the content may be disturbing for some readers. Tellin continues her mission to free the captured Old Ones and return them to […]

Book Review: Then Came Darkness by D.H. Schleicher Genre(s): Historical thriller Content warning: This book contains some violent scenes, themes of abandonment, murder, and child abuse. Samuel Kydd has a secret. Joshua Bloomfield knows what it is, has suffered for it, and wants it for his own. And he’s prepared to do almost anything to […]

Book Review: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Genre(s): Science Fiction Ryland Grace awakens in a strange place—not a hospital, though there is medical equipment, and not his home. He quickly realizes he isn’t alone; there’s a semi-intelligent computer and two mummified corpses in the other beds. He has no memory of how he came […]

Book Review: Split Therapy by E.P. Stavs Genre(s): Psychological thriller Content warning: This book contains scenes of physical violence, allusions to sexual assault and an on-page attempted sexual assault, and themes of gun violence. Jae is a vigilante, seeking revenge for crimes done against Jane. Jane is a college student trying to cope with the […]