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The Legend of Moura: Swallows & Vultures by Fatma Helal (Book Review #2409)
Fatma Helal’s The Legend of Moura: Swallows & Vultures is a story of transformation, freedom, and the difficult process of becoming someone different from the person circumstances once demanded you be. At its heart is Isabel, a woman who has always dreamed of a… Continue Reading “The Legend of Moura: Swallows & Vultures by Fatma Helal (Book Review #2409)”
The Punctuation of Loss: Navigating Endings and Transitions by David Sunderland (Book Review #2407)
David Sunderland’s The Punctuation of Loss: Navigating Endings and Transitions takes an unexpectedly familiar concept—punctuation—and turns it into a thoughtful framework for understanding some of life’s most difficult experiences. Full stops, commas, ellipses, colons, and semicolons become more than marks on a page; they… Continue Reading “The Punctuation of Loss: Navigating Endings and Transitions by David Sunderland (Book Review #2407)”
Our Alex by David Birnie (Book Review #2406)
Grief changes the meaning of ordinary things. A football match, a family photograph, a familiar joke, or a favorite motorbike can suddenly become connected to someone who is no longer there. In Our Alex, David Birnie writes about the devastating loss of his twenty-one-year-old… Continue Reading “Our Alex by David Birnie (Book Review #2406)”
Jak Barley, Private Inquisitor and the Case of the Errant Demigod and other misadventures by Dan Ehl (Book Review #2404)
Some investigations are complicated. Others involve a potentially kidnapped demigod, a stolen dragon egg, a celestial conflict, an irritated goddess, and creatures that are considerably more dangerous than the average interview subject. In Dan Ehl’s Jak Barley, Private Inquisitor and the Case of the… Continue Reading “Jak Barley, Private Inquisitor and the Case of the Errant Demigod and other misadventures by Dan Ehl (Book Review #2404)”
Influenced: Serenity Acres: Where Secrets Barely Stay Hidden by Crystal Quast (Book Review #2403)
Influenced: Serenity Acres: Where Secrets Barely Stay Hidden by Crystal Quast, with illustrations by Rick Johnston, delivers a tense exploration of family control, online fame, and the dangerous consequences of living life under constant scrutiny.
Money War by Clark Wren (Book Review #2402)
Clark Wren’s Money War takes the familiar anxieties surrounding wealth, technology, and political power and pushes them into an explosive near-future dystopia where trillionaires possess greater influence than governments. At just over 100 pages, the novel wastes little time establishing a world in which… Continue Reading “Money War by Clark Wren (Book Review #2402)”
Legendary: Help Unwanted by A.M. Mirabella (Book Review #2397)
Legendary: Help Unwanted by A.M. Mirabella is a charming cozy fantasy that combines adventure, humor, magic, and an unexpectedly relatable exploration of what happens when a capable person refuses to let anyone else carry the load.
Adhara by A.J. Ripin (Book Review #2396)
Some lives become public through a single moment, while the years that came before it remain largely invisible. Adhara by A.J. Ripin begins with that tension, exploring the distance between the person the public thinks it knows and the much more complicated human being… Continue Reading “Adhara by A.J. Ripin (Book Review #2396)”
The Celestial Shot by A. J. Ullman (Book Review #2395)
A. J. Ullman’s The Celestial Shot delivers a compelling murder mystery built around an audacious crime, a determined detective, and a killer whose patience may be more dangerous than the weapon itself. The third installment in the A True North Murder Mystery series, the… Continue Reading “The Celestial Shot by A. J. Ullman (Book Review #2395)”
