Mona Awad’s newest horror release, All’s Well, is a masterpiece of Shakespearean hyperbolic metaphor.
Trivial Thrills: Book Review of Survive the Night by Riley Sager
As I kept reading, and my patience grew thin, all signs began to point towards what I had predicted.
Grief Food: Review of Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Being two halves of different things can often make you feel less of a whole.
Coming Out: Review of Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
What better way to spend Pride than with a queer rebel princess who fights to be seen!
A Switchblade Girl With a Candy Heart: Review of One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
One Last Stop is a heartwarming story of found-family chock full of eccentric, colorful characters that jump off the page.
The Difficult Transition to Self-Acceptance: Review of We Were Promised Spotlights by Lindsay Sproul
This book does more harm than good in the negative stereotypes it perpetuates.
Casting a Story: Review of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
No one wants to hear about this ugliness. But everyone loves a well-told story.
Fragments of a Meandering Life: Review of A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin
Nearly every story in the collection is captivating in its constant motion and minute detail.
Desperate Love: Review of “The Case for and Against Love Potions” by Imbolo Mbue
After reading this story, readers may wonder whether a love potion is worth the trouble and risk.
Chinatown’s Dark History: Review of The Paper Daughters of Chinatown by Heather B. Moore
She has no idea that the rest of her life will be spent rescuing Chinese girls and women.
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