A horror novel should hold my attention sooner than eighty percent of the way through the book.
Places and Faces: A Review of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
Some might mistake immortality for a dream come true but for Adeline LaRue immortality is agony at its worst.
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.
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.
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.
Tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole: Review of Red Pill by Hari Kunzru
Its characters and events, while sinister, are plausible: an uncomfortable mirror to our own world.
‘You’ Series Loses Original Heart in Third Installment: Review of You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes
As per usual, Kepnes pulls out all the stops with bottomless cliffhangers and narrative-shaking revelations.
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