Quite the interesting combination in today’s book review post as I dive into my thoughts and feelings on Ling Ma’s short story collection Bliss Montage, Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the…
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2023 in Book Reviews: Wilderness, The Family Game, If We Were Villains & The Villa
Long time no speak! 👋🏼 Life has been a whirlwind with a lot of work and travel. While I’ve not been as chronically online as previous years, you’ll be pleased…
Book Review: How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
When Grace Bernard discovers her absentee millionaire father has rejected her dying mother’s pleas for help, she vows revenge, and sets about to kill every member of his family. Readers…
Book Review: Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry…
Book Review: The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and…
Book Review: Dial A For Aunties
What happens when you mix 1 (accidental) murder with 2,000 wedding guests, and then toss in a possible curse on 3 generations of an immigrant Chinese-Indonesian family? You get 4…
Book Review: ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore
Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Sam, this would be a great title for your memoir!”. Today, I want to share one of my favourite Renaissance dramas of all time….
Book Review: The Maid by Nita Prose
Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into…
Book Review: The Edible Woman
cw // mentions of eating disorders Marian is determined to be ordinary. She lays her head gently on the shoulder of her serious fiancée and quietly awaits marriage. But she…