Samantha Heather Mackey couldn’t be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England’s Warren University. A scholarship student who prefers the company of her…
Magical Realism
2023 in Book Reviews: The Dead Romantics, Love In The Time of Serial Killers, The Launch Party & The Ward Witch
As promised, one final roundup before the day ends. This one is jam packed with ghosts, ghouls, magic, murder and a dash of romance! It includes; Ashley Poston’s The Dead…
2023 in Book Reviews: The Housemaid & Before the Coffee Gets Cold Tales From the Cafe
Today’s review is a double – I’ll be reviewing Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid and Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café, which were both super fun…
2023 in Book Reviews: Bliss Montage, Klara and the Sun & Prince Harry’s Spare
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…
Book Review: Norwegian Wood
Toru, a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic…
Book Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
What would you change if you could go back in time? In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for…





