***Trigger warning- abuse, murder, contentious political opinions Dawson’s Guillotine follows fashion designer hopeful Dez, who’s playing would-be beau Patrick Ruskin in order to meet his mother. Marie Caulfield-Ruskin is editor-in-chief of the prestigious Nouveau magazine, and Dez desperately wants an internship. But an invitation to the Island, the ancestral home of Patrick’s family becomes a […]
Immersive and occasionally unsettling, The Wych Elm by Tana French is an engrossing exploration into the fracturing of one’s identity amidst an unexpected crisis. The story revolves around Toby, a charismatic young man from Dublin who suffers a debilitating head injury after a brutal home invasion. French pairs this personal jeopardy with the shocking discovery […]
The Ring by Koji Suzuki A classic Japanese horror novel that inspired the popular Japanese horror movie franchise. The story follows reporter Asakawa who investigates a cursed videotape that kills anyone who watches it after seven days. [A mysterious videotape warns that the viewer will die in one week unless a certain, unspecified act is […]
The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco is an atmospheric horror novel that will leave readers with a sense of unease. The story follows Okiku, a vengeful spirit who haunts those who harm children. The author’s writing style is hauntingly beautiful, with vivid descriptions that bring the story to life. The novel is told […]
Nothing But Blackened Teeth, a novella by Cassandra Khaw, is a chilling and atmospheric horror story that will leave readers with goosebumps. The setting is a decaying Japanese Heian-era mansion, which is described in visceral detail, and adds a haunting backdrop to the tale. Khaw’s prose is sparse, yet evocative, making for a chilling and […]
Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle tells the story of the Blackwood family who has sadly been reduced to just three members. Several years prior, four other members of the family died from acute arsenic poisoning. Tried for the deaths of her family, elder sister Constance lives an agoraphobic life now. She and […]
Ware’s In a Dark, Dark Wood follows Nora, who has been invited to a former friend’s hen-do (bachelorette party to Americans). She doesn’t want to go, but another friend, Nina, convinces Nora. Perhaps she should have listened to her instincts to stay away. Especially given that Clare is marrying a man who dumped Nora after […]
Toma’s The King’s Beast: Vol 1 follows Rangetsu, an ajin assigned to protect Prince Tenyou as a ‘beast-servant’. But there’s more to Rangetsu than meets the eye. King’s Beast: Vol 1 was the first manga by Rei Toma I’ve had the pleasure to read. The artwork was amazing! The storyline was surprisingly deep too, touching […]
People of the Canyons is number twenty-six (!) in the Gears’ sweeping forays into North America’s epic deep past. Canyons visits the American Southwest, whose the tribes dwell amidst cave and canyon. As always, the trademark spirituality of the series shines through. The Blessed Sun Leather Hand- a Powerful witch cursed by a even more […]
Thomas Wildus is back in Thomas Wildus and the Wizard of Sumeria! The boys have had time to relax, and recuperate, but it’s not to last. Following an apparently magical hacking, the race is on to find another magical artifact before Arius can get it. But sinister workings are afoot. Friends may prove enemies in […]