reviews

Romance, Ghosting, and Grudges Author: Rosie Walsh Ghosted is an unlikely romance/mystery with a modern techie tinge and, you guessed it, the heartbreak of instant gratification media with its on-demand, stream-of-consciousness relationships suddenly severed by inexplicable silence. It’s a new cultural phenomenon, this no-responsibility manner of literally reversing out – sixty to zero, constant daily presence to radio silence with no explanation. Yet, when recent divorcee and successful charity CEO Sarah takes a sad trip to her homeland of England and meets the love of her life, there is something more sinister behind the ghosting than a changed mind or [...]

A Fictional Reimagining of the Donner Party, With a Supernatural Twist Author: Alma Katsu In May of 1846 an ill-fated wagon train set-out for a new life in California. Instead, they found death, desperation, and the forbidden last ditch horrors of starvation in the snow bound Sierra Nevada mountain range. It’s this haunting story of poor planning, bad luck, and ultimate cannibalism that has continued to haunt us for over a century: this collective fear and yet odd fascination with tragedy leading to a sordid, forbidden satiation. The Hunger by Alma Katsu follows the historical narrative of the Donner party [...]

Cozy Read for Romance and Book Lovers Author: Jenny Colgan Nina is obsessed with books. She lives a life surrounded by the romance and adventure suspended and brightened between beloved dog-eared binders. Her flat-mate and best-friend rues the day that Nina and her avalanche of fictional friends moved in, dotting the staircase with binders and dangerously sagging already warped floors; yet for her day job this guilty little pleasure is perfect. Nina can match anyone with the book they need to open their hearts and cure their souls. She knows what they should read next and where their next, bright [...]