1984 George Orwell, Thomas Pynchon (Foreword) A masterwork of insurrection and confinement, where Big Brother is watching and conflict is peace and freedom is enslavement Mind Police Orwellian Big Brother These terms are already part of our lexicon because to George Orwell’s iconic dystopian novel 1984. A man’s nightmare journey through a universe of warring nations, a … Read more
False Start By Shandi Boyes False Start by Shandi Boyes is a flirty, feel-good sports rom-com that’s like The Deal with a fake-dating twist and a side of hoops. Cash “Milo” Mancini, the star basketball player for the South Harmon Hawks, is living large—popular, charming, and a total campus heartthrob—until his failing math grades threaten … Read more
Love and Other Words By Christina Lauren Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren is a soul-stirring, second-chance romance that weaves past and present into a tapestry of love, loss, and healing. Macy Sorensen, a 30-year-old pediatric resident in San Francisco, has her life on lock—engaged to a safe guy, focused on her career—until she … Read more
Mr. Wrong Number #2 The Love Wager Lynn Painter The Love Wager by Lynn Painter is a fizzy, laugh-out-loud rom-com that’s like a shot of joy straight to the heart. Hallie Piper, still recovering from her hot mess of a love life in Mr. Wrong Number, swears off dating after a disastrous fling. Enter Jack Marshall, … Read more
(Legacy of Gods #2) God of Pain By Rina Kent God of Pain by Rina Kent is a dark, gut-wrenching romance that’ll tear you apart and leave you begging for more. Annika Volkov, the bubbly, ballet-loving princess of the Russian Bratva, has spent her life sheltered by her overprotective brother Jeremy (God of Wrath). When she … Read more
(Dark Verse #2) The Reaper By RuNyx The Reaper by RuNyx amps up the Dark Verse series with a dark, pulse-pounding romance that’s as brutal as it is beautiful. Tristan Caine, the silent, lethal enforcer from The Predator, is back, still haunted by his sister’s death and a childhood that forged him into the Tenebrae Outfit’s … Read more
Night Shift Stephen King A selection of stories meant to engulf and immobilize the mind, much like the shadows of the night creep into the secure light of day. The terrified hands, clenching and locking around the throat with white-knuckled fingers, brush softly against the nape of your neck while you listen. This is the … Read more
The Summer of Broken Rules Review: A Heartfelt Summer Romance The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther is a YA contemporary romance that captures the magic of summer and healing. Meredith Fox returns to Martha’s Vineyard for her cousin’s wedding, her first summer back since losing her sister, Claire. Reeling from a breakup, she … Read more
The Shining Review: A Bone-Chilling Horror Masterpiece Stephen King’s The Shining is a horror fiction classic that claws at your nerves and doesn’t let go. Jack Torrance, a struggling writer and recovering alcoholic, takes a job as the winter caretaker of the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado. With his wife, Wendy, and young son, Danny—who … Read more
Asian Saga: Chronological Order #1 Shōgun James Clavell Following his shipwreck, Englishman John Blackthorne awakens in Japan, a country that very few Europeans have visited or even heard of. Entering the confined society of seventeenth-century Japan, where the distinction between life and death is extremely thin, Blackthorne is forced to navigate not just a strange people … Read more