Creatures under the bed, mysterious world eating flowers, and brave guardians of the closet are brought to life in this collection of short horror stories. The mysterious world of the darkness and the creatures that lurk in it are brought to life from a myriad of unique perspectives housed in an interesting writing style. Not […]
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Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen, is a household name today. His rise to fame in the band followed by the media coverage of his lifestyle and finally his tragic passing due to AIDS have been well documented in books, documentaries, and even the film Bohemian Rhapsody. This new edition takes the previously pieced together […]
The Will and the Wilds, Review
Enna’s mother was attacked by mysting beats, creatures from the monster realm. Raised only by her father, a former soldier, Enna has grown up in possession of the Telling Stone. With her Stone she is able to sense when mystings are near and what kind they are. This knowledge and her father’s mysting-killing sword have […]
Piper Prince (Forbidden Forest #2) Review
Larkin and Denan have escaped Hamel with her mother, and her two youngest sisters. But Bane was left behind to face the Black Druids, and her sister Nesha was left behind as well. When Larkin discovers a few disturbing facts about her magic and about the pipers taking more young women, she struggles with her […]
Following Audrey Rose Wadsworth’s harrowing adventures in Romania, she finds herself on board a cruise from Liverpool to New York City with her uncle and of course her dearest friend, Thomas Cresswell. With stolen kisses and whispered promises, she and Thomas are more than happy to be trapped on a six night cruise across the […]
Nick Hayes, fifteen years old, is diagnosed with cancer and begins the grueling treatments to try to save his life. He and his friends play Dungeons and Dragons once a week, and they’ve recently added a girl to the group. What great timing to start losing his hair… But when a mysterious stranger begins semi-stalking […]
In Fort Collins, Colorado, Erin and Jen Bennet run the Bennet Sisters Brewery, their dream business making and selling craft beer. Jen runs the face of the business while Erin is the master brewer of their company, leading them to meet Charlie and Darcy. Charlie is in town to learn more about the brewing side […]
Virgin Soil by Ivan Turgenev, Review
Virgin Soil was Turgenev’s last and longest novel, published in 1877. It explores Turgenev’s ideas of Populism, namely that Populists were people with good intentions but undertaking a path that would not lead to success. The work also constituted an attempt to do justice to the problems of Russian society and address these issues. His […]
One morning, as Khalid watches his neighbor through his window, forces are set into motion that will change his and his neighbor’s lives completely. A new, Islamophobic boss leads Khalid to join friends outside of work at a “lounge” he would rather avoid. There, his neighbor Ayesha performs a poem that sticks to his soul. […]
The First Girl Child weaves a mythical story in the land of Saylock, once settled by the Northmen. In Saylock, runes are guarded by Keepers and the five clans are descended from Odin the Allfather through his son, Saylock. When the clans are cursed to bear no more girl children, tensions begin to rise. It […]