A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT by Becky Chambers

A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT by Becky Chambers »

This launch of a new series, Monk & Robot, by Hugo awardee Chambers, charms from the outset. A non-binary monk, Sibling Dex, decides Read more…

A SLOW FIRE BURNING by Paul Hawkins

A SLOW FIRE BURNING by Paul Hawkins »

In her latest psychological thriller, Hawkins compiles a cast of characters all surrounding Daniel, a young man found violently killed on his river Read more…

Rabbits, by Terry Miles

Rabbits, by Terry Miles »

4.5 stars

Step aside Ready Player One as Mile’s debut thriller brings us deep into a mysterious alternate-reality, underground, scavenger game that has Read more…

APPLESEED by Matt Bell

APPLESEED by Matt Bell »

 5 stars

Wow! This profound, thought-provoking novel requires you to read slowly, as each of three story arcs wrestle with profound issues about Read more…

THE MAIDENS by Alex Michaelides

THE MAIDENS by Alex Michaelides »

5*!

Following up on The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides adds a classical twist of Greek mythology underpinning this new outstanding, dark, psychological thriller Read more…

THE PLOT by Jean Hanff Korelitz

THE PLOT by Jean Hanff Korelitz »

4.5 stars

This ultimately unput-downable literary, psychological thriller gets off to sluggish start, slowly setting the scene for the intense twists and turns Read more…

SCORPION, by Christian Cantrell

SCORPION, by Christian Cantrell »

5*

Welcome to an exceptionally well-written, tightly woven, fast-plotted, edge-of-your-seat, intellectual sci-fi techno, near-future thriller!

Better still, Cantrell crafts three main characters, each Read more…

Eternal by Lisa Scottoline

Eternal by Lisa Scottoline »

5 Stars!!

What could be better than having vastly talented Lisa Scottoline turn her warm, insightful, and deeply resonant storytelling to historical fiction, Read more…

PROJECT HAIL MARY, by Andy Weir

PROJECT HAIL MARY, by Andy Weir »

With humor and desperation to save humanity commingling, Weir in his third novel recaptures the irresistible charm and trepidation that suffused The Martian. Read more…

Girl One, by Sara Flannery Murphy

Girl One, by Sara Flannery Murphy »

4.5 stars

Blending elements of myth, fantasy, emergent powers and femininity, this novel centers on nine “Miracle babies” who are clones of their Read more…

We Run the Tides, by Vendela Vida »

5 stars

This story of privileged teens, Eulabee and her best friend Maria growing up in cliffside mansions overlooking both Golden Gate Bridge, Read more…