A fugitive, a corrupt town, and a killer hiding in the redwood shadows, The Reckoning throws you into the eighties with a heroine who refuses to stay quiet or small.
Review: The Reckoning by Kelli Stanley
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Review: The Wind Witch Murders by Casey Dunn
Raven’s past has teeth, and The Wind Witch Murders sinks them in from page one.
Review: The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey
When girls start disappearing in her quiet Yorkshire town, twelve-year-old Miv decides the only way to stop her world from falling apart is to solve the murders herself, even if the biggest secret waiting to be uncovered is hiding in her own home.
Review: Fabric of Lies by Susan Van Kirk
When the now-adult child of a vanished couple returns looking for the truth, old suspicions flare and a decades-old disappearance refuses to stay buried.
Review: The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
A classic about a man who disappears, but trust me, the chaos is very visible.
Review: Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe
A classic that dazzles on the sentence level but left me stranded in its slow, dreamlike haze.
My Current Libby Holds
I set my five active Libby holds for the week and I am sharing what is waiting in my digital library queue, including the upcoming fiction releases that caught my attention for early 2025.
My Next Read: Look Homeward, Angel
Will be starting Look Homeward, Angel tomorrow after grabbing it from Hoopla at midnight. I’m excited to see what makes Wolfe’s writing so enduring.
Review: Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin
Even in a cemetery, there’s room for sunlight—and for second chances.
Review: Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen
Spanning three centuries and the vast, indifferent sea, Beasts of the Sea captures how wonder, ambition, and obsession ripple through time, reminding us that nature always writes the final chapter.