Review: Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen

A sharp, moving look at memory, identity, and the people who remind us who we are when everything else starts to fade.

Review: Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards

Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards gives voice to the women who kept believing when belief itself was an act of defiance, finding holiness in truth rather than obedience.

Review: Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe

A classic that dazzles on the sentence level but left me stranded in its slow, dreamlike haze.

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.

Review: The Merge by Grace Walker

A mother and daughter, one fading, one desperate, one choice to share a single mind.