The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (book reivew)
The Picture of Dorian Gray is an 1891 philosophical novel by Irish writer and playwright Oscar Wilde. In this celebrated work, his only novel, Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel [...]
Lady Jayne Disappers by Joanna Davidson Politano (book review)
When Aurelie Harcourt's father dies in debtor's prison, he leaves her just two things: his wealthy family, whom she has never met, and his famous pen name, Nathaniel Droll. Her new family greets her with apathy and even resentment. Only the quiet houseguest, Silas Rotherham, welcomes her company. When Aurelie [...]
A Mean Man by Amy Anguish
“He sounds so mean.” My husband griped about the character Sam in my book when I asked him to read it. After all, in his mind, that character was based on him. In reality, even though my characters do have similar qualities and characteristics of people in my real life, [...]
Kill Order by Adam Blumer (book review)
Grammy-winning pianist Landon Jeffers’s brain cancer has given him only a few years to live. But when he sleeps, the forgotten terrors of his past torment him. When he wakes, shameful memories come rushing back. Desperate for answers, Jeffers discovers that a brain implant intended to treat his cancer is [...]
Wish by Jake Smith (book review)
James McConnell’s one wish is that his nine-year-old son will finally be healthy enough to play a game of catch. Then he and his wife, Emily, receive news they’ve dreaded: Aaron’s cancer has relapsed. As the family steels themselves for a draining treatment regimen in yet another hospital, Aaron receives [...]