Category: Book Reviews
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Pangea Online by S.L. Rowland – Audiobook Review
Pangea Online by S.L. Rowland is pure fun. Ready Player one vibes, great underdog story, easy to get lost in. Perfect entry point for LitRPG newcomers.
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Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky – Audiobook Review
Philip Marlowe meets Redwall in this inventive sci fi noir. Green City Wars is a fully realized world with a cast of characters that feel completely alive. A great listen narrated by John Pirhalla.
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The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark – Book Review
Olivia Dumont is a ghostwriter who has spent her entire career hiding one thing — she is the daughter of Vincent Taylor, a famous horror novelist who has been shadowed for fifty years by rumors that he murdered his own siblings. When Olivia finds herself financially desperate, she takes a job ghostwriting her father’s memoir.…
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We Burned So Bright by TJ Klune – Audiobook Review
Don and Rodney are husbands who have spent forty years building a life together. Now the world is literally ending. A rogue black hole is headed for Earth and they have about a month before everything is gone. So they do what makes sense to them. They get in the car and drive from Maine…
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Beartown by Fredrik Backman – Book Review
Beartown is not the sport story you think it is. Fredrik Backman delivers something much heavier a story —about community, loyalty, and what happens when a town protects the wrong person.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell – Book Review
George Orwell wrote Animal Farm as a warning in 1945. The depressing part is how little has changed. A first time reader reckons with why this 80 year old fable still feels like today’s news.
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My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix – Book Review
A 4-star review of My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix. A nostalgic 80s horror story with humor, heart, and deeply unsettling moments.
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After the Fall by Edward Ashton – Audiobook Review
I finished After the Fall feeling satisfied… but also a little greedy. I wanted more time in this world, more story to sink into. That’s usually a good sign.
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The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager – Book Review
Riley Sager’s The Last Time I Lied offers a gripping, nostalgic thriller with compelling characters, a well-crafted plot, and a satisfying ending.
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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah – Audiobook Review
Trevor Noah’s “Born a Crime” is an engaging memoir that recounts his upbringing in apartheid-era South Africa. Through a conversational tone, Noah shares humorous yet educational stories about his childhood, emphasizing lived experiences over celebrity anecdotes. His narration enhances the experience, making the audiobook a definitive format for this insightful and entertaining work.