Book Review: Great Big Beautiful Life
I couldn’t put this book down! The mystery alongside the love story provides a gripping story I had to learn everything about.
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Book Review: Bored Gay Werewolf
It is no chilling horror, but rather a comedy that shows there really IS a bored-gay-werewolf in us all. It crams a lot in such a small book.
Book Review: Rabbit’s Bad Habits
This is a delightful tale of the unlikely friendship between a pessimistic, cranky rabbit and a somewhat naive bear with a big heart.
Book Review: Glorious Exploits
An absolutely rip-roaring tale full of laughter, joy, tragedy, and at its centre, two drunken potters fumbling their way through it all.
Book Review: We Can Do Better Than This
Abraham has created a compelling collection of queer voices. A powerful book to dip in and out of. A must read!
Book Review: Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses
A truly fun, heartwarming romp with some low-key body horror thrown in for flavor. Perfect for anybody feeling a little lost in life.
Book Review: Under Loch and Key
This quiet town holds more than just family secrets—whispers of the Loch Ness Monster pull Keyanna into a centuries-old mystery.
Book Review: My Friends
I frequently found myself pausing to re-read certain passages, wanting to soak it in deeply, giving it the sensitive reflection it deserves.
Book Review: A Language of Dragons
What makes this novel shine is Viv herself. She feels like a real teenager—impulsive and struggling with the weight of her decisions.
Book Review: The Grave Empire
Full of nightmare-inducing horror and truly marvellous character work, this is a delight for all to behold.
Book Review: Twist
McCann’s writing veers off in different directions, gathering glimpses of our world standing on the knife edge of thriving & falling apart.
Book Review: Uncanny: The Origins of Fear
Simultaneously a biography, an inside story of the manga industry and a look at how Junji Ito creates his stories, this is a fascinating read.
Book Review: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
This is true community: with chaos and contradictions, dubious motivations, skirmishes and secrets, sitting alongside unity and cooperation.
Book Review: Life Hacks for a Little Alien
This book contains joy and sadness and complex, indecipherable feelings. Reading it felt a lot like being seen.
Book Review: The Book Eaters
The Book Eaters explores the power of stories, the cost of survival, and love’s defiance in the face of oppression.
Book Review: The DK Crochet Book
With clear and detailed images -without any hands in the way!- this book is perfect for those looking to pick up the hobby.
Book Review: Universality
If you like your books cozy, look elsewhere! This author delights in voicing the cynical, sinister attitudes that lie just below the surface.
Book Review: Best, First and Last
Matthews perfectly encapsulates the struggle of establishing boundaries with family members– and does so with heart-warming hilarity.
Book Review: Scurry
This is a gripping story of survival & community, wrapped up in a gorgeously illustrated package. Perfect for readers both young & old.
Book Review: Victory Park
A stealthily affecting novel exploring the uneven politics of care, caring and carelessness, centered around the residents of Victory Park.