Category Archives: Book Review

There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel: A Novel of Giant Crabs – by Jason Pargin (Review)

Posted on July 8, 2026 by John

There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel: A Novel of Giant Crabs (John Dies at the End Book 5) by Jason Pargin St. Martin’s Press Pub Date Nov 03 2026 Horror DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin’s … Continue reading →

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Hell to Pay by Lora Beth Johnson (Review)

Posted on May 17, 2026 by John

Hell to Pay by Lora Beth Johnson Pub Date Jul 28 2026 Penguin Young Readers Group | G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Sci Fi & Fantasy | Teens & YA DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: Oceans Eight meets Six of Crows in … Continue reading →

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Nonesuch by Francis Spufford (Review)

Posted on May 3, 2026 by John

Nonesuch: A Novel by Francis Spufford Pub Date Mar 10 2026 Scribner DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: A spellbinding tale about an ambitious young woman who must thwart an occult plot by time-traveling fascists during the chaos of the London Blitz—from “one of our … Continue reading →

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Sibylline by Melissa de la Cruz (Review)

Posted on February 21, 2026 by John

Sibylline by Melissa de la Cruz Pub Date: FEB 03, 2026 Penguin Young Readers Group G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Romance | Sci Fi & Fantasy | Teens & YA DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: Three teens infiltrate the magical ivy league … Continue reading →

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Pendergast: The Beginning by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Review)

Posted on January 2, 2026 by John

Pendergast: The Beginning (Agent Pendergast Series) by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Pub Date: January 27, 2026 General Fiction | Mystery & Thrillers DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: From the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Preston and Child comes the … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews: The Reformatory (Tananarive Due) & Worst Case Scenario (T.J. Newman)

Posted on March 24, 2025 by John

In honor of Women’s History Month, I thought I’d post reviews of two recently read books by women authors. These were books from my own TBR, not galleys/ARCs from publishers or NetGalley. Spoiler: I enjoyed them both! The Reformatory: A … Continue reading →

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Deadbeat by Adam Hamdy – Review

Posted on January 6, 2025 by John

Deadbeat A Novel by Adam Hamdy Pub Date: Dec 03 2024 Atria Books General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: The author of the “moving head-spinner of a novel” (John Connolly) The Other Side of Night returns with a … Continue reading →

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Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs – Review

Posted on September 22, 2024 by John

Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs Pub Date: Aug 27 2024 PENGUIN GROUP Penguin Young Readers Group | Dutton Books for Young Readers Sci Fi & Fantasy | Teens & YA DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: The instant … Continue reading →

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Angel of Vengeance by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Review)

Posted on August 12, 2024 by John

Angel of Vengeance by Douglas Preston; Lincoln Child Pub Date: Aug 13 2024 Grand Central Publishing General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, … Continue reading →

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A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke (Review)

Posted on July 28, 2024 by John

A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke Available Now Avid Reader Press | Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster General Fiction (Adult) | New Adult | Sci Fi & Fantasy DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: “Imagine The Life of Pi, … Continue reading →

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