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Book Review Title: Mister Magic by Kiersten White Genre: Thriller, Horror, Psychological Rating: 3.5 Stars Kiersten White’s Mister Magic is a haunting and emotionally resonant novel that blends psychological horror, nostalgia, and a quiet but devastating exploration of identity and loss. Centered on the legacy of a forgotten children’s television show, the novel interrogates what it means to grow up under the gaze of something that claims to love you while slowly erasing who

Book Review  Title: The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley  Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Crime  Rating: 5 Stars  Lucy Foley’s The Hunting Party is a chilling, atmospheric thriller that blends the classic closed-circle mystery with a distinctly modern sensibility. Set against the stark beauty of the Scottish Highlands, the novel explores how long-buried resentments and secrets can turn friendship into something far more dangerous. Foley uses isolation, shifting perspectives, and an omin

Book Review  Title: Hollow by C. M. Nascosta   Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Spicy   Rating: 4.5 Stars  C.M. Nascosta’s Hollow is a striking entry in contemporary paranormal romance, blending folk-horror atmosphere with an intimate, character-driven love story. Set in a small town steeped in ritual and unease, the novel reimagines the Headless Horseman myth through a lens that is sensual, unsettling, and unexpectedly tender. Rather than relying solely on shock or novelty, Nasco

Book Review  Title: Missing 411: Eastern United States by David Paulides  Genre: Non-Fiction, Crime, Disappearances   Rating: 4 Stars  Missing 411: Eastern United States  by David Paulides is a deeply unsettling and compelling work that sits at the crossroads of true crime, investigative journalism, and speculative mystery. With a methodical approach and a clear sense of purpose, Paulides assembles a large body of missing-person cases from across the eastern United States, ar

Book Review  Title: The Killer’s Shadow: The FBI’s Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer by John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker  Genre: Non-Fiction, Crime   Rating: 5 Star  John E. Douglas—legendary former FBI profiler and one of the architects of modern criminal investigative analysis—has long been known for pulling readers into the darkest corners of the criminal mind. In  The Killer’s Shadow , Douglas and co-author Mark Olshaker offer one of their most focused and unsettl

Book Review Title: Gut Reactions: The Science of Weight Gain and Loss by Simon Quellen Field Genre: Science, Food, Weight Loss Rating: 4.5 Stars In Gut Reactions: The Science of Weight Gain and Loss, Simon Quellen Field takes on one of the most emotionally charged and culturally saturated topics of modern life—body weight—and approaches it with refreshing scientific clarity. Rather than offering another diet book or prescribing a simple formula for weight loss, Field dismantl

Book Review  Title: When Shadows Burn by Todd Brown  Genre: Crime, Thriller, Horror  Rating: 4.5 Stars  Todd Brown’s When Shadows Burn is a compelling exploration of psychological darkness, trauma, and survival, blending elements of horror and emotional depth in a way that lingers long after the final page. Rather than relying solely on external threats or shock value, Brown focuses his narrative on the human mind—how fear shapes us, how memory haunts us, and how ordinary peo

Book Review  Title: Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts by Sarah Thornton  Genre: Non-Fiction, Social Issues, Women’s Issues  Rating: 4.5 stars  Sarah Thornton’s Tits Up is an ambitious and deeply researched cultural exploration of the breast—an object at once biological, erotic, symbolic, commercial, and often deeply political. Known for her ethnographic approach to contemporary cultural phenomena, Thorn

Book Review  Title: The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution  by  Faramerz Dabhoiwala  Genre: Non-Fiction, Social Issues, History  Rating: 4.25 Stars  Faramerz Dabhoiwala’s  The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution  presents a compelling and meticulously researched account of how Western attitudes toward sex, morality, and individual freedom underwent a profound transformation between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. By situati

Book Review  Title: Kinky History: A Rollicking Journey through Our Sexual Past, Present, and Future by Esme Louise James  Genre:...

Book Review   Title: Traces: The Memoir of a Forensic Scientist and Criminal Investigator by Patricia Wiltshire   Genre: Memoir,...

Book Review Title: Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Dragons Rating: 4.5 Stars George R. R. Martin’s Fire...

Book Review  Title: For the First Time, Again by Sylvain Neuvel (Take Them to the Stars Book 3)  Genre: Science-Fiction, Historical  ...

Book Review  Title: Blasphear by Sohail Rauf   Genre: Literary Fiction, Crime   Rating: 4.5 Stars   Sohail Rauf’s Blasphear is a gripping...

Book Review  Title: Incandescence by Mehreen Ahmed   Genre: Literary Fiction, Drama  Rating: 4 Stars   Mehreen Ahmed’s Incandescence is a...

Book Review Title: The Atlanta Child Murders: The Night Stalker by Jack Mallard Genre: Non-Fiction, Crime Rating: 3.75 Stars In The...

Book Review Title: Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime by Val McDermid Genre: Science/Crime Rating: 4.5...

Book Review  Title: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari  Genre: Science/History  Rating: 4.25 Stars   Sapiens...

Book Review  Title: Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove  Genre: Memoir,...

Book Review   Title: The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang  Genre: History  Rating: 5 Stars  The...