The world building for this particular set of undead girls is so seamless and well done that it becomes a study in craft… read more

The Brilliant Death is a fast-paced joyride of a novel, containing magic, intrigue, and a genderfluid love story… read more

The writing in Love at Last Call is smooth and engaging, with perfect pacing and a plot that’s sure to please fans of contemporary romance… read more

The Parting Gift is a passionate erotic tale, but a cautionary one… read more

Many of Bledsoe’s narrators seem desperate in a way that makes the reader want to look away. This is her strength as a writer…. read more

That Was Something is a vivid novel that chronicles how youthful exuberance is ultimately highjacked by time… read more

Anna Burke has created a real gem with Compass Rose, one that fans of science fiction should not miss… read more

For a man under a curse, Nerites certainly doesn’t act like it: he never bemoans his fate, nor simply accepts it in a stoic fashion; rather, he unapologetically glories in the endless feast of male flesh…. read more

Sarah Winman’s third novel, Tin Man (Putnam), is only about two hundred pages long, but it covers a great deal of ground. It begins in 1950, when Dora Judd wins a raffle and, against her husband’s orders, selects a print of van Gogh’s Sunflowers as her prize rather than a bottle of whiskey. The novel… read more

Night Soil is a remarkable novel that explores many themes simultaneously—the relationship between a single mother and her son, the repercussions of racism in America, the abuse of our environment—all through the life of an unique gay character… read more