Book Reviews

Recommended Reads

For the sake of encouraging other writers, I have included only the reviews of books that I recommended. All reviews are from books that I received through ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies). As always, although I was sent a complimentary copy of these books, all reviews are voluntarily and honest.

12th January, 2026

Parapluie: A Fable by wb Arnaud

“When Paris’s storms turned others inside out, Guillaume’s creations held their shape such that the rain itself paused to admire his work.” From this line …

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5th January, 2026

Between Sea and Sky by Heather G. Marshall

“I come with a new knowledge, sit at the table for the first time with the beginnings of a person to whom I am linked, …

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28th December, 2025

The Small Hours by Edward Averett

“In God’s world, no one suffers without deserving it. Now confess.” This unsettling line reveals the tension throughout the novel, The Small Hours, by Edward …

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14th December, 2025

When Things Go Missing by Deborah J. Brasket

“From the start, he never believed he deserved her, like she’d taken up with him by mistake and might not stick around if he didn’t …

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6th December, 2025

Garnet by Jennifer Severn

“Bindi had cringed at the romantic expression—especially coming from her mother. She was no Bollywood movie heroine, but of course she wanted a say, and …

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2nd December, 2025

When Silence Shatters by Mahitab Mahmoud

“Here, being LGBTQ means living underground. You blend in, you laugh at the same homophobic jokes as everyone else, you nod along when people call …

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