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LOOKING GLASS SOUND – Catriona Ward
Wilder Harlow is a writer and he’s now working on the last book he will ever write. This one is the story of his own childhood. At sixteen years old, Wilder’s uncle has died and has left his Maine summer cottage to his parents and while visiting, Wilder meets two people who will become life-long Continue reading
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PLAYING IN THE RAIN – Tyler Martin Sehnal
I am one of the many people around the globe who would put Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors album among the top albums of all time. It is easily one of my top three favorite albums (the exact placement might depend on the day you ask me). Though I’ve listen to most of their subsequent releases since then, I Continue reading
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CONTAMINATED – Em Garner
There’s a formula for angsty YA books and it’s there because when done well, it works. That formula includes a teenage, female protagonist, without her parents (generally recently gone or taken away), responsible for a younger sibling/friend, imminent danger, and there’s usually a boy – nice and not pushy (he understands what she’s going through) Continue reading
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THE WINE-DARK SEA – Robert Aickman
I don’t remember when I first read a Robert Aickman story, but I think it was sometime in the mid-to-late 1970’s. My reaction then was the same as now … wow. Robert Aickman’s work is some of the best horror/dark fantasy fiction I’ve read. These stories are so tightly written – no word or thought Continue reading
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GIVE MY REGARDS TO NOWHERE – Richard Engling
Dwayne Finnegan believes that he has made the theatrical connection that will finally give him a shot at working on Broadway. All he has to do is show the Broadway producer what he’s capable of … no pressure there, right? He’s got an idea for Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus that should set the town on fire (does Chicago Continue reading
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GOOD GIRLS DON’T DIE – Christina Henry
Three women, three stories, different and yet somehow the same. Celia – wakes up in a home with a husband and child and something doesn’t feel right. The house … the husband … the child …? She recognizes none of it, but sensing danger, she plays along until she can find a way to get Continue reading
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UNTETHERED SKY – Fonda Lee
When Esther was a child, she watched as one of the most dangerous creatures alive, a manticore, killed and devoured her mother and baby brother. Esther survived only by hiding out of reach in the family well – coming out only when rescuers arrived. It is likely that this event shaped who Ether becomes – Continue reading
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MURDER IN POSTSCRIPT – Mary Winters
Widowed Countess Amelia Amesbury could sit back and enjoy the life that her title entails, but as someone who has always seen herself as being clear-headed and helpful, she’s taken on the role of ‘Lady Agony’ – an advice columnist in Victorian England. Many of the letters she receives revolve around a woman’s propriety of Continue reading
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OLAV AUDUNSSON: WINTER – Sigrid Undset
In this fourth, and final, volume in the Olav Audunsson series by Sigrid Undset, Winter, Olav’s life is wrapped up as the man, now in his twilight years, looks on at his life and guilt over some of his actions (as detailed in the previous three books) overwhelms him and he wants to set things right Continue reading
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OSCAR WILDE THE DOVER READER
My familiarity with Oscar Wilde is based primarily on his plays. What college theatre student isn’t familiar with The Importance of Being Earnest which generally leads to reading some of his other works. Only one other play is included in this collection (which, honestly, was a little disappointing), that being An Ideal Husband. For the most part, this Continue reading
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BORDERLINE – Mark Schorr
Brian Hanson is a Vietnam Vet, a recovering alcoholic who still struggles with PTSD. He’s now a psychologist, working in Portland, and he’s upset over the death of a client – ruled a suicide but Hanson doesn’t believe it. He decides to do some investigating on his own and discovers that there have been a Continue reading
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AND PUT AWAY CHILDISH THINGS – Adrian Tchaikovsky
“All roads lead to Underhill, where it’s always winter, and never nice.” Felix “Harry” Bodie, a struggling presenter of children’s television, is the grandson of the famous Magda “Mary” Bodie – author of the beloved Underhill series of children’s books. Harry has been living in Underhill’s shadow his entire life and finally takes the time Continue reading
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