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Voice like a Hyacinth - Mallory Pearson
Genre: dark academia, horror Published: 47North Publishing, January 2025 My Rating: 4/5 stars “I was terrified of the possibility: how...
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Review: Nobody's Empire - Stuart Murdoch
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: HarperVia, January 2025 My Rating: 3.5/5 stars “Delight in the small things, they say. I don’t know...
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Review: Woodworm - Layla Martinez
Genre: horror novella Translated: Sophie Hughes & Annie McDermott Published: Two Lines Press , May 2024, originally published by...
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Review: The Empusium - Olga Tokarczuk
Genre: Literary Fiction, Historical Published: Riverhead Books, September 2024, Originally published by Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2022....
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Review: Playground - Richard Powers
Genre: Literary Fiction, Eco-fiction Published: W. W. Norton & Company, September 2024 My Rating: 2.5/5 stars “The world was bigger,...
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Review: Eynhallow - Tim McGregor
Genre: Horror, Historical Fiction, Frankenstein Retelling Published: Raw Dog Screaming Press, February 2024 My Rating: 4/5 stars " Death...
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Review: Small Rain - Garth Greenwell
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, September 2024 My Rating: 4.5/5 stars rounded up “Try to remember this, I...
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Review: Brat - Gabriel Smith
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Simon & Schuster, June 2024 My Rating: 1/5 stars Remember when Ottessa Moshfegh did "unhinged,...
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Review: Enlightenment - Sarah Perry
Genre: literary fiction Published: Mariner Books, May 2024 My Rating: 3.5/5 stars “So I told her this: that it's true I've only rarely...
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Review: We Were Pretending - Hannah Gersen
Genre: Literary/Contemporary Fiction Published: Little A Publishing, August 2024 My Rating: 2/5 stars We Were Pretending is the...
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Review: Smothermoss - Alisa Alering
Genre: Literary fiction, magical realism Published: Tin House Books & Recorded Books Audio, July 2024 My Rating: 3.5 stars “(you are)...
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Review: We Carry the Sea in Our Hands - Janie Kim
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Alcove Press, July 9th 2024 My Rating: 5/5 stars "I have two lab notebooks. The regular one is for...
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Review: The Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Fourth Estate, May 2024 My Rating: 3/5 stars "A sister is not a friend. Who can explain the urge to...
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Review: The Alternatives Caoilinn Hughes
Genre: Literary Fiction Published: Oneworld Publications, May 2024 My Rating: 3/5 stars The Alternatives is perfectly described by...
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Review: Meet Me at the Surface - Jodie Matthews
Genre: Literary Fiction, Magical Realism Published: Fourth Estate, February 2024 My Rating: 4.5/5 stars "Everything that comes from the...
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Review: Where I End - Sophie White
Genre: Literary fiction, Horror Published: Kensington Books, September 2024, Originally published by Tramp Press, October 2022 My Rating:...
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Review: I Cheerfully Refuse - Leif Enger
Genre: Literary fiction, dystopian Published: Grove Press, April 2nd 2024 My Rating: 4/5 stars “If you’re heading out to sea to find the...
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Review: The Cemetery of Untold Stories - Julia Alvarez
Genre: Literary Fiction, Magical Realism Published: Algonquin Books/Recorded Books Audio, April 2024 My Rating: 3.5/5 stars “It’s a...
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Review: Fervor - Toby Lloyd
Genre: Literary, Contemporary Fiction Published: Avid Readers Press, March 2024 My Rating: 3.5/5 stars “We have arrived at a paradox. To...
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Review: Gogmagog - Jeff Noon & Steve Beard
Genre: Fantasy, New Weird Fiction Published: Angry Robot, February 2024 My Rating: 4/5 stars This was a weird one, but in the best way...
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