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Medicine for the Blues Trilogy, by Jeff Stookey | Book Review
Published in 2017/2018, Jeff Stookey’s Medicine for the Blues trilogy—beginning with Acquaintance and continuing through Chicago Blues and Dangerous Medicine—is not exactly a new series, though its themes feel timelessly relevant. Set across the 1920s, the trilogy is an LGBT epic that follows Carl…
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Kidnapped, A Life Unbound by Michael Reif | Book Review
Kidnapped: A Life Unbound by Michael Reif is a pretty extraordinary account of a life lived far beyond the ordinary. I’d like to begin by thanking the author for providing us with an advance copy of this as-yet unpublished book. This is a…
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A Passionate Touch (In Uncertain Times) | Book Review
As the title announces, A Passionate Touch (In Uncertain Times) by Anthony Welsh is a little book about passion. Published in March 2026, it follows a romantic entanglement of Londoners Brandon and Pricilla (not Priscilla?). It is a somewhat difficult book to…
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Without a Face, by Lonnie Busch | Book Review
We’ve had the pleasure of reviewing Lonnie Busch’s books before here on the site, recently Assimilation, so when Without a Face landed on our radar we were already familiar with what this author is capable of. For those new to him, Busch…
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Houses Built by Faith: Jailhouse. God’s House. Courthouse, by Kaysia Earley | Book Review
Released late last year, Houses Built by Faith: Jailhouse. God’s House. Courthouse by Kaysia Monica Earley is one of the most inspiring books I have read in a while. It is a Christian memoir written by a Florida-based attorney who went from…
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Rubedo, by Leona Caelestis | Book Review
Rubedo by Leona Caelestis is the first instalment in the Necrocene series, two words I had to look up before even starting the book! Published a couple weeks ago, I was immediately drawn to the surreal cover, something warped yet beautiful, which…
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The Migration of Vivex, by Xyne | Book Review
Released on 23 March 2026, The Migration of Vivex by Xyne is a LitRPG novel that slithers straight out of the dark swamp of survival fiction. I reviewed the first book a couple of months ago—in fact, it was my first real…
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Tall Boy Sun, by Neal Holtschulte | Book Review
Neal Holtschulte’s second novel Tall Boy Sun was published last month, and it follows on the heels of Crew of Exiles, a book that won the sci-fi category in our first Bookshelfie Awards. This novel marks a confident step forward from his debut, and continues to…
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Finding Sutton’s Choice, by Brenda Haas | Book Review
Published on June 3, 2025, Finding Sutton’s Choice is the debut novel by Brenda Haas, and fits comfortably into the genre of contemporary literary fiction. This is a story about family, specifically the complicated bond between a parent and a child, and…
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One Remembers Yet, by Raymie Martin | Book Review
The debut historical novel from Raymie Martin, One Remembers Yet is a book taking place during WW1 but is not really a war novel. Set in December 1917, as the First World War grinds toward its uncertain conclusion, Martin tells the intimate…
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