Author: Tammy

ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS by Yah Yah Scholfield – Review

ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS by Yah Yah Scholfield – Review
Posted January 26, 2026 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 33 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A beautifully written story of survival and redemption, Yah Yah Scholfield’s weird, devastating and brutal Southern Gothic debut is a rollercoaster of emotions, both monstrous and beautiful. “It happened in the kitchen. Very germane—butchery in the cooking place, the cleaver and carving knife bearing witness. The tile, slick, grouted, was receptive to the […]

HOUSE OF SPLINTERS by Laura Purcell – Review

HOUSE OF SPLINTERS by Laura Purcell – Review
Posted January 22, 2026 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 27 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Laura Purcell delivers another chilling haunted house tale in this atmospheric and terrifying ghost story. “Their procession had a sick, decayed sort of grandeur to it. This was what it was, Belinda thought, to be master of The Bridge. A throne of rotten fruit and ashes.” House of Splinters is a companion novel […]

2026 Reading Challenges

2026 Reading Challenges
Posted January 20, 2026 by Tammy in Reading Challenges / 66 Comments

It’s finally time to kick off the year with some reading challenges! This year I’m repeating two of last year’s challenges, and I’m adding two new ones. I’m also going to attempt some sort of TBR Jar challenge (which I failed at miserably last year!), so keep reading for more info. I’m linking up with […]

DETOUR by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart – Review

DETOUR by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart – Review
Posted January 19, 2026 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 29 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Detour takes standard sci-fi tropes and twists them into a unique and outrageously entertaining story, complete with well developed characters and surprising emotional moments. The premise of Detour starts out in familiar territory: a rich billionaire is trying to fund the first trip to Saturn’s moon Titan, in hopes of finding a viable […]