Genre: Adult

CACKLE by Rachel Harrison – Review

CACKLE by Rachel Harrison – Review
Posted August 7, 2025 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews, TBR Jar challenge / 13 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A sweet, uplifting story about finding yourself, complete with witchy magic and adorable spiders. Now that I’ve read Cackle, I’m officially caught up on Rachel Harrison’s backlist (except for her short story collection Bad Dolls, which I’m not interested in). And Cackle was a lot of fun! This is much lighter than some […]

THE DEEPEST FAKE by Daniel Kalla – Review

THE DEEPEST FAKE by Daniel Kalla – Review
Posted July 28, 2025 by Tammy in 3 1/2 stars, Reviews / 26 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Daniel Kalla tackles AI, medical drama and more in this ambitious thriller, perfect for readers who are looking for a fast-paced, although sometimes predictable, tale. The use of AI is such a hot button topic right now, and Daniel Kalla has written a thought-provoking thriller that addresses the moral and legal issues of […]

ANGEL DOWN by Daniel Kraus – Review

ANGEL DOWN by Daniel Kraus – Review
Posted July 24, 2025 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 18 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Powerful, visceral and immersive, Angel Down explores war and angels, life and death, desires and miracles, in a surprising format that echoes the chaos of war. “and Goodspeed’s theory has a logic Bagger can’t quip aside, for if you were to forge new kinds of weapons, and those weapons flew farther and sailed […]

THE IRRESISTIBLE URGE TO FALL FOR YOUR ENEMY by Brigitte Knightley – Review

THE IRRESISTIBLE URGE TO FALL FOR YOUR ENEMY by Brigitte Knightley – Review
Posted July 21, 2025 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 26 Comments

The nitty-gritty: An entertaining, cheeky fantasy with outstanding humorous banter, The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy is a solid series starter by a very promising writer. Some readers love this book and others don’t, and after reading it for myself I can appreciate both opinions. The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy […]

THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw – Review

THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw – Review
Posted July 10, 2025 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 34 Comments

The nitty-gritty: The dark academia trope is turned on its head in Cassandra Khaw’s latest, a bloody feast with Gothic imagery, lush prose and ravenous characters. “Oleander and nightshade grew in pastel eruptions, Rosary peas sprawled everywhere, ladybug-patterned in their gray husks, vivid as a fresh heart. No small amount of the school’s namesake bloomed […]