Motherhood is crazy. It is a wonderful, magical time in a woman’s life. But when a woman is reduced to a machine that just cooks, cleans, and watches after her children without any time for herself or anything to call her own, it can turn her into a real bitch. This happens quite literally in Rachel Yoder’s modern day fairy tale,
Read MoreMiles Warren is a good kid in The Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla Raines. He goes to school, gets decent grades, is nice to his little sisters, listens to his parents, he even helps out with the family business. If only the family business was a little convenience store, or a family restaurant, Miles would be so much happier. But
Read MoreMost people would say that Disney’s The Nightmare Before Christmas is already a twisted tale. Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, stumbles onto Christmas Town and decides to take it for his own. Christmas is almost ruined, but at the last second he finds the spirit of Christmas and Santa saves the day. But what if Jack Skellington isn’t the one who
Read MoreRadhika Dhingra is desperate for clients in Asha Greyling’s The Vampire of Kings Street. It isn’t easy for a female lawyer to find work, especially one that looks like her. So when the vampire appeared at her door asking for help, she decides that beggars can’t be choosers and lets him in. And so begins a wild few days that will
Read MoreHannah needs a new direction in The Dream Haunters by Megan Mary. She just got fired from her job (the restaurant she plays piano at wants to “move in a new direction”). Her roommate wants to move her boyfriend in. And Hannah wants something more in life. Her parents and her grandparents have all passed. She has no siblings. She’s alone
Read MoreRuby Tucker has problems. She just can’t seem to get her temper under control. But she’s been doing better lately, her probation is almost up, and she’s going to finally leave her rinky-dink town and head to Atlanta to start a band with her best friend, Tina. Then she finds an old ring and everything changes. Now she’s got an evil
Read MoreWe Shall Be Monsters by Alyssa Wees is set in rural Michigan, and weaves a fairy tale that questions just what makes a monster, and what makes a hero. Gemma’s mama has been trying to break a curse for all of Gemma’s life. Gemma doesn’t really know the details because her mother has been trying to hide it from her. But
Read MoreGet ready for an epic adventure that checks all the boxes. There’s a grieving woman who will rise to become king, there’s a determined young man that wants answers, there’s a scared young sorceress that will find the courage to save them all, oh and there’s a dragon, did I mention that? Sung-Il Kim’s amazing new fantasy book, Blood of the
Read MoreThe Scarlet Witch is one half of a super pair. She has chaos magic running through her veins and her brother is the …amazing Spider-Man? In most universes Wanda Maximoff grows up as the twin of Pietro Maximoff, also known as Quicksilver. But what if she didn’t? What if instead of growing up in Latveria being fed a steady diet of
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