This is an older review. I am reposting. It’s left an impression on me as one of the stories I’ve never forgotten. solo/down by Lauryn Allison Lewis My rating: 4 of 5 stars One of the things I liked so much about this story is the switch between character POV’s. Most first person stories take …

This is an older review, but one of those books that sticks with you after you read it. Bigboobenstein by Jeff O’Brien My rating: 5 of 5 stars BigBoobenstein, written in the style of a campy B rated horror flick from the 80’s, comes from a talented author. Jeff O’Brien has a way of creating …

Dirty Little Secrets by C.J. Omololu My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dirty Little Secrets by C.J. Omololu was different from most of the books I choose to read. Having not grown up in a traditional household, knowing what it felt like to harbor hatred and embarrassment as a teenager, and understanding how family secrets …

When I found Tig Notaro’s One Mississipi on Amazon I had never heard of the comedian. That isn’t a gasp-worthy comment since I am not really all that up to par on who’s who in the commedy world, unless you’re a big name. But through her series I’d come to learn a lot about Tig, about the …

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney My rating: 4 of 5 stars “My Name is Amber . . . and sometimes I lie.”Alice Feeney gives us an unreliable narrator. Within the first few lines we are well aware the narrator may not be giving us the whole story, or the real story, after all she …

The Outsider by Stephen King My rating: 4 of 5 stars 12 days. I read this every day for 12 days before finishing. Granted I have kids and my own writing to complete, it was a long read. What more can be expected of a SK book? The layout of the story kept me reading. …