Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Dawn and the Impossible Three

Title: Dawn and the Impossible Three

Author: Gale Galligan & Ann M. Martin

Publisher:  Graphix
 
ISBN: 9781338067118
 
Thoughts: This installment has some very important and mature topics that I do not think I caught when I read the novel as a tween.
 
Rating: 4/5

Alicia

Title: Alicia

Author: Michelle Miller

Publisher:  Amazon Originals
 
ISBN: 9781542093408
 
Thoughts: This short story was actually very deep and is the type of story that begs discussion.
 
Rating: 4/5

Monday, December 8, 2025

Smoke & Summons

Title: Smoke & Summons

Author: Charlie N. Holmberg

Publisher:  47North
 
ISBN: 9781503957787
 
Thoughts: Dark fantasy set in a well-built, unique world, but with a rather predictable plot.
 
Rating: 3/5

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

When the Lights Are Off

Title: When the Lights Are Off: Lessons from the Quiet Moments

Author: R.A. William

Publisher:  self
 
ISBN: n/a
 
Thoughts: Open and honest inspirational self-help guide for anyone who relates to the author in childhood trauma.
 
Rating: 4/5

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

The Life Impossible

Title: The Life Impossible

Author: Matt Haig

Publisher:  Cannongate Books
 
ISBN: 9781038695451
 
Thoughts: Lush magical realism tale about learning to embrace life.
 
Rating: 4/5

The Game

Title: The Game

Author: Mandasue Heller

Publisher: Hodder
 
ISBN: 9780340735077
 
Thoughts: This novel is full of unlikeable characters constantly making the wrong choices as it meanders through a few decades without the world advancing.
 
Rating: 2/5

Reduced Shakespeare

Title: Reduced Shakespeare: The Attention-Impaired Reader's Guide to the World's Best Playwright [Abridged]

Author: Reed Martin  Austin Tichenor

Publisher:  Hyperion
 
ISBN: 9781401302207
 
Thoughts: Parts were funny, parts were educational, but a lot of it felt dated.
 
Rating: 3/5