WE BURNED SO BRIGHT by T.J. Klune – Review

WE BURNED SO BRIGHT by T.J. Klune – Review
Posted April 10, 2026 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 18 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Epic love story meets the apocalypse in T.J. Klune’s latest, a harrowing and emotional tale about self forgiveness and acceptance. If you’re looking for a short but powerful story about coming to terms with your life when the world is about to end, then you won’t want to miss We Burned So Bright. […]

MORSEL by Carter Keane – Review

MORSEL by Carter Keane – Review
Posted April 9, 2026 by Tammy in 3 stars, Reviews / 20 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A promising, fast paced debut, Morsel is big on folk horror atmosphere but tried to do too much to be completely successful. Morsel is a strange little book that started out very strong, but at some point it took a weird turn and ended up in a place I wasn’t expecting. And I’m […]

THE CARETAKER by Marcus Kliewer – Review

THE CARETAKER by Marcus Kliewer – Review
Posted April 6, 2026 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 13 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Mind-bending and menacing, The Caretaker is weird psychological horror at its best. “If you are reading this, it means you have failed the first Rite.” The Caretaker is Marcus Kliewer’s second book, and it’s just as bizarre and unsettling as We Use To Live Here. This is another mind fuck of a story […]

THE GEOMAGICIAN by Jennifer Mandula – Review

THE GEOMAGICIAN by Jennifer Mandula – Review
Posted April 3, 2026 by Tammy in 3 1/2 stars, Reviews / 21 Comments

The nitty-gritty: History and magic combine in this engaging debut fantasy story. The Geomagician wasn’t quite what I expected, but I ended up enjoying so many elements, even if there were a few things that didn’t work for me. Debut author Jennifer Mandula has taken a real life figure from history—Mary Anning, an English paleontologist […]

What’s On My Plate – April 2026

What’s On My Plate – April 2026
Posted April 2, 2026 by Tammy in What's On My Plate / 20 Comments

I feel like I say this every month, but April really does have a ridiculous number of new speculative fiction releases! And I have once again over extended myself by requesting way too many books. Sigh. But can you blame me? I want to read all of these! Obviously I will not be able to […]