★★★★ ½ We turned to discover the most astonishing sight we had ever witnessed! It was a tiny person, a man, just a little taller than the mysterious cart. Mike and Debbie Schramer were walking in the woods one day when a flock of birds began behaving strangely. Puzzled, they follow the birds until they find a… Continue reading Fairy Village – Debbie Schramer & Mike Schramer
The Girl from the Well – Rin Chupeco
★★★★★ “I am where dead children go.” Just because she's dead, doesn't mean she doesn't have a life. Okiku is one of Japan's most famous vengeful spirits - she's the Girl from the Well, star of many horror stories and horror movies. Few stories start with death. Often, it starts with grief. She was killed when the man who… Continue reading The Girl from the Well – Rin Chupeco
The Boy Who Loved the Moon – Rino Alaimo
★★★★ Casting her light through an open window, she captured the heart of a lonely boy. One night, all of the lights of the neighborhood went out - completely out - and a little boy looked out the window. And he saw the moon in a way he never saw her before. Immediately, he knows he has… Continue reading The Boy Who Loved the Moon – Rino Alaimo
An Enchantment of Ravens – Margaret Rogerson
★★★★ ½ Before I begin, just letting you know that I got my copy fromUppercase - a lovely monthly book subscription box. It was so exciting to read a book that the author signed!! I was alive in a way I never had been before, in a world that no longer felt stale but instead crackled with… Continue reading An Enchantment of Ravens – Margaret Rogerson
Margin Play – Eric Plume
★★★★★ Sacrifices had to be made. Amber Eckart, private investigator, is struggling to keep her business afloat. The bills are piling up and there's no end in sight. Except, a mysterious lawyer shows up with a check large enough to perk anyone's interest. There's a foreclosure on an old woman's house that seems a bit...suspicious. The lawyer wants… Continue reading Margin Play – Eric Plume
Seven Questions on a Saturday – Simon Brading
Simon Brading - a thrillingly prolific writer - has had quite the atypical journey to authorship. Since the late 1990s, he's acted in short films, TV series, web series, commercials and more. He's spent nearly half a decade dancing and performing in ballet tours. He's modeled and done voicework before settling in Barcelona to write.… Continue reading Seven Questions on a Saturday – Simon Brading
The Reformed Vampire Support Group – Catherine Jinks
★★★★ ½ Contrary to popular opinion, vampires are not sexy, romantic, or powerful. In case you hadn't noticed, vampires are dead. Nina Harrison, age 15 (on the outside) and age 50ish (on the inside) is a vampire. But, unfortunately, vampires in real life are far from Hollywood's vision. The plain fact is, I can't do anything… Continue reading The Reformed Vampire Support Group – Catherine Jinks
The Ghost of Crow Cavern – Norman Mounter & John Wedlake
★★★ ½ This was not how the world should be. Nothing like this had ever happened in Nutshaven before. The red squirrels whisper among each other in eager anticipation the prophesied arrival of newcomer is nearly upon them! Everyone knows what'll happen: The foreigners will bring wealth! They'll bring inventions! They'll help make society a better place! And… Continue reading The Ghost of Crow Cavern – Norman Mounter & John Wedlake
The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook – Dinah Bucholz
★★★★★ Honestly, one of my favorite books ever. Dinah Bucholz, a huge Harry Potter fan and food lover, has always been interested in what the characters are eating. So much of Hogwarts's magic revolves around food - from the Great Hall tables to home-cooked recipes a la Mrs. Weasley's wandwork. And yet, where does one go if… Continue reading The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook – Dinah Bucholz
Been There, Married That – Gigi Levangie
★★ "Lip filler lemmings," I said. "I'd tell them to jump off a cliff into the Pacific, but we all know silicone floats." Agnes Murphy Nash spent the last decade or so acting the part of the Hollywood Wife - expensive clothes, flawless makeup, and the right friends in the right places. Trevor, her husband, has always… Continue reading Been There, Married That – Gigi Levangie
