B.P. Walter’s The Christmas Guest is an atmospheric psychological thriller set on a remote island estate, where family secrets, murder, and rising tides create a tense holiday mystery. A slow start gives way to suspenseful twists, dangerous relationships, and plenty for thriller fans and book clubs to discuss.
In this review of Abraham Verghese’s Abscond, I explore how this brief but powerful short story captures grief, family expectations, cultural tradition, and the quiet turning point between childhood and growing up.
This week’s prompt is centered on family history fiction — a genre that can be deeply moving because it so often explores buried secrets, generational relationships, and the parts of family stories that still echo in the present. These books can be beautiful and meaningful, but they can also feel especially personal, so please feel free to skip this prompt if needed.
A book from our Most Anticipated Releases of 2023 list on Bookshop is releasing tomorrow! I am revisiting my review of the ARC, and preordering my copy today! Thank you NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Driftwood, Alabama, is an odd little town – … Continue reading RELEASING TOMORROW: At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities
Thank you NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Driftwood, Alabama, is an odd little town – at least to Ava. She’s standing outside the Magpie Coffee Shop watching the town movie around her. Ava’s not even sure why she came here – a mysterious … Continue reading At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities
