November 2019

Akif Kichloo’s “Falling Through Love”: A Book Review

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Falling Through Love is a heart-pounding, stomach-dropping, beautiful plunge into experiences of love, longing, and loss. Falling Through Love submerges readers into Kichloo’s deeply personal yet widely resonant experiences, exploring relationships in their most exposed and honest states. Written in a variety of poetic forms—free verse, rhyme, prose, and visual poetry—Falling Through Love takes the … Continue reading Falling Through Love by Akif Kichloo | Book Review…

Delia C. Pitts’ “Black and Blue in Harlem”: A Review of the #DiverseDetectives Series

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Pub. Date: February 4th 2019 I FriesenPress I Pages: 144 I Crime/Mystery I CW: Alcohol addiction   Summary: “SJ Rook came to Harlem to re-build a life. You hit bottom, the only way out is up, right? Nice home, nice job, nice girl. With a few breaks, a hard-luck private eye can land on his… Continue Reading →…

Leigh Bardugo’s “Shadow and Bone” – A Book Review

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Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment … Continue reading Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo | Book Review…

Salma Farook’s “The Octopus Curse”: A Book Review

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            Science would have us believe that we are nothing but cell upon cell. I disagree. We are made up of stories. The stories we hear from our mothers, the ones we tell our daughters. The tales we share with sisters and friends. The ones we never say out loud, … Continue reading The Octopus Curse by Salma Farook | Book Review…