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The Game Masters of Garden Place by Denis Markell is a hip cross between Bill and Ted’s and Stand by Me. After meeting in kindergarten, five friends have entered a tough time in their lives. Middle school has hit them with a bevy of new interests, and their Saturday afternoon fantasy role-playing sessions are in... Continue Reading →
Queens, kings, a large dose of magic, and all the stars in the heavens make up The Queens of Innis Lear, an epic fantasy by Tessa Gratton. From births to marriages, every action on the island of Innis Lear has been foretold by the star charts, most especially the succession of the throne. At the... Continue Reading →
Paul Collins’s latest true crime account Blood & Ivy takes the reader into the world of Boston’s elite in 1849. The victim in this case is George Parkman, successful businessman, doctor, and most importantly, Harvard alumni. He disappears on the 23rd of November on a seemingly routine round of errands in Cambridge, close to the... Continue Reading →
Brendan Kiely’s Tradition is an important novel about the patterns of abuse at an elite boarding school. Two of the high school students share the narrative POV in alternating chapters. Jules is a strong young woman who has historically spoken out on progressive issues she cares about, only to have them frequently pushed back in... Continue Reading →
Jeremy Finley’s The Darkest Time of Night opens with the young grandson of an influential senator going missing in the woods outside of his parents house. The only witness to the possible abduction is his older brother who has become catatonic and can only say that ‘the lights took him…’ The narrative is told from... Continue Reading →
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