The name of my Kindle is Paul's Window into Mystery. I have no idea where that came from, but it's kinda fun to see that my books are sent to my Window into Mystery every time I buy a book. I'll be leaving on a vacation on Sunday (I'll get more into my plans in... Continue Reading →
Outer Darkness. Vol 1: Each Other’s Throats by John Layman and Afu Chan
Recaptured souls, a crew that includes an exorcist and an oracle, a retrieval mission to darkest depths of space, a second mate looking to stab the new captain in the back at his first chance... And at the center of it all Joshua Briggs, a man who will push and push each person in the... Continue Reading →
Guild of Tokens by Jon Auerbach
Jen Jacobs is wading into a real-life quest game... a long-distance relationship and her not-so-satisfying video game coding job has left her without a lot of fun in her life. A mysterious email offers Jen a chance at tokens, "leveling up," and that dopamine hit she's been looking for. The quests are a bunch of... Continue Reading →
Waves by Ingrid Chabbert and Carole Maurel (Illustrator)
Waves is the autobiographical graphic novel of Chabbert's experience of losing a child to miscarriage. Chabbert and her partner are nervous, but hopeful about their chances of carrying their baby boy to term. But complications put her on bedrest and eventually her body cannot handle the pregnancy. A support group and writing help her through... Continue Reading →
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
This book belongs in a special category here on Paul's Picks... it is a rare one-day read. I was obsessed with this one. A scorcher of a slow burn that took me back to its pages in 5 sittings. I just had to finish. Ware has a unique way of depositing her characters alone in... Continue Reading →