Category: Staff Picks

Nik

Sinners

Sinners is a sophisticated Jim Crow Era Horror Movie, that not only uses symbolism thru jazz music but also thru the depiction of societal fear

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Shiela

Assistant to the Villain

Evie is a “sunny” executive assistant who works for her very grumpy boss “The Villain.” She has to help the boss with his evil office

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Melissa

The Love of My Afterlife

When Delphie chokes on a microwaveable burger alone in her apartment, she wakes up in the afterlife with nothing to show for her time on

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Courtney

Ordinary Love

We meet Emily on the precipice of life-altering change after the final straw in her marriage leads her to separate herself and her two children

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Brian

You Dreamed of Empires

Set on a single day in November 1519, this historical novel reimagines themeeting between Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and Aztec emperorMoctezuma II in the city

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Jill

Canadian Boyfriend

I thought this book would be a cute rom-com, and yes it has light hearted moments, but there’s more substance to this story. Teenage Aurora

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Savannah

Serpent and the Wings of Night

The Serpent and the Wings of Night is an intense, beautifully written fantasy-romance novel that follows Oraya, a human adopted by a vampire king, who

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Rachel

The Marsh King’s Daughter

The Marsh King’s Daughter is an engaging psychological thriller with themes of family dynamics, child abduction, and survivalism. The narrative switches between present day and

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Nina

Toto

Toto by A.J. Hackwith is a modern retelling of Dorothy’s classic journey through Oz. Toto goes on a journey of self-discovery as he is called

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Karen

Where the Light Enters

Sara Donati writes historical fiction novels. They are long (usually around 700 pages) but they are worth it if you like historical fiction. Where the

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Karen

The Sweet Blue Distance

If you like historical fiction you will love this book. It starts in 1857 when a midwife from New York takes a position in the

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