A chilling, claustrophobic reimagining of the horrifically doomed Donner Party. Mixing history with the supernatural, this atmospheric novel showcasesA chilling, claustrophobic reimagining of the horrifically doomed Donner Party. Mixing history with the supernatural, this atmospheric novel showcases the cruel indifference of Mother Nature, as well as the devastating consequences of discord, isolation, and misunderstandings. Fast-paced and assured, The Hunger blurs the lines between paranoia and reality; it carves out the truth from campfire tales and folklore, the figure separating from the shadows. Dark and bleak as a desolate landscape, this horror read may be a perfect nightmare companion on your next trip outdoors. ...more
A compellingly dark western that explores the secrets we keep, and the price we pay to live free. Using an intriguing mix of horror and history, Lone A compellingly dark western that explores the secrets we keep, and the price we pay to live free. Using an intriguing mix of horror and history, Lone Women is a gritty and arresting novel, where guilt and trauma take physical shape, where the families we forge along our journeys can light the dark paths in life. It is equally bleak and hopeful, a bittersweet story that feels true. Filled with looming dread and chilling secrets, Lone Women is sure to resonate with those who have internalized pain, who lay awake considering choices made, opportunities missed. A whisper in the night, full of everything unsaid. ...more
A bleak and immersive journey through faith, survival, and human connection against the backdrop of the apocalypse. Strange, eerie, and with the brashA bleak and immersive journey through faith, survival, and human connection against the backdrop of the apocalypse. Strange, eerie, and with the brash violence of a classic Western, Desert Creatures offers insight into the role of religion and storytelling in post apocalyptic worlds, how legends are both a blessing and a curse. The landscape, both literally and figuratively, is alive with horrors, but also hope. A unique and gritty journey for fans of The Last of Us and Annihilation. ...more
A melodic and enthralling journey that explores justice, discrimination, and bonds that endure both life and death. Exciting and emotional, we follow A melodic and enthralling journey that explores justice, discrimination, and bonds that endure both life and death. Exciting and emotional, we follow the various borders drawn out during our lives; between nations, cultures, people, and between what is known and what is possible. The characters are symbols of loss, and the pursuit of justice; as the novel aptly discusses, doing what is right is almost never easy, sometimes not even fully desired, but it is necessary all the same. A refreshingly detailed western adventure. ...more
A bestial, brutal examination of violence, misogyny, and vengeance. This genre-bending western is a fever dream of casual evil, the indifference wildeA bestial, brutal examination of violence, misogyny, and vengeance. This genre-bending western is a fever dream of casual evil, the indifference wilderness that persists throughout time, and the endless struggle for power and dominance, for the right to tell the story, to make the path. Claustrophobic, philosophical, and dark. ...more
A bleak novel that explores what makes a home, a family, an identity. Set against the harsh environment of the American west, we follow our charactersA bleak novel that explores what makes a home, a family, an identity. Set against the harsh environment of the American west, we follow our characters as they struggle through life, wandering and left wanting, left with so many unanswered desires and questions. Told with a lyrical wistfulness, and filled with loneliness. ...more
A magical family saga of storytelling, love, and survival. Over five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family, Woman of Light explores the harrowinA magical family saga of storytelling, love, and survival. Over five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family, Woman of Light explores the harrowing history of the American West, discussing betrayal, racism, and violence. However, it also showcases the rich culture of stories, the ability to make a name for oneself, to defend it, to build a family and pass on lessons, origins, secrets. With nuanced and complex characters, this is a novel that is incredibly real in its balance of joy and sorrow, resentment and desire, tenderness and fierceness. A compelling blend of past and present, memory and the impact of choices we make, Woman of Light is a reflection of the ways the world changes us, and they ways in which we change the world, the bonds we form, with our ancestors, our loved ones, even our enemies, and how those bonds shape the generations to come, the words recorded, interpreted. A spirited and compelling novel. ...more
A feminist spin on the western outlaw genre. This novel uses the action and adventure of the Wild West to discuss feminism, gender fluidity, sexual anA feminist spin on the western outlaw genre. This novel uses the action and adventure of the Wild West to discuss feminism, gender fluidity, sexual and occupational independence, and mass hysteria. The characters were interesting, and the ending leaves the possibility for sequels open. Very interesting for fans of the alternate past or western genre....more
Part ghost story, part history lesson, this novel is a tale of adventure and wanting in drought-ravaged Arizona. Told in two narratives, a housewife wPart ghost story, part history lesson, this novel is a tale of adventure and wanting in drought-ravaged Arizona. Told in two narratives, a housewife who communicates with her daughters ghost as a “beast” stalks her land, and an adventuring thief who becomes a member of the real-life Camel Cavaliers. This novel gets a solid point for the camel narrative alone, as they are my favorite animals and this a real part of American history that is incredibly interesting. I was incredibly pleased to find a unique telling of American historical fiction. ...more
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