Fiction… Women On Top 26 Jun 202027 Jun 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky I want to meet the women in this collection of short stories by Michelle Miller. They are not perfect, and some even have some characteristics that…
Fiction… The Shorts: A Collection of Original Short Stories 19 Jun 202020 Jun 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky In the forward to this collection of short stories, author Lise Spence-Parsons explains that she wrote each story using writing prompts--randomly drawing two cards with ideas…
Fiction… The Sisters 12 Jun 202013 Jun 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky When you start reading this short story by thriller author J.S. Ellis, you think you have an inkling of where it is going. A tale of…
Fiction… It’s Only The Dream That Counts: Short Stories From Around The World 5 Jun 202013 Jun 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of short stories by Israeli/French-born author and teacher Arye Dreyfus takes place in various places around the world, but the commonalities are that the…
Fiction… Maps Of Bliss And Rage 29 May 202013 Jun 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of eight completely different, unrelated short stories will take you on a trip to eight different and unexpected locations and introduce you to a…
Fiction… Ugly Things We Hide 22 May 202013 Jun 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This short novel by M. Ocampo McIvor will take you on a journey that will have you feeling happy, sad, reminiscent, confused, and indignant, and will…
Fiction… Tiny Shoes Dancing 15 May 202013 Jun 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of short stories by author Audrey Kalman left me feeling both introspective and unfulfilled. Unfulfilled because the stories end on what appears to be…
Fiction… Zenith Man 3 Apr 20204 Jul 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Based on a true story, Zenith Man, by New York Times' best-selling author Jennifer Haigh, captures the real essence of small town life, and how people…
Fiction… Untender Lives 20 Mar 20204 Jul 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky In "Untender Lives" author Teagan Kearney introduces readers to five complex and conflicted heroines, melding their day to day existence with life changing experiences, sometimes with…
Fiction… Dusk To Dawn 13 Mar 20204 Jul 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Dusk To Dawn, Sierra Smith's first collection of short stories, is one of the most unique and enjoyable collections I have come across. It is apparent…
Fantasy… Anathema 28 Feb 202011 Jul 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky We meet Reychel on the morning of her fifteenth birthday, a day she is dreading, and which turns out to be even worse when, upon awakening,…
Fiction… Bonds of Love & Blood 21 Feb 202012 Jul 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Using travel as a common theme, author Marylee MacDonald introduces readers to characters that are strong, vulnerable, weak, compromised, and compromising in this collection of twelve…
