Book Review
Fool Me Once Part II
by Jill Allen
In Mary Burton King’s Fool Me Once Part II: A Rebecca Novel, a sequel to her previous novel, Fool Me Once, the reader again finds King’s characters in dire straits. Rebecca Johnson, widow of the abusive Marcus, mistakenly thinks she...
Book Review
Between Worlds
by Jill Allen
Yianna Yiannacou, author of six manuscripts published on her personal website, has completed her first book project. Between Worlds: Nekkel Ace chronicles the trials of young Sophia Amaro, who lives on a planet near Earth called...
Book Review
Before the Applause
by Jill Allen
Judith McGuinness, author of two previous books, plunges readers into the horror of nine-year-old Macy Sinclair’s suffering at the hands of her cruel father Laurent. As Macy awaits his imminent mistreatment, Marie Laveau, the mystical...
Book Review
A Matter of Hate
by Jill Allen
In his shockingly-titled third novel, retired teacher Joe Wellman examines the consequences of homophobia in a conservative Illinois town. As the story opens, schoolteacher Sean Goehl is found dead with the words “God Hates Fags”...
Book Review
Dysfunctional Poker
by Jill Allen
If there ever was a book that should be judged by its cover, this is it. The front cover of Cristina Martinez’ heart-wrenching, stunning debut, Dysfunctional Poker: Juvenile Probation and Other Games of Chance, compels the reader to...
Book Review
The Window Blind
by Jill Allen
In "The Window Blind", thirty-five-year-old Caterina Cammino and eighteen-year-old Tyler Beck collide on the beach one fateful night, each nursing addictions and wounds from loss. Caterina lost her innocence to rape at age seventeen, the...
Book Review
Four D
by Jill Allen
In his ancient proverb, Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi questions the nature of reality and what constitutes a dream. This adage is often paraphrased in English: “Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming I am a...
Book Review
Deadly Pleasures
by Jill Allen
Industrious real-estate agent Megan Riley finds herself in a heap of trouble as Mary Firmin’s pulse-pounding kinky debut thriller "Deadly Pleasures" opens. Already dogged by a flagging real estate market, pressures to stay sober, a...