Reviews by Dabney Grinnan

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic was one of my favorite books of 2020,…

The Sign of the Raven by L.C. Sharp

Opening around a year after the events of the previous book (The…

The Dating Playbook by Farrah Rochon

The Dating Playbook is the delightfully funny second tale in Farrah Rochon’s…

The Family Plot by Megan Collins

 About a morbid and death-obsessed family who become targets of murder themselves…

Aria’s Travelling Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin

While Aria’s Travelling Bookshop appears to be listed as a stand alone…

The Bluestocking Duchess by Julia Justiss

Julia Justiss’ historicals often read somewhat like trads with a little extra…

Switched by N.R. Walker

The phrase “you must have been switched at birth!” is often said…

The Collective by Alison Gaylin

The Collective walks a fine line between its genuinely creepy plot and…

Strange Love by Ann Aguirre

The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor in Strange Love, a romance about…