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A sprawling but delicate story of personal evolution, Journey to the Heartland by Xiaolong Huang expertly navigates the fine line between heartbreaking and inspiring. This story is woven together on multiple levels, with themes of sexuality, cultural pressure, academia, and personal exodus, for a poignant meditation on freedom. The tone of the writing is unique and striking, boasting unexpected flourishes of description that make the prose vivid, yet understated. Huang captures the intersection of personal autonomy, conscious liberation, and critical thinking in a timely and undeniably powerful read.

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A Fledgling Bond (A Night Fae Novel) by A.E. Kost is an engaging and creative work of fantasy that will satisfy readers of the growing fae genre. The Night Fae are on the edge of extinction after a war with witches, and Lye, a rare young male, must leave his world and enter the human one, for a clash of cultures that might ignite a larger conflict. This dark fantasy epic has sorcery and beasts woven throughout that fans of magical quest fiction will soak up. However, the prose suffers from redundancy and too much detail, diluting the plot, engaging […]

A short but evocative novel taking place in biblical times, The Scribe by Liam Robert Mullen tells the story of major events immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus. Following a variety of characters, some from the Bible and some who are new, the reader is shown in vivid detail how religion and the world were impacted by the death of the Son of God. Working both as historical and spiritual fiction, Mullen excels at establishing the culture of the time, and providing background to tales many learned as a child. Though there are grammatical issues peppered throughout the text, Mullen’s […]

An impressive chronicle of author Paul Sorour’s 130-pound weight loss in twelve months, The Milkshake Diet: Science-Backed Secrets to Steady Weight Loss for Beginners offers obese dieters a number of useful tips about how to shed unwanted fat with a simple milkshake lunch. Using a combination of diet and changing mindset, there are a number of surprises here that are rare to find in a diet book, such as the expanded food options available, or changing your habits day-to-day based on the morning’s weigh-in. While the book may not be for everyone, considering the omission of vegan diet options and […]

Young love and history mingle together in Innocence Derailed by Jane Catherine Rozek. Kate is a freshman in high school when she meets Mark, a junior, at a football game, and they fall for each other instantly. The two grow up together in the 1960s and 1970s, a turbulent backdrop to their tender romance, with the Vietnam war raging on and American culture seemingly changing by the minute, when young love has its own joys and sorrows. The book’s basis on a true story gives the narrative a true feeling of authenticity, unfolding like a rich work of fiction, rather […]