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Widow’s Bay

May 6, 2026

I'm so interested in the horror/comedy balance as the show progresses, but they nailed it in the beginning of the series—a delightful little horror/comedy to…

Knox

London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth

April 29, 2026

I really enjoyed listening to Patrick Radden Keefe narrating the audiobook. This is a macro story about oligarchs as modern-day gangsters living their best lives…

Jamie

Yesteryear

April 22, 2026

A great story that is super compelling, with an interesting message about ideology, isolation, and how those things can work together in a really poisonous…

Knox

How to Kill A Guy In Ten Dates

February 11, 2026

If you’re looking for a Valentine’s week book that’s a little romance, and a little bit of fun-hang murder, then this is the book for…

Jamie

Stranger Things: The First Shadow

December 10, 2025

So unbelievably good! What they did with the special effects and the creativity with lights, screens, and noises was so impressive. Definitely worth going to…

Knox

The Hounding

December 10, 2025

A surprisingly quiet story with a great premise that really hooked me in, no small part thanks to the excellent writing!

Knox

So Far Gone

December 3, 2025

This is one of my favorite reads of the year. It's a tight, concise story with great character development, packed with broadly comedic and fun,…

Knox

What Kind of Paradise

September 10, 2025

This is a really well-done story that pivots and jukes when I thought it was going somewhere else in a way that felt earned. I…

Knox

Weapons

August 13, 2025

Jamie: I’d only seen the trailer, and it was misleading in all the best ways. There are some jump scares, but I thought it was…

Mutual

The Unmaking of June Farrow

August 6, 2025

This book is like a Black Mirror episode with Inception vibes and time travel. I highly recommend going in blind!

Jamie