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Most Amazing Urban Fantasy Books You Should Read This Year
When most people think of fantasy books, they usually think of castles and swords and far-off lands. That is not the case with urban fantasy. These books take classic fantasy tropes, plotlines, and ...
The Best Spiritual Books to Read in 2023
Looking for the best books on spiritual enlightenment? It’s true; your spiritual life is somewhat personal, but most books that center on spirituality have one thing in common: our shared love for ...
31 Best Thriller and Suspense Books of All Time
Heart pounding? Palms getting sweaty? Feeling nervous, maybe scared? That’s what the most outstanding thriller or suspense novels can do to you! Even though we’re in no danger as we read them, in the ...
52 Best Fantasy Audiobooks of All-time
There’s nothing quite like burying yourself in a well-written fantasy novel. It provides you with much-needed respite and escape from reality, shipping you off to a new world of danger, magic, and ...
16 Best Post-Apocalyptic Books of All Time
It’s called the “COVID-19 pandemic,” but some people prefer to call it, tongue-in-cheek, the “COVID-19 apocalypse.” No, it’s not the end of the world, but pictures of an empty Times Square in New ...
Best Vampire Romance Novels of All Time
Vampires are dark, brooding, mysterious, and dangerous. They’re definitely a little scary but, let’s be honest, their allure is sexy too. This mix of sexy and scary is the foundation on which the ...
Best Books for Kids in 2023
Does your child love to read? Getting your little one interested in reading is the best gift that’ll keep giving long into their adult life. Picking up a good book is a brilliant way for your kid to ...
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem Book Review
First published in 1961, Stanislaw Lem’s Solaris has for decades been touted as one of the best sci-fi classics for deep thinkers. It holds true because Stanislaw Lem is probably the best-known ...
Top 14 Awesome Books Set in Chicago
Old Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra, famously recorded the hit song that declared, “Chicago is my kind of town!” He’s not the only one to have fallen in love with the Windy City over the years. On ...
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Book Review
Do prescription drug ads give you the heebie-jeebies? You know when the smooth voice-over lists some of the harrowing side effects with the image of happy kids playing in the backdrop? Do you ...
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Book Review
You’ll be hard-pressed to find great science fiction novels that aren’t so serious and packed with hard science. That’s where Douglas Adams’ classic sci-fi novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide veers off ...
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Book Review
Slaughterhouse-Five is a 1969 sci-fi masterpiece authored by the American prolific writer Kurt Vonnegut. The title dwells on time travel and anti-war themes while revolving its narrative around ...
