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Best Funny Romance Novels
Do you find yourself watching romantic comedy movies and TV shows (aka rom-coms) repeatedly? Perhaps you have been eagerly waiting for the classic ‘90s rom-coms to return to Netflix, Hulu, and other ...
The 19 Best Murder Mystery Books to Binge-Read Right Now
Murder mystery books take many forms. Some are intricate puzzles that stimulate the mind and invite readers to perform their own deductive reasoning—maybe they can spot the killer in the “whodunnit” ...
To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer Book Review
A fantastic mystery sandwiched in a riddle, To Your Scattered Bodies Go is the debut novel in Philip José Farmer’s highly acclaimed Riverworld series. You may recognize that Farmer lifted the ...
The Road by Cormac McCarthy Book Review
First published in 2006, The Road is, without a doubt, a masterpiece, and one of the best post-apocalyptic fiction novels by the American serial sci-fi author Cormac McCarthy. The book is set in ...
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. Book Review
Originally published as 3 short stories based on Miller’s own experiences as a World War II bomber pilot, this science fiction thriller is an epic prediction of the biggest dangers of the nuclear ...
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 ...
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Book Review
Giant asteroids, virus epidemic, nuclear war, zombies … there’s lots of fun to be enjoyed with all of these disasters packed into the best post-apocalyptic novels. If you know your Bible, you may ...
The Stand by Stephen King Book Review
The Stand is the fifth work and the longest novel by New York Times bestselling author Stephen King. The American prolific writer has authored more than 60 titles across a myriad of genres — ...
Wool by Hugh Howey Book Review
Part of Hugh Howey’s Wool trilogy, Wool is easily one of the most fascinating and in-depth science fiction novels that you’ll come across today. The book, and indeed the subsequent titles in the ...
The Children of Men by P.D. James Book Review
Worried about the reports that the fertility of British men has been gradually declining in recent years, the master of the British detective story has put her series of mystery novels, including ...
The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya Book Review
Ivan Turgenev’s and Leo Tolstoy’s distant relative, Tatyana Tolstaya had big shoes to fill given the high bar set by the Tolstoy literary family. Indeed, Tolstaya’s The Slynx lives up to the ...
Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky Book Review
First published in 2005 in Russia, Dmitry Glukhovsky’s super-hit made the Russian author a household name and is often cited as one of the best post-apocalyptic books of all time. More than that, ...
