Fiction
Book review: At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft
There are stories that unsettle through action, and others that disturb through implication — At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft is firmly in the latter category. Reading it felt like peering into a dark abyss of ancient knowledge, where what remains unseen or partially understood is far more terrifying than anything overt.
By Caleb Fosterabout a year ago in BookClub
I Am Bexley is available June 21st!!
JMS Books presents my fantasy novel I am Bexley, a series of three books! I am currently working on the second book. If you like fantasy and romance, with new twists on zombie troupes and apocalypse stories, this series is for you!!
By Melissa Ingoldsbyabout a year ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell
Those of you who will have read my reviews before will know that I love Katherine Rundell's books. She is a great writer of both fiction and non-fiction and, like Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials), does not necessarily see herself as a children's writer, although the bulk of her books have children as their main protagonists and so, are marketed as books for younger readers.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in BookClub
Book review: Around The World In Eighty Days by Jules Verne
There are few books that offer such a perfect blend of adventure, imagination, and charm as Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. From the moment I opened its pages, I felt swept into a whirlwind of travel, time pressure, and unexpected encounters — all told with a sense of wonder that has hardly aged since the novel’s publication.
By Caleb Fosterabout a year ago in BookClub
Geronimo Stilton. Top Story - June 2025.
So, a few weeks ago, while visiting a farm, I checked a little free library (LFL). I chose a book, fascinated by it's unique illustrations, and brought it home. It was titled 'The Search for Treasure', by author Geronimo Stilton’. It was about the adventures of a mouse, a fantasy book. My kid loved it as I read it to her.
By Seema Patelabout a year ago in BookClub
Book review: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
There are books that grip you with their drama, and there are those that pull you into the very fabric of life itself — Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy belongs to the latter. Reading it felt less like following a story and more like stepping into a fully formed world, rich in emotion, contradiction, and profound human insight.
By Caleb Fosterabout a year ago in BookClub
Book overview: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Every holiday season, I find myself drawn back to certain timeless stories, and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens never fails to captivate me. There is something uniquely comforting and thought-provoking about this short but powerful tale that seems to grow deeper with each rereading.
By Caleb Fosterabout a year ago in BookClub
The Book That Made Me Forgive My Inner Child
I used to believe that survival was the same as living. That moving forward—day after day, year after year—meant I had healed. But I hadn’t. I had merely become good at pretending. Pretending that the past was over. That I had grown beyond the tears of a child who only wanted to be heard. That I was strong.
By Muhammad Sabeelabout a year ago in BookClub
The Book That Sang Its Way into Our Hearts. Top Story - June 2025.
It’s called Car, Car, Truck Jeep, but I call it our special book, mainly because it’s one of the few paperback children’s books we own. The rest of our books are board books because my son is still at the “ripping and chewing” phase of his reading life. Why didn’t I buy it in board book form? Because the paper version was half the price, and I like to be thrifty.
By Sandy Gillmanabout a year ago in BookClub
