Tag Archives: historical

Sunday Coffee – Tohoku Daishinsai (Guest Post)

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Amanda

The following is written by my friend Chris Messer, who lived with his wife in the area of Japan where the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant meltdown happened in March 2011. When I read Ghosts of the Tsunami in … Continue reading →

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The Drowning Kind, by Jennifer McMahon

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Amanda

Jax has distanced herself from her older, bipolar sister, Lexie, and refuses to answer a series of phone calls one night when Lexie is manic. The next day, she discovers that her sister has drowned. Jax travels to her sister’s … Continue reading →

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Survive the Night, by Riley Sager

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Amanda

Charlie’s roommate and best friend, Maddy, was killed two months back by a serial killer. Charlie saw the killer, but she can’t remember anything about him. She lives with that guilt, and after those months, she can’t take it anymore. … Continue reading →

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The Box in the Woods, by Maureen Johnson (audio)

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Amanda

Stevie’s first year at Ellingham is done, and she’s home for the summer. Her fame has died down and she’s working a horribly boring job when the owner of a summer camp contacts her. This summer camp was the site … Continue reading →

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The Haunting of Alma Fielding, by Kate Summerscale (audio)

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Amanda

Subtitled: A True Ghost Story This is the tale of Nandor Fodor, a paranormal investigator in 1930s Britain, and Alma Fielding, a housewife under poltergeist attack. As tensions mount throughout Europe on the cusp of WWII, ghosts and paranormal occurrences … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo Song, by Frances Hardinge

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Amanda

Triss knows that something is wrong. She doesn’t remember falling into the river. She only remembers waking up, soaking wet, and being cared for by her overly-concerned parents. Her sister seems to hate and fear her, Triss’s stomach is screaming … Continue reading →

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The Lost Apothecary, by Sarah Penner

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Amanda

In the past: an apothecary named Nella dispenses poisons to select customers, helping women to rid themselves of men who have betrayed them. In the present: Caroline is alone in London on what was supposed to be her tenth wedding … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Let’s Talk About Insurrection

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Amanda

Let’s make this very clear: What happened in the US this week was: unlawful insurrection attempted coup domestic terrorism treason pre-planned (they even had shirts made for the event in some cases) easily predictable, especially these last few months, and … Continue reading →

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Two Last-Minute Mini-Reviews

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Amanda

So the year is almost over, and I’m pretty much done with anything I might read in 2020. Tomorrow, my end-of-year book post will go up, and I wanted to have everything reviewed beforehand. Thankfully, the last two books I … Continue reading →

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The Blood Card, by Elly Griffiths (audio)

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Amanda

In this third volume of the Magic Men series, Edgar Stevens and Max Mephisto are called in by the military to investigate the suspicious death of their former commander. Only no one is who they appear to be, everyone has … Continue reading →

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