book reviews

Revisiting a Classic Coming-of-Age Novel By: Harper Lee Fifty-five years after the success of Harper Lee’s modern classic To Kill a Mockingbird, the reclusive author is now releasing the book’s predecessor, Go Set a Watchman. With only vague memories of To Kill a Mockingbird read rapidly over a busy summer vacation during my pre-teen years, I decided to reunite myself with a warm and complex cast of characters in this coming-of-age epic where Jem, Scout, and Dill discover the secrets of the adult world while moving out of the dreamy imagination and unintentional cruelty of youth. Set against a backdrop [...]

Sinister Secrets: An Atmospheric Horror Novel Debut Author: Brendan Duffy Sinister with the dissonant landscape of cold forbidding, House of Echoes is a creeping tale of horror, set against feet of mountain snow and an ancient forest haunted by a watcher and the walking past. The Crofts is the seat of Ben’s past – a family relic that promises just the change he needs; accompanied by a disturbed wife, a brooding, bullied eight-year-old (Charlie), and a hapless baby (Bub), Ben believes that the new setting will enable rest and the rejuvenation his family needs. His welcome into the village and [...]