Book Reviews by Genre

Listed by main genres with secondary genres in [brackets].

Anthology/Short Stories

3 Days to Live by James Patterson [Short stories with multiple authors] Check Review or [By Author] Page for Full List [Mystery, Thriller]

Bibliomysteries by (Anthology with multiple authors) Check Review or (By Author) Page for Full List [Mystery]

Neo Cyberpunk: The Anthology by (Anthology with multiple authors) Check Review or (By Author) Page for Full List [Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Science Fiction]

Contemporary

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer Fredrik Backman [Short Story, Novella, Literary Fiction, Family]

Eighth Grade Is Making Me Sick by Jennifer L. Holm [Fiction, Epistolary, Graphic Novel, Humor, Family, Middle Grade, Realistic]

Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley [Fiction, Magical Realism, Animals > Dogs, LGBT]

See You At Harry’s by Jo Knowles [Death, Fiction, Coming of Age, Family, LGBT, Middle Grade]

The Existence of Amy by Lana Grace Riva [Adult, Mental Illness, Psychology]

The Way Out: 40 Empowering Stories by Laura Stamps [Fiction, Short Stories, Flash Fiction]

Fantasy

A Mark of Kings by Bryce O’Connor & Luke Chmilenko [Epic Fantasy, Magic, Dragons]

Dragma’s Keep by Vance Pumphrey [Dungeons & Dragon]

Dragon Mage by M. L. Spencer [Adult, Dragons, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Magic]

Haven by Ceril N. Domace [Science Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy]

Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes by Travis Baldree [High Fantasy, Romance, LGBT]

Mrs. Covington’s by K.R.R. Lockhaven [Cozy Fantasy, Mystery]

Nolyn by Michael J. Sullivan [Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Action]

Odriel’s Heirs by Hayley Reese Chow [Magic, Romance, Young Adult, Adventure, Action]

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville [Science Fiction, Science Fiction > Steampunk, Urban Fantasy, Horror, New Weird]

The City & The City by China Miéville [Science Fiction, New Weird, Weird Fiction, Mystery, Crime, Urban Fantasy]

The Houseplant by Jeremy Ray [Fiction, Magical, Contemporary, Short Stories]

The Knave of Secrets by Alex Livingston [Adult, High Fantasy, Thriller]

The Lore of Prometheus by Graham Austin-King [Urban Fantasy, Military Fiction, Thriller, Paranormal]

The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson [Fiction, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Magic, Mystery]

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes [Urban Fantasy, Humor, Paranormal > Vampires]

True Loaf by L. Austen Johnson [Magic, Short Stories, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Young Adult]

Vampyre Lawyer by George Parker [Fiction, Contemporary, Humor, Urban Fantasy]

Fiction (General)

Dreaming of Flight by Catherine Ryan Hyde [Contemporary, Family]

Gifts by Laura Barnett [Fiction, Holiday > Christmas, Short Stories]

The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance by Catherine Ryan Hyde [Fiction, Young Adult, Contemporary]

Horror

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw [Novella, Paranormal, Ghosts]

Old Country by Matt Query & Harrison Query [Fantasy > Paranormal, Fantasy > Supernatural, Thriller > Mystery Thriller]

The Sun Dog by Stephen King [Novella, Fantasy > Paranormal, Fantasy > Supernatural]

Wrath of the Land by Oli Jacobs [Comedy]

Humor

I Am Not A Wolf by Daniel James Sheehan, Illustrated by Sage Coffey [Fiction]

The Adventures of an Air Force Medic by Dave Ives [Medicine]

Military Fiction

Reaper: Drone Strike by Nicholas Irving and A.J. Tata [War, Thriller, Action]

Shock Wave by Al Pessin [Thriller, Espionage, Action]

Sons of Valor by Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson [Thriller, War, Action]

Tier One by Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson [Thriller, War, Espionage/Spy, Thriller, Action]

Mystery

All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham [Fiction, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Crime, Adult]

An Invisible Client by Victor Methos [Thriller, Legal Thriller]

Bad Blood by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Bloody Genius by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Breaking the Lore by Andy Redsmith [Urban Fantasy]

Dark of the Moon by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Deadline by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Deep Freeze by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Dome City Blues by Jeff Edwards [Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Crime, Noir, Thriller]

Escape Clause by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Eyes of Prey by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Field of Prey by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Heat Lightning by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Holy Ghost by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Kill Me Tomorrow by Britney King [Thriller, Psychological Thriller]

Mad River by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Mordecai’s Ashes by Arlana Crane [Mystery, Thriller, Suspense]

Murder in the Village by Lisa Cutts [Crime, Contemporary, Cozy Mystery]

Not a Drill by Lee Child [Mystery, Short Story]

Ocean Prey by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Open Season by C.J.Box [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Western, Action]

Righteous Prey by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Renegade by Rob Sinclair [Espionage/Spy, Thriller]

Rough Country by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Silent Prey by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Shadow Prey by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Shock Wave by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Storm Front by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Action]

The Burning by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Action]

The Contractor by David Scott Meyers [Crime, Suspense]

The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker [Thriller, Suspense, Crime]

The Pastor by David Scott Meyers [Crime, Suspense]

The Sheriff by David Scott Meyers [Crime, Suspense]

We Are 100 by Nathan Timmel [Thriller, Mystery, Police Procedural]

Winter Prey by John Sandford [Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Police Procedural, Action]

Nonfiction

A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen [Memoir, Biography, Animal > Cats, Contemporary]

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande [Health, Medicine, Science, Philosophy, Memoir, Psychology]

Cancer, you picked the wrong girl by Shormistha Mukherjee [Humor, Medicine, Health & Fitness]

E.R. Nurses: Walk My Rounds with Me by James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, and Chris Mooney [Medicine, Biography, Autobiography, Science, Short Stories]

Glittering a Turd: How Surviving The Unsurvivable Taught Me to Live by Kris Hallenga [Memoir, Medicine, Family, Audiobook]

Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat by David Dosa [Animals > Cats, Memoir, Biography, Medical]

River Queens: Saucy boat, stout mates, spotted dog, America by Alexander Watson [Autobiography, Memoir, LGBTQA+]

Tanqueray by Stephanie Johnson & Brandon Stanton [Autobiography, Memoir, Audiobook]

Ten Tomatoes That Changed The World: A History by William Alexander [Food, History > Microhistory, Science]

The Cookie Cure: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of Cookies and Cancer by Susan Stachler & Laura Stachler [Autobiography, Memoir, Medicine, Cooking, Family]

Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging by Julie Ryan McGue [Autobiography, Memoir, Family, Adoption]

Twilight: Losing Sight, Gaining Insight by Henry Grunwald [Autobiography, Memoir, Health]

Uncle John’s True Crime: A Classic Collection of Crooks, Cops, and Capers by the Bathroom Readers’ Institute [Reference, Trivia, True Crime]

Walks with Sam by David W. Berner [Animal > Dogs, Autobiography, Memoir]

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty [Nonfiction > Science > Death, Humor, Medicine]

Woodrow on the Bench: Life Lessons from a Wise Old Dog by Jenna Blum [Animal > Dogs, Autobiography, Memoir, Biography]

Romance

#Rejected Goddesses by Natalie Watson and Nina Holmes [Contemporary, Humor]

If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude [Fiction, Young Adult, LGBT, Science Fiction]

Style of Love by A.J. Sherwood [Contemporary, LGBT, Adult]

The Family Journal by Carolyn Brown [Chick Lit, Women’s Fiction, Contemporary, Children, Family]

The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews [Chick Lit, Women’s Fiction, Contemporary, Holiday]

Science Fiction

Awakened by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth [Thriller, Horror]

Dust & Lightning by Rebecca Crunden [Futuristic, Dystopian]

I Am AI by Ai Jiang [Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Cyberpunk, Dystopian]

Metropolis by Monte Schulz [Science Fiction > Steampunk, Dystopian, Romance, Literary Fiction]

Pirate Bounty by Rick Partlow and Pacey Holden [Space-Opera, Action, Military Sci-Fi]

Red Hail by Jamie Killen [Mystery, Thriller]

Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky [Space Opera, Military Fiction]

Song of Kitaba by Mark Everglade [Dystopian, Cyberpunk]

The Hands We’re Given by O.E. Tearmann [Cyberpunk, LGBTQA+. Romance, Dystopian, Military Fiction]

The Journey Of Artemis : EXODUS by Lamonte Louis [Space Opera]

The Milan Job by Krista Cagg [Steampunk, Adventure, Historical]

The Noise by James Patterson & J.D. Barker [Mystery Thriller, Horror]

Tomorrow’s End by G.R. Morris [Horror, Dystopian, Philosophy]

Unanimity by Alexandra Almeida [LGBTQA+, Romance, Dystopian]

Women’s Fiction

Sisters Behaving Badly by Maddie Please [Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Family]

Sorry I Missed You by Suze Krause [Contemporary, Chick Lit]

The Bookshop on Primrose Hill by Sarah Jio [Contemporary, Romance]

The Coordinates of Loss by Amanda Prowse [Contemporary, Family]

The Day She Came Back by Amanda Prowse [Contemporary, Coming of Age, Young Adult, Family]

The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream by Jeannie Zusy [Contemporary, Family, Humor, Literary Fiction]

Young Adult

Bad Habits by Flynn Meaney [Contemporary, Feminism, Humor, LGBTQA+]

I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver [Romance, Mental Health, LGBTQA+]

Lies Like Wildfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez [Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Contemporary]

The Urban Boys: The Discovery of the Five Senses by K. N. Smith [Urban Fantasy, Fiction, Action]

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