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The Strange True Story of Secret Mall Apartment

The Strange True Story of Secret Mall Apartment

A group of artists secretly built and lived in an apartment inside a shopping mall for four years—until security finally caught on. Secret Mall Apartment tells the wild true story.

Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson [Book Review]

Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson [Book Review]

When Ebby’s wedding day ends in heartbreak, she uncovers family secrets and ancestral connections that change everything. Read my review of Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson.

Book Review: Order of Swans by Jude Deveraux

Book Review: Order of Swans by Jude Deveraux

Order of the Swans never quite takes off. A promising premise gets weighed down by flat characters and a plot that forgets to dazzle—unless your love for the genre knows no bounds.

The Lost House by Melissa Larsen [Book Review]

The Lost House by Melissa Larsen [Book Review]

A chilling mystery set in Iceland, The Lost House follows Agnes as she unearths dark family secrets while a new disappearance shakes a remote town. Atmospheric and well-crafted, but not as gripping as hoped. Read my...

What’s It Really Like to Live in a Mall?

What’s It Really Like to Live in a Mall?

Ever dreamed of living in a mall? Childhood nostalgia meets modern reality in this look at what happens when food courts and former Claire’s stores become your new neighborhood.