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Author: Andrea Rittschof
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Blue Moon: Unforgettable Performance
I wanted to see Blue Moon because of Ethan Hawke. He’s an excellent actor and I was intrigued by the story of Lorenz Hart, in particular because I love music and musical theater. I loved the unforgettable performance that Ethan Hawke brings to this film. I also found the story of Lorenz Hart revealing in…
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After the Hunt: Complex Performances
After the Hunt was intriguing to me. I liked the cast and was interested in the story as described in the synopsis. What I found after watching the movie was complex performances with complicated characters, some of which were difficult to like and a film that left me with mixed emotions. After the Hunt is…
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Black Phone 2: Darker, More Powerful
I was tentatively excited about Black Phone 2. I really liked the original film but I was uncertain how well a sequel would hold up to the excellent story and historically sequels usually aren’t as good. Yet, I hoped for the best and I was not disappointed. Black Phone 2 is darker, more powerful than…
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Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire: Wild Ride
Something is rotten in Faerie. In the aftermath of Titania’s reality-warping enchantment, things are returning to what passes for normal in the Kingdom in the Mists—until it’s discovered that the royal vaults have been looted, and several powerful magical artifacts are missing. None are things that can be safely left unsecured, and some have the…
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Daedalus is Dead by Seamus Sullivan: Compelling and Creative
Daedalus of Crete is many things: The greatest architect in the world. The constructor of the Labyrinth that imprisoned the Minotaur. And the grieving father of Icarus, who plunged into the sea as father and son flew from the grasp of the tyrannical King Minos. Now, Daedalus seeks to reunite with Icarus in the Underworld,…
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Slashed Beauties by A. Rushby: Dark and Chilling
Seoul, present day. Antiques dealer Alys’s task is nearly complete. She has at last secured Elizabeth, the final anatomical Venus in a dangerously intertwined trio. Crafted in eighteenth-century London and modeled after real-life sex workers to entice male medical students to study female anatomy, these eerie wax figures, known as slashed beauties, carry unsavory lore.…
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Extraordinary Quests for Amateur Witches by Kayla Cottingham: Charming and Magical
After accidentally cursing his ex-boyfriend, a reluctant hero must complete a dangerous quest to undo his spell . . . all while falling for a brooding new crewmate with dark secrets. Kieran has never had much luck in love or magic. Other than being freed from a family curse that would have killed him and…
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The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar by Sonora Reyes: Authentic and Real
Seventeen-year-old Cesar Flores is finally ready to win back his ex-boyfriend. Since breaking up with Jamal in a last-ditch effort to stay in the closet, he’s come out to Mami, his sister, Yami, and their friends, taken his meds faithfully, and gotten his therapist’s blessing to reunite with Jamal. Everything would be perfect if it…
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Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood: Cozy and Loving
Andromeda “Annie” Wildwood is the perfect witch. She is sugar, spice, and everything nice, each element of her life finely curated and polished to irresistibility by her nightly hex-laced potion routine. She loves to please and nothing makes her happier than when everyone else around her is completely happy. When Annie’s coven tasks her with…
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The Whistler by Nick Medina: Emotional and Creepy
For fear of summoning evil spirits, Native superstition says you should never, ever whistle at night. Henry Hotard was on the verge of fame, gaining a following and traction with his eerie ghost-hunting videos. Then his dreams came to a screeching halt. Now, he’s learning to navigate a new life in a wheelchair, back on…
