We’re all over the genre map this week. Even if genre is only a where you find books in the bookstore…

Absolutely no romance in this week’s reviews. And yes, that includes Wuthering Heights.

So far, so meh in books this year; I already have 8 DNFs (with a total of 12 last year). But there are definitely some great ones out there and I’m bringing you four of them this week.

Murder! Sex Cults! Ghosts! Death! And a delightful coming-of-age manga! We all contain multitudes.

First reviews of the year are in and while 2026 itself is already questionable, the books have been top tier.

Big dragons, big memoirs, and a manga rundown, this week in reviews.

Serial killers, big questions about gender, cheating death, and why you can’t look away from that beheading. All in this week’s reviews.

Cults, carnage, and creativity, today on the blog. Shiri gets back into it after a few days in NYC with The Penguin Book of Cults, Shusterman’s MindWorks: An Uncanny Compendium, and Christina Henry’s The Place Where They Buried Your Heart.

Lots of swords and sorcery in this week’s batch, along with a little bit of wishes granted.

Magic, marvels, and mayhem, this week on the blog. One for the back catalog and two upcoming for your eyeballs to feast upon.

Possession, devotion, and second chances, this week in reviews.

Two horrors and a sweet romance, this week in reviews…

It was all horror, all the time at Chez Sondheimer this week. Spring may have sprung but we’re here for eternal spooky season.