Puffs of smoke wisped from the smoldering blade as the tip of the sword dragged against the marble floor. Michael strolled through the chamber, his bare feet heavy, his head held low. He paused when he reached the front, his gaze slowly lifting toward the massive Victorian throne. It matched the rest of the room—all […]
Cold air crept through the small school playground, stirring the abandoned swings on either side of Serah. Once alive with children’s carefree laughter, all that could be heard now were the sounds of desolation: the metal chains creaking and clanking as the crisp, earth-toned leaves on the trees crinkled in the thrashing wind, mixing with […]
Secrets are a funny thing. You keep them boĴled up, hidden thoughts nobody else hears. It makes it hard for others to get close to you—for them to ever really know you—when you hold the deepest parts of yourself back, only letting people graze the surface. But some secrets, I think, are better left unspoken. […]
A leopard doesn’t change its spots.” Giuseppe Vitale isn’t usually a man to mince words. He speaks in riddles a lot of the time, something his son inherited from him, but his point is always there, front and center. He knows what he knows and feels how he feels, and when it comes down to […]
On October 12, at 11:56 in the evening, Corrado Alphonse Moretti died. There had been a strong lurching in his stomach and a sudden wooziness as blood gushed from the bullet wounds in his chest. Pain swept from his body like a rolling wave, numbness swallowing him whole. Everything blurred, sights and sounds distorted, as […]
The building was in shambles, decades of dry desert weather taking a toll on the exterior. It had started out as a town hall, back when the mining companies had a stake in the land, but those times had long since passed. Now it stood alone, withering away in the dark of night—the sole lasting […]
A single finger slowly traces the curvature of my spine, leaving a trail of goose bumps in its wake. Despite my best aĴempt at pretending to be asleep, I tremble at the featherlight touch, unable to contain my reaction. My breath hitches. Why must he do this to me? I hate myself for it, almost […]
Soft cries filled the dim kitchen, a light above the stove illuminating the woman’s graystreaked hair and tear stained cheeks. It was early morning hours—three, maybe four. A turkey already cooked in the oven, while can goods and half-made pies covered the vast counter space, the food temporarily forgotten as the woman sat at the […]
“Yo, DeMarco, get up.” Carmine grunted, his eyes slowly peeking open as something struck his leg, sending a sharp pain through his calf. “What the fuck?” The cluĴered room was dark, clouds of hazy smoke hovering in the warm air, muddying the view of the boy standing in front of him. Carmine blinked a few […]
Shadow and Bone – Leigh Bardugo
One of Us is Next – Karen M. McManus
9 From the Nine Worlds – Rick Riordan
We Hunt the Flame – Hafsah Faizal
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – Holly Jackson
The Rise of Kyoshi – F.C. Yee
Two Can Keep a Secret – Karen M. McManus
You – Caroline Kepnes
Ashlords – Scott Reintgen
Lord of Shadows – Cassandra Clare
The Language of Thorns – Leigh Bardugo
The Electric Heir – Victoria Lee
Emma in the Night – Wendy Walker
A Simple Favor – Darcey Bell
Fire & Blood – George R.R. Martin
The Perfect Wife – Blake Pierce
The Woman in Cabin 10 – Ruth Ware
Lock Every Door – Riley Sager
A Girl to Die For – Lucy Wild
Peter Darling – Austin Chant