First Impressions of dwg

The Fury
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Nov 06 2023 – 12:50 PM

Intriguing!

As with most of the reading world, I was blown away by Alex's debut, The Silent Patient, and this...

The Meadows
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Jun 12 2023 – 11:43 AM

Intriguing!

The cover is certainly disturbing, but since the two books cited (The Handmaid's Tale and Never...

A Scatter of Light
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Aug 29 2022 – 12:29 PM

Impressive

I somehow missed out on the author's first novel, but as a Bay Area queer native, am looking...

Affliction
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Jun 07 2021 – 01:57 PM

Inspirational

A topic I can't recall seeing covered really anywhere else, about coming out and coming to terms...

Savage Tongues
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May 03 2021 – 12:58 PM

Engrossing

'Call Me Zebra', the author's debut novel was a revelation, and this appears to be even more of...

The Maidens
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Mar 29 2021 – 01:34 PM

Sucks you right in!

It looks like Michaelides has done it again! The book sucks you right in from the very first...

The Safe Place
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Mar 09 2020 – 05:56 PM

Intriguing!

I must admit I have a fondness for this kind of novel, as well as the setting, and the set-up...

Wilder Girls
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May 15 2019 – 07:07 PM

Chilling...

An intriguing premise that shows great promise, and the characters really all come to life on the...

In at the Deep End
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May 07 2019 – 03:55 PM

Fresh!

Ok, I must admit I was hooked as soon as I saw the 'Bridget Jones' comparison. I just finished...

The Paper Wasp
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Mar 12 2019 – 02:27 PM

Spooky!

This immediately grabs one's attention and was a lot darker than anticipated.... but the...

Beautiful Bad
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Aug 25 2018 – 12:51 PM

What an opening!

I can sure see why this is being touted as THE thriller of 2019. That's was certainly a...

Virgil Wander
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Jul 20 2018 – 02:11 PM

Intriguing!

I had actually never heard of this author before, but the synopsis looked interesting, so I took...

Leave No Trace
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Jun 08 2018 – 12:41 PM

Creepy!

It has an immediately unsettling atmosphere, and with it's evocation of social media, seems very...