book review: scared by tom davis
by Julie Gillies Tom Davis‘ first novel gripped me by the throat and refused to let go. I no longer sat in a comfortable chair in my bedroom merely reading a book; I bumped along in a jeep on dusty clay roads, inhaled sweaty fear, witnessed atrocities that provoked gut-wrenching despair and anger, and grieved [...]
book review: daisy chain by mary demuth
by Julie Gillies Daisy Chain is not an easy read. In fact, several times I literally set the book down and thought, “I cannot read this.” The trauma, tension and turmoil felt almost oppressive. Yet in spite of the heavy subject matters (a missing girl, an abusive husband/father, a woman dying of cancer) or perhaps [...]
