The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette’s brilliant and charismatic father captured his children’s imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn’t want the responsibility of raising a family. The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered. The Glass Castle is truly astonishing—a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family.
“Awakening: A Trickster’s Moon” by Baron Saterbak is a gripping urban fantasy novel with a dark, supernatural edge, firmly rooted in the werewolf subgenre. It blends the gritty realism of modern city life with the primal mystique of ancient folklore, creating a world where the supernatural lurks in the shadows of the urban landscape. The story delves into themes of transformation and duality, exploring the tension between humanity and monstrosity as Ozzy Miller grapples with his emerging werewolf nature. With elements of horror, the novel captures the visceral terror of the beast within, while its fantasy aspects introduce a mystical pack dynamic through the Harmony Mason, steeped in blood and honor. The narrative also weaves in action-packed conflict, as Ozzy battles both external threats—like the ancient evil tied to the void—and internal struggles, making it a thrilling saga for readers who crave dark, atmospheric tales of survival and self-discovery in a world where the ...