The Book of Doors – Gareth Brown Rating: 3/5 Plot (spoiler-free) Cassie works as a bookseller in New York, in a shop with a little café corner frequented by regulars. One of them, an elderly man, dies right there in the store, and leaves her something strange in his will: the Book of Doors. All…

✒️ My Thoughts Andrea Scuderi’s Un piccolo punto a sinistra is a work that stands out significantly in the current literary landscape. It is neither a simple nor a light read, but it is essential for anyone who wishes to understand the less visible dynamics of human relationships. Here is my analysis of the novel:…

A Historical Romance Inspired by True Events If you love Italian Renaissance historical fiction, novels inspired by real events, and unforgettable historical love stories, Alessia D’Antonio’s novel deserves a place on your reading list. Inspired by the real-life tragedy of Parisina Malatesta, this beautifully written historical romance based on true events reimagines one of Italy’s…

✒️ My Thoughts As a fantasy reader and writer, I know well how this genre serves as the perfect mirror to recount reality through the metaphor of myth. However, Antonio Sorrentino’s debut, “L’essere puro: il risveglio”, manages to do something more: it takes the classic tropes of urban fantasy and strips them of all rhetoric…