Book Summaries

A Fool’s Journey: To the Beach Boys and beyond

A Fool's Journey

Carli Muoz’s biography “A Fool’s Journey: To the Beach Boys and Beyond” is more than a memoir; it’s a complex narrative that weaves the story of a musician’s life through the dynamic landscape of the twentieth-century music scene. Muoz’s journey…

The Engagement Party

The Engagement Party

Darby Kane’s “The Engagement Party” is a fascinating psychological thriller with elements of mystery and suspense that has drawn similarities to Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” and the film “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” The novel…

The Curse of Penryth Hall

The Curse of Penryth Hall

“The Curse of Penryth Hall” by Jess Armstrong, a novel steeped in the atmospheric nuances of the gothic mystery genre, has elicited a spectrum of reviews, each shedding light on the book’s merits and areas where it falters. Set against…