Jack Shear
Things that brought me delight in June, 2026. Johanna van Veen, Bone of My BoneI enjoyed Johanna van Veen's haunting novel My Darling Dreadful Thing, but I really enjoyed Bone of My Bone. Bone of My Bone centers on a Catholic nun and a Protestant peasant girl who are carting around the skull of a...
Jack Shear
Things that brought me delight in May, 2026:HokumA belligerent American author (is there any other kind?) travels to Ireland to dispose of his parents' ashes at the hotel where they spent their honeymoon. As it turns out, the hotel harbors a few dark secrets that the writer finds himself...
Jack Shear
Things that brought me delight in April, 2026:Predator: BadlandsPredator: Badlands was way more fun than I was anticipating. This definitely isn't Predator in the horror sense; this is very much an action-oriented sci-fi romp. In fact, I'd hazard to say that Predator: Badlands is more successful...