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Midwinter Break Review: Problematic characters, but sweet

Midwinter Break

Midwinter Break Review: Problematic characters, but sweet

Ever since the story first caught my attention, I was intrigued by Midwinter Break because I didn't really know what to expect beyond a long-married retired couple taking a vacation to Amsterdam. Going into Bernard MacLaverty’s novel relatively blind, I was quite curious to see how this

By Brighton Nelson 19 Feb 2026
The Housemaid Review: A terrific, tense, twisty thriller

The Housemaid

The Housemaid Review: A terrific, tense, twisty thriller

Spoilers ahead for The Housemaid! I wasn't able to check out Freida McFadden's The Housemaid right around when it first started blowing up. Still, it was a novel I was incredibly excited for because of the glowing recommendations from some of my favorite critics (and because

By Brighton Nelson 16 Jan 2026
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