I have always been interested in the metaphysical and in psychology, so I have always gravitated to how the mind creates our perception of reality and how that can be stretched. Coming to this country as a refugee with my family and watching the struggles of my family has given me a keen interest in the human mind, resilience, and mental health. My artwork and writing lends itself towards magical realism and the blurring between reality and the supernatural. I truly believe that things are often not what they seem and I aim to prove it.
This book had the trippiest and most complex inner mind world I have ever experienced.
Moving into a literal world inside of a boy’s mind that has real-life consequences for the person who enters is astounding. It plays with the bounds of consciousness. It astounded me how the main character’s mind created a literal world and incorporated someone else into it so intuitively.
Psychic Mira Tejedor possesses unique talents that enable her to find anything and anyone, but now she must find a comatose boy wandering lost inside the labyrinth of his own mind. Thirteen-year-old Anthony Faircloth hasn't spoken a word in almost a month and with each passing day, his near catatonic state worsens. No doctor, test, or scan can tell Anthony's distraught mother what has happened to her already troubled son. In desperation, she turns to Mira for answers, hoping her unique abilities might succeed where science has failed. At their first encounter, Mira is pulled into Anthony's mind and finds…
I have never rooted for the underdog more in my life.
For a kid to go through such unbearable pain and to come out so strong and powerful, is truly remarkable. It also blurs the lines of reality in the way that I love.
I loved the idea that superpowers could come from what the world deems as a disability. I do believe there is power in harnessing what pains us.
Hunter Miller sees demons. The terrifying shadows engulf him and everyone he knows—yet nobody else notices their presence.Hunter can't escape them, so he sets out to understand them. Why do they follow him? What are they trying to tell him?In this first installment of the Master of Perceptions series, pre-teen Hunter discovers that every sensation the demons produce—whether it be sight, sound, texture, flavor, or smell—has a different meaning. And that by breaking this code, he just might be able to harness their power.
Twelve-year-old identical twins Ellie and Kat accidentally trigger their physicist mom’s unfinished time machine, launching themselves into a high-stakes adventure in 1970 Chicago. If they learn how to join forces and keep time travel out of the wrong hands, they might be able find a way home. Ellie’s gymnastics and…
The magic behind this book pulled me in so deep, I literally forgot where I was.
Holy cow, this author is amazing at painting a vivid setting. And it wasn’t overt magic, because this is a magical realism novel.
The main character had so much conviction around her strange claims and existence, every part of me believed her. Also, the reveal was heart-shattering and astounding.
An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller, and a Goodreads Choice Award finalist.
In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again.
After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. She throws herself into her work from dusk to dawn, until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin barefoot…
Maybe I am gullible. Maybe everything I thought I knew was a lie. I don’t know anymore.
This is how this book left me feeling. And I’m not mad at all. But if I ever believed the ravings of a mad-man, I believed Horselover Fat’s. Every last damn word.
There was truly a scary blurring of lines here between what could happen and what actually did happen.
It began with a blinding light, a divine revelation from a mysterious intelligence that called itself VALIS (Vast Active Living Intelligence System). And with that, the fabric of reality was torn apart and laid bare so that anything seemed possible, but nothing seemed quite right.
It was madness, pure and simple. But what if it were true?
A witchy paranormal cozy mystery told through the eyes of a fiercely clever (and undeniably fabulous) feline familiar.
I’m Juno. Snow-white fur, sharp-witted, and currently stuck working magical animal control in the enchanted town of Crimson Cove. My witch, Zandra Crypt, and I only came here to find her missing…
This story completely threw me for a loop and I read a lot of mysteries and thrillers, so I am not easily mislead.
When you think you know where it’s going, it takes a completely different turn. And it’s not only that you are being fooled, it’s the main character who is fooling himself.
Perception shapes reality 100%, and so do mind-altering drugs. I loved this one so much. It pops up in my mind often.
A brilliant sci-fi novel from one of the last century's most influential pop culture figures
Substance D - otherwise known as Death - is the most dangerous drug ever to find its way on to the black market. It destroys the links between the brain's two hemispheres, leading first to disorentation and then to complete and irreversible brain damage. Bob Arctor, undercover narcotics agent, is trying to find a lead to the source of supply, but to pass as an addict he must become a user, and soon, without knowing what is happening to him, he is as dependent as…
All Sarah wants is to find her father. All Sam wants is a sense of purpose. What they discover is far more than either of them bargained for. Sarah has spent the last four years searching for the truth behind her father's disappearance. Sam seems to have everything—but she’s plagued by a gnawing emptiness she can’t explain. When both women begin experiencing vivid visions and unsettling signs, their separate paths twist toward one another.
As reality begins to unravel, Sarah and Sam find themselves pulled into a conspiracy that threatens not only their lives—but their sanity. Pursued by forces that will do anything to unlock the power they’re beginning to understand, they must uncover the truth behind their link before time runs out.
“Rowdy” Randy Cox, a woman staring down the barrel of retirement, is a curmudgeonly blue-collar butch lesbian who has been single for twenty years and is trying to date again.
At the end of a long, exhausting shift, Randy finds her supervisor, Bryant, pinned and near death at the warehouse…
Haunted by her choices, including marrying an abusive con man, thirty-five-year-old Elizabeth has been unable to speak for two years. She is further devastated when she learns an old boyfriend has died. Nothing in her life…
