Book Recommendation: Welcome to River Street by Amy M. Levy

My personally policy is not to review (professionally, blurbs on Amazon & GoodReads are a little different) books I pre-read or helped edit (or am in). While these books are rare I do like pointing them out when they hit shelves. Well, I’m a little behind on this one.

Welcome to River Street was written by my friend Amy, who is a darling, sweet woman who isn’t the best at waving her book at the world and screaming “I wrote this, and it’s pretty good, and maybe you should check it out.” So I’m doing it for her.

Welcome to River Street is a novella and two short stories that center around people who live in a home split into apartments. Amy has an unassuming, plain writing style which took me by surprise when it casual addressed some pretty amazing things, like spousal abuse, depression, and even borderline personality disorder. Amy doesn’t sensationalize, but she left me surprised by the powerful effect of her stories (again because her style isn’t heavy.)

Welcome to River Street shouldn’t be overlooked by readers looking for solid, tense tales. Plus encouraging Amy to write more is a great thing since she’s a boon to the writer fold.