Kayfabe

I bought this book because the jacket was shiny and captivating, like shimmering lycra wrestling trunks that promise a clean, tight performance of strength and self-mastery. The plot drew me in, too (if you can’t already tell): siblings who have escaped the black hole of their mother’s alcohol addic......more

I have a ton of thoughts on this one. First off, it was interesting and compelling. It takes you into the life of a pair of sibling indie wrestlers and basic follows their daily lives and journeys. There are some mentions of high profile matches and enough to pull on the nostalgia of early wrestling......more

I would like to thank NetGalley for giving me an audio-arc in exchange for an honest review. I went into this expecting a really cool story about wrestling and what it means to be a wrestler.  But what I got was a commentary on the tolls of being in the limelight on the mental health of a wrestler, a......more

I guess it’s time for me to come out of the closet as a fan of professional wrestling… so fortunately I was able to understand all of the terminology used here but I wonder if it takes a decent story and makes it too niche for a wider audience. Bonus points for one of the coolest cover designs I’ve......more

Kayfabe, the debut novel from Chris Koslowski, is a love letter to the drama of mid-tier wrestling, in and outside of the ring. Dom Contreras, playing the burly lumberjack character of Hack Barlow, contends with the future of his career while trying to introduce his little sister, Pilar, into the bu......more