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“I’m just saying that you’re allowed to exist separately from your family. If you want. Many of us feel indebted to our parents, but the truth is, parenthood is a choice they made. We can’t dedicate our lives to pleasing others. Love isn’t transactional like that.” Evie Lang’s life is in shambles. On the heels… Continue reading Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour by Nora Nguyen
If you’re looking for a fast, unputdownable thriller with a sharp edge and a twisted sense of humor, Julie Chan Is Dead needs to be on your radar. Julie Chan Is Dead is Zhang’s debut thriller, and wow—what a debut It’s witty, dark, and fast-paced, giving readers a backseat view into the wild world of… Continue reading Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang
“But here is the nature of life. That we must love things with our whole selves, knowing they will die.” Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers. But with sea levels rising,… Continue reading Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
The bestselling author of The Quiet Tenant returns with a slow-burning thriller rich in atmosphere and intrigue. They thought escaping the cult would be their salvation. Instead, it led them into one harrowing situation after another. This is told in dual timelines. Frida and Gabriel were part of a cult in which they decided to… Continue reading Our Last Resort by Clémence Michallon
“It was a beautiful thing to watch your best friend be loved in the way you know she deserves.” Teddy Andersen doesn’t have a plan. She’s never needed one before. She’s always been more of a go-with-the-flow type of girl, but for some reason, the flow doesn’t seem to be going her way this time.… Continue reading Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage
Anyone who has ever felt stuck in their twenties, unsure of their purpose or still healing from loss, Passion Project will feel like a comforting, witty hug wrapped in a hopeful love story. London Sperry’s debut novel is a romantic comedy that’s just as much about rediscovering joy as it is about falling in love—and… Continue reading Passion Project by London Sperry
“It's okay to love your darkness and still love yourself. It doesn't make you a bad person. It makes you a whole one.” Doctor Fionn Kane is running from a broken heart, one he hopes to mend in small-town Nebraska, far away from his almost-fiancé and his derailed surgical career. It's a simpler head down,… Continue reading Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
If you're looking for a nonfiction book to pick up, you need to read this one. It's a haunting and powerful examination of mental illness—specifically schizophrenia—told through the devastating story of one family. The narrative alternates between the Galvin family's personal story and the scientific developments around schizophrenia that unfolded during the same time. Don… Continue reading Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
“You don’t really die when your heart stops. You die when you’re forgotten.” Three months ago, Lena Nguyen’s estranged twin sister, Cambry, drove to a remote bridge sixty miles outside of Missoula, Montana, and jumped two hundred feet to her death. At least, that is the official police version. But Lena isn’t buying it. Now… Continue reading Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams
This book was really good—quietly powerful and emotionally gripping. It took me a couple of chapters to settle into the pace, but once I did, I was completely hooked. The story unfolds slowly but purposefully, drawing you deeper into a world full of secrets, heartache, and impossible choices. Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank… Continue reading Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall