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Rachel Harrison’s Play Nice is the perfect October read—a blend of haunted house chills, messy family drama, and buried childhood trauma that comes together in a moody, atmospheric story you won’t want to put down. Clio Louise Barnes appears to have it all: a stylish life in New York, a thriving influencer career, and a… Continue reading Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her older brother; she still had her home. She had a normal teenager’s life. Now Salama volunteers at a hospital in Homs, helping the wounded who flood through the doors daily. Secretly, though, she is… Continue reading As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
It starts with a class in an old movie theater—Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by the mysterious Professor. Most students assume her stories are make-believe, but Holland St. James has always believed in magic. When she finds a local legend called the Watch Man, who can supposedly tell you when you’ll die,… Continue reading Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber
Maddie Sanderson would be proud to honor her older brother’s dying wish, that she scatters his ashes over eight destinations that the adventurous 29-year-old never got to visit before he died from cancer. But in his will, Josh assigned her an impossible partner to help complete the mission—Dominic Perry. Seriously, if Maddie weren’t already at… Continue reading PS: I Hate You by Lauren Connolly
Ellie Palmer’s debut, Four Weekends and a Funeral, is a tender and witty romance that manages to be both heartfelt and laugh-out-loud funny. Premise and Setup The story follows Alison Mullally, a thirty-year-old BRCA 1 carrier and double mastectomy survivor, who finds herself in a truly awkward situation: at her ex-boyfriend Sam’s funeral, she realizes… Continue reading Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer
The Treasure Hunters Club skillfully braids together the lives of three unlikely sleuths: Peter, nearing forty and stuck in a rut until a mysterious letter pulls him back to Maple Bay; Cass, a writer whose career has stalled, grasping at a second chance while housesitting in the seaside town; and Dandy, a sharp and determined… Continue reading The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan
Once, there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power, and connected by a single city: London. Until the magic grew too fast, and forced the worlds to seal the doors between them in a desperate gamble to protect their own. The few magicians who could still open the… Continue reading The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab
Jess Walter’s So Far Gone is an unforgettable, genre-blending novel that combines dark political commentary, family drama, and a wild, suspenseful rescue mission. It’s the kind of book that grabs you early and doesn’t let go. After a volatile Thanksgiving in 2016, journalist Rhys Kinnick retreats from society, trading smartphones and social strife for solitude… Continue reading So Far Gone by Jess Walter
The Other Side of Now is a heartfelt, imaginative novel that beautifully balances humor, grief, and the magic of second chances. Fans of Rebecca Serle and Taylor Jenkins Reid will find plenty to love here, but Paige Harbison’s story stands strong on its own with a voice that is both witty and deeply moving. The… Continue reading The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
When the invitation to attend the press opening of a luxury Swiss hotel—owned by reclusive billionaire Marcus Leidmann, arrives, it’s like the answer to a prayer. Three years after the birth of her youngest child, Lo Blacklock is ready to reestablish her journalism career, but post-pandemic travel journalism is a very different landscape from the… Continue reading The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware