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My Husband’s Wife is one of those thrillers that starts off quietly unsettling and then completely takes over your brain. At first, I wasn’t sure where this story was headed. You’re dropped into a situation that feels strange and disorienting, and you just kind of sit there thinking, Okay… but where is this going? And… Continue reading My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney
Guy Shadowfade is dead, and Violet Thistlethwaite is out of a job. After a lifetime as the dark sorcerer's right-hand witch, she's ready to turn over a new leaf. And this time, she wants to sprout peonies instead of poison. The quiet town of Dragon's Rest seems like the perfect place to start over. Violet… Continue reading Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz
Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner, of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed. In the aftermath of a long war, Paladia’s new ruling class of corrupt guild families and depraved necromancers, whose vile… Continue reading Alchemised by SenLin Yu
The Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast one bloody night in 1929. While most people assume seventeen-year-old Lenora was responsible, the police were never able to prove it. Other than her denial after the killings, she has never spoken publicly about that night, nor has she set foot outside Hope’s End, the cliffside mansion… Continue reading The Only One Left by Riley Sager
I’ve long been a fan of Hilderbrand, but this one easily lands among my new favorites of her books. Hilderbrand—this time teaming up with her daughter, Shelby Cunningham—delivers a dishy, page-turning novel that follows an intertwined cast of characters over the course of one drama-filled year at a New England boarding school, and I was… Continue reading The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand
Twenty-five-year-old Paige Lancaster is one contract away from earning a living doing her favorite thing in the world: writing songs. But when a music industry professional suggests she might be holding back with her lyrics to lessen the heartbreak of an old flame, Paige doubts if her music is ready to be heard. In a… Continue reading Never Over by Clare Gilmore
C.G. Drews delivers another masterclass in gothic horror with Hazelthorn—a story that’s as hauntingly beautiful as it is deeply unsettling. From the first page, I was completely drawn into Evander’s lonely, claustrophobic existence within the sprawling Hazelthorn estate. Trapped in a locked room for years, his isolation is so vividly rendered that you can almost… Continue reading Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews
Gone Before Goodbye is everything I want in a thriller — twisty, fast-paced, and impossible to put down. Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben make a powerhouse team, blending his signature suspense with her sharp, character-driven storytelling. The result? A high-stakes, cinematic ride that hooked me from the very first page. The Story Dr. Maggie McCabe… Continue reading Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben
Katherine Arden steps away from the folklore and fantasy of The Bear and the Nightingale series to deliver something darker, more haunting, and deeply human in The Warm Hands of Ghosts. This is not a light read—it’s a somber, atmospheric story that blurs the line between history and the supernatural, between the living and the… Continue reading The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on… Continue reading The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner