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Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. And they’re both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: to write the biography of a woman no one has seen in years, or at least to meet with the octogenarian who… Continue reading Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
When Evie Hudson wakes in an unfamiliar hospital room, she thinks she’s fresh out of a teenage party with her best friend, Bree. Except, Bree isn’t around anymore and high school was years ago. Evie had just survived the crash that killed her husband, Oliver, whom she can't remember either. After suffering a traumatic loss… Continue reading Pictures of You by Emma Grey
Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad is a haunting, imaginative, and unflinching reimagining of American slavery. Though it didn’t fully meet my expectations, I’m still glad I finally read this long-standing title from my TBR—especially as part of a book club discussion, where the weight of its themes could be explored with others. Set in the… Continue reading The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Martha Hall Kelly has delivered another captivating historical fiction gem—this time set against the windswept shores of Martha’s Vineyard during World War II. The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club blends dual timelines, rich characters, and the enduring power of books in a way that’s both engaging and deeply heartfelt. It’s the kind of story… Continue reading The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly
"You cannot be nothing when you are everything to someone else." Even after surviving the Purging Trials as an Ordinary, Paedyn Gray now finds herself fleeing something far deadlier. Conspiring with the Resistance and killing the king has made her prey to the prince she was once falling for. After swearing loyalty to his brother,… Continue reading Reckless by Lauren Roberts
Clem gets a call that is every mother’s worst nightmare. Her nineteen-year-old daughter Erin is unconscious in the hospital after a hiking trip with her friends on the remote Orkney Islands that met a horrifying end, leaving her boyfriend dead and her best friend missing. When Erin wakes, she doesn’t recognize her mother. And she… Continue reading The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke
Fredrik Backman does it again with My Friends—a deeply moving, sharply funny, and profoundly human novel about the enduring bonds of friendship and the quiet, powerful ways art can hold us together across time. At the heart of the story is Louisa, an almost-eighteen-year-old aspiring artist who becomes obsessed with a painting that has long… Continue reading My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Laila Lalami’s The Dream Hotel offers a chilling and thought-provoking glimpse into a near-future society where dreams are no longer private—and freedom is conditional. When Sara returns to Los Angeles from a work trip, she’s stopped at the airport by a shadowy government agency and told she’s a risk. Not because of something she’s done,… Continue reading The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
“Sisterhood is knowing someone fully and loving them anyway.” Nicole “Nic” Monroe is in a rut. At twenty-four, she lives alone in a dinky apartment in her hometown of Mishawaka, Indiana, she’s just gotten a DWI, and she works the same dead-end job she’s been working since high school, a job she only has because… Continue reading The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers
"You're not afraid of being alone in the dark. You're afraid you're not alone." Anya is enjoying a relaxing bath when she hears a noise coming from the ceiling. Through the open bathroom door, she sees the attic hatch swing down, and a masked figure drops to the floor. Thirty seconds later, Anya is dead.Across town, Anya's… Continue reading Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara