Category: Book Reviews

Megan Giddings returns with her most ambitious work yet, weaving a tapestry of loss, love, and otherworldly possibility that challenges both our understanding of family bonds and the nature of reality itself. Meet Me at the Crossroads stands as a testament to Giddings’ evolving mastery of speculative fiction, offering readers a profound meditation on grief […]

Renée Ahdieh’s adult debut Park Avenue arrives with the weight of expectation befitting a #1 New York Times bestselling author transitioning from YA fantasy to contemporary adult fiction. Pitched as “Crazy Rich Asians meets Succession,” this novel follows Jia Song, a newly minted junior partner at a prestigious Manhattan law firm, as she becomes entangled […]

Ann Liang returns with her most ambitious and emotionally resonant novel yet in Never Thought I’d End Up Here, delivering a story that transcends the typical young adult romance formula. Following the success of her previous works including If You Could See the Sun, This Time It’s Real, and I Hope This Doesn’t Find You, […]

Few nonfiction books disturb as profoundly as Caroline Fraser’s Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers. With unnerving clarity and relentless depth, Fraser interrogates the serial killer epidemic of the 1970s and ’80s, anchoring it not in the minds of monsters alone but in the poisoned earth and corroded conscience of industrial […]

In the saturated landscape of contemporary romance, where second-chance love stories often feel formulaic, Alicia Thompson delivers something refreshingly authentic with “Never Been Shipped.” This isn’t just another reunion romance—it’s a masterful exploration of what happens when past wounds collide with present possibilities, all set against the electric backdrop of the music industry and the […]

Bianca Marais has crafted something genuinely revolutionary with A Most Puzzling Murder, a novel that demolishes the traditional boundaries between reader and story. This isn’t merely a mystery to be consumed passively—it’s an interactive experience that demands your participation, challenges your intellect, and rewards your curiosity with a storytelling innovation that feels both nostalgic and […]

Karen Dukess has crafted something wonderfully unexpected in Welcome to Murder Week, her follow-up to the acclaimed The Last Book Party. What begins as a charming British village mystery evolves into a deeply moving exploration of grief, family secrets, and the courage to embrace life’s unexpected turns. This isn’t your typical cozy mystery—it’s a sophisticated […]

Navessa Allen returns with the second installment in her “Into the Darkness” series, delivering a dark romance that’s equal parts swoon-worthy and morally questionable. “Caught Up” by Navessa Allen follows Lauren Marchetti and Nico “Junior” Trocci as they navigate a reunion ten years in the making, complete with mafia entanglements, stalker tendencies, and enough sexual […]