BOOKLOVES

The Secret Market of the Dead by Giovanni De Feo emerges as a haunting debut that weaves together the gritty realism of 18th-century Italian life with the ethereal mysteries of nocturnal folklore. This Italian-inspired gothic fantasy presents readers with a tale that is equal parts coming-of-age story and supernatural thriller, anchored by a protagonist whose […]

Giulia Caminito’s English-language debut, The Lake’s Water Is Never Sweet, arrives like a slap of cold lake water against skin—shocking, invigorating, and impossible to ignore. This Campiello Prize-winning novel transforms the familiar coming-of-age narrative into something far more unsettling and profound, offering readers a psychological excavation of a young woman’s fury that feels both deeply […]

Jennifer K. Lambert delivers a devastating debut that reads like a love letter written in blood and dreams. “Never the Roses” weaves together the threads of Patricia A. McKillip’s ethereal fantasy tradition with a distinctly modern understanding of trauma, creating something that feels both timeless and urgently contemporary. This is not your typical enemies-to-lovers romance—it’s […]

Brittany Kelley delivers a pitch-perfect romantic comedy, Relationship Goals, that seamlessly blends the glitz of Hollywood with the gritty passion of professional soccer. Relationship Goals follows Abigail Hunt, an aspiring actress preparing for her breakout role, and Luke Wolfe, the notoriously grumpy star player of the LA Aces, as they navigate a fake relationship that […]

Megan Bannen’s debut adult romance, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, arrives like an unexpected gift—wrapped in the dusty robes of a fantasy adventure but containing the beating heart of a romance that refuses to be categorized. This isn’t your typical enemies-to-lovers tale, nor is it standard fantasy fare. Instead, Bannen has crafted something rarer: […]

Charlotte Runcie’s debut novel Bring the House Down arrives like a theatrical bomb detonating in the heart of Edinburgh’s festival season, leaving readers to sift through the moral debris of a story that refuses to offer easy answers. Set against the backdrop of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this literary fiction explores the collision between art […]

Lo Patrick’s latest offering, Fast Boys and Pretty Girls, delivers a masterfully crafted Southern Gothic mystery that explores the devastating ripple effects of first love, family secrets, and the inescapable weight of the past. This slow-burn psychological thriller confirms Patrick’s position as a formidable voice in contemporary Southern fiction, following her acclaimed novels The Floating […]

Christine Pride’s solo debut novel arrives with the weight of expectation, following her successful collaboration with Jo Piazza on “We Are Not Like Them.” While “All the Men I’ve Loved Again” delivers on its promise of exploring love’s complexity, it wrestles with the ambitious scope of spanning two decades and two timelines in ways that […]