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The Secret Market of the Dead by Giovanni De Feo

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 […]

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The Lake’s Water Is Never Sweet by Giulia Caminito

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 […]

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Never the Roses by Jennifer K. Lambert

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 […]

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Relationship Goals by Brittany Kelley

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 […]

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The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly

The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly on May 27, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Historical / 20th Century / World War II, Fiction / Literary, Fiction / Women Pages: 336 Format: Audiobook, Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads Martha Hall Kelly has delivered another captivating historical fiction gem—this time set against the […]

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The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

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: […]

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Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie

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 […]

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Fast Boys and Pretty Girls by Lo Patrick

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 […]

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All the Men I’ve Loved Again by Christine Pride

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 […]

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Book Review: Messenger for the Dead (A Mathieu James Thriller)

Messenger for the Dead by Matthew Fults Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense ISBN: 9798218616984 Print Length: 294 pages Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Tomi Alo The pursuit of justice sizzles with intensity in this Mathieu James thriller. Matthew Fults brings back all the good things (and then some) from The Scotland Project. It picks up just […]