Have you ever wondered why your heart races when you read about an ordinary teenager discovering they have magical powers? Or why you feel that satisfying “click” when a prophecy finally makes perfect sense? These powerful moments happen because of fantasy book tropes—the storytelling DNA that runs through every magical tale worth reading. Fantasy book […]
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The Almightier by Paul Vigna
In an era where billionaires are celebrated like modern prophets and stock market movements dominate news cycles, Paul Vigna’s “The Almightier” arrives as both historical revelation and cultural wake-up call. The veteran Wall Street Journal reporter, previously known for his cryptocurrency expertise in “The Age of Cryptocurrency” and “The Truth Machine,” ventures into far more […]
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Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn
Till Summer Do Us Part (Standard Edition) by Meghan Quinn on June 3, 2025 Genres: FIC027020, FIC027250, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / New Adult, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy Pages: 432 Buy on Amazon Goodreads If you’re looking for the ultimate summer rom-com, Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan […]
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Book of the Month August 2025
Quizlit’s Book of the Month August 2025 is the outstanding Flesh by David Szalay. A hypnotic tale of estrangement and alienation, it captures both the utter strangeness and the possibilities, of modern life. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Book of the Month August […]
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Book Review: Hummingbird Moonrise
Hummingbird Moonrise (Murder, Tea, and Crystals Trilogy) by Sherri L. Dodd Genre: Fantasy / Paranormal ISBN: 9781685136581 Print Length: 358 pages Publisher: Black Rose Writing Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Chelsey Tucker The reality of family chaos meets some insanely witchy scandals in Hummingbird Moonrise. No more waiting and wondering—the third installment of the Murder, Teas […]
Romance readers know the feeling—that delicious moment when you open a book and immediately recognize the setup for your favorite romantic dynamic. Whether it’s the tension-filled banter of enemies who are clearly destined for love or the sweet ache of friends finally crossing that invisible line, romance book tropes create the emotional scaffolding that makes […]
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Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry on May 28, 2025 Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Women Pages: 636 Format: Hardcover Buy on Amazon Goodreads Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. […]
Jackie Thomas-Kennedy’s debut novel, The Other Wife, arrives as a deeply introspective examination of a woman caught between the life she has and the life she might have had. Set against the backdrop of a single winter weekend, the novel follows Susan “Zuzu” Braeburn as she confronts the accumulated weight of choices made and paths […]
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Mendell Station by J.B. Hwang
J.B. Hwang’s debut novel, Mendell Station, arrives as a remarkably tender and deeply observed portrait of grief, faith crisis, and the peculiar salvation found in the most ordinary of jobs. Set against the backdrop of San Francisco in early 2020, this literary work follows Miriam Lee, a Korean-American woman whose world collapses when her best […]
Amy Silverberg’s debut novel First Time, Long Time arrives with the promise of examining what happens when a young woman becomes entangled with a famous older man—and then, unexpectedly, with his daughter. The premise alone suggests the kind of tangled emotional terrain that makes for compelling fiction, but Silverberg’s execution proves both her greatest strength […]