Ballantine Books

That’s What Frenemies Are For

In That's What Frenemies Are For, by Sophie Littlefield and Lauren Gershell,  upscale New York mommy Julia maintains her popularity…

1 year ago

Going Home Again in “Central Places”

In Delia Cai's new novel, Central Places, Audrey Zhou is newly engaged and bringing her white fiancé, Ben, home to…

2 years ago

Latin, Classics, and Drowned Secrets in “The Lake of Dead Languages”

In The Lake of Dead Languages, by Carol Goodman, Jane Hudson has returned to her old boarding school as a…

2 years ago

‘Upgrade’ by Blake Crouch

I was excited to get Blake Crouch's new novel Upgrade, because I'd enjoyed both Dark Matter and Recursion. This is…

3 years ago

We Were Never Here

I couldn't wait to read We Were Never Here, by Andrea Bartz, because I always love thrillers with a twisted friendship at…

3 years ago