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More Murder, More Secrets, and More Delicious Indonesian Food in ‘The New Girl’

Jesse Q Sutanto is back with more secrets, more murder, and more delicious Indonesian food in The New Girl. Teenage…

11 months ago

Dark Friendship in “I’m Not Done With You Yet”

After the perfectly good YA Well, That Was Unexpected, and the perfectly good cozy mystery Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice For…

1 year ago

What You Are Looking for is in the Library

What You Are Looking for is in the Library, by Michiko Aoyama, and translated by Alison Watts, is a book…

1 year ago

Nerd Friends and Wild Creatures in “The Kaiju Preservation Society”

I originally noped out of the first scenes of The Kaiju Preservation Society, because they were about a shady startup…

1 year ago

The Woman In The Library

The Woman in the Library, by Sulari Gentill, is a thriller around a novelist, working on a thriller that might…

1 year ago

The Book of Essie

I was pretty much sold on the NetGalley blurb for The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir: Teenage Esther Hicks…

1 year ago

ARC Review: The Rachel Incident

The Rachel Incident, by Caroline O'Donoghue, was basically a one-sitting read for me. The plot's twisty and emotional, full of…

2 years ago

For You and Only You (Vibes, Not Spoilers)

For You and Only You is the newest thriller in Caroline Kepnes' You series, about Joe Goldberg, that deeply twisted…

2 years ago

Followers

Megan Angelo's upcoming novel Followers tells two linked storylines, connected at first by the concept of followers and reality celebrity, but…

2 years ago

But Why Didn’t I Like “The Villa?”

The upcoming novel, The Villa, by Rachel Hawkins, is a dual-timeline story, with both stories involving frenemies creating art in…

2 years ago

Why I Wasn’t Into “The Soulmate” (Warning! Contains Spoilers!)

I absolutely loved The Good Sister and The Mother-in-Law. The reveals in a Sally Hepworth novel have made me literally…

2 years ago

The Beijing Ghost of “If You Could See The Sun”

If You Could See The Sun, by Ann Liang, uses a supernatural invisibility power to tell a moving, realistic story…

2 years ago

Gossip, Secrets, and Murder at an Upscale Wedding in “You’re Invited”

In You're Invited, by Amanda Jayatissa, Amaya feels strange about receiving her invitation to her ex-bestie Kaavi’s wedding. First, the…

2 years ago

Scarlet Carnation

Laila Ibrahim's new novel Scarlet Carnation is the fourth book in her Yellow Crocus series. In this one, we continue…

2 years ago

The Family Remains

The Family Upstairs, by Lisa Jewell, ends with a solid resolution and then a dramatic cliffhanger at the very last…

2 years ago

Park Avenue Summer

I knew I would enjoy Park Avenue Summer, because I love historical fiction, especially when it's set in New York…

2 years ago

These Impossible Things

In These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany, uni besties Malak, Kees, and Jenna live between traditional Muslim lives (massive weddings,…

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

Getting Clean With Stevie Green

In Getting Clean With Stevie Green, by Swan Huntley, Stevie Green heads back home to help her mom pack and…

3 years ago

Healthcare and Wellness in ‘At Least You Have Your Health’

At Least You Have Your Health, by Madi Sinha, is a warm, character-driven story, with funny and a terrifying look…

3 years ago

Hijinks and Insights of ‘Disorientation’

In Disorientation, by Elaine Hsieh Chou, PhD candidate Ingrid Yang is halfheartedly at work on her dissertation when she stumbles…

3 years ago

Evergreen Tidings From The Baumgartners

In Evergreen Tidings From The Baumgartners. whether it's a church fundraiser, party invitations, or someone else's marriage, Violet Baumgartner always…

3 years ago

Feast of Sorrow

Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King tells the story of a kitchen slave, Thrasius, and his owner, the gourmand Apicius.…

3 years ago

Reckless Girls

Reckless Girls is a new novel by Rachel Hawkins, the author of The Wife Upstairs. I'd really enjoyed the Southern…

3 years ago

Never Saw Me Coming

Never Saw Me Coming, by Vera Kurian, is a new thriller about a group of known psychopaths at college, and…

3 years ago