Book Reviews & Recommendations
Freida McFadden has built her reputation on twisty psychological thrillers that keep readers up all night, but with The Widow’s Husband’s Secret Lie she takes a sharp turn into something completely unexpected: satire. This novella is short, absurd, and self-aware, playing with […]
Lynn Painter, beloved for her witty romantic comedies, returns with Maid for Each Other, a novel that mixes tropes readers love fake dating, forced proximity, opposites attract into a sweet and swoony rom-com that feels equal parts Pretty Woman and Maid in […]
Matt Dinniman’s fifth entry in the Dungeon Crawler Carl saga is the series at its boldest. The arena this time is the sixth floor, known as the Hunting Grounds, a lush kill-zone of jungle heat and Jurassic teeth. Outsiders are finally allowed […]
Alex Aster makes her adult debut with Summer in the City, a rom-com that promises a swoony, fast-paced, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers ride set against the glittering backdrop of New York City. The premise feels irresistible: Elle, a 27-year-old screenwriter with a looming deadline and […]
After more than sixty installments, J.D. Robb’s In Death series still finds fresh ways to keep readers invested in Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her relentless pursuit of justice. Framed in Death, the sixty-first book in the long-running saga, blends the dark glamour […]
Nita Prose’s debut novel The Maid arrived with extraordinary buzz, earning a Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery & Thriller and quickly becoming a book club favorite. Marketed as a locked-room whodunit with a quirky heroine at its heart, the book attempts to […]
Jeneva Rose has never shied away from playing with genre, but in Dating After the End of the World she takes a bold leap into the territory of apocalyptic romance. At first glance, pairing zombies with love might sound like an odd […]
Riley Sager has become one of the most talked-about names in modern psychological thrillers, and with The House Across the Lake, he once again proves why his books are both highly anticipated and hotly debated. This novel delivers the suspense, atmosphere, and […]
Abraham Verghese’s The Covenant of Water is the kind of sweeping historical novel that asks you to clear your weekend, pour a strong tea, and surrender to a world that feels both intimate and immense. Set in Kerala along India’s Malabar Coast, […]
Matt Dinniman’s The Gate of the Feral Gods takes readers deeper into the ever-expanding chaos of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, and by this point in the saga, the author shows no intention of slowing down. This fifth installment ramps up the […]