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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Annabel Monaghan has built a loyal readership with heartfelt, witty romances like Nora Goes Off Script and Same Time Next Summer. With It’s a Love Story, she once again delivers a tale that blends humor, nostalgia, and second chances. This novel takes […]
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 […]
Ruth Ware revisits one of her breakout heroines in The Woman in Suite 11, a decade-later follow up to The Woman in Cabin 10. Lo Blacklock is older, married, and the mother of two, yet her knack for being in the wrong […]