The Love of Another Life, a review by Shelley
📩📩📩1/2 The Love of Another Life Emma Cooper Publication Date: June 8th, 2026 Boldwood Books 280 Pages Amazon | Goodreads | Bookshop.org Genre: Romance | Women’s Fiction I am not a big romance reader, but there is something about split-time … Continued
A Better Life, a review by Joanna
A Better Life Lionel Shriver 304 pages Published Feb 17th, 2026 Harper Collins 🏠🏠🏠🏠 Amazon | GoodReads A Better Life is the latest offering from controversial American author Lionel Shriver – who is most famous for 2004’s “We Need to … Continued
Out of this World, a review by Shelley
🎈🎈🎈1/2 Out of this World Frances Mensah Williams Publication Date: June 6th, 2026 Boldwood Books 256 Pages Amazon | Goodreads | Bookshop.org Genre: General Fiction | Women’s Fiction This was a very emotional book. Angie’s life has fallen apart and … Continued
Summer State of Mind, a Review by Susan
👶👶👶👶👶 Summer State of Mind Kristy Woodson Harvey Gallery books 384 pages Published May 5, 2026 Goodreads/Amazon.com/Bookshop.org I am very familiar with miss Harvey’s work over the years. This book, however, is a substantial departure from most of her previous … Continued
Missing Sam, a Review by Susan
🏡🏡🏡🏡1/4 Missing Sam Thrity Umrigar Algonquin Books 320 Pages January 27, 2026 Goodreads/Amazon/ Bookshop.org I am a big fan of Thrity Umrigar’s novels. This book is no exception. This book combines both suspense and sociological themes in one book. This … Continued
Man of My Dreams, a review by Shelley
💔💔💔 Man of My Dreams Olivia Worley Publication Date: June 2nd, 2026 St. Martin’s Press | Minotaur Books 320 Pages Amazon | Goodreads | Bookshop.org Genre: General Fiction | Mystery & Thrillers This is my first book by this author, … Continued
Thriller Thursday – a triple shot of quickie reviews by Joanna
A Dead Draw Robert Dugoni 373 pages Published May 27, 2025 Thomas & Mercer 🔫🔫🔫 This the 11th book in the Tracy Crosswhite series about a Seattle homicide detective haunted by the death of her sister years earlier. I’ve … Continued
Hunger & Thirst, a review by Shelley
🏚️🏚️🏚️🏚️ Hunger & Thirst Claire Fuller Publication Date: June 2nd, 2026 Penguin Random House Canada | Bond Street Books Zando | Tin House 320 Pages Amazon | Goodreads | Bookshop.org Genre: General Fiction | Horror This book is a slow … Continued
From the Ashes, a review by Joanna
From the Ashes Damien Boyd Published June 4th, 2024 Brilliance Audio 🔥🔥🔥🔥 From the Ashes is book fourteen in the consistently brilliant DCI Nick Dixon series, set in Somerset, England. I got this from Kindle Unlimited and listened to the … Continued
Nice Places, a review by Shelley
🍜🍜🍜🍜 Nice Places Vincent Chu Publication Date: June 2nd, 2026 Forest Avenue Press 296 Pages Amazon | Goodreads | Bookshop.org Genre: General Fiction | Literary Fiction | OwnVoices This story is about Georgie, who quits his job at a technology … Continued