MAD MABEL Sally Hepworth St Martin’s Press April 21, 2026 336 pages Amazon | Goodreads | Bookshop.org I love Sally Hepworth’s books. I think I start every review of her books with the same line. Her writing style is very … Continued
GRACE OF THE EMPIRE STATE Gemma Tizzard Gallery January 28, 2025 (US) January 20, 2026 (Canada) 336 pages Amazon | Goodreads | Bookshop.org This book is set in 1930, New York City. It focuses on the building of the Empire … Continued
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🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫 FALLING APART AND OTHER GIFTS FROM THE UNIVERSE Catherine Ryan Hyde Lake Union Publishing November 11, 2025 286 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon Like other books by this author, she takes a relevant subject and writes a story … Continued
🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂 THE SMILING LAND Alan Doyle Penguin Random House Canada November 4, 2025 288 pages Goodreads | Bookshop.org | Amazon As soon as I learned about this book, I knew I had to read it. Newfoundland is my absolute favourite … Continued
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🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE Boo Walker Lake Union Publishing September 16, 2025 445 pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Goodreads When I chose to read this book, I did not realize that it was the prequel to a trilogy. But … Continued
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🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂 THE LIFE SHE COULD HAVE LIVED Laura Pearson Boldwood Books September 12, 2025 338 pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Goodreads The “sliding doors theory”, or “sliding doors moment,” refers to a pivotal moment when a single, seemingly minor decision … Continued
😳😳😳😳 THE MAD WIFE Meagan Church Sourcebooks Landmark September 30, 2025 445 pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Goodreads Welcome to the life of a 1950s housewife/mother. Many Gen Z’ers have no idea what that life was like. They have no … Continued