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
Clutch, a review by Joanna
Clutch Emily Nemens 378 pages Published on Feb 3rd, 2026 Tin House 🥚🥚 Amazon | GoodReads Clutch is a meandering novel about five white upper middle class women who have been friends since college, navigating careers, family, relationships, parenthood, politics … Continued
The Book Woman’s Daughter, a review by Joanna
The Book Woman’s Daughter Kim Michele Richardson Audiobook 10hrs, 29 mins Published May 3rd, 2022 Blackstone publishing 🫏🫏🫏🫏🫏 The Book Woman’s Daughter is the sequel to the bestselling historical fiction novel The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, which was … Continued
Inheritance of Lies, a review by Di
🚢🚢🚢 INHERITANCE OF LIES Rebecca A Carter Lakefield Union Publishing May 5, 2026 364 pages Goodreads | Amazon | Bookshop.org From the description of this book, I thought it was something right up my alley. A young woman loses her … Continued