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Highly Recommended (4+ Rating)
Good Omens Rating: 4.9
A Comedic, Apocalyptic, Wonderful, Beloved Novel, By Neil Gaiman
Review Posted January 2, 2015

We Have Always Lived in the Castle Rating: 4.8
A Suspenseful Tale of Two Sisters and a Haunting Past, By Shirley Jackson
Review Posted December 10, 2014

Caste Rating: 4.8
A masterful book about American's unseen caste system, By Isabel Wilkerson
Review Posted January 25, 2021

Circe Rating: 4.8
An elegant and delightful retelling of Greek mythological tales, By Madeline Miller
Review Posted March 31, 2019

Station Eleven Rating: 4.8
Civilization in a Post-Apocalyptic World, By Emily St. John Mandel
Review Posted September 7, 2017

The Devil in the White City Rating: 4.5
The fascinating story of an architect, a serial killer and the 1893 World Fair in Chicago, By Erik Larson
Review Posted September 11, 2018

The Nickel Boys Rating: 4.5
A descent into the horrors of a reform school in Jim Crow-era America, By Colson Whitehead
Review Posted July 15, 2019

Shakespeare: The World as Stage Rating: 4.5
A Concise and Well-Researched Biography, By Bill Bryson
Review Posted December 22, 2014

A Thousand Splendid Suns Rating: 4.5
A Moving, Heart-breaking, Powerful Story of Survival, By Khaled Hosseini
Review Posted January 4, 2015

James Rating: 4.5
A retelling of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, By Percival Everett
Review Posted April 10, 2024

Transcendent Kingdom Rating: 4.5
A profound and powerful exploration of family, science, faith and addiction, By Yaa Gyasi
Review Posted September 4, 2020

A Gentleman in Moscow Rating: 4.5
A charming novel about a man under house arrest in Moscow's Metropol Hotel after the Russian Revolution, By Amor Towles
Review Posted August 12, 2019

All the Light We Cannot See Rating: 4.4
A lyrical and moving story of two kids in German-occupied France during WWII, By Anthony Doerr
Review Posted February 24, 2018

The Vanishing Half Rating: 4.4
A story about two twins living divergent lives, By Brit Bennett
Review Posted June 15, 2020

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store Rating: 4.3
A vibrant, compassionate and often humorous story about small-town secrets and a community of people, By James McBride
Review Posted February 26, 2024

Project Hail Mary Rating: 4.3
A sci-fi thriller about scientific research, evolution, interstellar exploration and a lone astronaut on a mission to save the world, By Andy Weir
Review Posted May 2, 2021

None of This Is True Rating: 4.3
A psychological thriller about a true crime podcaster and a woman who comes into her life and leaves destruction in her wake, By Lisa Jewell
Review Posted February 22, 2024

Olive Kitteridge Rating: 4.3
An empathetic story about an "unlikeable" older woman., By Elizabeth Strout
Review Posted January 21, 2020

Deacon King Kong Rating: 4.3
A lively and compassionate story about a shooting in the projects of South Brooklyn, By James McBride
Review Posted June 25, 2020

Shalimar The Clown Rating: 4.3
An Inquiry Into Religion, Love and Revenge, By Salman Rushdie
Review Posted December 12, 2006

A Deadly Education Rating: 4.2
A story about a young female wizard in a dangerous school of magic, By Naomi Novik
Review Posted September 30, 2020

The Wonder Rating: 4.2
a literary psychological thriller set in the in the late 1800's about young English nurse in who is brought in to observe a medical curiosity in Ireland , By Emma Donoghue
Review Posted December 1, 2021

The Huntress Rating: 4.2
A thrilling story full of intrigue and adventure about hunting down a Nazi war criminal, By Kate Quinn
Review Posted June 9, 2019

Born A Crime Rating: 4.2
An engrossing and raw autobiographical story of Trevor Noah's childhood in South Africa, By Trevor Noah
Review Posted June 25, 2019

The Testaments Rating: 4.2
A continuation of the story of Gilead, By Margaret Atwood
Review Posted September 13, 2019

Hamnet Rating: 4.2
A story about Shakespeare's marriage and the death of his son, By Maggie O'Farrell
Review Posted August 4, 2020

Catch and Kill Rating: 4.2
A recounting of Farrow's spy thriller-esque investigation into Harvey Weinstein's misdeeds, By Ronan Farrow
Review Posted October 20, 2019

The Thursday Murder Club Rating: 4.2
a jaunty and lighthearted murder mystery set in a retirement village, By Richard Osman
Review Posted November 28, 2021

Remarkably Bright Creatures Rating: 4.2
A sweet and feel-good novel about a lonely woman, a giant Pacific octopus and a down-on-his luck guy searching for his father, By Shelby Van Pelt
Review Posted March 21, 2024

Bad Blood Rating: 4.2
A thrilling and sensational story of ambition, corporate fraud and deceit, By John Carreyrou
Review Posted December 8, 2018

The Man Who Lived Underground Rating: 4.2
A (very literary) story about man who is coerced into a false confession and flees to live in the sewers, By Richard Wright
Review Posted April 27, 2021

The Rose Code Rating: 4.2
A WWII story about female code breakers at Bletchley Park, By Kate Quinn
Review Posted April 11, 2021

The Goldfinch Rating: 4.2
An Engrossing and Entertaining Dickensian Tale, By Donna Tartt
Review Posted May 28, 2015

Where the Crawdads Sing Rating: 4.2
A coming-of-age crime drama about a girl growing up alone in the marshes of North Carolina, By Delia Owens
Review Posted March 20, 2019

Happy Place Rating: 4.1
A somewhat bittersweet second-chance romance set during a weeklong getaway for a group of college friends, By Emily Henry
Review Posted March 3, 2024

Anxious People Rating: 4.1
A comedic but sincere novel about a failed bank robbery gone right, By Frederik Backman
Review Posted September 14, 2020

Firekeeper’s Daughter Rating: 4.1
A YA thriller set in a Native American community, By Angeline Boulley
Review Posted March 22, 2021

The Dutch House Rating: 4.1
A family drama about two siblings making sense of their childhood, By Ann Patchett
Review Posted October 13, 2019

The Push Rating: 4.1
A tense domestic drama slash thriller about motherhood and a woman who is struggling under the pressure to be a "good mother", By Ashley Audrain
Review Posted February 2, 2021

Funny Story Rating: 4.1
A warm-hearted and gentle rom-com about picking up the pieces after a breakup , By Emily Henry
Review Posted March 16, 2024

The Orphan Master’s Son Rating: 4.1
A Powerful Tale of Survival and Life in North Korea, By Adam Johnson
Review Posted April 11, 2015

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Rating: 4.1
A breezy novel about a reclusive Hollywood legend and her past loves, By Taylor Jenkins Reid
Review Posted August 26, 2020

The Sense of an Ending Rating: 4.1
A Well-Crafted, Elegant Novel on the Vagaries of Memory, By Julian Barnes
Review Posted December 15, 2014

Home Before Dark Rating: 4.1
A satisfying, well-constructed and suspenseful haunted house mystery, By Riley Sager
Review Posted July 3, 2020

The Power Rating: 4.0
A powerful novel imagining a world where women develop the ability to discharge electric jolts from their hands, By Naomi Alderman
Review Posted January 20, 2022

The Plot Rating: 4.0
A thriller-esque book-within-a-book about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it, By Jean Hanff Korelitz
Review Posted July 25, 2021

Apples Never Fall Rating: 4.0
a family drama about four siblings, their missing mother and a stranger who shows up at their door, By Liane Moriarty
Review Posted September 27, 2021

The Good Sister Rating: 4.0
A mystery-thriller told from the perspective of two twin sisters who were raised by a sociopathic mother, By Sally Hepworth
Review Posted April 29, 2021

The Night Watchman Rating: 4.0
A Pulitzer-prize winning novel about opposing the 1953 Indian termination bill, By Louise Erdrich
Review Posted July 11, 2021

The Song of Achilles Rating: 4.0
a love story set in the backdrop of the Trojan War, By Madeline Miller
Review Posted May 19, 2021

We Were Liars Rating: 4.0
A mystery involving a four teenagers set on a private island, By E. Lockhart
Review Posted June 15, 2021

Bewilderment Rating: 4.0
A story about a single father, his troubled son and an experimental neural treatment, By Richard Powers
Review Posted October 7, 2021

Cloud Cuckoo Land Rating: 4.0
A story about storytelling in a tale that stretches across the past, present and future, By Anthony Doerr
Review Posted November 19, 2021

The Love Hypothesis Rating: 4.0
A delightful rom-com about a fake relationship between a biology Ph.D. student and a professor, By Ali Hazelwood
Review Posted January 9, 2022

Reminders of Him Rating: 4.0
A tearjerker romance about a young woman who has been released from prison after a tragic accident and is fighting for custody of her daughter, By Colleen Hoover
Review Posted January 19, 2022

If It Bleeds Rating: 4.0
A (mostly) delightfully creepy collection of novellas, By Stephen King
Review Posted July 28, 2020

Black Cake Rating: 4.0
An eventful family drama about two siblings whose mother reveals their family history to them in her will, By Charmaine Wilkerson
Review Posted March 17, 2022

Book Lovers Rating: 4.0
A will-they-or-won't-they romance between a cutthroat literary agent and brooding book editor, By Emily Henry
Review Posted June 30, 2022

The Women Rating: 4.0
A intimate historical drama about a young woman who enlists as a nurse in the Vietnam War, By Kristin Hannah
Review Posted February 17, 2024

One Perfect Couple Rating: 4.0
A quick and addictive survival thriller slash psychological thriller about a couples reality TV show filming at a luxury resort on a desert island that goes terribly wrong, By Ruth Ware
Review Posted March 4, 2024

The Housemaid Rating: 4.0
A psychological thriller about a young woman who takes a job as a housekeeper for a wealthy couple, By Freida McFadden
Review Posted February 29, 2024

Listen for the Lie Rating: 4.0
An entertaining and twisty mystery about a true crime podcast focused on a woman who everyone believes got away with the murder of her best friend, By Amy Tintera
Review Posted March 6, 2024

The Hunter Rating: 4.0
A story about a man of disrepute coming back into town with a get-rich-quick scheme in this tense narrative about revenge, old grudges, and familial bonds, By Tana French
Review Posted March 10, 2024

Fourth Wing Rating: 4.0
A romantasy about a young woman who enrolls to become an elite dragon rider at a brutal war college, By Rebecca Yarros
Review Posted March 18, 2024

Just for the Summer Rating: 4.0
A cute summer romance about two people who agree to be each other's "good luck charm" but end up falling for one another, By Abby Jimenez
Review Posted April 14, 2024

Yours Truly Rating: 4.0
A sweet and uplifting romance about two ER doctors who begin exchanging hand-written letters to one another, By Abby Jimenez
Review Posted April 22, 2024

The Seven Year Slip Rating: 4.0
A rom-com about a woman who moves into a magical apartment and falls for a man who exists seven years in the past, By Ashley Poston
Review Posted April 25, 2024

The House in the Cerulean Sea Rating: 4.0
A warm-hearted story about kids in an orphanage for magical creatures, By T.J. Klune
Review Posted April 4, 2021

Peril at End House Rating: 4.0
A classic Hercule Poirot mystery, By Agatha Christie
Review Posted October 4, 2018

Ask Again, Yes Rating: 4.0
An intimate and insightful family drama, By Mary Beth Keane
Review Posted July 30, 2019

The Institute Rating: 4.0
A thriller about a telekinetic kid who is kidnapped by a sinister organization, By Stephen King
Review Posted October 16, 2019

The Giver of Stars Rating: 4.0
A charming and light historical fiction novel about the Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia in the 1930s, By Jojo Moyes
Review Posted November 7, 2019

Mexican Gothic Rating: 4.0
A gothic horror story set in 1950s Mexico, By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Review Posted July 9, 2020

Lovecraft Country Rating: 4.0
A campy series of Lovecraftian stories set in Jim Crow-era America, By Matt Ruff
Review Posted July 12, 2020

Pachinko Rating: 4.0
A story of a Korean family in Japan across generations, By Min Jin Lee
Review Posted August 23, 2020

When the Stars Go Dark Rating: 4.0
A suspenseful and emotionally poignant detective novel about a woman coming to terms with her past, By Paula McLain
Review Posted April 18, 2021

Piranesi Rating: 4.0
An imaginative page-turner set in an alternate reality, By Susanna Clarke
Review Posted September 21, 2020

News of the World Rating: 4.0
A heartfelt story of a journey across Reconstruction-Era Texas for two unlikely companions, By Paulette Jiles
Review Posted September 25, 2020

The Four Winds Rating: 4.0
A tale of one woman's courage during the Great Depression, By Kristin Hannah
Review Posted February 5, 2021

Later Rating: 4.0
a horror story about the secrets we keep buried and a boy who can speak to the dead, By Stephen King
Review Posted March 25, 2021

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Rating: 4
An Ode to Nerds, RPGs and Book Lovers, By Robin Sloan
Review Posted December 16, 2014

The Rosie Project Rating: 4
A Lighthearted and Comedic Love Story for the Overly Logical, By Graeme Simsion
Review Posted March 30, 2015

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Rating: 4
An Unconventional and Cheeky Romp Through Modern History, By Jonas Jonasson
Review Posted April 6, 2015

In the Woods Rating: 4
A Substantial and Engaging Thriller, By Tana French
Review Posted May 7, 2015

The Dog Stars Rating: 4
A Poetic and Introspective Vision of a Post-Apocalyptic Future, By Peter Heller
Review Posted May 14, 2015

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell Rating: 4
An Alternate History of Two Magicians During the Napoleonic Wars, By Susanna Clarke
Review Posted November 1, 2009

Beautiful Ruins Rating: 4
A colorful but subtly moralistic story set in Hollywood and the Amalfi Coast, By Jess Walter
Review Posted September 10, 2017

Norse Mythology Rating: 4
A charming and satisfying little book, By Neil Gaiman
Review Posted January 22, 2018

The Last Black Unicorn Rating: 4
If you're curious at all, you should just read it, By Tiffany Haddish
Review Posted February 15, 2018

Sourdough Rating: 4
A cheerful and fun book for tech and food lovers, By Robin Sloan
Review Posted June 16, 2018

A Man Called Ove Rating: 4
A sweet, uplifting and surprisingly funny story about a grumpy old man called Ove, By Frederik Backman
Review Posted June 28, 2018

Once Upon A River Rating: 4
An atmospheric tale of mystery, folklore, fact and fantasy, By Diane Setterfield
Review Posted December 5, 2018

The Bear and the Nightingale Rating: 4
A distinctive and enchanting book based in Russian folklore, By Katherine Arden
Review Posted October 2, 2018

The Snow Child Rating: 4
A charming fairytale about a girl made of snow , By Eowyn Ivey
Review Posted December 20, 2018

Little Fires Everywhere Rating: 4
Arson, adoption and class divisions ignite tensions in a well-to-do town in Ohio, By Celeste Ng
Review Posted May 9, 2019

Recursion Rating: 4
A plot-driven thriller about time, identity, and memory, By Blake Crouch
Review Posted June 13, 2019

The Water Dancer Rating: 4
A potent story about a man born into bondage with the power to shape his fate, By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Review Posted September 24, 2019

The Poisonwood Bible Rating: 4
A Well-Written Story of A Missionary Family in the Congo, By Barbara Kingsolver
Review Posted January 4, 2010

The Last Graduate (Scholomance #2) Rating: 4
The second installment in Novik's fantasy trilogy, By Naomi Novik
Review Posted August 6, 2021

Recommended (3.5 - 4 Rating)
Rock Paper Scissors Rating: 3.9
a twisty domestic thriller set in an old chapel in Scotland, By Alice Feeney
Review Posted October 10, 2021

The Lincoln Highway Rating: 3.9
A story about four young men journeying from Nebraska to New York City set in 1950's America, By Amor Towles
Review Posted October 25, 2021

One of Us is Next Rating: 3.9
A fun follow-up for mystery-thriller fans, By Karen McManus
Review Posted August 6, 2020

You Love Me Rating: 3.9
the third installment in Caroline Kepnes's thrilling You series, By Caroline Kepnes
Review Posted April 3, 2021

The Midnight Library Rating: 3.9
an uplifting book for book lovers, By Matt Haig
Review Posted January 17, 2021

Tom Lake Rating: 3.9
An understated novel about falling in love, family and the choices we make, By Ann Patchett
Review Posted March 27, 2024

Murder Road Rating: 3.9
A supernatural thriller about a investigation into a string of deaths along a small country road, By Simone St. James
Review Posted March 14, 2024

The Maid Rating: 3.9
A heartwarming story wrapped up in a cozy locked-room-type mystery, By Nita Prose
Review Posted January 6, 2022

The School for Good Mothers Rating: 3.9
A book about motherhood set in a dystopian reality, By Jessamine Chan
Review Posted January 8, 2022

First Lie Wins Rating: 3.9
A thriller about a woman with a fake name and secret job whose identity is wrapped up in a web of lies, By Ashley Elston
Review Posted February 21, 2024

The Christie Affair Rating: 3.9
A highly fictionalized story about the mistress of Agatha Christie's husband that is framed in the context of Christie's unexplained eleven-day disappearance, By Nina de Gramont
Review Posted February 16, 2022

The Last Thing He Told Me Rating: 3.8
A page-turner about a woman whose husband has disappeared while being investigated for white-collar crime, By Laura Dave
Review Posted May 12, 2021

Local Woman Missing Rating: 3.8
A domestic mystery-thriller about a series of missing women and a missing girl who has reappeared, By Mary Kubica
Review Posted July 14, 2021

The Maidens Rating: 3.8
A mystery involving Greek mythology and a secret society, By Alex Michaelides
Review Posted June 15, 2021

Lock Every Door Rating: 3.8
A well-constructed thriller about a gig that sounds too good to be true, By Riley Sager
Review Posted July 27, 2019

The Lost Apothecary Rating: 3.8
A novel about female relationships and an investigation into a "killer apothecary" living in late 18th-century London., By Sarah Penner
Review Posted March 17, 2021

The Secrets We Kept Rating: 3.8
A love story about a CIA plot to smuggle Doctor Zhivago into Russia, By Lara Prescott
Review Posted September 9, 2019

My Name Is Red Rating: 3.8
A Philosophical Art Mystery, By Orhan Pamuk
Review Posted February 3, 2010

The Night She Disappeared Rating: 3.8
A psychological thriller about the fallout from a young couple's disappearance, By Lisa Jewell
Review Posted July 28, 2021

A Flicker in the Dark Rating: 3.8
A mystery-thriller about a woman whose father is a convicted serial killer, By Stacy Willingham
Review Posted January 11, 2022

The Teacher Rating: 3.8
A twisty psychological thriller about an ostracized student and a jealous wife, By Freida McFadden
Review Posted February 18, 2024

Bride Rating: 3.8
A funny and swoony paranormal romance about a political alliance secured by a marriage between a vampire and a werewolf, By Ali Hazelwood
Review Posted March 1, 2024

The Housemaid’s Secret Rating: 3.8
A fun and twisty fast-paced follow-up to McFadden's bestselling novel, By Freida McFadden
Review Posted March 12, 2024

Iron Flame Rating: 3.8
The second installment in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean fantasy-romance series about dragons and politics, By Rebecca Yarros
Review Posted April 6, 2024

The Familiar Rating: 3.8
A fantastical novel of magic and politics set in the Spanish Golden Age, By Leigh Bardugo
Review Posted April 12, 2024

The Coworker Rating: 3.8
A mystery-thriller about a woman who becomes the prime suspect when her co-worker disappears and turns up dead, By Freida McFadden
Review Posted April 17, 2024

Darling Girls Rating: 3.8
A slow-burn mystery-thriller about three foster sisters and their childhood growing up on a beautiful and terrifying farmhouse, By Sally Hepworth
Review Posted April 23, 2024

The Perfect Son Rating: 3.8
A compulsive mystery-thriller about a missing girl and a mother who knows her son was the last to see her alive, By Freida McFadden
Review Posted May 10, 2024

The Great Alone Rating: 3.8
A family drama and survival story set in Alaska, By Kristin Hannah
Review Posted June 4, 2019

The Wife Between Us Rating: 3.8
A psychological thriller with lots of surprises and twists in store, By Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Review Posted April 18, 2019

Love and Houses Rating: 3.8
A Funny and Endearing Story of Love and, of Course, Houses, By Marti Leimbach
Review Posted December 11, 2014

The Girl in the Tower Rating: 3.8
An impressive second installment in Arden's Winternight trilogy, By Katherine Arden
Review Posted July 4, 2019

A Place for Us Rating: 3.8
A powerful and well-crafted, but uneven family saga, By Fatima Farheen Mirza
Review Posted June 19, 2018

The Book of Two Ways Rating: 3.7
a exploration of Egyptology, death and two possible futures, By Jodi Picoult
Review Posted October 25, 2020

Educated Rating: 3.7
a personal journey about a childhood in a survivalist home, By Tara Westover
Review Posted April 25, 2019

The River Rating: 3.7
A grounded, intimate story about survival in the wilderness, By Peter Heller
Review Posted April 11, 2019

People We Meet on Vacation Rating: 3.7
An upbeat and breezy romance about two best friends who travel together each summer, By Emily Henry
Review Posted June 29, 2021

Assassination Vacation Rating: 3.7
An Irreverent Road Trip Through Presidential Assassinations, By Sarah Vowell
Review Posted April 25, 2006

The Chain Rating: 3.7
A thriller with a diabolical premise, By Adrian McKinty
Review Posted July 21, 2019

Under the Whispering Door Rating: 3.7
a heart-warming fantasy about a ghost who refuses to cross over and the ferryman he falls in love with, By T.J. Klune
Review Posted December 8, 2021

The Woman in the Window Rating: 3.7
A serviceable thriller and homage to Hitchcock's Rear Window, By A.J. Finn
Review Posted February 4, 2018

The Final Solution Rating: 3.7
Like Encyclopedia Brown on Crack, By Michael Chabon
Review Posted January 20, 2007

The Man Who Died Twice Rating: 3.7
An entertaining but somewhat more generic follow-up to The Thursday Murder Club, By Richard Osman
Review Posted February 2, 2022

What Happened Rating: 3.7
A relatively benign memoir from a historical presidential candidate, By Hillary Clinton
Review Posted September 16, 2017

Yes, Please Rating: 3.7
All You Need to Know Is That I Love Amy Poehler So You Can Guess Where This Review Is Headed, By Amy Poehler
Review Posted December 25, 2014

Leave the World Behind Rating: 3.7
a literary suspense novel about fear, race, and class, By Rumaan Alam
Review Posted December 24, 2020

City of Girls Rating: 3.7
A lively and spirited but long-winded coming-of-age story, By Elizabeth Gilbert
Review Posted June 29, 2019

Ninth House Rating: 3.7
A fantasy novel set in a world where Yale secret societies practice arcane magic, By Leigh Bardugo
Review Posted October 26, 2019

Children of Blood and Bone Rating: 3.7
Tomi Adeyemi
Review Posted January 16, 2020

Untamed Rating: 3.7
An inspirational memoir about living a truer and "wilder" life, By Glennon Doyle
Review Posted July 24, 2020

The Guest List Rating: 3.7
A slow-burning mystery-thriller set on an island off the coast of West Ireland, By Lucy Foley
Review Posted June 22, 2020

The Midnight Feast Rating: 3.6
An atmospheric slow-burn mystery about the opening weekend of a luxury coastal resort that ends in fire and death, By Lucy Foley
Review Posted June 7, 2024

House of Leaves Rating: 3.6
A post-modernist psychological horror story, By Mark Danielewski
Review Posted January 26, 2018

The Family Upstairs Rating: 3.6
A compelling mystery about a woman who inherits a house with a dark past, By Lisa Jewell
Review Posted January 10, 2020

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay Rating: 3.6
A story about the rise of the modern comic book hero and its role as a Social Justice Warrior in pre-WWII America, By Michael Chabon
Review Posted February 9, 2018

Olive, Again Rating: 3.6
A darker, but more hopeful addendum to Strout's Pultizer Prize winning novel Olive Kitteridge, By Elizabeth Strout
Review Posted January 27, 2020

The Last Mrs. Parrish Rating: 3.6
A slow burn thriller about a woman who is set on seducing a wealthy man, By Liv Constantine
Review Posted May 19, 2024

Never Lie Rating: 3.6
A fast-paced mystery-thriller about a couple stranded in the house of a psychotherapist who famously disappeared three years ago, By Freida McFadden
Review Posted March 20, 2024

The Prisoner of Heaven Rating: 3.6
A gothic adventure set in Barcelona, By Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Review Posted August 29, 2018

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Rating: 3.6
It's Pretty Much What You'd Expect From Her (In A Good Way), By Mindy Kaling
Review Posted December 10, 2014

The Night Swim Rating: 3.6
A courtroom thriller and mystery novel about a rape trial, By Megan Goldin
Review Posted August 25, 2020

The Housemaid is Watching Rating: 3.5
The third installment in Freida McFadden's Housemaid mystery thriller series, By Freida McFadden
Review Posted May 21, 2024

Mathilda Savitch Rating: 3.5
An Engrossing Tale of a Girl Coping With Grief and Loss, By Victor Lodato
Review Posted December 10, 2014

You Suck! A Love Story Rating: 3.5
A Little More Count Chocula Than Count Dracula, By Christopher Moore
Review Posted March 21, 2006

The Age of Miracles Rating: 3.5
A Light Read About a World In Crisis, By Karen Thompson Walker
Review Posted December 11, 2014

Where’d You Go, Bernadette? Rating: 3.5
A Suprisingly Funny and Energetic Story Considering It's Basically About A Touchy Recluse, By Maria Semple
Review Posted December 10, 2014

Verity Rating: 3.5
A thriller-slash-romance novel about a write who is offered a dream job, By Colleen Hoover
Review Posted August 19, 2021

The Girl on the Train Rating: 3.5
A pretty okay thriller slash mystery, By Paula Hawkins
Review Posted September 28, 2017

Anatomy, A Love Story Rating: 3.5
A historical fiction novel set in Scotland in the early 1800s about a girl who dreams of becoming a surgeon, By Dana Schwartz
Review Posted January 23, 2022

Everything I Never Told You Rating: 3.5
An empathetically-told story of a family trying to make sense of a tragedy, By Celeste Ng
Review Posted January 30, 2018

Sharp Objects Rating: 3.5
A brisk, dark and twisty psychological thriller, By Gillian Flynn
Review Posted August 25, 2018

Beautiful World, Where Are You Rating: 3.5
Sally Rooney's latest modern day romance, By Sally Rooney
Review Posted September 21, 2021

The Personal Librarian Rating: 3.5
A historical fiction novel about the black woman who became J. P. Morgan's personal librarian, By Marie Benedict and Victoria Murray
Review Posted July 22, 2021

The Silent Patient Rating: 3.5
A twisty psychological thriller, By Alex Michaelides
Review Posted March 24, 2019

One by One Rating: 3.5
A ski chalet retreat that turns deadly, By Ruth Ware
Review Posted September 16, 2020

The Glass Hotel Rating: 3.5
A story about the fallout from a ponzi scheme coming undone, By Emily St. John Mandel
Review Posted August 31, 2020

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Rating: 3.5
A whimsical fantasy-romance about a young woman who makes a deal with the devil, By V.E. Schwab
Review Posted July 5, 2020

Beach Read Rating: 3.5
A cute and sexy but somewhat somber romance where opposites attract , By Emily Henry
Review Posted June 12, 2020

The Outsider Rating: 3.5
An creepy and intriguing investigation into an unspeakable crime, By Stephen King
Review Posted August 4, 2019

One of Us Is Lying Rating: 3.5
A murder mystery with a breakfast club twist, By Karen McManus
Review Posted September 3, 2019

Average (3 - 3.5 Rating)
The President Is Missing Rating: 3.4
An engaging political thriller that's not entirely cohesive but still manages to entertain and elucidate, By Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Review Posted September 2, 2018

The Splendid and the Vile Rating: 3.4
A recounting of the Blitz and Churchill's involvement in WWII, By Erik Larson
Review Posted August 12, 2020

Long Bright River Rating: 3.4
An intimate family drama about substance abuse wrapped up in a mystery-thriller package, By Liz Moore
Review Posted February 19, 2020

Klara and the Sun Rating: 3.4
A literary science fiction novel told through the eyes of Klara, an android, By Kazuo Ishiguro
Review Posted March 10, 2021

A Spark of Light Rating: 3.4
A story about a hostage standoff at an abortion clinic, By Jodi Picoult
Review Posted March 28, 2021

The Turn of the Key Rating: 3.4
A Modernized Haunted House Mystery, By Ruth Ware
Review Posted August 7, 2019

Malibu Rising Rating: 3.4
A beachy family drama about four famous siblings and an epic party in Malibu, By Taylor Jenkins Reid
Review Posted June 4, 2021

An American Marriage Rating: 3.4
A affecting novel about a love story and a wrongful conviction, By Tayari Jones
Review Posted October 19, 2018

Spinning Silver Rating: 3.4
A compelling and imaginative retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, By Naomi Novik
Review Posted August 23, 2018

Magpie Murders Rating: 3.4
An inventive mystery-within-a-mystery, By Anthony Horowitz
Review Posted August 14, 2018

The Night Circus Rating: 3.4
A dreamy cream-puff of a book, By Erin Morgenstern
Review Posted April 21, 2018

Against the Day Rating: 3.4
Congratulations on Getting Through This Book, By Thomas Pynchon
Review Posted April 22, 2017

The Wonder Spot Rating: 3.4
A Charming Collection of Short Stories, By Melissa Bank
Review Posted November 1, 2005

The Historian Rating: 3.4
A Gothic Adventure through European History, By Elizabeth Kostova
Review Posted January 16, 2007

Crazy Rich Asians Rating: 3.4
A Nuanced but Lengthy Comedy of Manners About Crazy Rich Asians, By Kevin Kwan
Review Posted December 19, 2014

The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. Rating: 3.4
A Portrait of the Type of Guy Most Post-College, Pre-Marriage Women Know Very Well, By Adelle Waldman
Review Posted December 29, 2014

Uprooted Rating: 3.4
A flawed but fun high fantasy novel, By Naomi Novik
Review Posted January 21, 2018

An Anonymous Girl Rating: 3.3
A psychological thriller about a psychological study (sort of), By Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Review Posted April 21, 2019

My Lovely Wife Rating: 3.3
Murder and manipulations lurking under the shiny exterior of a happy family life, By Samantha Downing
Review Posted May 30, 2019

Middle of the Night Rating: 3.2
A spooky thriller about the long-ago disappearance of a childhood friend, By Riley Sager
Review Posted July 2, 2024

State of Wonder Rating: 3.2
A Journey into the Heart of the Amazon, By Ann Patchett
Review Posted January 7, 2015

A Long Way Down Rating: 3.2
A Humorous Book Touching Upon Some Big Questions, By Nick Hornby
Review Posted November 1, 2005

Eat, Pray, Love Rating: 3.2
A Three For One Deal, By Elizabeth Gilbert
Review Posted September 19, 2008

The Wife Upstairs Rating: 3.2
A re-imagining of Jane Eyre as a mystery-thriller set in modern-day Alabama, By Rachel Hawkins
Review Posted February 21, 2021

Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails Rating: 3.2
Somewhat Contrived Premise, But You'll Learn A Lot About Rum, By Wayne Curtis
Review Posted October 24, 2006

Armageddon in Retrospect Rating: 3.1
A Posthumous Collection of Essays on War and Peace, By Kurt Vonnegut
Review Posted January 9, 2015

The Fury Rating: 3.0
A layered five-act mystery-thriller about a former movie star who invites her friends and family to a getaway on a private Greek island, By Alex Michaelides
Review Posted March 23, 2024

The Heiress Rating: 3.0
A mystery-thriller novel about a fortune left by a wealthy heiress and the secrets she kept, By Rachel Hawkins
Review Posted March 24, 2024

Billy Summers Rating: 3.0
A thriller about a hitman doing one last job that goes sour, By Stephen King
Review Posted August 14, 2021

The Golem and the Jinni Rating: 3.0
A tale drawing from Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, By Helene Wecker
Review Posted September 8, 2020

All Adults Here Rating: 3.0
A lighthearted beach read about inclusivity and acceptance, By Emma Straub
Review Posted August 2, 2020

In Five Years Rating: 3.0
A tear-jerker but not a romantic chick lit novel, By Rebecca Serle
Review Posted July 29, 2020

The Starless Sea Rating: 3.0
A story about an underground sanctuary for stories and storytellers, By Erin Morgenstern
Review Posted November 3, 2019

Nine Perfect Strangers Rating: 3.0
Nine people at a very odd getaway, By Liane Moriarty
Review Posted July 9, 2019

Then She Was Gone Rating: 3.0
A suspenseful story about unraveling the mystery behind a girl's disappearance, By Lisa Jewell
Review Posted June 17, 2019

Lethal White (Cormoran Strike #4) Rating: 3.0
An intricate political and equestrian-themed Cormoran Strike novel from Rowling, By Robert Galbraith
Review Posted September 19, 2018

A Good Marriage Rating: 3
A mystery slash legal drama with a convoluted plot, By Kimberly McCreight
Review Posted August 18, 2020

Such a Fun Age Rating: 3
A novel examining "woke" racism and privilege, By Kiley Reid
Review Posted July 21, 2020

American Dirt Rating: 3
a controversial novel about a timely and important topic, By Jeanine Cummins
Review Posted January 25, 2020

The Tattooist of Auschwitz Rating: 3
A love story between two Holocaust survivors based on a true story, By Heather Morris
Review Posted August 28, 2019

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Rating: 3
A well-meaning but flawed story about isolation and mental illness, By Gail Honeyman
Review Posted September 5, 2018

The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them Rating: 3
Something of An Acquired Taste and A Book Only A Russian Lit Scholar Would Write, By Elif Batuman
Review Posted December 10, 2014

Not Recommended (Less than 3 Rating)
Ready Player One Rating: 2.9
A nostalgic romp but only for geeky white dudes, By Ernest Cline
Review Posted January 22, 2018

The Inmate Rating: 2.9
A bare-bones page-turner about a nurse practitioner taking a new job in a maximum-security prison, By Freida McFadden
Review Posted March 29, 2024

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikrey Rating: 2.9
A Cute But Imperfect Little Story, By Gabrielle Zevin
Review Posted May 3, 2015

She’s Not Sorry Rating: 2.8
A mystery thriller about an ICU nurse who treats a patient who is in a coma after an attempted suicide, By Mary Kubica
Review Posted May 3, 2024

The Dreamers Rating: 2.7
A disappointing novel about an epidemic in a college town, By Karen Thompson Walker
Review Posted January 7, 2019

The Dinner Rating: 2.6
A Disappointing and Amateurish Book About Two Families and a Difficult Situation, By Herman Koch
Review Posted April 22, 2015

Daisy Jones & the Six Rating: 2.6
a fun and breezy story of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll, By Taylor Jenkins Reid
Review Posted April 4, 2019

Me Before You Rating: 2.5
A Disappointing Read, By Jojo Moyes
Review Posted February 20, 2014

Wish You Were Here Rating: 2.5
a novel set during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic about a young woman who ends up stranded on an island in the Galapagos, By Jodi Picoult
Review Posted December 5, 2021

All the Devils Are Here Rating: 2.5
An Inspector Gamache thriller about corporate intrigue, By Louise Penny
Review Posted September 11, 2020

Conversations with Friends Rating: 2.5
A modern romance about relationships and interpersonal dynamics, By Sally Rooney
Review Posted January 31, 2021

Survive the Night Rating: 2.5
A cat-and-mouse thriller set in on a car ride in 1991, By Riley Sager
Review Posted June 22, 2021

We Were Never Here Rating: 2.5
A quick but predictable thriller about two best friends who end up in hotel room with a dead body, By Andrea Bartz
Review Posted August 8, 2021

The Keep Rating: 2.4
A Disappointing Attempt at a Literary Gothic Novel, By Jennifer Egan
Review Posted May 11, 2015

The Paris Apartment Rating: 2.0
A sub-par mystery set among a group of residents of a Paris apartment building, By Lucy Foley
Review Posted February 25, 2022

The Art of Racing in the Rain Rating: 2.0
A tearjerker about a race car driver and his dog, By Garth Stein
Review Posted July 24, 2019

28 Summers Rating: 2.0
Two remorseless cheaters meeting in the summer to cheat over three decades, By Elin Hilderbrand
Review Posted September 1, 2020

The Imperfectionists Rating: 2
A Uninspired Glimpse into the Lives of A Group of Newspaper Professionals that is Well-Edited but Not Well-Written, And Also, Go Fuck Yourself, Tom Rachman, By Tom Rachman
Review Posted December 13, 2014

Normal People Rating: 1.9
A modern will-they-or-won't-they romance, By Sally Rooney
Review Posted May 2, 2019

The Tragedy of Arthur Rating: 1.7
A Tedious Read with a Deceptively Good Premise, By Arthur Phillips
Review Posted December 28, 2014

Sweet Valley Confidential Rating: 1.5
A Dip Back Into Sugary Waters, By Francine Pascal
Review Posted March 30, 2011

Into The Water Rating: 1
A convoluted and problematic mystery, By Paula Hawkins
Review Posted July 13, 2019

The Perfect Letter Rating: 1
Unfortunately, A Very Bad Romance Novel, By Chris Harrison
Review Posted May 21, 2015

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