Intermezzo was just recently announced, but it appears Sally Rooney has penned a new novel about two grieving brothers and their relationships, messy and complicated as the relationships she writes about tend to be. In reading this description and synopsis, it sounds like she’ll be covering familiar territory – situationships and romances that never seem …
In the interests of full disclosure, paranormal romance is really, really not up my alley. But I liked the last Ali Hazelwood book that I read, The Love Hypothesis, and I’ve been planning on reading another of her books. Then, I got an e-mail from a longtime supporter and patron of the site expressing interest …
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden is a page-turner that I’ve seen around for a while now, but I didn’t take much of an interest in at the time. I wasn’t particularly drawn in by the cover and wasn’t familiar with the author. But, I read her newly released psychological thriller, The Teacher, recently, and I …
In The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, McBride tells a compassionate and humorous story about community and its people. The book was selected as one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2023, it’s been popular among various book clubs and the reviews have been fantastic. I also previously read Deacon King Kong, also by James …
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell was released last July, so this one has been on my list for a while. I’ve had pretty good luck with Lisa Jewell novels in the past, so I had high expectations going into this one. Josie is downtrodden and unassuming woman, but with a dramatic story …
