The Secret by Debbie Howells is a tense psychological thriller that kept me reading late into the night. In the village of Abingworth, everyone has a secret…
Category Archives: Fiction
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk is a cozy read with a dash of mystery.
Liesl Weiss has worked as a librarian…
Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang
Joan Is Okay is a short novel where not a lot happens, but a lot is brewing beneath the surface. Joan is in her mid-thirties and an ICU attending at a NYC ho…
The Latinist by Mark Prins
The Latinist by Mark Prins requires patience, and possibly, a love for Antiquity. I have an abundance of the latter, but not always the former.
The Maid by Nita Prose
Need a tissue for your issue? Molly, the maid, has your back. If you loved Eleanor Oliphant, it’s fair to say you’d love The Maid by Nita Prose…
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins delivers on all the beachy and remote island vibes. Six months ago, Lux decided she wanted to travel the world with her boy…
The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale is one of my favourite books of the year. Delphine returns to the Paris Opera Ballet after having been away for fourteen..
Hello, Transcriber by Hannah Morrissey
Hello, Transcriber by Hannah Morrissey is a compelling mystery/suspense novel about a police transcriber who becomes enmeshed in a drug case…
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
The Death of Jane Lawrence both delighted and terrified me, in equal measure. A marriage of convenience trope? An old, crumbling and isolated manor? Yes, please.
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
We Are Not Like Them is a hard book to read, but it is an important one that realistically renders the current divisions in society.
Books & Wheels 