Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott is a beautifully written historical fiction novel with a dash of mythology and folklore. Isla and Blue live with their father, the..
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Reputation by Sarah Vaughan
Reputation by Sarah Vaughan shows that it takes time to build a good reputation, but only a moment to tear it asunder. Emma, a relatively new politician, is…
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
I thought I had The House Across the Lake figured out, but alas, I did not. Casey Fletcher, a widow and notable actress, has retreated to her family’s lakeside
And There He Kept Her by Joshua Moehling
And There He Kept Her is a dark and disturbing police procedural novel. On a frigid, rainy night, two teens attempt to break into what they believe is an uns…
It All Comes Down to This by Therese Anne Fowler
It All Comes Down to This is a slowly-paced family drama. Marti Geller knows she will be dying soon. It’s only a matter of days. She has organized everything…
A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons is a slowly-paced historical mystery. Set in 1923 at the University College of London, where Saffron Everleigh is…
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is a contemporary romance with characters trying to process their trauma. Five years after the death of her husband..
All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay
If you have not read Children of Earth and Sky or A Brightness Long Ago, I’d recommend reading at least one of those before starting All the Seas of the World.
On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
On the surface, it might seem like the residents of Brighton Hills, an exclusive gated community, live On a Quiet Street, but look again, and there is a str…
Little Nothings by Julie Mayhew
Little Nothings by Julie Mayhew could alternatively be titled “who needs enemies when you have friends like these.” Liv, her husband and daughter, plus three…
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