Summer is just around the corner. Unless you are in Texas, like me, then it’s basically already here. I always have the hardest time narrowing down my Most Anticipated for the upcoming season. I normally would have just done 26 but I could barely narrow it down to a list of 30 and OMG are…
The Burning Side
Sarah Damoff’s The Burning Side is a beautifully layered family drama about marriage, memory, and what survives after disaster. After a house fire forces April and Leo and their young children to move in with April’s family, old wounds and buried secrets rise to the surface, testing not only their marriage but their understanding of…
May 2026 Book of the Month
The May 2026 Book of the Month picks have arrived, and I’ll be honest, this isn’t my strongest BOTM month. Nothing totally knocked me over at first glance, but there are still a few books I’m curious about and a couple I’m excited to pick up. Sometimes those lower-hype months end up delivering surprises, so…
Who Knew the Ridpath Girl
Gracen Ridpath hosts a popular YouTube channel for stay-at-home dads, but off camera he’s still haunted by the death of his eleven-year-old sister Douggy years ago in the small town of Meander. When he mentions her death on his channel for the first time and shares a theory he’s kept quiet for years, that Douggy…
15 Books That Made Me Who I Am
Happy World Book Day. These are the books that shaped me as a reader, a person, and apparently a lifelong bookfluencer. I’ve been thinking about this post for a while. Not “what are the best books I’ve ever read” that list changes every month and depends on my mood (#moodreaderforever). But the books that actually…
Missing
In August 1990, during a sweltering London heatwave, baby Bella Carpenter is abducted from a hotel room, launching a high-profile investigation led by DI Martha Allen. When a woman named Nell Beatty seemingly returns the missing child days later, the case is quickly closed, despite Allen’s lingering doubts. Thirty years later, Nell is found dead,…
The Library After Dark
Aria Stokes, a New York bookseller, is invited on an exclusive after-hours tour of the infamous Daedalus Library; a place known for its eerie, immersive rooms and whispered hauntings. But the night takes a deadly turn when the group becomes trapped inside and discovers there’s a murderer among them. As secrets unravel and danger closes…
Too Close to Home
Nothing in Cloverhill Lakes is as perfect as it seems. When Regan Hoffman’s car explodes at a Labor Day party, killing the wrong person, the carefully curated lives of this elite lakefront community begin to unravel. As secrets surface and a neighbor goes missing, Regan is thrust into a dangerous web of lies, made even…
May 2026 | BOTM Predictions
With a new month coming up, I’ve been looking at upcoming releases and trying to get a feel for what Book of the Month might pick. They usually aim for a mix across genres: something buzzy, something accessible, and at least one or two titles that feel like strong book club picks. I tried to…
May 2026 | Aardvark Predictions
With May right around the corner, I’ve been looking ahead at upcoming releases and trying to guess what might show up in next month’s Aardvark lineup. They tend to strike a balance between buzzy new titles and returning authors, usually with a slightly darker or more offbeat edge, so this list leans into that mix…