Rebecca has quickly become an auto buy author for me. I’m a big fan of magical realism though and so her books give me enough magic within a contemporary setting to fuel my imagination. Since she was young Daphne has always received a slip of paper telling her how long her relationships last. She doesn’t…
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The Women
It’s the late 60s and Frances ‘Frankie’ McGrath is trying to find her place in the world. When her brother is shipped off to Vietnam, Frankie impulsively signs up to server alongside him as an Army nurse. With no actually clinical experience, Frankie is thrown into the middle of the chaos. But her time overseas…
Death Valley
I have heard tons of great things about Melissa Broder’s books, and I was stoked to get an early copy of her upcoming release Death Valley. This was such a character driven story, and I always struggle with those. I’m an action girl and I need strong plotlines to stay invested. Especially with a toddler,…
Rouge
I LOVED Mona Awad’s Bunny. It was one of the weirdest, fever dream inducing books I’ve ever read. I had such high hopes for Rouge and I’m not sure it really did it for me. This modern gothic loose retelling of Snow White, has everything in it. Cults, a magic mirror, roses, magic, confusion, desires,…
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Widower Vera Wong is fine. She might be lonely in her failing tea shop but there is nothing she can’t handle with a bit of gumption. When she opens the shop one morning and find’s a dead man, she’s convinced there is a murderer afoot. She’s seen enough crime shows to know that the murderer…
Do I Know You?
Do I Know You? by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka is out now. I really enjoyed the duo’s book The Roughest Draft last year, and really like that they’re a husband/wife romance writing team. I think the dynamic adds so much authenticity to their books and seriously hoping they continue writing together. The Roughest Draft…
The Devil You Know
Detective Margaret Nolan is back. This time her investigation is taking her deep into the folds of LA’s Hollywood scene. When her suspects become additional murder victims,  Nolan finds herself at the center of a scandalous Hollywood story. Deep into the dark review | Desolation Canyon review This is the third book in the series…
The Fortunes of Jaded Women
Do you like messy family dramas? If so than you will absolutely love The Fortunes of Jaded Women. This book was everything I expected and nothing like I expected at the same time! The Fortunes of Jaded Women is the story of 3 generations of Duong women, who have been cursed since their great, great…
The Love Hypothesis
Olive Smith has been on her own since 16. She’s insecure, hard working, and a brilliant biologist. As a PhD candidate she spends most of her time in her research lab and trying to find funding for project. When she realizes that her bestfriend Anh is interested in her ex-boyfriend (who she didn’t really like…
Carrie Soto is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid is a master storyteller and I have loved her writing ever since I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo a few years ago. I love the way she weaves these historical fiction stories and vividly brings her characters and their decades to life. I love historical fiction stories but get burnt out on…