Some marriages have red flags. This one had an actual bullet. Freida McFadden's Brain Damage asks what happens when the person hunting you might be the one you trust most.
A perfect Beverly Hills marriage, a dead first wife, and one very suspicious housewife. I thought I knew where The Housewife was going, but this twisty domestic thriller had other plans.
A luxury influencer yacht, a billionaire boss, and a hurricane trapping everyone at sea? The Last Time We Drowned turns curated paradise into a claustrophobic nightmare with better lighting.
Rachel Khong’s My Dear You comes in weird and stays weird, with stories about race, love, ghosts, sex dolls, God, and the general inconvenience of being human. Not every story lands, but even the misses are strange...
An orc, a coffee shop, and a second chance at peace. Legends & Lattes: The Graphic Novel is cozy fantasy at its sweetest. Read my review and learn why I gave it 4/5 stars.
Competitive chess has never felt this scandalous. Checkmate turns ambition, ego, and one explosive cheating accusation into a nonfiction thriller that’s nearly impossible to put down.
Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto delivers a sweeping, emotionally heavy love story about identity, sacrifice, and the secrets families carry across generations. Find out why I gave the book 3.75/5 stars.
A bank heist. A murder. Zero exits. Ernest Cunningham is having the worst errand day ever. Find out why I gave Benjamin Stevenson's Everyone In This Bank Is a Thief 3.25/5 stars.
Tim Curry somehow spent fifty years becoming one of the most recognizable actors alive while also remaining a complete mystery. Kind of impressive. Read my review of Vagabond.
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke is the most unique thing you will read all year... maybe in the last decade. Read my review and find out why I gave the debut novel 5/5 stars.
A delightful deep dive into the making of Mary Poppins—from the Sherman Brothers’ songwriting magic to Walt Disney’s vision and the behind-the-scenes battles that shaped a classic.
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