Last month, Fartumo Kusow released her novel, Winter of My Spring. I was instantly interested in it for its setting in Somalia and focus on three girls struggling to survive being kidnapped by terrorists. Being prisoners is horrific, but what will life after escaping look like for Rada and her friends? What I Liked: Showing... Continue Reading →
I've been looking forward to Gabrielle Sher's debut novel, Odessa. Set in 1905 during the pogroms in Russia, it focuses on a Jewish family fighting for their safety. Yetta is a teenager, engaged and ready to embark on her future. But then her Jewish community is attacked, and she's one of the many killed. Her... Continue Reading →
My latest obsession within paranormal romance and romantasy is anything related to demons. This led me to A.K. Caggiano's Villains & Virtues series, which opens with Throne in the Dark. First published in 2022, it was rereleased in November 2025, with the rest of the series rereleasing this year. Throne in the Dark follows an... Continue Reading →
One of my most anticipated books of 2026 is out now: Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker. I've wanted to read this author since she released The Keeper of Night in 2021, and I'm glad to finally be diving in now. The title Japanese Gothic may recall Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, but that's where... Continue Reading →
I loved Diana Quincy's historical romance The Duke Gets Desperate, and I've been excited to continue the series. The second Sirens in Silk book is The Earl That Got Away, a retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion. It turns out that Raya's sister and Strick's close friend knew each other years ago, and they've both been... Continue Reading →
Olesya Salnikova Gilmore is an author I've been wanting to read since her debut, The Witch and the Tsar. Now her third novel is out: The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru takes place in 1924 Paris, where a Russian immigrant family is haunted (literally!) by the past. With a decades-old murder mystery or two, out-of-control... Continue Reading →
Jessica George's debut, Maame, was one of my favorite books of 2023, so I've been excited for her follow-up. Her second novel, Love by the Book, is out today, and though it's different in scope, it's equally compelling. It focuses on two seemingly opposite women who are both at a crossroads and just need a... Continue Reading →
Susanna Clarke's Piranesi has been on my shelf since it came out in 2020, and I don't know why it took me so long to finally read it, but now was the right time for me. It's told from the journals of Piranesi, one of only two living people in the world they inhabit. Their... Continue Reading →
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