-
Continue reading →: Seek the Traitor’s Son Features an Intriguing Dystopia
Authored by Veronica Roth; Published May 2026; Science Fiction/Fantasy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️ Seek the Traitor’s Son is a romantasy novel, but it is not just a romance with some fancy magical decoration. It is an intricately built dystopian world with rebel politics and cryptic prophecies fit for the genre of…
-
Continue reading →: Dolly All The Time is the Perfect Farewell to Summer
Authored by Annabel Monaghan; Published May 2026; Romance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️ Spend a few days of your summer yachting with Dolly All The Time. It’s a delightful fake dating romance that’ll make you run to the nearest harbor before the summer is out. Dolly All The Time follows the titular…
-
Continue reading →: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches is a Cozy Hug
Authored by Sangu Mandanna; Published 2022; Fantasy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️ To make The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, mix three adorable witchlings with one handsome, gruff guardian, and add a delightful woman who’s never quite fit in. You’ll get a cozy, cute, romantic fantasy that you’ll want to stay…
-
Continue reading →: My Husband’s Wife Will Leave You Scrambling To Understand
Authored by Alice Feeney; Published June 2026; Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️ My Husband’s Wife strikes me as very similar to a puzzle box turned on its head. There’s a lot going on, tons of clues and red herrings, and I felt like I was scrambling to put all the pieces…
-
Continue reading →: Blunt Instrument Again Shows the Danger of Academia
Authored by Amy Bloom; Published June 2026; Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️ I must be trying to break a record this year with the number of novels I’ve read about the dangers of academia (see Katabasis, History Lessons, Son of Nobody, among others). Blunt Instrument is yet another featuring the death…
-
Continue reading →: Hello Beautiful Dives Into the Complexities of Sisterhood
Authored by Ann Napolitano; Published 2023; Historical Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️ I can’t say that I’ve loved many of the novels that I have read featuring family drama. Too often, there are grudges held across decades over fights that seem to be about nothing at all. Hello Beautiful leans in…
-
Continue reading →: Cherry Baby Makes Me Swoon
Authored by Rainbow Rowell; Published April 2026; Romance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️ I’m not quite sure how Rainbow Rowell did it, but Cherry Baby manages to be both heart-rendingly realistic and lovely enough to fill me up with joy. It’s rare to find both in the same novel. In Cherry Baby,…
-
Continue reading →: Our Last Resort Balances Murder with a Gorgeous Setting
Authored by Clemence Michallon; Published July 2025; Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️ If you are looking for a nice psychological thriller for the beach, Our Last Resort should be on your list. It’s got a beautiful setting and just enough action to keep it interesting. In Our Last Resort, Gabriel and…
-
Continue reading →: The Gunslinger Doesn’t Quite Come Together
Authored by Stephen King; Published 1982; Fantasy ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️ I am told that The Gunslinger is not representative of the Dark Tower series that it inaugurates. While this novel is well-written and builds a moderate amount of suspense, I can only hope the series has more to offer in…
-
Continue reading →: Babylon, South Dakota Pokes Holes in the Idea of Immortality
Authored by Tom Lin; Published May 2026; Science Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️ Babylon, South Dakota is a fascinating thought experiment of a novel. It somehow manages to seamlessly combine a narrative of the immigrant experience with concepts of immortality and parallel universes in a way that will leave you thinking…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Breakaway Books 