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Continue reading →: Detective Aunty Is Perfect To Curl Up With On a Rainy Night
Authored by Uzma Jalaluddin; Published May 2025; Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️ Is it an axiom of cozy mysteries that they must be filled with many, many cups of tea? Detective Aunty certainly features gallons of the stuff and a fine mystery to boot. In Detective Aunty, Sana summons her mother…
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Continue reading →: Firefly Lane Made Me Want To Visit My Best Friend
Authored by Kristin Hannah; Published 2008; Historical Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️ Firefly Lane tugged at my sisterhood-loving heartstrings. The story of a friendship that spans multiple decades, the novel depicts the pain and joy of traversing life with someone who’s seen you through it all. In Firefly Lane, Kate and…
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Continue reading →: A Thousand Natural Shocks is a Wild Ride
Authored by Omar Hussain; Published May 2025; Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️ A Thousand Natural Shocks is a wild ride, and I’m not sure that that is a good thing. It feels so chaotic to read, with a bizarre mix of down-to-earth trauma and otherworldly cult figures. A Thousand Natural Shocks…
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Continue reading →: Seeing Other People Tackles Grief Head On
Authored by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka; Published December 2025; Romance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️ Seeing Other People is the second book I’ve read in the past year that features a romance possible only because of supernatural phenomena. It’s a very specific type of romance, but I think this novel capitalizes…
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Continue reading →: The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post Might Be Worth Putting Aside for a Real Biography
Authored by Allison Pataki; Published 2022; Historical Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️ Marjorie Post’s life is undoubtedly among the most fascinating I’ve ever read about. But, after picking up The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, I almost wish I had opted for a standard biography. The titular lady is born to…
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Continue reading →: Palaver Shows How Uncomfortable Parental Estrangement Can Be
Authored by Bryan Washington; Published November 2025; Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Palaver is an awkward, almost painful story of the distance that strains between a mother and her son. It feels oddly of this era. In Palaver, an alarming call from an estranged son—all the way in Japan—brings his mother on a…
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Continue reading →: The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah Brings a Zany Feel to A Christmas Carol
Authored by Jean Meltzer; Published October 2025; Romance ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️ I can’t say I had ever imagined a Jewish spin on A Christmas Carol, but after reading The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah, I’m wondering why not. It may not be the most innovative novel, but it is surprisingly funny…
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Continue reading →: In the Bleak Midwinter Features a Surprising Heroine
Authored by Julia Spencer-Fleming; Published 2002; Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️ I will bet you any amount of money that, if you’ve never read In the Bleak Midwinter before, you’ve never seen a crime-fighting duo like this one. A cop and… a priest? Okay, weird, but could be weirder. How about…
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Continue reading →: Under the Stars is Family Drama Without the Stress
Authored by Beatriz Williams; Published July 2025; Historical Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🏖️🏖️🏖️ There’s a special blend of family drama, romance, and picture-perfect setting that makes for a lovely beach read. Under the Stars, like many of Beatriz Williams’s books, nails that blend. Under the Stars jumps back and forth between…
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Continue reading →: Her One Regret Should Not Be Gifted to the New Mothers in Your Lives
Authored by Donna Freitas; Published November 2025; Thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Her One Regret is not a book to read on maternity leave. It is all about motherhood, regret, and the way that society condemns women who do not fit the mold. In Her One Regret, the nine-month-old baby of Lucy Mendoza…
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