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The Conjoined by Jen Sookfong Lee

This is a novel that caught my eye when I was at my local bookstore. I remember seeing its cover, reading its title, and then reaching over to grab the book and read the premise on its back cover. It hooked me. I wasn’t able to buy it that day but it stayed in my…

The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

There are a few books that capture your interest right away just with their cover and title. That was my experience with this novel. Without even having read the synopsis, I knew I wanted to read this novel. When I received the ARC of it, I was ecstatic and jumped right in without reading the…

The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall

My favorite stories are the ones that take terrible events or crimes and look at it from a different perspective. It makes one think and connect more to the various players both in the forefront and in the background of the incident. I like these kinds of novels because they make my realize my own…

Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach

I received this novel as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. When I was little, I wanted to be a twin. I am not ashamed to admit that I went through a Mary Kate-and-Ashley phase. While I resigned myself to my fate of never having a twin, it hasn’t stopped…

All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

I received this novel as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 10 years ago, Nicolette Farrell’s best friend Corinne disappeared from Cooley Ridge. And Nic hasn’t set foot in her rural hometown since. Now she’s back at the behest of her older brother, Daniel, to tie up loose ends and…

Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

My first classic was Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, and I adored it. I still do. I didn’t really enjoy too many of the other novels by Jane Austen, but this one has always stayed with me. I am always interested in reading modern retellings of novels I love so I was very excited to…

The Barrowfields by Phillip Lewis

I don’t usually read too many literary fiction novels, and it’s a shame because they are usually beautifully written and full of emotion. I was glad to have been given the chance to read this one by Penguin Random House through their First to Read program! Just before Henry Aster was born, his father decides…

The Good Daughter by Alexandra Burt

I received this novel as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I’ve been super excited for this novel and I was super happy to get it from NetGalley and the publishers. I always try to wait to read the book as close to the publishing date as possible, but this…

A Stranger’s House by Clare Chase

I received this novel as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I love stories with strong female protagonists. Usually, you find strong characters like this in fantasy novels. Often when I read realistic fiction or mystery/thriller, the women that are the main characters don’t come off as strong, but rather…

Baby Doll by Hollie Overton

When I read the premise of this novel, it immediately reminded me of Room by Emma Donoghue, one of my favorite novels of all time. Like Room, this novel deals with a woman who was kidnapped and kept hidden by her abductor. But that’s all that is similar between these two novels, as the author…