Author: Christina Lauren
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren is a delightful rom-com that combines humor, heart, and a gorgeous setting. Olive and Ethan, two people who can’t stand each other, are forced to take a honeymoon trip together after the rest of Olive’s family gets food poisoning. The catch? They’re stuck on the trip of a lifetime to Hawaii, with no way out. The best part of this book is the dynamic between Olive and Ethan. Th...
Author: Lisa Jewell
I just finished Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell, and I couldn't put it down. This psychological thriller grabs you right from the start and doesn’t let go. The story follows Owen, a lonely schoolteacher with a shady past; Saffyre, a troubled young woman who becomes obsessed with Owen; and Cate, Owen’s sister-in-law, who starts to think he’s hiding something. What I really liked about this book was how real the charac...
Author: Kristen Arnett
Kristen Arnett’s Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One is a darkly funny and surprisingly emotional journey of self-reinvention. The story follows Cherry Hendricks, a down-on-her-luck clown in Orlando who’s struggling to make ends meet. She’s a mess, caught between self-sabotage and a desperate need for change. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Margot the Magnificent, a magician offering her a new opportunit...
Author: Lisa Jewell
Ralph's Party by Lisa Jewell is an engaging and delightful debut that takes place in a quirky London apartment building. The novel centers around Ralph, a man who has been stuck in a routine and is secretly pining for his best friend, Jem, who happens to be dating someone else. His life gets even more complicated when his new roommate, Smith, enters the picture—a laid-back, carefree guy who seems to have a handle on l...
Author: Elif Batuman
The Idiot by Elif Batuman is a wonderfully offbeat and darkly comic coming-of-age novel. It follows Selin, a Turkish-American student starting her first year at Harvard in the 1990s. As she navigates the awkwardness of college life, Batuman takes us inside her mind, where humor and confusion blend together seamlessly. The novel’s charm lies in its dry, intellectual humor and the quirky lens through which Selin view...
Author: Freida McFadden
Never Lie is a captivating psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The story centers on Dr. Lila, a woman who is trying to rebuild her life after a devastating personal tragedy. She gets involved in a chilling case when she’s asked to evaluate a woman named Amber, who claims to have witnessed a crime. As Lila digs deeper into Amber’s past, she uncovers startling secrets and begins to question...
Author: Freida McFadden
The Inmate by Freida McFadden had me hooked from the first page. The story follows Gwen, a woman who is wrongfully convicted and sent to prison, where she quickly learns that the world behind bars is far more dangerous than she ever expected. As she battles to survive, Gwen starts uncovering chilling secrets that might just be her ticket to freedom. McFadden does an excellent job of building suspense throughout the...
Author: Kelley Armstrong
I just finished Cold as Hell, the third book in Kelley Armstrong’s Haven's Rock series, and I couldn’t put it down. The story takes place in the isolated town of Haven’s Rock, where Detective Casey Duncan is called in to investigate a crime during a brutal blizzard. The storm traps everyone inside, and the tension is palpable as Casey works to uncover the truth behind the crime. Kelley Armstrong’s writing is as e...