Just Like You

by Nick Hornby I have heard of Nick Hornby but this was my first venture into his work. I know how popular some of his other titles are and I am interested in reading his book about soccer but this one was a bit of a miss for me. Lucy is a middle-aged white woman

The Last to Vanish

by Megan Miranda I am not known for my patience. (In fact, rather the opposite.) So I’ll admit, I struggled with this one initially as it was slow to start. However, once it picked up, it built up to a surprising conclusion. Abby has lived in Cutter’s Pass, North Carolina for the last 10 years

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the most errrr… scientifically minded. And though I loved Weir’s debut The Martian, I didn’t love Artemis. This story, however, was just so fascinating and had so much heart that I found it thoroughly compelling. Ryland Grace is the lone survivor of an

Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade

by Janet Skeslien Charles What reader doesn’t love a book with a bookish angle? This sort of sub-genre is one that Skeslien Charles does exceptionally well. Told in a dual timeline, we meet Kit Carson in 1918. She has taken a leave from her post as a children’s librarian at the New York Public Library

The Return of Ellie Black

by Emiko Jean Happy Pub Day to Emiko Jean and The Return of Ellie Black! Detective Chelsey Calhoun becomes obsessed when Ellie Black, a teenager who went missing two years ago, resurfaces in the Washington state woods. Chelsey is determined to find out what happened to Ellie and to bring her abductor to justice but

West Heart Kill

by Dann McDorman Okay, so this one was … interesting. Adam McAnnis is a private investigator who has been invited (coincidentally?) to West Heart, an elite hunting club where everyone is keeping some kind of secret. Three dead bodies are found in four days and everyone is a suspect. The key to solving these murders

If We Were Villains

by M.L. Rio Once again I find myself late to this hyped but incredible story. Look, I understand that many people take issue with this novel and I can see why. These characters are not particularly likeable, they play into stereotypes, and they are so precocious BUT I don’t think this would have had the

Happy Place

by Emily Henry In classic Emily Henry style, this book did not disappoint. Harriet and Wyn were the perfect couple and as far as their best friends know, still are. The group’s annual trip to Maine will be their last since the cottage they stay at is being sold so they’re determined to make this

Himself

by Jess Kidd Anyone who knows me will know right away that I picked this book up because of the bee on the cover. While this ended up having little to do with the plot (lol) I still really enjoyed this unpredictable, moody, occult-y story. Mahony arrives in the tiny village of Mulderrig to finally

Dear Emmie Blue

by Lia Louis I picked this book up on a whim and my goodness am I glad I did! (And before you get at me, I know it’s supposed to be a red balloon but we make do with what we have! lol) When Emmie was 16 years old she released a balloon with a