Katherine Center | Things You Save in a Fire

The Plot (from Goodreads): Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she’s […]

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Sally Hepworth | The Good Sister

The Plot (from Goodreads): From the outside, everyone might think Fern and Rose are as close as twin sisters can be: Rose […]

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Sally Rooney | Normal People

The Plot (from Goodreads): At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, star of the […]

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New Releases | November 2020

I can hardly believe this blog has already been up for a full month, but here we are. I’ve been having a […]

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Chris Bohjalian | The Red Lotus

The Plot (from Goodreads): The first time Alexis saw Austin, it was a Saturday night. Not in a bar, but in the […]

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Joshilyn Jackson | Never Have I Ever

The Plot (from Goodreads): Amy Whey is proud of her ordinary life and the simple pleasures that come with it—teaching diving lessons, […]

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Megan Goldin | The Night Swim

The Plot (from Goodreads): After the first season of her true-crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, […]

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Emily Henry | Beach Read

The Plot (from Goodreads): A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage […]

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John Marrs | The One

The Plot (from Goodreads): How far would you go to find the one? A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just […]

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Nicci French | The Other Side of the Door

The Plot (from NetGalley): Bonnie Graham stands in the open door of her friend’s apartment. She is alone, except for the dead […]

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Joy Fielding | The Bad Daughter

The Plot (from Goodreads): A hostile relationship with her sister and a complicated past with her father’s second wife have kept Robin […]

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Alice Feeney | I Know Who You Are

The Plot (from the publisher): Meet Aimee Sinclair: the actress everyone thinks they know but can’t remember where from. Except one person. […]

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Lisa Jewell | Then She Was Gone

The Summary (from Goodreads):  THEN: She was fifteen, her mother’s golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, […]

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S.J. Watson | Before I Go To Sleep | Ten-Second Spoilers

The Book:  Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson, 2011 The Summary (from Goodreads):  Christine wakes up every morning in an […]

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Catherine McKenzie | You Can’t Catch Me

The Plot (from Goodreads): Twelve years ago Jessica Williams escaped a cult. She reintegrated into society, endured uncomfortable notoriety, and tried to […]

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Katherine Center | How to Walk Away

The Plot (from Goodreads): Margaret Jacobsen has a bright future ahead of her: a fiancé she adores, her dream job, and the […]

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Megan Miranda | All The Missing Girls | Ten-Second Spoilers

The Summary (from Goodreads):  It’s been ten years since Nicolette Farrell left her rural hometown after her best friend, Corinne, disappeared from […]

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Kaira Rouda | The Favorite Daughter

The Book:  The Favorite Daughter, by Kaira Rouda, 2019 The Characters:  Jane and David Harris, their daughters Mary (who died before the […]

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Sally Hepworth | The Family Next Door

The Book:  The Family Next Door, by Sally Hepworth, 2018 The Characters:  The residents of Pleasant Court: Essie and Ben, Essie’s mom […]

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Robin Wasserman | Mother Daughter Widow Wife

The Book:  Mother Daughter Widow Wife, by Robin Wasserman, 2020 The Characters:  In the past: Wendy Doe, the amnesiac and Lizzie, the […]

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Lisa Jewell | The House We Grew Up In

The Book:  The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell, 2014 The Characters:  The Bird family: parents Lorelei and Colin; children […]

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Megan Miranda | The Girl From Widow Hills

The Book:  The Girl From Widow Hills by Megan Miranda, 2018 The Characters:  Arden Maynor, aka Olivia The Plot (from the publisher): […]

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Sally Hepworth | The Mother-in-Law

The Book:  The Mother in Law by Sally Hepworth, 2019 The Characters:  Married couple Lucy and Ollie, Ollie’s mother Diana, and sister […]

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Nine Books I’m Most Excited to Read in October 2020

Happy October! This is my favorite month: haunted houses, fall drinks, scary movies, thrillers…what’s not to love? It’s also no longer blazing […]

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