adult fiction
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Must Read Monday (46): Janet Ellis’s The Butcher’s Hook & Sarah Perry’s The Essex Serpent
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: a few seemingly under-the-radar historical fiction titles that Read more
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Review: The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine
Review: The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine Source: ARC courtesy of Simon & Schuster Canada. Thank you! Expected publication: August 2, 2016 by Atria Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Kate Morton meets Daphne du Maurier in this atmospheric debut novel about a woman who discovers the century-old remains of a murder victim on her Read more
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Stand-Out Reads of 2016, So Far…(Part 1)
As we are just over the halfway mark of the year, I thought now would be a good time to look back over the stand-out reads of the year, so far… For part one, I am taking a look at three big categories: children’s fiction, young adult fiction, and adult fiction. The titles picked here Read more
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Must Read Monday (43): Jessie Burton’s The Muse & Laura McHugh’s Arrowood
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: a historical fiction title and a thriller! First Read more
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Spotlight: Midge Raymond’s My Last Continent & Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s What We Become
Welcome to a special spotlight feature comparing and contrasting two newly released adult fiction titles: Midge Raymond’s debut novel My Last Continent and Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s What We Become. My Last Continent by Midge Raymond Source: ARC courtesy of Simon & Schuster Canada. Thank you! Publication: June 21, 2016 by Scribner An unforgettable debut with Read more
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Review: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
Review: Eligible (The Austen Project #4) by Curtis Sittenfeld Source: eBook Publication: April 19, 2016 by Random House Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice This version of the Bennet family—and Mr. Darcy—is one that you have and haven’t met before: Liz is a magazine writer in her late thirties Read more
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Must Read Monday (41): Emily Giffin’s First Comes Love & Liane Moriarty’s Truly Madly Guilty
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: upcoming adult fiction releases by two bestselling authors! Read more
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Review: Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley Source: ARC courtesy of Simon & Schuster Canada. Thank you! Expected publication: June 7, 2016 by Simon & Schuster Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Combining the emotional depth of The Art of Racing in the Rain with the magical spirit of The Life of Pi, Lily and the Read more
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Must Read Monday (38): Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life & Laura Ruby’s Bone Gap
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week’s theme is the 2015 National Book Awards! First Read more
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Must Read Monday (35): Clare Mackintosh’s I Let You Go & Megan Miranda’s All the Missing Girls
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week is all about thrillers! First up is I Read more
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