Book Reviews

First Look Club: Katya reviews The Sisters Grimm

Posted on April 28, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

The critically acclaimed author of The House at the End of Hope Street combines love, mystery, and magic with her first foray into bewitching fantasy with a dark edge evocative of V.E. Schwab and Neil Gaiman.

First Look Club: Jowana reviews The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness

Posted on April 17, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

The darkly funny memoir of Sarah Ramey’s years-long battle with a mysterious illness that doctors thought was all in her head—but wasn’t. A revelation and an inspiration for millions of women whose legitimate health complaints are ignored.

First Look Club: Reina reviews 88 Names

Posted on April 6, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

The critically acclaimed author of Lovecraft Country returns with a thrilling and immersive virtual reality epic—part cyberthriller, part twisted romantic comedy—that transports you to a world where identity is fluid and nothing can be taken at face value.

First Look Club: Palo reviews The Glass Hotel

Posted on April 3, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

From the award-winning author of Station Eleven, an exhilarating novel set at the glittering intersection of two seemingly disparate events-a massive Ponzi scheme collapse and the mysterious disappearance of a woman from a ship at sea.

First Look Club: Chris reviews The Glass Hotel

Posted on April 3, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

From the award-winning author of Station Eleven, an exhilarating novel set at the glittering intersection of two seemingly disparate events-a massive Ponzi scheme collapse and the mysterious disappearance of a woman from a ship at sea.

First Look Club: Clifford reviews The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires

Posted on March 30, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club

Steel Magnolias meets Dracula in this '90s-set horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their small Southern town, perfect for murderinos and fans of Stephen King.

Review: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver

Posted on March 23, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews

Two lives. Two loves. One impossible choice. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club Pick One Day in December.

Written with Josie Silver’s trademark warmth and wit, The Two Lives of Lydia Bird is a powerful and thrilling love story about the what-ifs that arise at life’s crossroads, and what happens when one woman is given a miraculous chance to answer them.