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Play Nice
Play Nice
by Rachel Harrison
Reviewed: Apr 14, 2025
 
Published: Sep 9, 2025
 
A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Black Sheep and So Thirsty.
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(4.4/5)
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A Land So Wide
A Land So Wide : A Novel
by Erin A. Craig
Reviewed: Jun 11, 2025
 
Published: Sep 2, 2025
 
From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child, comes an irresistible blend of dark fairytale and romantic fantasy set in the beautiful but brutal Canadian wilderness.
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(4.2/5)
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When the Cranes Fly South
When the Cranes Fly South : A Novel
by Lisa Ridzén
Reviewed: Jun 11, 2025
 
Published: Aug 19, 2025
 
A profoundly moving debut novel that follows an elderly man's struggle to maintain autonomy over his own life: an emotional story of love, friendship, fatherhood, and atonement that is already an international sensation.
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(4.9/5)
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The Possession of Alba Díaz
The Possession of Alba Díaz
by Isabel Cañas
Reviewed: Apr 14, 2025
 
Published: Aug 19, 2025
 
When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn't trust… from bestselling author Isabel Cañas.
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(4.7/5)
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Too Old for This
Too Old for This
by Samantha Downing
Reviewed: Mar 12, 2025
 
Published: Aug 12, 2025
 
A retired serial killer's quiet life is upended by an unexpected visitor. To protect her secret, there's only one option left—what's another murder? From bestselling author Samantha Downing.
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(4.4/5)
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The Magician of Tiger Castle
The Magician of Tiger Castle
by Louis Sachar
Reviewed: Mar 12, 2025
 
Published: Aug 5, 2025
 
The beloved author of Holes presents his first adult novel, a modern fantasy classic of forbidden love, a crumbling kingdom, and the unexpected magic all around us.
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(4.2/5)
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L.A. Women
L.A. Women
by Ella Berman
Reviewed: Feb 12, 2025
 
Published: Aug 5, 2025
 
An electrifying novel about the complicated friendship between two ambitious and talented female writers in 1960s Los Angeles and the ultimate artistic betrayal: one writes a book based on the other's life… from the author of Reese's Book Club ...
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(3.5/5)
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This Here Is Love
This Here Is Love : A Novel
by Princess Joy L. Perry
Reviewed: Jul 9, 2025
 
Published: Aug 5, 2025
 
Three people - two enslaved, one indentured - live beside each other, fighting, and sometimes failing, to be more than their pasts say they should be.
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(4.8/5)
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