The Stats Title: Joy Moody is Out of Time Author: Kerryn Mayne Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (19 August 2025) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), LBGTQIA+, Contemporary, Mystery, Crime Trigger Warnings: Child Neglect, Divorce, Grief, Infidelity/IVF, Cancer, Death Read if you like: Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder, Cassandra in Reverse, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Rating: 5… Read More Book Review: Joy Moody is Out of Time
The Stats Title: Fun for the Whole Family Author: Jennifer E. Smith Publisher: Ballantine Books (08 April 2025) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), LBGTQIA+, Contemporary, Literary Fiction Trigger Warnings: Child Neglect, Divorce, Grief, Infidelity/IVF, Cancer, Fire-Related Trauma, Death Read if you like: The Unsinkable Greta James, The Book of George, The Dutch House Rating: 5 Stars Thank… Read More Book Review: Fun for the Whole Family
The Stats Title: My Train Leaves at Three Author: Natalie Guerrero Publisher: One World (15 July, 2025) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Contemporary, Coming of Age, Literary Fiction Trigger Warnings: Death (of a sibling), sexual assault, abuse of power, grief Read if you like: Green Dot, I Will Blossom Anyway, Catalina, Olga Dies Dreaming Rating: 4… Read More Book Review: My Train Leaves at Three
The Stats Title: When the Harvest Comes Author: Denne Michele Norris Publisher: Random House(15 April, 2025) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), 2SLGBTQIA+, Contemporary, Literary Fiction Trigger Warnings: Family conflict, Regret and Self-Blame, Death, Homophobia Read if you like: The Heart’s Invisible Furies, Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars, rounded down to 3 on Goodreads Thank you… Read More Book Review: When the Harvest Comes
The Stats Title: I Will Blossom Anyway Author: Disha Bose Publisher: Ballantine Books (06 May, 2025) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Romance, Coming of Age, Contemporary, Literary Fiction Trigger Warnings: Death of a Sibling, Domestic Abuse Read if you like: Green Dot, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Normal People, The Rachel Incident Rating: 4.5 out of… Read More Book Review: I Will Blossom Anyway
The Stats Title: The Book of George Author: Kate Greathead Publisher: Henry Holt & Co (08 October, 2024) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Coming of Age Trigger Warnings: Toxic Relationship, Death of Parent, Substance Abuse, 9/11 Read if you like: The Dutch House, Normal People Rating: 3.5 Stars Thank you to Kate Greathead,… Read More Book Review: The Book of George
The Stats Title: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year Author: Ally Carter Publisher: Avon (24 September, 2024) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Contemporary Fiction, Chick Lit, Mystery Thriller, Romance, Holiday, Who-dun-it Trigger Warnings: Murder, Death of Parents, Gaslighting, Emotional Abuse, Infidelity, Violence Read if you like: Knife’s Out, My Murder, The 7 1/2 Deaths of… Read More Book Club Review: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
The Stats Title: Sweet Fury Author: Sash Bischoff Publisher: Simon & Schuster (07 January, 2025) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Contemporary, Literary, Mystery Thriller Trigger Warnings: Sexual Assault, Abuse of Power, Murder, Violence Read if you like: Beautiful Little Fools, Circe, Gone Girl, Rating: 4 Stars Thank you to Sash Bischoff, Simon & Schuster, and NetGalley… Read More Book Review: Sweet Fury
The Stats Title: Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder Author: Kerryn Mayne Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (09 July, 2024) Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Mystery, Thriller, Contemporary Trigger Warnings: Murder, Violence, Death, Child Abuse, Animal Abuse Read if you like: Cassandra in Reverse, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, The Maid Rating: 4.5 stars rounded to 5… Read More Book Review: Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder
It is the end of another year and 2024 did not disappoint. I surpassed my GoodReads Book Challenge goal by reading 38 novels last year. Of those 38 novels, I ended up with 11 5-Star reviews. Unfortunately, most were not published in 2024. Thus, this year I am trying something new out and making my… Read More duffRUNStough Choice Awards 2024
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