
F. Scott Fitzgerald
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
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“Kin” by Tayari Jones
Annie and Vernice (Niecy) call themselves ‘the cradle friends”. Born in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, in the midst of racial segregation, Annie was raised by her strict grandmother, while her mother gave her up and left for Memphis. Vernice’s auntie raised Vernice when her mother was killed. Two girls become the closest of friends, but one day
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“The Murder at World’s End” by Ross Montgomery
It’s May 1910, and the Haley Comet is once again passing close enough to Earth to be visible with the naked eye. And once again, some take it as an engaging scientific experience, while others prepare for the end of the world. At the small tidal island off the Cornish coastline, Lord Stockingham-Welt is busy
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“My Husband’s Wife” by Alice Feeney
„My Husband’s Wife” is my first book by Alice Feeney, who is often called the ‘Queen of Twists’, and after listening to her latest audiobook, I think this title is well-deserved. This book is very engaging, with chapters told from different perspectives. It starts when Eden Fox goes for a morning run by the sea.
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“Agnes Sharp and the Wedding to Die For” by Leonie Swann
I enjoyed two previous books in the “Miss Sharp Investigates” series by Leonie Swann and was excited to learn that the third book, “Agnes Sharp and the Wedding to Die For,” is set to be published in 2026. Luckily, I got my hands on the advance copy, thanks to the publisher and Netgalley. It was
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“The Storm” by Rachel Hawkins
Geneva, a woman with the unusual first name, is the owner and innkeeper of the famous, century-old inn on the coast of Alabama’s St. Medards Bay. She inherited the inn from her parents and has been struggling with keeping the place afloat. The guests appreciate its charm, but the bay is frequently battered by powerful
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“Palaver” by Bryan Washington
At what point do strangers become family, and family change into strangers? A mother and a son. The son is young, Black, and gay; he left his family in the States and moved to Tokyo. The mother had a fair share of moving in her life as well: first from Jamaica to Toronto, then