Book Reviews by Title: A to Z

A

Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron | Forever
The Accomplice by Lisa Lutz | Ballantine
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert | Avon
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor | Riverhead
Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
American Dirt by Jeannie Cummins | Flatiron
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
The Angel Maker by Alex North | Celadon
Anna K Away by Jenny Lee | Flatiron
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen | St. Martin’s Press
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman | Atria
Anything You Can Do by R.S Grey
The Arrangement by Robyn Harding | Gallery
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

B

Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage | St. Martin’s Press
The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood | Double Day
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff | Random House
Barely Functioning Adult by Meichi Ng | Harper Perennial
Be a Triangle by Lilly Singh | Ballantine
The Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot De Villeneuve
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan | Forever
Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson
Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf | Park Row Books
Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Better Hate Than Never by Chloe Liese | Berkley Romance
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center | St. Martin’s Press
Book Lovers by Emily Henry | Berkley
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James | Berkley
The Book of Joe by Jeff Wilser | Three Rivers Press
The Boy Toy by Nicola Marsh | Berkley
The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon | Forever
Break Your Glass Slippers by Amanda Lovelace | Andrew McMeel Publishing
Break Up Anniversary by Dawn Lanuza
Breathe In, Cash Out by Madeleine Henry | Atria
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons | William Morrow
The Bucket List by Georgia Clark | Atria
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon | Berkley

C

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid | Ballantine Books
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson | Random House
The Celebrants by Steven Rowley | G.P. Putnam
The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor | Crown
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun | Atria
Chemistry by Weike Wang
The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup | Harper Collins
The Comeback Summer by Ali Brady | Berkley
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams | Berkley

D

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid | Ballantine
Dark Corners by Megan Goldin | St. Martin’s Press
Dark Experiments by Lana Campbell | Lana Campbell
Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel | Berkley
The Date by Louise Jensen | Bookouture
Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma | Avon
Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn | Entangled Teen
The Dating Plan by Sara Desai
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto | Berkley
Don’t Look For Me by Wendy Walker | St. Martin’s Press
Do You Take This Man by Denise Williams | Berkley
The Dream Builders by Oindrila Mukkherjee | Blackstone Publishing
Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
Drowning by T.J. Newman | Simon & Schuster
Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory | Berkley Romance

E

Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis | Atria
The Eighth Girl by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung | Harper Collins
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker
The Ever After by Sarah Pekkanen | Atria
Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Exes & O’s by Amy Lea | Berkley

F

The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson | Berkley Romance
The Family Game
by Catherine Steadman
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell | Atria
The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll |Simon & Schuster
First Comes Like by Alisha Rai | Avon
First Love, Take Two by Sajni Patel | Forever
Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey | Avon
Flannel Worlds Apart by Aden Rossinni | Aden Rossinni
The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary | Flatiron
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto | Forever
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah | St. Martin’s Press
Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez | Forever
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

G

Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert | Avon
Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao | Flatiron
Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai | Avon
Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian | Random House
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen | St. Martin’s Press
A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight | Harper
The Good Samaritan by John Marrs
The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth | St. Martin’s Press
Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen | St. Martin’s Press
The Great Unexpected by Dan Mooney | Park Row
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey | Random House

H

Hangman by Jack Heath | Hanover Square Press
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim | Random House
Happy Place by Emily Henry | Berkley
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang | Berkley
Helium by Rudy Francisco | Button Poetry
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center | St. Martin’s Press
Her Good Side by Rebekah Weatherspoon | Penguin Teen
The Hiding Place by C.J. Tudor | Crown
A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone | Avon
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager | Dutton
The Honey Don’t List by Christina Lauren | Gallery
Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey | Avon
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager | Dutton
How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper | G.P. Putnam’s Sons
How Stella Learned to Talk by Christina Hunger | William Morrow
How to Hack a Heartbreak by Kristin Rockaway | Graydon House
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix | Berkley

I

The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand
If You See Me, Don’t Say Hi by Neel Patel | Flatiron
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston | St. Martin’s Press
I’ll Be Watching You by Courtney Evan Tate | Harlequin
I’ll Be You by Janelle Brown | Random House
Imaginary Friendby Stephen Chbosky | Grand Central Pub
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren | Gallery
In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer | Forever
In Sensorium: Notes for My People by Tanaïs | Harper
Instinct by Allison Blackwood | Allison Blackwood
Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough | William Morrow
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell | Atria
I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella | Dial Press
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Irresistible? by Stephanie Bond
Isn’t It Bromantic? By Lyssa Kay Adams | Berkley

J

Jana Goes Wild by Farah Heron | Forever
Just One Bite by Jack Heath | Hanover Square Press

K

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel | Redhook
Kamela Knows Best by Farah Heron | Forever
Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochran | Atria
Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting | Forever
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Córdova

L

The Last Flight by Julie Clark
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
The Last Post by Renee Carlino | Atria
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland | Berkley
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager | Dutton
The Last Time I Saw You by Live Constantine | Harper Collins
Layla by Colleen Hoover | Montlake
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
Letting Go Is An Acquired Taste by Christina Hart
Lies by T.M. Logan | St. Martin’s Press
Lies She Told by Cate Holahan
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama | Crown Publishing
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian | Double Day Books
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager | Dutton
Look For Me by Lisa Gardner | Dutton
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Lost for Words by Stephanie Butland | St. Martin’s Press
Love and Other Omissions by Neva Rae Bell | Neva Rae Bell
Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo
Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words by Annika Sharma | Sourcebooks Casablanca
Love, Holly by Emily Stone
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood | Berkley
The Love Wager by Lynn Painter | Berkley
Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella | Random House

M

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid |Random House
The Marriage Clock by Zara Raheem | William Morrow
Match Made in Manhattan by Amanda Stauffer
Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay by Jill Mansell
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise by Colleen Oakley | Berkley
The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth | St. Martin’s Press
Mother Ocean Father Nationby Nishant Batsha | Ecco
Mr. and Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel | Inkshares
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell | William Morrow
My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren | Gallery

N

The Name Drop by Susan Lee| Susan Lee & Inkyard Press
Necessary People by Anna Pitoniak
The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest | Berkley
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction by Neil Gaiman | William Morrow
The Night Before by Wendy Walker | St. Martin’s Press
No Judgements by Meg Cabot | William Morrow
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell | Atria
Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser

O

Once More With Feeling by Elissa Sussman | Random House
The One by John Marrs
One Month Only by Kate J. Blake | Kate J. Blake
One Night on the Island by Josie Silver | Ballantine
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London | Random House
The Only One Left by Riley Sager | Dutton
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore | Flatiron
The Other People by C.J. Tudor | Ballantine
Other People’s Houses by Abbi Waxman | Berkley
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng | Random House

P

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley | William Morrow
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez | Forever
Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai | Avon
Perfect Match by Zoe May | HQ Digital
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales | Wednesday Books
The Princess Saves Herself In This One by Amanda Lovelace
A Promised Land by Barack Obama | Crown

Q

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

R

Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev | William Morrow
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins | St. Martin’s Press
Recursion by Blake Crouch | Crown
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston | St. Martin’s Press
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover | Montlake
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover | Montlake
The Replacement Wife by Darby Kane | William Morrow
The Return by Nicholas Sparks | Grand Central Pub
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai | Avon
Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri | Knopf
Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cakeby Alexis Hall | Forever
The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka | Berkley
Ruby Spencer’s Whisky Year by Rochelle Bilow | Berkley
Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha J. Tuli

S

Scandalized by Ivy Owens | Pocket Books
The Second First Chance by Mona Shroff | Harlequin
Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne | William Morrow
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston | Berkley
Shanghi Girls by Lisa See
The Shape of Family by Shilpi Somaya Gowda | William Morrow
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward |
Sister of Mine by Laurie Petrou | Crooked Lane Books
The Sisters Chase by Sarah Healy
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes
Some of It Was Real by Nan Fisher | Berkley
The Spite Game by Anna Snoekstra | Harlequin
Star-Crossed by Minnie Darke | Crown
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
The STEMinist Novellas by Ali Hazelwood (Under One Roof, Stuck with You, Below Zero) | Berkley
The Stranger in the Mirror by Liv Constantine | Harper
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth | St. Martin’s Press
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren | Gallery
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon | Penguin Teen
Survive the Night by Riley Sager | Dutton
The Switch by Beth O’Leary | Flatiron

T

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert | Avon
Technically Yours by Denise Williams | Berkley Romance
This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel | Berkley
The Trouble With Hating You by Sajni Patel | Forever
The Truth About Melody Brown by Lisa Jewell | Atria
The Truth Hurts by Rebecca Reid | Harper Perennial
Things You Save in a Fire by Katerine Center | St. Martin’s Press
Thirty-Life Crisis by Lisa Schwartz |Grand Central Publishing
The Ticket by Heather Grace Stewart
Things We Hide From The Light by Lucy Score
Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score | Bloom Books
Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan | Forever
This Could Change Everything by Jill Mansell | Sourcebooks
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
This Is How It Starts by Dawn Lanuza
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren | Gallery
Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli
Twenty-One Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks | St. Martin’s Press
Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren | Gallery
A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing | Berkley
Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna | Double Day
Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese | Berkley Romance

U

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams | Berkley
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren | Gallery
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal | Harper Collins
The Undertaking of Hart & Mercy by Megan Bannen | Orbit

V

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna | Berkley
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas | Avid Reader Press

W

Watching You by Lisa Jewell | Atria
Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay | Berkley
The Way We Weren’t by Phoebe Fox | Berkley
Well Played by Jen DeLuca | Berkley
Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca | Berkley
What Have We Done by Alex Findlay | Minotaur
What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum
What You Wish For by Katherine Center | St. Martin’s Press
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger | Simon & Schuster
When Polly Met Olly by Zoe May | HQ Digital
When the Serpent Bites by Nesley Clerge | Shayla Raquel
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain | Ballantine
When You Disappeared by John Marrs
When You Read This by Mary Adkins | Harper Collins
While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory | Berkley
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
Wildfire by Hannah Grace | Atria
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
The Wife Stalker by Live Constantine | Harper Collins
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins | St. Martin’s Press
The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell | St. Martin’s Press
Wild at Heart by K.A. Tucker | K.A. Tucker
Will by Will Smith
Will They or Won’t They by Ava Wilder | Berkley
The Windfall by Diksha Basu
The Winners by Fredrik Backman | Atria
Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West | Hachette
The Wives by Tarryn Fisher
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns | Park Row Books
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey | Avon

X

Xeni: A Marriage of Inconvenience by Rebekah Weatherspoon | Rebekah Weatherspoon

Y

You, Again by Kate Goldbeck | Random House
You Are Not Alone
by Greer Hendrix & Sarah Pekkanen | St. Martin’s Press
You Can’t Be Serious by Kal Penn | Gallery
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria | Avon
You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes | Random House
You Should Sit Down For This by Tamera Mowry-Housley | Legacy Lit
The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth | St. Martin’s Press
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez | Forever

#s

11/22/63 by Stephen King
29 Seconds by T.M. Logan | St. Martin’s Press
99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne | William Morrow

*Note: Thank you to the publishers above for the free copies in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Updated as of 1/3/2024