Kin
By Tayari Jones ★★★★★★★★½☆ 8.5/10 ""People who are well loved always think there is more out there for them to enjoy."..."
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The Keeper
By Tana French ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 8/10 ""Cal has always known that Lena's chosen weapons are barricades, not artillery, but he never thought she would use them against him."..."
Sisters in Yellow
By Mieko Kawakami ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 7.5/10 ""No matter the relationship, the person who earned the money never forgot it was theirs. In their heart of hearts, it was them letting someone else use the money. As a favor."..."
Mad Mabel
By Sally Hepworth ★★★★★★★★½☆ 8.5/10 ""This is a love story, by the way. It may not seem like it, what with all the blood and guts and murder, but nevertheless, that's what it is. And there is no greater love story than that of platoni..."
Guilt
By Keigo Higashino ★★★★★★★★½☆ 8.5/10 ""Truth isn't an easy thing to find, and sometimes in the end it's barely worth finding."..."
Good People
By Patmeena Sabit ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 8/10 "“They gave her freedom because they believed that was how they would keep her from bad ways. And in return she served them water in their own skulls.”..."
King of Kings
By Scott Anderson ★★★★★★★★★☆ 9/10 "In some ways, this is a variation on the chicken-or-egg riddle, a debate point upon which reasonable people can disagree. On the one hand, the Iranian rebellion represented one of history's greatest c..."
A Good Animal
By Sara Maurer ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7/10 ""When I walk these fields, I feel generations beside me."..."
Vigil
By George Saunders ★★★★★★★★½☆ 8.5/10 ""I scanned for doubts regarding things he had done ir keft undone; things he might have said but had not; mistakes to which he had not yet fully admitted, any of which might keep him from attaining th..."
THe Elements
By John Boyne ★★★★★★★★★☆ 9/10 ""Around us, gurneys pass by while outside, in the waiting room, people sit with broken arms, sprained ankles, knife wounds, all the injuries that human beings suffer on a daily basis, because our skin..."
The Road to Tender Hearts
By Annie Hartnett ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 7.5/10 "" 'What's going to happen to us?' Luna asked the cat. 'What is going to happen to me and my brother?' Suffering, the cat answered. And joy."..."
A Guardian and a Thief
By Megha Majumdar ★★★★★★★★★☆ 9/10 ""But the needs of others were always smaller than the needs of one's own child."..."
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Flashlight
By Susan Choi ★★★★★★★★★½ 9.5/10 ""My God, she remembers this, too: his utter faith in her. No one, least of all her, ever held such faith in her again."..."
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Life, & Death, & Giants
By Ron Rindo ★★★★★★★★★☆ 9/10 ""I cannot make sense of my own confusion. I'd heard thousands of people cheering for my beloved grandson, saw them on their feet, as if in worship, singing his name. I swell with pride, of course. Who..."
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This Is Where The Serpent Lies
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The Bright Years
By Sarah Damoff
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Favorites of 2025
I decided better late than never this year! It is always so hard to choose favorites, but every year, some books stand out to me. Just click on the cover to see my review.
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The Book of Lost Hours
By Hayley Gelfuso
Armand Gamache
The Grey Wolf
By Louise Penny
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Lightbreakers
By Aja Gabel