Dolly All the Time ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Annabel Monaghan Romance • May 2026 • Paperback Why I Picked This Up I had posted a fake dating video on TikTok and someone said this was a great choice. My Thoughts Dolly is 100% a control freak who always needs to have a plan and save everyone. I doubt…

The Whisper Man ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alex North Thriller • June 2019 • Book of the Month Why I Picked This Up I’ve owned this book for years, but picked it up because of the movie out on Netflix. My Thoughts I finally read The Whisper Man by Alex North, and it was better than I expected….

An Academic Affair ⭐⭐⭐✨ Jodi McAlister Romance • November 2025 • Kindle Why I Picked This Up I saw A Study in Sparkling on Netgalley and wanted to read this as it’s the first book. My Thoughts I know some people are not fans of enemies to lovers or fake marriages, but that person is…

Trad Wife ⭐⭐⭐ Saratoga Schaefer Horror • February 2026 • Paperback Why I Picked This Up I saw there were three books named Trad Wife coming out this year and thought why not read all three. My Thoughts Yikes! I’m not sure what I expected, but my quick blurb would be: woman wants a baby…

The Season of Light and Darkness ⭐⭐⭐ Jillian Cantor Young Adult • August 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up I’ve been missing YA dystopian fiction. This one sounded like Divergent meets The Handmaid’s Tale, so I was into it. My Thoughts Some of the lower-rated reviews said this book felt very…

The Women in White ⭐⭐⭐ Sarah Pekkanen Thriller • August 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up It sounded creepy, and I was hoping for fall creepy vibes. My Thoughts This is marketed as a thriller, and I honestly have a bone to pick with that. But first, a little backstory on…

Trad Wife ⭐⭐⭐ Michelle Brandon Mystery • August 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up I have a book called Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer already that I haven’t read, about a demon. I have another ARC called Trad Wife by Sarah Langan that seems like some trad influencer take down. So,…

Lake Effect ⭐⭐⭐✨ Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Mystery/Romance • July 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Why I Picked This Up It was the Joy of Sex that called to me. Plus, I had read Good Company and really liked it. My Thoughts The book blurb makes The Joy of Sex sound like the catalyst that causes…

If Books Could Kill ⭐⭐⭐✨ Kate Eberle Mystery/Romance • July 2026 • ARC • Netgalley Quick Take Roxie makes a crazy wish to be in her favorite author’s next book. The problem is that it comes true, and she’s now the main character in a thriller. If Books Could Kill combines books, serial killers, accidental…

Violet Thistlewaite is not a Villain Anymore ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Emily Krempholtz Fantasy • November 2025 • Paperback Quick Take If you’re looking for a fantasy set in a quaint village, featuring a new flower-shop owner who used to be a villain, you might like this book. Violet Thistlewaite has run from her old life and moved…

How to Kill a Crime Writer ⭐⭐⭐ Sarah Lotz Mystery • July 2026 • ARC • Bookbrowse Quick Take When the main character from her late mother’s crime novels appears and insists her mother was murdered, Niamh begins investigating. There aren’t many clues left after so much time, and the quiet village offers more quirky…

Hot Girl Murder Club ⭐⭐⭐✨ by Ashley Winstead Thriller • July 2026 • ARC • NetGalley Why I Picked This Up I saw this on Netgalley and thought Robin Hood but women who get revenge on men? Yes! Please! My Thoughts For the first half, I couldn’t figure out what Ashley Winstead was trying to…

Pretty Dead Things ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ by Kelsey Cox Mystery • July 2026 • ARC • NetGalley Quick Take A cold case, a pageant, and a half built neighborhood make for some suspenseful moments in this book. Read This If… My Thoughts A cold case, a pageant, and women just trying to get through their days. That’s…

By Robinne Lee ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Literary Fiction • July 2026 • ARC • NetGalley Why I Picked This Up I really liked The Idea of You, so I wanted to see what Robinne Lee would do with her second novel. My Thoughts This is definitely not The Idea of You. I feel like this book is…

Most Ardently Yours ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ by Freya Sampson Mystery • July 2026 • ARC • NetGalley Quick Take A cozy romance that asks what would happen if Mr. Darcy walked into modern London, then proves the real love story isn’t quite the one you expect. Read This If… Skip This If… My Thoughts I love Mr….