Juniper snatches Athen's manuscript. She edits the the story and makes it her own. She submits it to her publisher and the book finds success but soon Juniper is living under the fear that her secret will be exposed.
This book has me on the edge of my seat. The story essentially tells itself. This is the first book I have read from Kuang and her writing is phenomenal. Yellowface is a brilliant book that also gives insight into how book publishing and the book release process goes.
Have you ever listened to the podcast, Ear Hustle? If not I highly recommend it.
I chose to listen to the audiobook rather than read the book of This is Ear Hustle because I was familiar with the voices of Nigel and Earlonne and was hoping to recreate the feeling of them on the podcast together.
They have great chemistry, storytelling skills and know how to make a story come to life.
This book is written by the creators of Ear Hustle. It explores untold stories. digs deeper into other stories and gives a look into their own personal circumstances. We learn more about Earlonne which is absolutely amazing.
This is an important read that explores the justice system, incarceration and life after prison.
Lambs book, I Know this Much is true left me broken and this one did too but in a different way.
Corby is a father and a husband. He is also unemployed and struggling with an addiction. His addiction lands him behind bars.
His life is filled with guilt and pain. Lamb paints what I can only imagine a true and bleak look into life in prison. Corby is trying to keep his marriage together, fight against his addiction and find his place.
Luckily, Corby find friendship and acts of kindness in prison which help him find some degree of peace and in return he extends the same.
Corby's journey is harsh, often ugly and breaks you. This book is a difficult read in that it drains you emotionally. The characters struggles feel real and raw. You feel for multiple characters and question what you would do and feel.
The ending ... you see it coming but you keep turning those pages and punishing yourself. It's only January but this might be my favorite book of 2026.
Nolan is an Irish sailor who lost his life at sea. He is rugged, charming and living his afterlife as the Ghost of Christmas Past. He is used to wrapping his assignments up quickly but when he is assigned to Harriet he discovers this assignment is different. Harriet is sweet and unlike any of his other haunts.
Nolan takes Harriet into her past so they can find her mistakes and send her off to the next ghost. The problem is there isn't anything terrible in her past and if he can't move her forward to the next phase he will have to pay the consequences.
Harriet starts to make Nolan feel and experience things he hasn't in years such as taste. His magic starts to haywire and Nolan and Harriet start to work together to finish his assignment but as their feelings grow for one another things get complicated.
Borison draws her idea from the much known Ghost of past, present and future but puts a different spin on it. Her characters are likable and fun. There is time travel creating flash back scenes. The story is told from Noaln and Harriet's point of view. I found myself wishing I had a friend like Harriet and you will too.
I am anxiously awaiting the next book in this series.
Nina and Tom's lives are about to come crashing around them when a scandalous photo of Nina is taken at a party in which she is intoxicated. The image circulates at a fast pace and to make matters worst it is captioned with a racist words.
Finch Browning has been accused of taking the photo and circulating it. Lyla can't remember what happened and this is their story. All We Ever Wanted it told from three different points of view that of Tom, Nina and Lyla. Each voice is distinct and Giffin writes it in such a way that you understand and "feel" the characters emotions. This is one of Giffin's best novel's yet.
As the book progresses, Jen goes on a journey of self discovery and it's just full of one fancy vacation after another and I became lost and disinterested. I felt that the book became a brag feast. It felt like a story only the rich or those with rich friends could relate to.
I hate to review memoirs because they are so personal and Hatmakers starts off so painful and personal but I just couldn't connect with her.
Something felt a bit off about Hatmakers story as though something was being left out or missing. Well --- it was. Something major. I googled Jen (I had no idea who she was) and then her ex husband and discovered a few things weren't disclosed which changed my perspective on a few things.
Be warned that there is animal cruelty that is handled with humor which just hits wrong. I do think that Jen made many positive changes in her life and prevailed but this book wasn't for me. I couldn't connect with Jen or relate to her simply because her privilege leaks off the pages.
Noah has agreed to participate in a private project that essentially deals with time travel. Noah and his wife pack up and moved to the desert where Janus Labs is located at (shout out to Gabel for using Las Cruces, NM as a location). Upon arrival things feel off but they carry on.
Noah becomes more immersed in his work which is dangerous and ground breaking. His past slowly starts to leak into his current life and Maya his wife feels disconnected and decides to revisit her past and return to Japan to see him family and ex.
Noah's ex-wife who plays an important role his his past agrees to met up with Noah and join him in the project.
This book is interesting and fascinating. It's well written and emotional but didn't exactly click for me. I am a fan of time travel but not science fiction which is likely why this wasn't a winner for me. Gabel understands and writes about grief in beautiful way and how it affects people differently.
I didn't love this book but I have a deep appreciation and like of it. It was most definitely worth my time.
My birthday is April 23rd and when I found out this book took place on April 23rd I HAD to read it.
The residents of Julian, California are caught in a time loop. Everyday is April 23rd and everyday an eclipse happens. When the day resets everything that took place (except conversations and emotions) resets.
Everyday Carly is at the funeral home (her dad has died). Adam the funeral director and his ex-wife are also there. As day after day resets people become frustrated. Adam is an amateur astronomer as has noticed that the eclipse is shortening and has a theory that it has to do with the time loop.
Carly though resistant teams up with Adam to try to figure out how to get out of the time loop.
Not You Again is told via multiple points of view. The time loop is one of the most unique ones I have come across and I LOVE time loops. There is a lot of character development and supporting characters add a lot of this book. The towns people play important and sometimes funny roles.
I wanted to LOVE this book so you can only imagine my disappointment when I just found the book to be just ok. I do know that this book isn't for me but other readers will love it.
Pandemonium ensues and Seddon's writing builds the fear and intensity in a very realistic manner. You feel pulled into the book and the multiple point of views and plot lines have you turning the pages to see what is going to happen.
As the minutes count down you realize how little time 59 minutes really is especially when chaos surrounds you and cruel people are out for themselves and to take advantage of others. Seddon knows how to build tension and and the twist is clever.
If you like books with similar premises this book is for you!
Athena and Juniper are both young authors. Athena is much more successful as a writer and loved by many. Juniper's debut book is a flo...
