Solomon offers a sweet, romantic young adult story with emotions that feel authentic; the book showcases competition, honesty, youthful...

01 The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi Alex Pavesi's The Eighth Detective is appealingly old-fashioned. The murder mystery stories were...

Here For It is refreshing and playful yet thoughtful. I loved spending time with the uproariously funny Thomas. In Here for It: Or, How...

01 This Is All He Asks of You by Anne Egseth Egseth's debut novel has remained largely under the radar since its publication last June,...

Crawford's memoir lays bare systemic lies, gross injustices, horrifying abuses of privilege and power, and longstanding patterns of...

French offers a gloriously unlikely friendship, traces the dangers ricocheting through a sometimes claustrophobic small community, and...

Addie grapples with what it means to only be able to whisper in the world rather than shout. What is the value of a life that must be...

01 The Huntress by Kate Quinn I'm in for World War II-set books with tough, brave female protagonists, and I loved this book. Nina...

Brown shares moments of reckoning, everyday evidence of yawning racial divides, and her insistent joy in embracing her black identity and...

Nothing happened in McMinn County unless the corrupt Machine profited by it...until the local GIs returned home from World War II and...

Nick is an appealing character, I adored the detailed setting, and the mystery's resolution makes sense without seeming too easy. I'm...

Lu offers complex motivations, clashes between idealism and realism, editorialization about class and race, and futuristic advancements...

King immerses the reader in a sometimes-claustrophobic situation while providing enough character connection and appealingly messy...

Valpy's detailed Scottish setting and character development are wonderful, and I was equally invested in and engaged by both of the...

I loved this first installment of Young's two-book series, which features pirates, a brave young heroine, a little romance, and lots of...

01 Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein Nineteen-year-old Avery Abrams was set to be the next big gymnastics Olympic champion. She had the...

One to Watch is engrossing escapism into a world of reality TV, romantic possibilities, and luxurious fashion, where things don't always...

With lots of engrossing gymnastics details that made the setting come to life, Head Over Heels was the engrossing, light fiction book I...

01 Where the Forest Meets the Stars Joanna is feeling adrift after her mother's death, and she disappears into the constant attention her...

Pan is wonderfully honest, appealingly thoughtful, and often so so funny. I was so happy spending time in her point of view throughout...