In this heartwarming story of wonderfully faulted characters who face tragedy and often make a mess of things, loyalty and steadfastness...

The unnamed main protagonist in All Fours frequently made me feel uncomfortable because of her unorthodox decision-making and...

Ishida's offbeat, heartwarming story of unconventional "medicine" in the form of cats explores interconnectedness and new perspectives,...

I was hooked on the story of a team of young women fighting for admittance to a guild, their bonds, and their adventures. But the...

Booth cushions the blow of the main protagonist's early-onset Alzheimer's with a zany romp, lots of love for books, and heartwarming,...

Thorpe's irresistible character of 19-year-old Margo discovers her strength, drive, creativity, and vulnerability after becoming...

Sandwich is another case of beautifully wrought complications and mutual adoration from Catherine Newman, with unapologetically...

Emily Habeck's debut novel offers an unusual premise in which one member of a newlywed couple begins transforming into a great white...

The tone of Martyr! was tough for me to get a handle on for much of the book. The story is dark, nerve-racking, irreverent, tragic, and...

I loved Enid's complicated, loving mother-daughter relationship as well as her best-friendship. But I was distracted by what felt like...

In Beautyland, Bertino offers a poignant, funny, strange story full of extraterrestrial observations of humans and their behavior that...

LaValle mixes a Western setting with strong feminist messages, magical realism, haunting elements, and the terrifying, freeing truth in...

First: this amazing cover. Second: Starter Villain is playful, darkly funny, big-hearted, and wonderfully weird. I loved it and I can't...

I loved the premise and start of this zany story in which a statistics geek braves his high school reunion, only to be mistaken for a...

This story within a story is playful and satirical while providing deep issues to contemplate. It's different and captivating and silly...

Jen Beagin's literary fiction novel is consistently bizarre, at times base, and often darkly funny as her characters alternately dive...

Addison Allen's magical realism story is set on an island off the coast of South Carolina and offers lots of heart, interactive ghosts,...

Kevin Wilson's wonderfully odd 1990s coming-of-age novel centers around teens Frankie and Zeke, their mysterious artistic creation, and...

In Nethercott's Thistlefoot, estranged siblings Bellatine and Isaac Yaga find their way back to each other within this odd, dark story...

The Humans is about mathematics, aliens, and shape shifters, but at its heart it's about a hurting family and an unimaginable, shocking,...