Roberts reflects upon her identity and place in the world in a raw and genuine way that I found gripping. Keena Roberts grew up splitting...

I'm fascinated by the optimistic explorer spirit--and I love reading about strong female characters in challenging terrain and situations.

01 The Exiles Christina Baker Kline, who authored Orphan Train (which I really liked) and A Piece of the World (which I loved), tells the...

Schwab's stories take place within her detailed fantasy worlds, but her characters' conflicts, hopes, and fears feel real and true.

Lane's story is zany and wonderful, with lots of glimpses into behind-the-scenes celebrity details--and a layer of heart and poignancy.

01 Apeirogon: A Novel This is beautiful, powerful, illuminating, and heart-wrenching. The first part felt a little slow, but I'm so very...

Blood reads like an unflinchingly honest journal; Moorer sifts through memories, photos, joyful moments; she feels rage, sadness, and loss.

The beautifully complementary, mismatched partnership between Devlin and Falco was my favorite aspect of the book.

01 A Star Is Bored Byron Lane 02 The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly Meredith Tate 03 Trust No One Debra Webb

Wizenberg struggles to reconcile her identity, sexuality, love, and duty into an honest lifestyle.

These were all so good and so different--they were my favorites from 2019, in the general order of when I read them.

01 Wild Life: Dispatches from a Childhood of Baboons and Button-Downs, Roberts 02 Blood: A Memoir, Moorer 03 The Fixed Stars, Wizenberg

I read this young adult mystery in a day, it was so good. Pippa and Ravi are great characters--I'll definitely read the others in the series

Rees does an excellent job of taking us through Edith's amateur spy struggle and provides fascinating details of life in WWII Germany.

01 Say Nothing 02 Just Mercy 03 The Spy and the Traitor 04 Catch and Kill 05 White Fragility 06 Hidden Valley Road

Young men share their experiences with intimacy, yearn to explore love, relationships, and evolved masculinity.

This is a spooky, atmospheric, gothic Victorian ghost story perfect for the season.

Deadly Waters was not the book I thought it was going to be. It's a revenge fantasy, but the issues at the heart of the story are weighty.

Donoghue immersed me so fully in this world that everything else fell away for me. Set in Ireland in 1918, The Pull of the Stars follows...

This is sexy, sweet, great escapism from Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings.