Bright Young Women - Jessica Knoll - Top Book Pick!

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Bright Young Women - Jessica Knoll - Top Book Pick!

Fiction

Rating: 9/10

A masterful blend of fiction and true crime that is unflinching and evocative in its writing. Fearlessly taking on the tabloid fascination society has with serial killers and makes the story about the women. Those snuffed out in their prime and those remaining in the wake of the horror. The book opens on a night in 1978, hours before a soon to be infamous murderer descends upon a Florida sorority house, crafting a blistering portrayal of all that went wrong in pursuit of justice.

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No One Can Know - Kate Alice Marshall

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No One Can Know - Kate Alice Marshall

Thriller

Rating: 8/10

“This is what we’re going to do.” That’s what one of the sisters tells her siblings on the night they find their parents dead. Over a decade ago, sisters Emma, Juliette and Daphne left their home and haven’t returned or laid eyes on each other since. Burying the secrets they swore they would keep, telling the story everyone needed to make sense of things. And now that lies are all they seem to be able to live with, they are starting to seep out.

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No One Can Hear You Scream...

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Books Set In Space…

Cascade Failure - L.M. Saga

Ghost Station - S.A. Barnes

Escape Velocity - Victory Manibo

Past Crimes - Jason Pinter

Floating Hotel - Grace Curtis

The Paradox Hotel – Rob Hart

Impositon Of Unnecessary Obstacles - Malka Older

Jumpnauts - Hao Jingfang

The Mars House - Natasha Pulley

The Circus Infinite – Khan Wond

A Long Way To A Small Angry Planet – Becky Chambers

Ready Player One – Ernest Cline

Zero Sum Game – S.L. Huang

Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir

Salvaged - Madeline Roux

Robopocalypse – Daniel Wilson

Mindwalker – Kate Dylan

Atomic Anna – Rachel Barenbaum

Six Wakes - Mur Lafferty

Time After Time...

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Level Up Your Armchair Travel With These Reads…

Ministry Of Time - Kaliane Bradley

Book Of Doors - Gareth Brown

The Time Shelter - Georgi Gospodinov

Recursion - Blake Crouch

11/22/63 - Stephen King

Three Body Problem - Cixin Liu

The Unmaking Of June Farrow - Adrienne Young

A Quantum Love Story - Mike Chen

The Other Valley - Scott Alexander Howard

Oona Out Of Order - Margarita Montimore

The 7 1/2 Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton

All Our Wrong Todays - Elan Mastai

A Love Story For Ricki Wilde - Tia Williams

Time Travelers Wife - Audrey Niffengger

The Kingdoms - Natasha Pulley

Midnight Library - Matt Haig

Timeline - Michael Crichton

This Time Tommorrow - Emma Straub

Big Time - Ben Winters

Tell It Like It Isn't...

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Books With Unreliable Narrators…

The End Of The Story - A.J. Finn

Things Don't Break On Their Own - Sarah Easton Collins

I Need You To Read This - Jessa Maxwell

A Talent For Murder - Peter Swanson

The Confession - Charolette Bigland

Hitchcock Hotel - Stephanie Wrobel

Ink Ribbon Red - Alex Pavesi

First Lie Wins - Ashley Elston

This Story Is A Lie - Tom Pollock

Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides

I Let You Go - Claire Mackintosh

Dear Child - Romy Hausman

Diary Of A Murderer - Young Ha-Kim

Lie To Me - J.T. Ellison

Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng

The Good Liar - Nicholas Searle

The Lying Game - Ruth Ware

The Dinner - Herman Koch

Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn

New Books Hitting The Shelves-April 2024

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New Books Hitting The Shelves-April 2024

I’m a planner in every way you could imagine, a particular quirk that benefits my reading life. And now you dear reader, will reap the rewards with my new monthly post that will feature three of the most interesting books coming out in the next month as well as a few extra just for fun. Happy Reading! P.S. Keep an eye out for a special Summer Reading 2024 In The Margins Post…it’s looking good!

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Help Wanted - Adelle Waldman

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Help Wanted - Adelle Waldman

Fiction

Rating: 7.5/10

Every day at 3:55 am on the dot, members of Team Movement clock in for their shift at big box store Town Square. Under the watchful eye of a self-absorbed and barely competent boss, they empty the days truck of merchandise and stock the shelves. When the big boss announces he’s leaving, each of them becomes preoccupied by their lofty, and hilariously intricate, aspirations, but a retail job can only provide so much grandeur. Which is pretty much none.

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The Women - Kristin Hannah - Top Book Pick!

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The Women - Kristin Hannah - Top Book Pick!

Historical Fiction

Rating: 8/10

This novel illustrates beautifully how much this generation lost, youthful hopes and dreams extinguished before life could even truly begin. And how the women struggled with their service being dismissed as “not combat”, as it certainly felt that way as they were mired in blood and death. In this book they have a voice and it’s saying, we were there. An acknowledgement and tribute long overdue.

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The Fury - Alex Michaelides

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The Fury - Alex Michaelides

Thriller

Rating: 8/10

This novel follows a recent trend I have noticed. One where the narrator is speaking directly to the reader. Offering up a perspective that is meant to provide either transparency or obfuscation. You almost feel as if you are sitting in a bar, enjoying a cocktail while an engaging storyteller sets the stage for all that’s about to unfold. My advice? Drink up.

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Fiction & Fairytales...Retold

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Steal Like An Artist…

If you delve deeply enough into the books we choose to read, more often than not you will reveal a connection to something recognizable. That in fact they capture contemporary narratives from the bones of centuries of storytelling. Mythologies, legends, classics and fairytales have all been plundered for plot in myriad of ways and an upon myriad of occasions. So, open the door and take a peek.  A bevy of beauties, an abundance of adversaries, a cast of creatures, kings and queens, hags and ingénues, stepmothers and godmothers, pixies, giants and gladiators; which will you find? And what else might await you…

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The Wishing Game - Meg Shaffer - Top Book Pick!

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The Wishing Game - Meg Shaffer - Top Book Pick!

Fiction

Rating: 9/10

Spoiler Alert! Happy endings are within reach in this utterly charming book! Years ago, Jack, a bestselling and adored children’s book author stopped writing. Suddenly he resurfaces with a brand-new book and a one-of-a-kind competition, offering a prize that will change the winner’s life. And Lucy is desperate for a life change. A wonderful tale of love and hope with sweet parallels to Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.

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West Heart Kill - Dann McDorman

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West Heart Kill - Dann McDorman

Mystery

Rating: 8/10

The Hunt meets Knives Out…need I say more? Set at an isolated and elite hunting club during a raging storm, the reader finds themselves awash in corpses. Alongside a doozy of a suspect list, rife with privileged and scheming characters. The author offers up a reading experience that is both challenging and fun. Full of tidbits and fun facts, its a must read for the mystery buff!

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You Talkin' To Me?: Definitive Guide To Iconic Movie Quotes - Brian Abrams

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You Talkin' To Me?: Definitive Guide To Iconic Movie Quotes - Brian Abrams

Entertainment

Rating: 7.5/10

Full of tidbits unearthed by archival sleuthing and behind the scenes insider information, this fun compilation tells the stories of hundreds of iconic movie quotes. Full of fun detours, like monkey business, trashy delights, and license to swill, this is a book movie lovers won’t want to miss! Question is, how long before I attempt to replicate for books!

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Zilot - Bob Odenkirk (Author) & Erin Odenkirk (Illustrator) - Top Book Pick!

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Zilot - Bob Odenkirk (Author) & Erin Odenkirk (Illustrator) - Top Book Pick!

Children’s Poetry

Rating: 9/10

Attention Bob Odenkirk Fans!! Hang on tight. I’m about to say it. It’s coming out of my mouth, there is going to be a written record of it. Seuss has been bested! If I didn’t have reason to adore actor Bob Odenkirk before, this charming and delightful collection of poems for children would be more than reason enough! Add in his daughter Erin Odenkirk’s delightful artwork and this is simply a joy for readers of all ages!

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Tell Me A Story...

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Embracing The Fantasy Genre…

Fairy Tale - Stephen King

The Carnivale of Curiosities - Amiee Gibbs

Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett

Hidden Life Of Cecily Larson - Ellen Baker

Book Of Love - Kelly Link

Assistant To The Villian - Hannah Nicole Maehrer

A Tempest Of Tea - Hafsah Faizal

Cascade Failure - L.M. Sagas

Swordcatcher - Cassandra Clare

Divine Rivals - Rebecca Ross

Cinder - Marissa Meyer

One Dark Window – Rachel Gillig

These Violent Delights – Chloe Gong

Evocation - S.T. Gibson

How To Become A Dark Lord & Die Trying - Django Wexler

These Dead Prophecies - Andrea Tang

Cursed - Marissa Meyer

Swordcatcher - Cassandra Clare

The Bone Season – Samantha Shannon

Women Writing Women...

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Spend Time With These Women Of Substance…

Iron Wing - Rebecca Yarros

What Wild Women Do - Karma Brown

Good Material - Dolly Alderton

Yellowface - R.F. Kuang

Bright Young Women - Jessica Knoll

Do Tell - Lindsay Lynch

The Fortune Seller - Rachel Kalelke-Dale

Best Way To Bury Your Husband - Alexie Casale

Listen For The Lie - Amy Tintera

My Lover's Lover - Maggie O'Farrell

Anita De Monte Laughs Last - Xochiti Gonzalez

The Me List - Julee Balko

I'm A Fan - Sheena Patel

Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon

The Vaster Wilds - Lauren Groff

Woman Of Good Fortune - Sophie Wan

I Have Some Questions For You - Rebecca Makkai

Rouge - Mona Awad

The Women - Kristin Hannah

Books For The Bookish...

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What More Could A Reader Ask For…

Book of Doors - Gareth Brown

Secret Lives Of Booksellers & Libarian - James Patterson

Craft: Stories I Wrote For The Devil - Ananda Lima

Babel - R.F. Kuang

No Two Persons - Erica Bauermeister

The Storied Life Of A. J. Fikry - Gabrielle Zevin

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan

End Of Story - A.J. Finn

Liar's Dictionary-Ellery Williams

The Borrower - Rebecca Makkai

Blank - Zibby Owens

Door To Door Bookstore - Carsten Henn

The Book Eaters - Sunyi Dean

The Girl Who Reads On The Metro - Christine Feret-Fleury

The Dictionary Of Lost Words - Pip Williams

The Wishing Game - Meg Shaffer

Lexicon - Max Barry

Ink Blood Sister Scribe - Emma Torzs

The Woman In The Library - Sulari Gentill

for more, check out this feature!

The Book Case

The Confession - Charlotte Bigland

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The Confession - Charlotte Bigland

Thriller

Rating: 8.5/10

Elizabeth is not making good choices. Someone knows that she is killing people. And for reasons she can’t begin to fathom, other people are confessing to her crimes. All of them. Every time. She knows that she will eventually have to face the consequences of her actions. Punishment may have been delayed by these inexplicable admissions of guilt, but it’s coming for her. Disquieting and diabolical. I dare you to look away.

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Argylle - Elly Conway

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Argylle - Elly Conway

Spy Thriller

Rating: 8/10

A Russian magnate who has set his dead eyed sights on ruling the nation goes to diabolical lengths to restore to his homeland a priceless artifact thought to be the eighth wonder of the world. A woman, one of the CIA’s most revered and brilliant spymasters is the only one that can prevent him from achieving the pinnacle of power. Full of intrigue, clandestine missions, and fast paced action, this is a great read whether you are a fan of spy novels or not. You will not be disappointed.

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