First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
The Whitechapel Full Moon Society Author: Elizabeth DeLozier Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 25, 2026 Publisher: Dutton Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton for providing me with an ARC of this ebook in exchange for an honest review. Set in Victorian London during Jack the Ripper’s reign of […]
Untamed Coast Author: Kevin C. Morris Genre: Mystery Publication Date: September 1, 2026 Publisher: Ballantine Books Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this ebook in exchange for an honest review. A late-night mayday call drives a grieving man to embark […]
The Chinese Lady Author: Bo Wang Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 8, 2026 Publisher: HarperAudio Adult Thank you to NetGalley and HarperAudio Adult for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. As rich in detail and emotion as Amy Tan’s […]
The Devoted Author: Catherine Cho Genre: Thriller Publication Date: June 4, 2026 Publisher: Washington Square Press Thank you to NetGalley and Washington Square Press for providing me with an ARC of this ebook in exchange for an honest review. In this emotionally transportive literary debut about family and […]
American Nightmare Author: Kelly McWilliams Genre: Horror Publication Date: September 15, 2026 Publisher: Crown Thank you to Crown for sending me a print copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. In this haunting historical novel, a light-skinned Black man goes undercover to investigate lynchings in […]
The Man Author: Laura Sims Genre: Thriller Publication Date: July 7, 2026 Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Thank you to NetGalley and GP Putnam’s Sons for providing me with an ARC of this ebook in exchange for an honest review. From the highly acclaimed author of How Can I Help […]
I’m glad to see the end of this August. It was so hot and humid, and the summer was especially tough on me since I’m very intolerant of heat. Fortunately I saw a doctor who specializes in dysautonomia and he was very thorough. I have some more testing […]
The Winter Folk Author: Jen Julian Genre: Horror Publication Date: July 21, 2026 Publisher: Run For It Thank you to Orbit and Run For It for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. A woman returns to the mysterious lodge in the […]
The Girl with Seven Lives Author: Vikas Swarup Genre: Thriller Publication Date: September 1, 2026 Publisher: Recorded Books Thank you to NetGalley and Recorded Books for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Twenty-five-year-old Devi has been kidnapped. She is now […]
