THE HILL by Harriet Clark »
4 stars
This devastatingly sad coming-of-age debut is told by a now young adult Suzanne, a girl whose mother has been sentenced to Read more…
SHE FELL AWAY by Lenore Nash »
5 stars
This amazing literary thriller, told in such a compelling, clear, intelligent voice, centers on Lake Harlow, a U.S. diplomatic staffer who’s Read more…
IRONWOOD by Michael Connelly »
5 stars
Connelly wonderfully returns to his criminal thriller series set on Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California, and featuring Sergeant Read more…
SANCTUARY by James Cleary »
5 stars
In this near future dystopia, civil unrest has turned into all-out rioting in the streets of America, both urban and rural. Read more…
SEEK THE TRAITOR’S SON by Veronica Roth (audio) »
5 stars
In this latest dystopia sci-fi, fantasy, and romance mash-up, Roth thrills as she creates the delightful novel she always craved to Read more…
THE PHOTONIC EFFECT by Mike Chen »
5 stars
Fast forward to the 24th century in this sci-fi space thriller and the intense drama of humans who have both integrated Read more…
LIVONIA CHOW MEIN by Abigail Savitch-Lew »
4 stars
In this debut novel, the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, packed with immigrants, takes center stage as the intriguing main character. In Read more…
THE INFINITE SADNESS OF SMALL APPLIANCES by Glenn Dixon »
4 stars
Scout, a highly intelligent sentient Roomba vacuum cleaner, goes on a brave mission to save Harold, an elderly widowed human owner Read more…
YESTERYEAR by Carol Claire Burke »
5 stars
In this brilliant, provocative, almost mythical debut: it’s trad wives versus career women, and sadly only the patriarchy seems to win. Read more…
ODE TO THE HALF BROKEN by Suzanne Palmer »
5 stars
This absolutely fantastic sci-fi future thriller set in the 2040’s features a world inhabited by humans, AI intelligent mechanical robots, some Read more…
YOUR BEHAVIOR WILL BE MONITORED by Justin Feinstein »
4 stars
This comedic, yet also sobering and affecting, sci-fi novel centers around a state-of-the-art new AI named Quinn that’s being trained on Read more…