I received an advance copy of With Prejudice by Robin Peguero from the publisher (Grand Central Publishing). With Prejudice was released on May 17, 2022. With Prejudice does not have a main character. Instead, we explore a web of characters, all involved in a court case. We meet lawyers, judges, jury members, and defendants. We... Continue Reading →

I received an advance copy of Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel from the publisher (Nightfire). Just Like Mother was released on May 17, 2022. Just Like Mother starts with two young girls growing up in a cult of Mothers. We quickly move ahead in time twenty-five years to follow the girls as women who... Continue Reading →

I received a digital advance copy of Neruda on the Park by Cleyvis Natera via NetGalley. Neruda on the Park is scheduled for release on May 17, 2022. Neruda on the Park follows a family in New York City. The Guerreros are from the Dominican Republic and live in a predominantly Dominican neighborhood. When a... Continue Reading →

I received a digital advance copy of My Wife is Missing by D.J. Palmer via NetGalley. My Wife is Missing is scheduled for release on May 10, 2022. My Wife is Missing begins with Michael returning to his hotel room to find his wife and two children have disappeared. Convinced they have been kidnapped, Michael... Continue Reading →

I received an advance copy of The Change by Kirsten Miller from the publisher (William Morrow). The Change is scheduled for release on May 3, 2022. The Change is the story of three women (Harriet, Nessa, and Jo), each of whom is either going through “the change” or have recently come out the other side.... Continue Reading →

I received a digital advance copy of Siren Queen by Nghi Vo via NetGalley. Siren Queen is scheduled for release on May 10, 2022. Siren Queen is the magical story of a Chinese American girl on her path to stardom in the early days of Hollywood. “Luli” wants the immortality offered by Hollywood fame, but... Continue Reading →

I received a digital advance copy of I’ll Be You by Janelle Brown via NetGalley. I’ll Be You is scheduled for release on April 26, 2022. I’ll Be You follows identical twins Sam and Elli. When they were younger, Sam and Elli shared roles on film as child actors. They moved in and out of... Continue Reading →

I received a digital advance copy of Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez via NetGalley. Take My Hand is scheduled for release on April 12, 2022. Take My Hand follows Civil, a black nurse in post-segregationist Alabama. Civil is working for the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, which requires her to make home visits to patients... Continue Reading →

I received a digital advance copy of In a Garden Burning Gold by Rory Powers via NetGalley. In a Garden Burning Gold is scheduled for release on April 5, 2022. In a Garden Burning Gold follows Rhea and her twin brother Lexos. They live with their two younger siblings and their father as rulers of... Continue Reading →