To make things easier to navigate, I thought I would aggregate all of my reviews for books released within a month. For books that are published this month and I have yet to read (listed below), I will add them to this post as soon as I write a review.
Anna O
Matthew Blake
A dark, twisty, and shocking mystery about a young woman who commits a double murder while sleepwalking, and then never opens her eyes again.
Publication Date: January 2
The Ascent
Adam Plantinga
When a high security prison fails, a down-on-his luck cop and the governor’s daughter are going to have to team up if they’re going to escape in this “jaw-dropping, authentic, and absolutely gripping” (Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author) debut thriller.
Publication Date: January 2
First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston
Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.
Publication Date: January 2
Argylle
Elly Conway
One Russian magnate’s dream of restoring a nation to greatness has set in motion a chain of events which will take the world to the brink of chaos.
Publication Date: January 9
Northwoods
Amy Pease
In this “compelling and heartbreaking debut that marks a new and important voice in the mystery genre” (William Kent Krueger), a murder with ties to America’s opioid epidemic reveals the dark underbelly of an idyllic Midwestern resort town.
Publication Date: January 9
River East, River West
Aube Rey Lescure
Set against the backdrop of developing modern China, this mesmerizing literary debut is part coming-of-age tale, part family and social drama, as it follows two generations searching for belonging and opportunity in a rapidly changing world—perfect for readers of Behold the Dreamers, White Ivy, and The Leavers.
Publication Date: January 9
Love, Naturally
Sophie Sullivan
After she surprises her boyfriend with a vacation, Presley Ayers finds herself taking his ideal trip without him. She finds out all the best things can happen when you take a chance.
Publication Date: January 16
No One Can Know
Kate Alice Marshall
The author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters, two murders, and too many secrets to count.
Publication Date: January 23
Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds
Michelle Horton
A breathtaking memoir about two sisters and a high-profile case: Nikki Addimando, incarcerated for killing her longtime abuser; and the author, Michelle Horton, left in the devastating fall-out to raise Nikki’s young children and to battle the criminal justice system.
Publication Date: January 30
Midnight on Beacon Street
Emily Ruth Vernon
A suspenseful and entertaining debut thriller—and love letter to vintage horror movies—in which a teenager must overcome her own anxiety to protect the two children she’s babysitting when strangers come knocking at the door.
Publication Date: January 30
Reviews to Come:
The Algorithm by Hilke Schellmann
Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism by Naina Kumar
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili
Here in Avalon by Tara Isabella Burton
Interesting Facts about Space by Emily Austin
Last Acts by Alexander Sammartino
Madness: Race & Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton
More: A Memoir of Open Marriage by Molly Roden Winter
My Friends by Hisham Matar
One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall
Prima Facie by Suzie Miller
Say You’ll Be Mine by Naina Kumar
The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
Sugar, Baby by Celine Saintclare
Where You End by Abbott Kahler
Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
