A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay

Synopsis: Two former serial killers trying to keep their past buried realize that old habits die hard in this wildly original, razor-sharp thriller. 

Publication Date: January 14, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Bantam.

Dead Money by Jakob Kerr

Synopsis: In her job as unofficial “problem solver” for Silicon Valley’s most ruthless venture capitalist, Mackenzie Clyde’s gotten used to playing for high stakes. Even if none of those tech-bro millions she’s so good at wrangling ever make it into her pockets. But this time, she’s in way over her head—or so it seems.

Publication Date: January 28, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Bantam.

Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

Synopsis: The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake.

Publication Date: January 28, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Ballantine Books.

Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young

Synopsis: A married couple joins a week-long wilderness expedition to help them reconnect in this heartfelt companion novel to the viral TikTok sensation Out on a Limb.

Publication Date: January 28, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Dell.

Head Cases by John McMahon

Synopsis: An enigmatic group of FBI agents hunt down a murderer seeking his own justice in this electrifying―and commercial―series debut.

Publication Date: January 28, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Minotaur Books.

The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, & Muchausen by Proxy by Andrea Dunlop & Mike Weber

Synopsis: A groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that investigates Munchausen by Proxy from the host and creator of the award-winning true crime podcast Nobody Should Believe Me.

Publication Date: February 4, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, St. Martin’s Press.

Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine

Synopsis: A young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost, navigating truths about love, friendship, and power as the Civil War looms.

Publication Date: February 4, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Ballantine Books.

Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

Synopsis: Shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, a novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be good, from the award-winning author of The Weekend.

Publication Date: February 11, 2025

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Riverhead Books.

Sucker Punch: Essays by Scaachi Koul

Synopsis: Sucker Punch is about what happens when the life you thought you’d be living radically changes course, everything you thought you knew about the world and yourself has tilted on its axis, and you have to start forging a new path forward. Scaachi employs her biting wit to interrogate her previous belief that fighting is the most effective tool for progress. 

Publication Date: March 4, 2025

I received an advance reader’s copy from the publisher, St. Martin’s Press.

Cold Burn by A.J. Landau

Synopsis: Agent Michael Walker returns when multiple deaths at Glacier Bay National Park are just the first steps in a potential global disaster.

Publication Date: April 29, 2025

I received an advance readers’ copy from the publisher, Minotaur Books.

What Will People Think? by Sara Hamdan

Synopsis: Mia’s secret comedy career, forbidden office crush, and a long-guarded family secret take center stage, threatening her newfound confidence and her one shot at fame in this hilarious, heartfelt coming-of-age story perfect for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld and Etaf Rum.

Publication Date: May 20, 2025

I received an advance readers’ copy from the publisher, Henry Holt & Co.

One Year Ago in Spain by Evelyn Skye

Synopsis: A woman must woo her lover’s soul back into his body to wake him from a coma—or risk losing him forever—in this moving novel from the author of The Hundred Loves of Juliet.

Publication Date: July 30, 2024

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Del Rey.

Run by Blake Crouch

Synopsis: A gripping apocalyptic thriller about a man and his family running for their lives in an America gone mad—from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion

Publication Date: October 22, 2024

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Ballantine Books.

Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben

Synopsis: A year after the devastating events that took place in Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben’s bestselling thriller and #1 Netflix series, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce’s college days comes back to haunt him. Present day is hard enough for the disgraced Kierce, but his past isn’t through with him yet…

Publication Date: March 25, 2025

I received an e-ARC from the publisher, Grand Central.

Cold Burn by A.J. Landau

Synopsis: Agent Michael Walker returns when multiple deaths at Glacier Bay National Park are just the first steps in a potential global disaster.

Publication Date: April 29, 2025

I received an E-ARC from the publisher, Minotaur Books.

The Love Haters by Katherine Center

Synopsis: It’s a thin line between love and love-hating in the newest laugh out loud, all the feels rom-com by New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center.

Publication Date: May 20, 2025

I received an e-ARC from the publisher, St. Martin’s Press.

Finders Keepers by Sarah Adler

Synopsis: Two estranged best friends find that their long-abandoned treasure hunt might be the key to a fresh start—for both their futures and their feelings, from USA Today bestselling author Sarah Adler.

Publication Date: June 24, 2025

I received an e-ARC from the publisher, Berkley.

The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

Synopsis: In 18th-century England, a widowed confectioner is drawn into a web of love, betrayal, and intrigue and a battle of wits in this masterful historical novel from the author of The Square of Sevens.

Publication Date: August 5, 2025

I received an e-ARC from the publisher, Atria Books.