Reviews for April 2025 Releases

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.

Any Trope But You

Victoria Lavine

A bestselling romance author flees to Alaska to reinvent herself and write her first murder mystery, but the rugged resort proprietor soon has her fearing she’s living in a rom-com plot instead in this earnestly spectacular debut by a stunning new voice.

Publication Date: April 1

Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

Heartwood

Amity Gaige

A gripping journey as a search and rescue team race against time after an experienced hiker mysteriously disappears on the Appalachian Trail in Maine.

Publication Date: April 1

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

Passion Project

London Sperry

Not only a sparkling romantic comedy, but a thoughtful look at navigating grief and the hopefulness of opening yourself to new possibilities. With emotional resonance and sparkling banter, Passion Project is a fun, flirty, thoughtful story of finding a spark—and igniting happiness.

Publication Date: April 8

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter

Samantha Crewson

A woman with a violent past gets a chance at redemption in this upmarket suspense debut, perfect for fans of Lisa Taddeo and Tiffany McDaniel.

Publication Date: April 22

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Reviews to Come:

Bat Eater And Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
Cold Burn by A.J. Landau
The Death of Us by Abigail Dean
Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang
The Matchmaker by Aisha Saeed
My Documents by Kevin Nguyen
No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris
Ruth Run by Elizabeth Kaufman
The Scientist and the Serial Killer: The Search for Houston’s Lost Boys by Lise Olsen
Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi
Sky Daddy by Kate Folk
The Snares by Rav Grewal-Kök
When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley