Reviews for June 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.

The Ghostwriter

Julie Clark

Her father was accused of murdering his siblings. Now she’s ghostwriting his book—and he’s finally telling the truth.

Publication Date: June 3

Rating: 4 out of 5.

We Don’t Talk About Carol

Kristen L. Berry

A dedicated journalist unearths a generations-old family secret—and a connection to a string of missing girls that hits way too close to home—in this “nail-biting debut” (Booklist).

Publication Date: June 3

Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Next Chapter

Camille Kellogg

When a famous former child actress meets a West Village bookseller, sparks fly and complications ensue in this sapphic homage to Notting Hill.

Publication Date: June 10

Rating: 2 out of 5.

The Compound

Aisling Rawle

Tune in to the hottest reality show of the summer, set in a near-future world both terrifying… and eerily familiar.

Publication Date: June 24

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
Cover of Fan Favorite by Adrienne Gunn

Fan Favorite

Adrienne Gunn

In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to survival: Trust no one. Lie to everyone. And whatever you do, don’t fall for your greatest enemy.

Publication Date: June 24

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Finders Keepers

Sarah Adler

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.

Publication Date: June 24

Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

Reviews to Come:

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin
Happy Wife by Meredith Lavender & Kendall Shores
How to Dodge a Cannonball by Dennard Dayle
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
Murder on Sex Island by Jo Firestone
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb
Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel
These Heathens by Mia McKenzie
What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown