Tag: BOTM Review
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Black Buck
A crackling, satirical debut novel about a young man given a shot at stardom as the lone Black salesman at a mysterious, cult-like, and wildly successful startup where nothing is as it seems.
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The Magnolia Palace
Formerly a sought-after artists’ model, Lillian is rudderless and desperate—the work has dried up and a looming scandal has left her entirely without a safe haven. So when she stumbles upon an employment as a private secretary at the Frick mansion—a building that, ironically, bears her own visage—Lillian jumps at the chance. The more deeply…
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Love & Other Disasters
On the set of America’s favorite cooking show, two competitors – newly divorced Dahlia and the first nonbinary contestant London – fall for each other.
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A Flicker in the Dark
Psychologist Chloe Davis has tried to escape her dark past. Her father has been in prison since she was 12 years old for the murder of six teenage girls. Now, 20 yeas later and in a different city, teenage girls begin to go missing and her past comes crashing back.
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Pretty Little Wife
Debut author Darby Kane thrills with this twisty domestic suspense novel that asks one central question: shouldn’t a dead husband stay dead?
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Rock Paper Scissors
In a last ditch effort to save their marriage, a couple becomes snowed in on a weekend away in Scotland. But their secrets come back to haunt them, and someone does not want them to live happily ever after.
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The Holiday Swap
A feel-good, holiday-themed romance about identical twins – both bakers – who switch lives in the days leading up to Christmas.
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A History of Wild Places
Travis Wren has a talent for finding missing people. His is hired to find children’s author Maggie St. James who vanished into thin air five years prior. But soon, Travis vanishes too after finding Pastoral – a 1970s reclusive community the outside would has forgotten about.
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The Collective
A riveting psychological thriller about how far mothers will go to seek justice – or revenge – for their dead children. While this is a thriller, it also explores grief and the aftermath of crimes in a real way.
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A Thousand Naked Strangers
A former paramedic’s account of his decade spent mostly working in a public hospital ambulance in Atlanta. While Hazzard does discuss some of the cases he encountered, this book is about his journey as a paramedic, connecting with others, and finding beauty in chaos.
