Title: Lady SunshineAuthor: Amy Mason DoanGenre: Historical Fiction, RomancePublished On: June 29, 2021Publisher: Graydon HouseSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: ONE ICONIC FAMILY. ONE SUMMER OF SECRETS. THE DAZZLING SPIRIT OF 1970S CALIFORNIA. For Jackie Pierce, everything changed the summer of 1979, when she spent three months of infinite freedom at her bohemian uncleβs sprawling estate …
Category: ARC Review
ARC Review | Moonlighting: An Oral History by Scott Ryan
Title: Moonlighting: An Oral HistoryAuthor: Scott RyanGenre: Non-FictionPublished On: June 1, 2021Publisher: Fayetteville Mafia PressSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 288 Synopsis: Once upon a time ABC-TVβs Moonlighting was among the most buzzed-about shows in the country, thanks largely to the bravado of creator Glenn Gordon Caron, who never met a television convention he didnβt want to break, …
ARC Review | The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Title: The MaidensAuthor: Alex MichaelidesGenre: Fiction, ThrillerPublished On: June 15, 2021Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: physicalPages: 352 Synopsis: Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alikeβparticularly by the members of a secret society …
ARC Review | The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Title: The Other Black GirlAuthor: Zakiya Dalila HarrisGenre: Fiction, ThrillerPublished On: June 1, 2021Publisher: Atria BooksSource: physicalPages: 368 Synopsis: Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired …
ARC Book Review | Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Title: Malibu RisingAuthor: Taylor Jenkins Reid Genre: RomancePublished On: June 1, 2021Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 384 Synopsis: Malibu: August 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one …
ARC Book Review | Summer in the City by Lori Wilde, Priscilla Oliveras, and Sarah Skilton
Title: Summer in the CityAuthor: Lori Wilde, Priscilla Oliveras, & Sarah SkiltonGenre: Romance, AnthologyPublished On: May 25, 2021Publisher: Kensington BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: Each connected novella in this fun, fresh Rom-Com anthology follows a different woman from a group of NYC friends whose plans to escape the summer heat with a fabulous girls-only weekend …
ARC Book Review | Version Zero by David Yoon
Title: Version ZeroAuthor: David Yoon Genre: Sci-Fi, ThrillerPublished On: May 25, 2021Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s SonsSource: digital (Netgalley – Shelf Awareness Winner)Pages: 368 Synopsis: A lightning fast and scorchingly observant novel of the moment, Version Zero is a thrilling, humorous adult debut from the brilliant mind of New York Times bestselling author David Yoon. Reboot the present. Save the future. Max, …
ARC Book Review | A Summer to Remember by Erika Montgomery
Title: A Summer to RememberAuthor: Erika Montgomery Genre: RomancePublished On: May 11, 2021Publisher: St. Martin’s PressSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: Erika Montgomery’s A Summer to Remember is “an unforgettable tale of love, loss and finding your place that glitters as brightly as the golden age of Hollywood.”–Kristy Woodson Harvey, USA Today Bestselling author of Feels Like Falling Best Debut Novels of …
ARC Book Review | Sunshine Girl by Julianna Margulies
Title: Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected LifeAuthor: Julianna Margulies Genre: Memoir, NonfictionPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 256 Synopsis: Known for her outstanding performances on the groundbreaking television series The Good Wife and ER, Julianna Margulies deftly chronicles her life and her work in this deeply powerful memoir. “At once a tender coming-of-age story and a deeply …
ARC Review | Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Title: Project Hail MaryAuthor: Andy WeirGenre: Science FictionPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 496 Synopsis: Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let …