Title: Hurricane SummerAuthor: Asha Bromfield Genre: Young AdultPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Wednesday BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 400 Synopsis: CW: classism, racism, sexism, physical and verbal abuse, sexual assault, rape, abortion (mentioned), infidelity, grief, and deathTilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their family and …
Title: Anchored HeartsAuthor: Priscilla Oliveras Genre: RomancePublished On: April 27, 2021Publisher: Kensington BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: Award-winning photographer Alejandro Miranda hasn’t been home to Key West in years–not since he left to explore broader horizons with his papi’s warning echoing in his ears. He wouldn’t be heading there now if it wasn’t for an injury …
Title: Brat: An ’80s StoryAuthor: Andrew McCarthyGenre: MemoirPublished On: May 11, 2021Publisher: Grand Central PublishingSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 240 Synopsis: Fans of Patti Smith’s Just Kids and Rob Lowe’s Stories I Only Tell My Friends will love this beautifully written, entertaining, and emotionally honest memoir by an actor, director, and author who found his start as an ’80s Brat …
Title: The Last Thing He Told MeAuthor: Laura DaveGenre: Mystery ThrillerPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Simon SchusterSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: We all have stories we never tell.Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to …
Title: The Soulmate EquationAuthor: Christina LaurenGenre: RomancePublished On: May 18, 2021Publisher: Gallery BooksSource: digitalPages: 368 Synopsis: Single mom Jess Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world. Raised by her grandparents–who now help raise her seven-year-old daughter, Juno–Jess has been …
Title: Astrid Sees AllAuthor: Natalie Standiford Genre: Literary Historical FictionPublished On: April 6, 2021Publisher: Atria BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 272 Synopsis: CW: drug addiction, death, grief, abortion New York’s last bohemia—the glittering, decadent downtown club scene of the 1980s—is the setting for this brilliantly winning novel about a smart, vulnerable young woman taking a deep dive into …
Title: Float PlanAuthor: Trish Doller Genre: RomancePublished On: March 2, 2021Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 272 Synopsis: CW: suicide, depression, grief Heartbroken by the loss of her fiancé, adventurous Anna finds a second chance at love with an Irish sailor in this riveting, emotional romance. After a reminder goes off for the Caribbean sailing trip …
Title: Odd Woman Out: Exposure in Essays and StoriesAuthor: Melanie Chartoff Genre: Memoir, HumorPublished On: February 2, 2021Publisher: Books FluentSource: digital (Books Forward)Pages: 268 Synopsis: From her 1950s childhood in a suburb she describes as an “abusement park,” to performing Molière on Broadway, to voicing characters on the popular “Rugrats” cartoon series, Melanie Chartoff was anxious …
Title: PreppedAuthor: Bethany Mangle Genre: Young AdultPublished On: February 23, 2021Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry BooksSource: physical (Books Forward)Pages: 320 Synopsis: For fans of Jeff Zentner and Katie Henry comes a thrilling and funny debut about a teen raised in a doomsday community who plots her escape with the boy from the bunker next door. Always be …
Title: The Smash-UpAuthor: Ali Benjamin Genre: Contemporary Adult FictionPublished On: February 23, 2021Publisher: Random HouseSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: A family is upended when their small-town life becomes the latest battlefield in the culture wars in this of-the-moment novel for readers of Meg Wolitzer and Fleishman Is in Trouble. Life for Ethan and Zo used to be …
