We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes

 

Amy     

Lynnie

contemporary fiction

 

Lila lives in a historic home which requires upkeep she cannot afford, her husband left her for another one of the school mums (who is now pregnant) right after Lila’s book about her amazing marriage was published, and then her beloved mother was killed in an accident. She’s had a rough year already when her long lost father arrives and makes matters worse. She’s got a looming deadline for her next book, she’s single parenting, she hasn’t had intimacy in three years, and Lila is at the end of her wits.

 

Amy's Review

Yes, you know if it’s Jojo Moyes, everything will work out in the end. But things keep going wrong and Lila reaches an extreme stress crescendo before it does. She’s not the easiest character to care about. Granted, she’s been dealing with A LOT. But she also agrees to take on a new school responsibility when she, clearly, cannot take on anything else. This made me think less of Lila right off the bat—I mean, children’s expectations are involved. And then she continued to act stupidly frequently and was too slow to realize that some of her actions would harm others. So I found her frustrating and exhausting even while sympathetic to her situation.

However, despite my annoyance with the protagonist, I never felt the story got boring. Honestly, it was kind of like a mild soap opera. But mostly it was watching one woman’s life become a train wreck. It definitely wasn’t Moyes’ best novel.

I did learn a new British term which I will likely employ in my own speech henceforth: shambolic. It means “chaotic, disorganized, or mismanaged”. I love it!

Unimportantly, I don’t recall that the title We All Live Here was ever spoken or acknowledged by any of the characters yet the statement was true for a time.

The narrator of the audiobook was Jenna Coleman. She was a good voice actor with a small vocal repertoire. There wasn’t enough distinction at times to be able to discern which character was speaking during dialogues. I’ll give her a B+.

 

Lynnie's Review

 

This review pains me. I love Jojo Moyes' writing, but We All Live Here was a slog for me. I've said before that my enjoyment of books strongly correlates to how I feel about the main characters and the truth is, I just did not like Lila. Honestly, I didn't like most of the characters in this book - with a couple notable exceptions.

I get it, Lila has had a tough time of things lately. A series of blows has left her feeling less than her best self and we are treated to every detail of her misery. I found Lila exhausting, she has no resiliency to speak of and enough self-pity to depress an entire community. She's not grateful to anyone for the help or attention they do give her, she's kind of crappy to her kids, and while she is a published author, she generally does nothing with her days and then complains about her next book not going anywhere and her lack of funds.

There were some great opportunities to discuss mental health and how help is available, but with the exception of one character - the only one who seems to have their act together - Lila's mental well-being doesn't really get addressed in any sort of meaningful way.

Instead, the book is just slow and sad and while there is the inevitable Moyes happy ending, by the time we got there I didn't really care. The truth is, if this hadn't been written by Moyes, I would have stopped reading about 20% in. This is the rare case where I give the caveat that if you enjoyed Moyes' previous books, you may not love this one.

Fun For the Whole Family by Jennifer E. Smith

 

Lynnie 

contemporary fiction

 

This is the first book I’ve ready by Jennifer E. Smith and I didn’t have any expectations going in, other than that the story sounded interesting. Fun for the Whole Family is the story of the four Endicott siblings - Gemma, the oldest who took over parental duties in the face of absent and inattentive parents, Connor an award-winning author, and twins Roddy, a professional soccer player and Jude, a famous actress. The four of them were once inseparable, but age, experience and secrets have torn them apart. As the siblings come together for a weekend at Jude's request, relationships are tested, secrets are revealed, and the Endicotts must decide what their relationships will be moving forward.

I enjoyed spending time with the Extraordinary Endicotts. The Endicott siblings are all at crossroads of their respective lives and careers and as they figure out what their futures will look like, they pick at and support one another as only siblings can. This book is about family and relationships - what tears us apart and what we are willing to do and forgive to move forward.

This book is almost entirely character driven and I loved the interaction between the Endicott siblings and their extended family members, There was witty banter, real emotion and the dialogue sounded like other big families I know- loud, messy, noisy and ultimately, loving. I was invested in what would happen from the beginning and even though the characters’ secrets weren’t very surprising, I still felt the impact of them as the siblings reacted to each new revelation. I laughed out loud, I cried pathetically sentimental tears; I was fully invested in the Endicotts.

This was a wonderful novel, full of heart, and I look forward to finding more books by this author.

Thank you to Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine Books and NetGalley for the advance reader copy. This book will be published on April 8, 2025.

 

 

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Amy    

mystery, historical fiction

A wealthy family sponsors a summer camp on their property in the Adirondack Mountains every year. It’s 1975 and the 12-year old daughter of the family, Barbara, is the first in her family to attend the camp. One night near the end of the summer, she disappears from her camp cabin. The God of the Woods covers Barbara’s family history, including another tragedy similar to her own disappearance, and introduces us to some of the other people who are at the camp along with some of the investigators. The mystery around the double disappearances in their small town, 13 years apart, is the main storyline.

I was a 1970s summer camp attendee when I was about the same age as Barbara. So this novel drew my quick interest. Liz Moore successfully wove multiple points of view from different time periods together to gradually allow the reader to understand the full situation. There were some fairly slow-paced sections which dragged a bit, but the underlying mystery of what happened to the missing children was gripping.

The deeper dives into several of the characters’ lives served to allow the reader to draw their own conclusions—often different from the conclusions drawn by characters in the book. It was compelling. And I loved (and hated) the people of this book. It was a fun read.

I couldn’t help but notice the parallel stories of Louise and Jesse vs. Bear and Barbara—both pairs of siblings born many years apart. Both were largely neglected by their parents. But the two pairs were at different extremes of the wealth spectrum. The 1970s setting highlighted the discrepancies between men’s and women’s societal expectations. But it showed off the gumption and intelligence of several women.

The audiobook narrator was Saskia Maarleveld. I’ve heard her narrate many books. She was great. As usual, my complaint was the voice she always uses when speaking as the narrator, as opposed to the amazing voices she adopts while voicing characters which really show off her awesome acting and her impressive vocal repertoire. I just wish she’d speak more naturally as the story narrator and not make every sentence end sounding like trouble is coming. I’ll give her an A-.

   

The Last List of Mabel Beaumont and The Last Marriage of Dot Brightmore (Mabel Beaumont #1 and #2) by Laura Pearson

Amy   

Lynnie

contemporary fiction

Mabel’s husband of 62 years dies in his sleep. They had no children and she finds herself completely alone with their dog (who adored her husband) in the town she’s lived in her entire life. However, she finds a note after he’s gone—a note he wrote that says “Find D”. And thus, Mabel makes it her goal to find her long-lost best friend, Dot, since Dot is the only “D” she can think of.

 

Amy's Review

What a sweet novel. Of course, those of us who have been married many years sometimes think about what life will be like if our partner dies first. But this book made me think more deeply about my own envisioned future. 

Mabel, sadly, didn’t have anyone else in her life with whom she was close after her husband was gone. Thankfully, once she broke through the disabling grief, she gradually came to know several women who became her new family. 

I had read many examples of this sort of novel before—where a loner ends up finding people with whom to connect and everyone is better off because of those connections. But The Last List of Mabel Beaumont is one of my favorites in this category. Laura Pearson’s treatment of a widowed octogenarian felt spot on and I thought she did a great job with all of the characters. While there were a few slow-paced sections, I really enjoyed Mabel’s story. 

The audiobook narrator, Penelope Freeman, was perfect for this novel. She had a lovely older British lady voice and had a really nice vocal repertoire as well as pitch-perfect acting. While she didn’t speak slowly, she sometimes took very long breaks between sentences, especially near the beginning, which made things feel a little slow at times. However, the lengthy breaks were appropriate given that she was contemplative at those times. So I tolerated these slower-seeming sections patiently. I give her an A! 

 

Lynnie's Review

 

The Last List of Mabel Beaumont was an absolute delight! It's rare to find a book these days where I like all the characters, but Laura Pearson has created a community full of interesting characters and I found myself cheering for all of them.

Arthur’s note, "Find D", gives Mabel a quest and a reason to venture out of her comfort zone and into the community she has lived in all her life, but kept at arm's distance. As Mabel tries to find her former best friend, Dot, she meets a group of women who, over time, become the family she has been looking for. Their supportive display of female friendship is the heart of the novel.

There are lots of books in this genre - lonely old person stumbles into friendship and love - and The Last List of Mabel Beaumont does this particularly well. Mabel isn't a grump and doesn't have strange quirks that make friendship difficult for her; she's just been stuck in a rut for 60 years, living quietly with Arthur. It was wonderful to see her come out of her shell, proving that it's never too late to start living your life.

This is a sweet book that will leave a smile on your face. I read the Kindle version and listened to the audiobook simultaneously. Narrator Penelope Freeman was fantastic - I enjoyed her variety of voices and particularly her interpretation of Mabel. 

 

Lynnie  

 

I adored Laura Pearson's The Last List of Mabel Beaumont last year, so I was very eager to learn that she was continuing Mabel and Dot's story in her newest book, The Last Marriage of Dot Brightmore.

Picking up shortly after the events of the first book, we rejoin Mabel, Dot, Erin, Julie and the gang as life continues forward and Dot gets welcomed into Mabel's found family and Mabel meets and gets welcomed into Dot's family. 

Yes, it is exactly as exciting and interesting as it sounds. Don't get me wrong, it is a very sweet book and there are some emotional moments, but most of the book is life as you would have expected it to move forward for Mabel and Dot if you had just imagined what had happened after the first book.

It was nice to spend time with all the characters again, but utterly unnecessary. If you enjoy books that are just a lovely slice of life, then by all means, spend the time because this IS a lovely slice of life with people who love each other and set a great example of how humans should behave toward one another. Truly, we could all use more of that in our lives.

The Last Marriage of Dot Brightmore will publish on May 8, 2026.

Thank you to Boldwood Books, NetGalley and Laura Pearson for the advance reader copy.  

The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar

 

Amy  

historical fiction, contemporary fiction

The Secret Life of Sunflowers contains two stories—one contemporary and one historical. The contemporary story centers around Emsley, a young auctioneer whose grandmother dies and leaves behind a mystery about the identity of Emsley’s grandfather’s identity. The historical story is about Johanna Bonger, Vincent Van Gogh’s sister-in-law, who is determined to see her husband’s vision of making Vincent famous become reality after he dies.

I found both storylines equally engaging—both women were likeable and determined to make the best of their situations. I was curious to see how their stories would intersect. I felt that Marta Molnar (which is, apparently, a pseudonym for Dana Marton since historical fiction is not her normal genre) made Emsley a bit clueless about things for the sake of drama. The reader immediately understands the character Bram better than she does even though her story is told from her point of view. But, of course, we don’t complain too much about reading along until Emsley catches up because we all enjoy happy endings.

I’ve read two novels about Vincent Van Gogh so there wasn’t anything new in Jo’s story about the artist. However, I hadn’t known anything about Jo and felt Molnar did a nice job painting a realistic picture of her world and describing the types of challenges she endured which were very typical of her time. She pushed boundaries as a woman and a single mother. She had loads of determination and grit—she simply would not take “no” for an answer. She would not believe that things would not turn out as she envisioned despite having suffered significant failures. I’m really glad to have learned about this amazing woman!

Emsley was inspired by Jo’s story and became more driven to succeed at her own goals. 

As a side note, I really liked the characters’ names in this novel, including several that are held by people in my own family—both first and last names. 

The audiobook narrator, Kendra Murray, had a nice vocal repertoire and was a good voice actor. My main complaint was that her tone of voice used for Emsley grated on me a bit at first. I can’t explain why—it just wasn’t that pleasant to my ear. But I did get used to her gradually as I became more invested in the story. I’ll give her an A-.

The Inheritance Games Series (The Inheritance Games #1, #2, #3 & #4) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Inheritance Games

Lynnie

Amy    

young adult, contemporary fiction

High schooler Avery is struggling to make ends meet. After the death of her mother, and with her father essentially absent, Avery sometimes lives with her half-sister and sometimes she lives in her car. Suddenly, she is whisked away from her dreary life to the reading of the will of an eccentric billionaire she's never met where she learns that he has left his unimaginable wealth to her. Things move quickly from there as Avery gets to know the family,  especially the four Hawthorne brothers: Nash, the oldest brother who cares deeply, Grayson, the responsible businessman, Jameson, the wild, unpredictable one, and Alexander, the creative, compassionate genius. Together they attempt to unravel why Tobias Hawthorne left his fortune to Avery instead of his family. And Avery has to learn how to exist in this new world of extravagant wealth and complicated relationships.

Lynnie’s Review

It has been a while since I read a YA book that held my attention and imagination so thoroughly. The Inheritance Games was absolutely fun from start to finish with interesting characters, short chapters (!) and whip-fast pacing that propelled me forward. I read this book in three days!

I had high hopes going in as this book, released four years ago, is never available at the library. I was not disappointed. Jennifer Lynn Barnes has created a mansion that is a character on its own, a large dysfunctional but loving family, and brothers who, despite their many faults and fights, are there for one another when it counts. Do they all need therapy and to learn some constructive communication skills? Oh, absolutely! And yet, I still adored every single one of them.

Some of the plot points were absolutely predictable, but the execution was impressive and entertaining. I can't wait to read the next book in the series to see what happens next and, for that, I'm very glad I hadn't read this series earlier because we know how much I loathe the series cliffhangers.

I also listened to some of the audiobook for The Inheritance Games, but I read more often than I listened because Christie Moreau's southern accent was... awful. There were a few times I turned it off specifically because I couldn't listen to it anymore.

Enjoy every minute of this book, but maybe skip the audiobook version. 

Amy’s Review

Right away, this story grabbed my attention. Avery is the sort of down-and-out heroine you can’t help but love. She’s got skills and smarts. So she recognizes that her new predicament dealing with the Hawthorne family and the American public at large are bigger challenges than any she has dealt with before. Yes, things seem positive since she went from sleeping in a car to owning luxurious properties and having a full staff at her beck and call. But dealing with the litany of people who want her money or want her dead is daunting. And she can’t get past the mystery of why she’s the recipient of the Hawthorne fortune. She has to do whatever she can to understand, including playing her benefactor’s posthumous games.

I absolutely loved the Hawthorne House’s puzzles and secrets, the four Hawthorne brothers who are quirky and alluring, and her new lawyer and security guard who appear to be the only people in her new world that are in her corner. The Inheritance Games was wondrous, exciting, creative, and gripping. Cheers to Jennifer Lynn Barnes for a throughly entertaining read!

I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

 

The Hawthorne Legacy

Lynnie   

Amy        

Lynnie’s Review 

This was a fun, quick read and definitely a middle book. Does it move the plot along? Kind of. Does it live up to my common middle book criticism of "they wandered"? Yes, yes it does. Still, I was happy to be back in the world of Avery and the Hawthorn brothers. I still adore these characters and am eager to learn how their relationships continue to develop during Avery's year in Hawthorne House. 

I thought the mysteries and puzzles in The Hawthorne Legacy were less effective than in The Inheritance Games, but it's not like I'm looking for great literature. This was a fun escape and I loved the addition of Max to the regular cast of characters - I hope she sticks around for future books. Her interactions with Xander were particularly adorable.

I liked getting to know some the characters a little better and I appreciated how the Hawthorne brothers took care of one another and Avery. I still think the "love triangle" is a little odd, but I also think some of that may have been resolved in this book. I guess we'll see moving forward.

Overall, I think that if you liked the Inheritance Games and have already bought into the premise of the games and the mysteries of Hawthorne House then you will enjoy this entry in the series. I'm certainly looking forward to the next one. 

Amy’s Review

Picking up where the The Inheritance Games left off, Avery and the Hawthorne brothers, along with a few hangers-on, are solving the next big puzzle game, to discover what happened to the brothers’ Uncle Toby, aka the son who was supposed to be the heir but supposedly died in a tragic vacation house fire twenty years earlier.

A big surprise, which the author gives us not too far into this novel, was not a surprise to me. So I was glad it was made public early so we could move on from there.

The “game” itself involved many fun and creative mini-puzzles/games which, again, brought me much entertainment. I enjoyed getting to know all the characters better and the fun love triangle. (And perhaps a way to ease that issue was discovered near the end of this novel.) A few mysteries were not surprises but there were still some good unanticipated discoveries. I can’t say much without giving things away but suffice it to say that this second novel in the series kept me entertained, kept the pace moving, and allowed me more time with these wonderful characters. I loved it. Can’t wait for the next one! These books are just the distraction I need from the real world these days.

The audiobook was narrated by Christie Moreau.  She had a bit of a vocal repertoire but was really weak on the accents. This is unfortunate since all the brothers (who are prominent in the novel) have Texas accents and the publicist has a British accent, none of which sounded correct to me. Due to this, I’ll give her a B+.

 

The Final Gambit

Lynnie 

Amy    

As Avery's year at Hawthorne House is coming to an end, and she is poised to take possession of Tobias Hawthorne's full estate, there are more puzzles to solve and the not-so-small matter of a love triangle to be resolved. 

Lynnie’s Review

I really enjoyed The Final Gambit. I believe that this book was supposed to be the last in the series, but I know that there are others and I understand why Jennifer Lynn Barnes decided to write more. She has created a wonderful world full of well-written and entertaining characters, puzzles, side quests, some light romance, and unending wealth. These books are the perfect escape and I would have POURED over them if I'd read them as a young girl.

If this were actually the last book in the series, it would be enough - most of the questions are answered, many things are resolved, but it's also clear there are more stories to tell. Generally I was happy with the way everything turned out, but there are characters that I still want to know more about; characters that I want to see get their happily-ever-afters, too.

I continue to adore all the Hawthorne brothers and their found family including Avery & Libby. Thea and Rebecca have grown on me and I was actually disappointed that Max wasn't around more which says a lot about her character because I find some of her personality traits really annoying. Oren and Alisa are the support staff we all wish we had in our lives.

This third entry to The Inheritance Games series carries on the joy, mystery and mayhem of the first two books beautifully. If you enjoyed the first two, you will love this one, too. I can't wait to read the next book soon.

Amy’s Review

The Final Gambit picks up where the last novel left off and is just as fun as the other books in the series.  There are more puzzles to solve and it gets even more unbelievable than the other books (which is the reason for the lower rating) but I enjoyed the ride immensely. It would be so fun to be Avery even though she’s a bit too capable in this one, IMO. I thought the ending was appropriate and liked the way several loose ends were tied up.

Otherwise, I don’t have anything more specific to say about this novel but will happily read the next (and final?) novel in the series.

The audiobook was again read by Christie Moreau and I will, again, give her a B+.

The Brothers Hawthorne

Lynnie   

Amy      

Lynnie’s Review 

 

I've been flying through the Inheritance Games books and I was really looking forward to this next entry into the series. While I enjoyed it, it's definitely not my favorite.

The things I loved about the previous games- the interaction between the brothers and Avery was definitely missing in The Brothers Hawthorne, but when those moments DID happen, the book found its spark.

I really thought I would enjoy the Grayson-centric storyline, which takes up half of this book, and I did to a point. Mostly it just made me even more sad for him than I was before. I enjoyed the interaction between Grayson and his sisters, but he really is the only Hawthorne brother who can't seem to find his happiness; his need to take on everyone else's trouble is getting old. I liked the overall arc of his portions of the book, but I don't think I would have missed anything if it hadn't been included. For the most part, his story felt like filler.

The other portion of the book focuses on one of Avery's and Jameson's adventures. Once the two of them get into their game, the book really picks up (for all of the characters, really, but mostly for them). Their half of the story was the more interesting of the book, but in a series that is already chock full of interesting characters, the people they meet on their journey were almost too cartoonish in their excess and behavior.

While Nash and Xander are in this book, they are mostly relegated to the sidelines and they were truly missed in the story. My favorite scenes were when all the brothers reunited at various times. While I don't expect Jennifer Lynn Barnes to write the same story over and over, this book often felt like a miss to me. Up until things picked up around halfway through the book, there was a strong chance I wouldn't finish it.

Will I read the next one? Of course I will - I am sucker for these brothers and their games and I am going to continue to hope that Grayson stops wallowing and making everyone around him tense and miserable. So overall, not my favorite book in the series, but there are enough bright spots to make it worthwhile. 

Amy’s Review

Picking up a year after the last Inheritance Games novel, I really liked this new novel from the boys’ perspectives. There was A LOT going on in The Brothers Hawthorne. Grayson and Jameson each had convoluted situations to deal with and the novel jumped from one’s perspective to the other as well as providing multiple backflashes to give some of their history. 

Despite all the moving pieces and the not-so-believable pieces of the story, I was as thoroughly entertained with this novel as with the others. I really haven’t enjoyed a series this much in a long time. And the fact that I hadn’t started reading them until these four novels were all published meant I didn’t have to wait a long time between novels. That meant that, in addition to not forgetting the details, I still remembered enough about the characters to keep caring about them. Often, the year-long (or more) wait between releases cools off my desire to read the next book in any series. But not so for this one!

Of course, this one ended with a guarantee that there would be another sequel. And, lo and behold, I now see there is a new series that picks up where this book left off, The Grandest Game, which I’ve just put on hold at the library. And the sequel to that one comes out in a few months!

Thankfully, there was a new audiobook narrator for The Brothers Hawthorne since  this novel is from the brothers’ perspectives and, appropriately, required a male narrator. However, Jay Ben Markson bugged me because he audibly expelled a lot of air at the end of each sentence. However, his voice acting and vocal repertoire were top notch. I wish I could look past the audible expulsions of air but I cannot since it really got under my skin. I’ll give him an A- when he would’ve otherwise gotten an A+ from me. I’m tempted to go down to a B+ but I enjoyed the story so much, I’m feeling generous.

 

Jane and Dan at the End of the World

Lynnie

contemporary fiction

I adored Colleen Oakley's previous book, The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise so I was thrilled to read an advance copy of her newest book Jane and Dan at the End of the World. On their 19th (not 20th) anniversary, Jane and Dan are going to an exclusive, isolated restaurant to celebrate the milestone. Mingling with some of the richest and most out-of-touch members of society, the meal starts smoothly enough, just as their life begins to go off the rails.

When a group of climate activists take over the restaurant and hold its staff and diners hostage, Jane can't help but notice the similarities between the situation she is in and an unsuccessful book she wrote years before, right down to the terrorists’ conversations. This gives Jane the advantage of knowing what might happen next, though whether that knowledge will help her or be the end of her, she isn't sure.

This book was fascinating on many levels and I generally enjoyed the characters, their interactions, and even the far-fetched (you have to suspend some disbelief in this one, for sure) situations they found or put themselves into. At the same time, Oakley has a lot to say about family, marriage, climate and what children and parents think of one another as they grow up and move on.

I didn't enjoy this as much as Oakley's Tanner and Louise, but I did enjoy it. I definitely found myself wanting to know what would happen next and whether or not anyone was going to get out of this restaurant. The ending was a bit silly but, if you can disregard your common sense for a bit, you can enjoy it for what it is. I think if you like Oakley's writing, you're going to enjoy this adventure as well.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the advance copy. Jane and Dan at the End of the World publishes on March 11, 2025

The King's Messenger by Susanna Kearsley

Amy   

historical fiction, magical realism

Andrew is The King’s Messenger. He goes wherever King James tells him to go to complete the King’s bidding. This time, Andrew is instructed to pick up Sir David Moray who is accused of being involved in Prince Henry’s death and bring him to the King to stand trial. Joining Andrew on this journey will be a scrivener instructed to write down everything Sir David says as well as the scrivener’s daughter, Phoebe, to help care for her ailing father. Phoebe and her father are actually neighbors of Andrew’s and the ongoing general ill will between Phoebe and Andrew is sure the add discomfort to the days ahead. The trip is filled with adventure and the traveling members get to know each other better, often changing opinions of each other, during their long journey.

I’ve read and enjoyed ten novels written by Susanna Kearsley so I was thrilled to receive a galley of this novel! This is the first new novel I’ve read by her in six years. As with her other novels, the characters are wonderful and the historic settings are very clearly imagined. The romance was satisfying as the relationship altered and grew between Phoebe and Andrew. (And had no detailed sexual descriptions, as usual, for those who don’t like that.) The rest of the people in their traveling band were particularly loveable and I enjoyed journeying with them through their adventure. Historically, this book wasn’t as rich as Kearsley’s other novels in terms of history I learned. But the real people were imagined by Kearsley in a way that felt true to their roles and time, and I was satisfied just learning about the people. Sadly, while I know some of these characters appeared in previous Kearsley novels, I read them so long ago that I can’t remember them. The aspect of fantasy in this one was fun and peppered into the novel just enough. <chef’s kiss>

If you like Kearsley’s novels, you’ll like this one! Although, this one doesn’t follow her typical formula of dual storylines which I’ve described in reviews of her other books. But the structure of this book was perfect for this story. I’m so glad she has published a new novel!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for allowing me to read this before it’s publication date of 3/4/2025!