Posts by rei

Kala

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s a great, buzzy book with mysteries and thrills abound that doesn’t shy away from the human aspect of missing person cases. A gripping literary page-turner from a rising Irish talent in which former friends, estranged for twenty years, reckon with the terrifying events of the summer that changed their lives.…

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A Lady’s Guide To Scandal

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s a fun twist on a Victorian setting with all the romance and clever writing that you could want. From the internationally bestselling author of A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting, another fresh, witty take on a romantic escape led by a deeply lovable heroine determined to start living on her own…

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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

Sandy recommends this book because: it’s a comforting, beautiful book that hits all the right beats to make you feel like you’ve walked into a warm, welcoming place. The wise and charming international bestseller and hit Japanese movie about a young woman who loses everything but finds herself–a tale of new beginnings, romantic and family relationships,…

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A House With Good Bones

Rei recommends this book because: it’s a fun haunted house mystery with just the right amount of spooks and thrills. T. Kingfisher’s A House With Good Bones is a contemporary Southern Gothic from a master of modern horror that explores the deep, dark roots of family and in which grandma’s ghost haunting your house may be…

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Legends & Lattes

Ivory recommends this book because: it’s wonderfully comforting and the perfect read for lovers of straight and gay romance alike. After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time.The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old…

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The Ghost Woods

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s atmospheric and creepy in a great gothic feeling way. In the midst of the woods stands a house called Lichen Hall. This place is shrouded in folklore—old stories of ghosts, of witches, of a child who was not quite a child. Now the woods are creeping closer, and something has…

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Neon Rain

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s a fast paced mystery that’s a classic for a reason. Dave Robicheaux, a New Orleans detective, discovers that someone wants him dead and becomes involved with drug dealers, Mafia chieftains, an ex-general with shady dealings in Central America, and a beautiful woman.

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The Lighthouse Witches

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s a great, spooky mystery about family secrets and beautiful backgrounds. When single mother Liv is commissioned to paint a mural in a 100-year-old lighthouse on a remote Scottish island, it’s an opportunity to start over with her three daughters–Luna, Sapphire, and Clover. When two of her daughters go missing, she’s…

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Dam Busters

Dam Busters

Sandy recommends this book because: it’s an incredible story that isn’t really known. How often do we talk about dams? But these fighters were crucial to harrying the German forces during the war and their story is fascinating. It was a night that changed the Second World War. The secret air raid against the hydroelectric dams…

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