The Face in the FrostJohn Bellairs★★★★★4.0(532)John Bellairs is beloved as a master of Gothic young adult novels and fantasies. His series about the adventures of...
Antonia of VeniceEllyn Peirson★★★★★4.0(531)I could tell you this about me in this little ditty, and it might suffice: I am a lover of oils and potions,physics and...
Hitler's War (The War That Came Early, Book One)Harry Turtledove★★★★★4.0(511)From Publishers Weekly Alternate historian Turtledove ( The Man with the Iron Heart ) brings the deprivations of war to...
The Welsh GirlPeter Ho Davies★★★★★4.0(508)Skilled, beautifully empathetic . . . Peter Ho Davies is a wonderful writer." --Andrea Barrett"The Welsh Girl is a...
Girls' WeekendCara Sue Achterberg★★★★★4.0(507)“The book made me think (and highlight many passages). It's a fun read, but also goes deeper, too. Really enjoyed...
Story of a Brief MarriageAnuk Arudpragasam★★★★★4.0(500)Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and the Shakti Bhatt First Book PrizeShortlisted for the Dylan...
SummerEdith Wharton★★★★★4.0(496)Review As a summer full of romance draws to a close, a young woman discovers the heartbreak that autumn ushers in....
Murder on the Lake of Fire (Mourning Dove Mysteries)Mikel J. Wilson★★★★★4.0(491)Thank you for taking the time to read my Mourning Dove Mysteries series. Please feel free to reach out to me on my...
SeesawDeborah Moggach★★★★★4.0(487)Moggach gets better and better." -- Daily Mail "Enjoyable from first to last." -- Daily Telegraph From the Paperback...
Harmless Like You: A NovelRowan Hisayo Buchanan★★★★★4.0(485)Rowan Hisayo Buchanan received a BA from Columbia University, an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the...
Fires in the Dark: A NovelLouise Doughty★★★★★4.0(481)From Publishers Weekly British novelist Doughty (Dance with Me) takes Holocaust literature in a new direction with her...
BellagrandPaullina Simons★★★★★4.0(478)From Booklist The white Floridian mansion seems like a dream to Gina after years of struggling to scrape by. Her relief...
Bellagrand: A NovelPaullina Simons★★★★★4.0(477)Lovely and resonant...Deeply moving." --"Anne Rivers Siddons, New York Times bestselling author, on Tully" --This text...
In a Book Club Far AwayTif Marcelo★★★★★4.0(468)Praise for In a Book Club Far Away “Marcelo captivates in this endearing story about the bonds of friendship......
CrossingsAlex Landragin★★★★★4.0(454)Indie Next Pick! Jenny Lawson Book Club Pick! "A sparkling debut. Landragin’s seductive literary romp shines as a...
The Dragon Lords: Fool's GoldJon Hollins★★★★★4.0(453)Ideal for fans of humorous capers and heist stories - such as Ocean's 11, Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastard Sequence...
Twelve Nights at Rotter HouseJ. W. Ocker★★★★★4.0(453)The best haunted house book I've read in ages...It got its hooks into me right away and I couldn't put it down once I...
FoeJ. M. Coetzee★★★★★4.0(444)From Publishers Weekly Imaginatively conceived and richly orchestrated, this slim novel by the author of Waiting for...
A Flash of GreenJohn D. MacDonald★★★★★4.0(437)From the Inside Flap old himself he was only trying to help his friend's widow when he warned Kat Hubble that the...
The SeanceJohn Harwood★★★★★4.0(434)Praise for The Ghost Writer “Elegantly paced and delightfully macabre, [ The Ghost Writer ] celebrate[s] the...
A Concubine for the Family: A Family Saga in China (A CHINESE FAMILY SAGA)Amy Kwei★★★★★4.0(430)From Kirkus Reviews This saga about a Chinese family is YA-novelist Kwei’s first for adults. In 1937, Purple Jade,...
The Book of Summer: A NovelMichelle Gable★★★★★4.0(425)“Michelle Gable has moved in on [Elin] Hilderbrand’s home turf with a humorous and smartly written story of two...
Day of the Oprichnik: A NovelJamey Gambrell★★★★★4.0(425)“Vladimir Sorokin is one of Russia's greatest writers, and this novel is one of his best. Day of the Oprichnik is a...
By Nightfall: A NovelMichael Cunningham★★★★★4.0(424)From Publishers Weekly Contemplating an affair that never was, SoHo art dealer Peter Harris laments that he "could see...