Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell Copyright 2017 356 Pages We start this one off on a somber note. A tragic story of a daughter, vanished. At 15, Ellie left for the library and never returned home. Her family, shattered in that uniquely silent way grief tends to settle, never stopped hoping she’d walk back through the door. We get glimpses of Ellie’s life before — GCSE stress, first‑boyfriend butterflies — but the story really follows her mother, Laurel, ten years later, trying t

Peanut may have napped through this read, but I sure didn't! The Woman in the Library Sulari Gentill Copyright 2022 250 pages In this one, we’re following an Australian author as she starts drafting her new book — literally chapter by chapter — while some mystery man in Boston reads along and provides “cultural context,” which is a polite way of saying he’s giving running commentary like he’s auditioning for a podcast no one asked for. And listen… I cannot decide if I like th

The Astral Library Kate Quinn Copyright 2026 293 pages I’m starting this review with a definition because the title of this book slapped me with a word I have never used in my daily life. If you already know it, congratulations — you win the gold star, the spelling bee, and probably custody of the brain cell I dropped somewhere in chapter three. Astral (adj.): relating to a nonphysical realm where psychic and paranormal nonsense apparently clock in for their 9–5. Anyway. Ente

Served Him Right By Lisa Unger Copyright @2026 369 Pages Served Him Right. I haven’t even cracked this book open and I’m already buzzing with anticipation. I don’t know who he is or what unforgivable nonsense he pulled, but I do know this: I adore a well‑executed revenge plot. So yes, Miss Nice Hostess Lady, please show me to my table and bring me the house cocktail — something chilled, citrusy, and garnished with a twist of vengeance. Because I have a feeling Lisa is about

Five Found Dead By Sulari Gentill Copyright @2025 299 Pages Well, if I haven’t stumbled onto the perfect first book to blog about, then call me a liar and toss me off the caboose. This one kicks off with all my favorite murder-mystery ingredients: a brother/sister duo (finally — siblings doing something other than arguing over the remote), plus a supporting cast straight out of the Clue board that’s been left in my grandmother’s attic. We’ve got the writer, the lawyer, the ma