The Sanatorium Sarah Pearse Copyright 2021 388 Pages The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse was… a letdown. And listen, Reese’s Book Club usually delivers, but this pick? I’m filing it under “Ma’am, respectfully, no.” I went in craving haunted‑sanatorium‑turned‑luxury‑hotel energy. I wanted ghostly whispers echoing down tiled corridors, abandoned wheelchairs rolling around like they had unfinished business, and a murder so chilling it fogged up the windows. Instead, I got… vibes. Mil

The Favorites Layne Fargo Copyright 2025 434 Pages Now yes, this book has found itself in my obituary column — but don’t start planning the funeral procession just yet. Hear me out before you toss roses on the casket. My lower rating wasn’t because the writing was bad; the storyline just didn’t seduce me. I can’t love every book, even though I try like a hopeless romantic at a speed‑dating event. Goodreads, however, is out here giving it standing ovations, so clearly plenty o

Sublimation Isabel J. Kim Copyright 2026 368 Pages Please ensure your smarty‑pants are not only on but securely fastened with a five‑point harness before cracking this one open. Isabel J Kim did not come to play—she came to twist my brain into a pretzel and then politely ask me to interpret the pretzel’s emotional arc. The first few chapters? Rough. I kept flipping back like a confused time traveler trying to figure out what timeline I’d fallen into. So here’s the SparkNotes‑