The Lost Husband by Katherine Center Pages : 304 Genre : Fiction Stand alone My Rating : 4,5/5 What it’s about : When her husband died unexpectedly three years ago, Libby found herself stuck living with her kids at her mom’s place, unable to move forward. Then an invitation lands on Libby’s doorsteps, an offer she surprises herself to accept : to move in with an eccentric aunt she has barely met, and help her with the...

Unbreak my Heart by Melissa Walker Pages : 232 Genre : Contemporary Fiction Stand alone My Rating : 4,5/5 What it’s about : Despite her best efforts, Clementine spent the last year falling for her best friend’s boyfriend. When their special connection was discovered, Clementine was immediately cut off from her group of friends, breaking her heart with guilt. Fortunately – or unfortunately – summer was just around...

If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch Pages : 256 Genre : Contemporary Fiction Stand alone My Rating : 4,5/5 What it’s about : Carey and her young sister Nessa live in an old camper in the woods with their mom. It’s the only home Nessa has ever known, and the only one Carey can now imagine living in. One day, after an unusually long absence from their mother, two strangers come to bring the girls back to civilization : one of them...

This is not a Test by Courtney Summers Pages : 323 Genre : YA, Horror, Zombies Stand alone My Rating : 4,5/5 From the back of the book : It’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won’t stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price, that doesn’t...

Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple Pages : 330 Genre : Mystery, Women’s fiction Stand Alone My Rating : 4,5/5 From the back of the book : Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she’s a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she’s a disgrace; to design mavens, she’s a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and,...

I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella Pages : 433 Genre : Contemporary Fiction Stand alone  My Rating : 4,5/5 What it’s about : First, she loses her engagement ring, then her phone. Poppy’s day couldn’t possibly get worse, and she needs to fix things before her perfect fairy tale ending gets ruined! Then, her luck turns when she finds an abandoned phone in a trash can – she’ll just keep it for a...

Soulless, the Manga by Gail Carriger (author) and Rem (illustrator) Pages : 224 Genre : Manga, Steampunk, Romance Series : The Parasol Protectorate, Manga – Volume 1 My Rating : 4,5/5 From the back of the book : The life of a spinster in Victorian London isn’t an easy one on the best of days, but such a life becomes infinitely more complicated when said spinster is “soulless” – a preternatural bridging...

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins Pages : 338 Genre : YA, Fiction, Romance Stand alone (companion to Anna and the French Kiss) My Rating : 4,5/5 What it’s about : Lola has a fantastic musician boyfriend, too amazing dads and a great passion for fashion. Her life seems perfect – that is, until the Bell twins come back to the house next door. Lola has tons of memories of Cricket and Calliope; once upon a time, Cricket...