Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Review: A Pandemic-Era Masterpiece
Adichie’s ‘Dream Count’—a pandemic novel about women’s resilience. Review with key themes, standout quotes & where to buy.
Literary Fiction
My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Strenner Review: A Stunning Debut About Identity and Belonging
Emma Nanami Strenner’s debut explores adoption trauma and identity with stunning emotional depth. A must-read for fans of The Vanishing Half.
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Review – A Life Revealed Through Letters
Virginia Evans’ The Correspondent review: A life unfolds through letters in this moving novel about secrets, family & second chances.
My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan Review – A Love Story of Dreams and Choices
Julia Whelan’s My Oxford Year review: A witty, heartbreaking Oxford romance about choosing between dreams and love.
Next to Heaven by James Frey Review: A Satirical Thriller of Wealth and Betrayal
Next to Heaven by James Frey review: A scandalous thriller exposing Connecticut’s wealthy elite, where swingers’ parties turn deadly in this biting satire of American privilege.
Circe by Madeline Miller Review: A Feminist Myth Retold
Review: Madeline Miller’s Circe redefines mythology’s infamous witch with spellbinding prose and themes of resilience, power, and self-discovery.
Heartwood by Amity Gaige Review: A Literary Thriller of Survival and Motherhood
When a nurse disappears on the Appalachian Trail, her journals reveal a mother’s love. Amity Gaige’s stunning literary thriller about survival.
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong Review: A Heartbreaking Ode to Survival
Ocean Vuong’s ‘The Emperor of Gladness’ review: A poetic tale of trauma, resilience, and unlikely bonds in a dying American town.
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Uglies book review: Scott Westerfeld’s dystopian YA novel about forced beauty standards and rebellion.
Mad Money by Jennifer Finney Boylan and Jodi Picoult
Mad Honey review: Jodi Picoult’s courtroom drama about identity, justice, and family secrets.