TBR List
The Break In by Katherine Faulkner, Aug. 26, 2025; Gallery Books, NetGalley. Mystery, thriller, suspense
After killing an intruder in self-defense, a wealthy London mother must unravel a terrifying mystery filled with twists and turns, from the author of the “deliciously twisted thriller” (People) The Other Mothers.
I Did Warn Her by Sian Gilbert, June 17, 2025; William Morrow, NetGalley, thriller
A superyacht in the middle of the Atlantic.
A stewardess running away from her past.
A fatal secret.
Below deck, nothing stays hidden for long. (publisher)
Book beginning:
SASHA:
I don't deserve it: the sparkling sea lapping against the pier, the smell of salt and petrol, the freedom that awaits me. I don't deserve any of it.
Wanting by Claire Jia, July 1, 2025; Tin House Books, NetGalley, contemporary, multicultural
A searing novel of envy, longing, and regret across three lives and two countries that asks how far we’ll go for a friendship, a romance, a dream.
Ye Lian is thriving in Beijing and wants for nothing – until her childhood best friend, Luo Wenyu, comes back after a decade in California. Luo has a successful career, a millionaire American fiancé, and a mansion in the Beijing suburbs–throwing Lian’s own reliable choices into high relief.
What are you reading, watching, or listening to this week?
Memes: The Sunday Post, It's Monday: What Are You Reading, Sunday Salon, and Stacking the Shelves, Mailbox Monday, Book Blogger Hop
Meme: book beginnings by Rose City Reader
Presently reading 'Enemy Women' by Paulette Jiles. After that will be 'A Thing of Beauty - Travels in Mythical and Modern Greece' by Peter Fiennes. Mixing things up as always... [grin]
ReplyDeleteI am wanting the book Wanting :-)
ReplyDeleteHuh, that opening from I Did Warn Her really catches my attention, I'm quite tempted! Hope you enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI Did Warn Her seems kind of ominous! Hope you enjoy your books.
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