This page consists of book reviews for adult literature. Please note that these books may not be appropriate for those under 18 years old. Parents and teachers are strongly encouraged to preview the book before assigning the book to their child/student. The book reviews are organized alphabetically according to the title of the book.
After You by Jojo Moyes
The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander (Lady Emily #1)
The Apartment by Greg Baxter
At Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Winternight Trilogy #1)
Beartown by Frederick Backman (Beartown #1)
Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King (Mary Russel #1)
Beneath a Marble Sky: A Love Story by John Shors
Beneath a Marble Sky: A Love Story by John Shors
Besieged by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid Chronicles)
The Binding by Bridget Collins
The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
Biting Cold by Chloe Neill (Chicagoland Vampires #6)
Blameless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #3)
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson series #2)
Biting Cold by Chloe Neill (Chicagoland Vampires #6)
Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
Blameless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #3)
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson series #2)
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Brighter than the Sun by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson)
Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs (Alpha and Omega #5)
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The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Kim
Cassandra by Kerry Greenwood (Delphic Women #2)
The Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas
Changeless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #2)
Charlotte and Emily: A Novel of the Brontes by Jude Morgan
Changeless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #2)
Charlotte and Emily: A Novel of the Brontes by Jude Morgan
Circe by Madeline Miller
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Daevabad Trilogy #2)
The City of Veils by Zoe Ferraris
Close Enough to Touch by Colleen Oakley
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Coast of Chicago by Stuart Dybek
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Coast of Chicago by Stuart Dybek
The Common Cure for a Breakup by Beth Kendrick
Confessions by Kanae Minato
A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab (Shade of Magic #3)
The Corner Shop by Roopa Farooki
The Cove by Ron Rash
Crescent by Diana Abu Jaber
Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs (Alpha and Omega #1)
The Corner Shop by Roopa Farooki
The Cove by Ron Rash
Crescent by Diana Abu Jaber
Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs (Alpha and Omega #1)
A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (Veronica Speedwell #1)
The Curse of the Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #10)
Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs (Alpha and Omega #4)
The Dinner by Herman Koch
The Dirt on the Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #9)
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
Drink Deep by Chloe Neil (Chicagoland Vampires #5)
Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection by A.J. Jacobs
Drowned Sorrow by Vanessa Morgan
Drummer Boy by Scott Nicholson
Dust by Joan Frances Turner
Drink Deep by Chloe Neil (Chicagoland Vampires #5)
Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection by A.J. Jacobs
Drowned Sorrow by Vanessa Morgan
Drummer Boy by Scott Nicholson
Dust by Joan Frances Turner
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Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #8)
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Electra by Kerry Greenwood (Delphic Woman #3)
Eleventh Grave in the Moonlight by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #11)
Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children #1)
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder (Study Series #3)
Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #9)
First Comes Marriage by Huda Al-Marashi
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #1)
Flaming Dove by Daniel Arenson
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #1)
Flaming Dove by Daniel Arenson
For Matrimonial Purposes by Kavita Daswani
The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #4)
Frail by Joan Frances Turner
Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neil (Chicagoland Vampires #2)
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #7)
Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #4)
Frail by Joan Frances Turner
Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neil (Chicagoland Vampires #2)
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #7)
Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab (Darker Shades of Magic #2)
Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
Girls Burn Brighter by Shubha Rao
The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak
The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf by Mohja Khaf
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden (Winternight Trilogy #2)
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larrson (Millennium Trilogy #1)
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larrson (Millennium Trilogy #2)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Steig Larrson (Millennium Trilogy #3)
The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
Graveminder by Melissa Marr
The Greyfriar by Susan and Clay Griffith (Vampire Empire #1)
Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels)
Graveminder by Melissa Marr
The Greyfriar by Susan and Clay Griffith (Vampire Empire #1)
Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels)
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Hammered by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid Chronicles #3)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Hard Bitten by Chloe Neil (Chicagoland Vampires #4)
Hammered by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid Chronicles #3)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Hard Bitten by Chloe Neil (Chicagoland Vampires #4)
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Heartless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #4)
The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna Van Praag
House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry
Hounded by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid Chronicles #1)
House on Mango Street by Sandra Ciscernos
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason (Thorne Chronicles #1)
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
Hunted by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid Chronicles #6)
Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs (Alpha and Omega #2)
Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs (Alpha and Omega #2)
In Other Rooms, Other Worlds by Daniyal Mueenuddin
Indiscretion by Jude Morgan
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thomspon #3)
Island of Animals by Denys Johnson-Davies and Sabhia Khemir
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thomspon #3)
Island of Animals by Denys Johnson-Davies and Sabhia Khemir
Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
I Was Told It Would Get Easier by Abbi Waxman
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Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
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The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens (Graveyard Queen #2)
The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty (Daevabad Trilogy #2)
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The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by Countess of. Fiona Carnarvon
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
Life in the Slow Lane by Thomas Sullivan
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
The Lighthouse by Alison Moore
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Longbourn by Jo Baker
The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland
The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Conner McNess
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaram
Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #3)
Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #4)
Magic Gifts by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #5.5)
Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #5)
Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #4)
Magic Gifts by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #5.5)
Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #5)
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #6)
Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #7)
Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #8)
A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman
Marked by Sarah Fine (Servants of Fate #1)
The Marriage Game by Sara Desai
Medea by Kerry Greenwood (Delphic Woman #1)
Meet Me By the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan
The Midnight Assassin by Skip Hollandsworth
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arudhanti Roy
Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #2)
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Music of the Ghosts by Vaddey Ratner
My Abandonment by Peter Rock
My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me by Hillary Winston
My Abandonment by Peter Rock
My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me by Hillary Winston
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne DuMaurier
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The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Enhreich
Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Night Study by Maria V. Snyder (Study #5)
Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Alex Stern #1)
No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal
Not that Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling by Hanan al-Shaykh
The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
Panopticon by Jenni Fangan
The Power by Naomi Alderman
The Pretty One by Keah Brown
Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
The Prophet by Amanda Stevens (Graveyard Queen #3)
Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
The Prophet by Amanda Stevens (Graveyard Queen #3)
The Purloined Poodle by Kevin Hearne (Oberon Meaty Mysteries #1)
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Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
The Red Church by Scott Nicholson
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
The Restorer by Amanda Stevens (Graveyard Queen #1)
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
River Marked by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #6)
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The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther
Scourged by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid Chronicles #9)
Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #2)
The Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Godwa
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #2)
The Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Godwa
The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
The Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #7)
Shades of Honey and Milk by Mary Robinette Kowal (Shades of Honey and Milk #1)
Shades of Honey and Milk by Mary Robinette Kowal (Shades of Honey and Milk #1)
Shadow Study by Mary V. Snyder (Study #4)
Shadows of Asphodel by Karen Kincy
The She-Hulk Diaries by Marta Acosta
Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs
Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #10)
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #5)
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #5)
The Squirrel on the Train by Kevin Hearne (Oberon Meaty Mysteries #2)
Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neil (Chicagoland Vampires #1)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Storm Curse by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #11)
Storm Front by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files #1)
Stray by Rachel Vincet (Werecat #1)
Storm Front by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files #1)
Stray by Rachel Vincet (Werecat #1)
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (Lady Sherlock #1)
Summer Knight by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files #4)
Summoned to the Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #13)
The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Swimming at Night by Lucy Clarke
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Swimming at Night by Lucy Clarke
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Lauren Graham
Taste of Darkness by Maria V. Snyder (Avry of Kazan #3)
Tell Me Who You Are: Sharing Our Stories of Race, Culture, and Identity by Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi
Then and Always by Dani Atkins
These Hidden Things by Heather Gudenkauf
Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #3)
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
Three Girls and Their Brother by Theresa Rebeck
The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Catherine Schine
Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
Timeless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #5)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder (Avry of Kazan #1)
Transcription by Kate Atkinson
A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn (Veronica Speedwell #3)
Tricked by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid Chronicles #4)
Tricked by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid Chronicles #4)
Trouble with the Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #12)
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Rocculia
Twice Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires #3) by Chloe Neil
Twice Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires #3) by Chloe Neil
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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilence, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane (Downside #1)
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilence, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane (Downside #1)
The Uninvited by Cat Winters
Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak #1)
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Villette by Charlotte Bronte
The Visitor by Amanda Stevens (Graveyard Queen #4)
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The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Clayton
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Perveen Mistry #1)
What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris (Sebastian St. Cyr #1)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
XO Orpheus edited by Kate Bernheimer
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Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
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