If you’ve already devoured the latest Karin Slaughter novel After That Night — the Crime Fiction Queen has a fantastic recommendation for your TBR. “I’ve been telling everyone about One Blood by Denene Millner,” she says. “It’s a beautiful novel that chronicles three generations of women — spanning from 1965 to 2004. It’s a tender, gripping, searing novel and I cannot stop thinking about it. Highly recommended.”
Your Next Favorite Read
Snogging in the South of France:
Lily Morton fans will recognize everyone’s favorite personal assistant in her new bestseller, French Fancy, latest in the Model Agency series. And did we mention that the love interest is the boss’s brother? Ooh-la-la!
Dawn of the Murderbots:
Before her beloved series The Murderbot Diaries, there was City of Bones by Martha Wells. Relic dealers Khat and Sagal expect to unearth remains of ancient technology while scavenging. What they don’t expect is a fanatical cult with an undying hunger for bone. The revised and updated edition drops September 5.
Love Like Demons; Fight Like Tigers:
Lin Chong is a humble expert arms instructor with a price on her head. Her salvation might just lie with the mountain bandits fighting for justice in The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang. Be sure to peep the gorgeous cover!
Trope-tastic Reads
When it comes to fiction, tropes rule. These shorthand themes can tell us a lot about the contents of a book. Here are three of our favorites with books that scratch that itch.
- Femme Fatale: Once focused on the woman who done him wrong, now the territory of the female killers or assassins. Hot reads: How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent, Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn, Before She Finds Me by Heather Chavez.
- Enemies to Lovers: Can you love the one you hate? Hot reads: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa, Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.
- The Spouse is Out to Get Me: Better get a prenup! The New Husband by D.J. Palmer, The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen.
Watched This? Read That! Book Recs From BookTrib
We love book recs based on screen entertainment, and so does bestselling author Sarah MacLean who just released her latest in the Hell’s Belles series, Knockout, this week. MacLean has been into “Barbenheimer Summer” and has the perfect recommendations to pair the flavors of Barbie’s feminist anthem with Oppenheimer’s cautionary tale. Find the recs on BookTrib.
