Tick, tick, tick. When the world’s about to end, everyone says they’d do something meaningful — until they actually have to prove it.
Review: 59 Minutes by Holly Seddon
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Review: The Merge by Grace Walker
A mother and daughter, one fading, one desperate, one choice to share a single mind.
Review: If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
When your long-term boyfriend dumps you and the office playboy becomes your fake boyfriend, HR really should offer hazard pay.
Review: The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor
A quiet, beautifully rendered story of survival, memory, and the ties that bind generations long after the Titanic sank.
Review: A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
When a desperate thief steals the only chance a mother has to escape a drowning Kolkata, a single week becomes a gripping contest of survival, sacrifice, and ferocious love.
Review: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
When a single decision during childbirth changes everything, Midwives becomes not just a story about medicine, but about morality, justice, and the fragile bonds of family.
Review: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Girls are magical, full of superstition and shimmering possibility, and Practical Magic captures that spellbound feeling in every page.
Review: The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by Amélie Wen Zhao
Immortality Trials, a demon-struck family, and a romance charged with danger. This sweeping YA fantasy blends folklore, magic, and heart-racing stakes.
Review: Fight Night by Miriam Toews
A nine-year-old narrator, a pregnant mother, and a grandmother who laughs in the face of mortality make Fight Night a warm, hilarious punch straight to the heart.
Review: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
A slim, century-old adventure that still feels startlingly fresh and full of ideas.