Yesteryear

By: Caro Claire Burke
Published Year: 2026
Publisher: Knopf
Pages: 400

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Summary (Provided by Goodreads): A traditional American woman, a “tradwife” influencer, suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of 1855—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister in this sensational debut novel.

My name was Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive.

Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle. Her charming farmhouse is rustic, her husband a handsome cowboy, her six children each more delightful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers behind the scenes, her kitchen hiding industrial-grade fridges and ovens, her husband the heir to a political dynasty? What Natalie’s followers—all 8 million of them—don’t know won’t hurt them. And The Angry Women? The privileged, Ivy League, coastal elite haters who call her an antifeminist iconoclast? They’re sick with jealousy. Because Natalie isn’t simply living the good life, she’s living the ideal—and just so happens to be building an empire from it.

Until one morning she wakes up in a life that isn’t hers. Her home, her husband, her children—they’re all familiar, but something’s off. Her kitchen is warmed by a sputtering fire rather than electricity, her children are dirty and strange, and her soft-handed husband is suddenly a competent farmer. Just yesterday Natalie was curating photos of homemade jam for her Instagram, and now she’s expected to haul firewood and handwash clothes until her fingers bleed. Has she become the unwitting star of a ruthless reality show? Could it really be time travel? Is she being tested by God? By Satan? When Natalie suffers a brutal injury in the woods, she realizes two things: This is not her beautiful life, and she must escape by any means possible.

First Impressions

One of my friends posted about this book before I saw it start to pop up everywhere. The cover and title intrigued me immediately and the summary sounded interesting. I also trusted this friend who posted about it because she and I have similar tastest. Once I saw everyone talking about this book I knew I needed to read it.

What I thought

I haven’t read a book that’s made me think like this in a long time.

Natalie is an influencer. She built her account around being a “Good Christian Wife” who makes bread from scratch and homeschools her kids. Her husband is the youngest son of a political family, but when her world starts falling apart all of a sudden she wakes up in the 1800s. Her hosue is not her house. It has no appliances and an outhouse. Her husband is not her husband and her kids are not her kids. Yet they all act like they are.

This book was so fascinating to me. I have never gotten sucked into the Trad Wife influencer world but I know that they push traditional values and God and obeying your husband. Yet then you find out they come from very rich families and this “simple” life is actually a very costly one.

I honestly had no idea where this book was going from one chapter to the next. I listened to it on audiobook and really enjoyed the narrator. I think it let me feel a lot more of the satire. Natalie is not a likable character by any means. I think if you go into this book expecting to like her or wanting to root for her you will be sorely disappointed. I think Caro Burke does a great job of capturing the seedy underbelly of the influencer world.

I could see a lot of people who might dislike this book and claim it’s “cheap” or disrespectful. I think those people are ones who see themselves negatively reflected in the characters of this book. I was hooked pretty much from page one and found the entire thing to wrap up in a very satisfying way.

This is a book that’s going to stick with me for a while and one that I will continually enjoy discussing with people. I think there are so many talking points and people who take this book too seriously are going to be disappointed. I feel like books like this that entrance the entire public come once in a blue moon and we need to enjoy it while it’s here.

By the Bootstraps

By: Alexa Martin
Published Year: 2026
Publisher: Berkley
Pages: 400

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Summary (Provided by Goodreads): Fueled by a love of romance novels, Luna Starr was destined for a life with her head in the clouds. Her delusional tendencies serve her well…or at least they used to. When life throws her a curveball, she decides it’s time to turn her cowboy fantasies into reality and purchases a tiny farm in Celestial, Texas. After all, don’t all heroines try to outrun grief?

Tate Jacobs hates cowboys, which is a small problem, considering his family happens to own the largest ranch in Celestial. Life might not have gone the way he wanted, but as head coach at his old high school and the town’s best (and only) handyman, he’s figured out how to stay busy and keep his head down—until the new girl in town shows up. Luna’s new property is a bad accident waiting to happen unless someone helps her with her DIY home renovations.

As Tate and Luna spend more time together fixing up her house, unexpected feelings and undeniable chemistry bubble to the surface. Luna might’ve moved to Celestial to make her cowboy dreams come true, but somewhere beneath the vast Texas skies, she discovers that love in the real world can be far better than she imagined.

First Impressions

I love Alexa Martin but haven’t read any cowboy romances so I was intrigued. I have to admit, I really don’t like the cover and would not have picked it up if I didn’t already like Martin.

What I thought

The majority of this book was really cute.

After her mother passes away, Luna decides to move from Denver to Celestial, Texas. She uses her mom’s life insurance to purchase a home on some acres of land ad fix it up to make it her dream home. When she moves down, she meets not one but two hot cowboys who are seemingly into her. She settles in and finds herself and a new lease on life.

We’ll start with what worked with me. The town of Celestial is adorable. I could live in this town for a few books and be very happy. All of the side characters were so sweet. I also liked Luna and Tate and Silas. I didn’t necessarily get Luna’s instant attraction to Tate over Silas, but I liked them when they were together. Tate seems like a really good guy and I enjoyed his football coach scenes specifically.

What didn’t work for me was the third act break. I found the reason for Luna breaking down to come out of nowhere. The issues that come up were not built up to at all. She has some difficulties with her mom and how she passed as well as her mom’s brother. I think we could’ve easily focused on those and not added in another breakdown that was unjustified. This kind of left a little bit of a bad taste in my mouth right at the end of the book.

I wish that Martin had focused more on the exploration of the trauma Luna was dealing with regarding her mom’s death and a little less on her home renovations. I also read this following Abby Jimenez’s newest novel and there were some similar storylines that Jimenez executed better.

This is a fun read. Luna and Tate are very cute and the setting is 5/5. I am hoping that Martin continues this as a series because I want to read about Silas, Ciara, and Millie. Is this my favorite of Martin’s books? No. Is it still a solid romance? Yes. I would recommend it if you enjoy small town romance books for sure. Here’s hoping she continues in Celestial!

Rachel West and the Fallen Starlet

By: Emma Mills
Published Year: 2026
Publisher: Berkley
Pages: 336

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Summary (Provided by Goodreads): Celebrity gossip can cut to the quick, but when it turns deadly it’s up to an aspiring reporter and her quirky neighbors to close the case in the first of a witty and nostalgic new mystery series.

Baby doll top, gladiator sandals, and fully loaded iPod at the ready—it’s 2008 in Los Angeles, and Rachel West is a little less starry-eyed than your average ingenue. There’s never been a better time to be an entertainment journalist, but the road to writing glossy profiles starts with copyediting a celeb gossip rag. Hey, it pays her bills. Most of them, at least.

Everything changes when Rachel befriends Molly Byrne—former child star and current tabloid fave due to her drunken escapades and rotating cast of boyfriends—in a nightclub bathroom.

When Molly is found dead, all of Hollywood accepts her death as an overdose. But Rachel knows for a fact her friend was clean, so when Molly’s favorite paparazzo, Casper, tells her he thinks Molly was murdered, she believes him.

With the help of a ragtag group of residents from her apartment building, a handsome detective, and her trusty flip phone, Rachel must solve the mystery of Molly’s death before she’s written off for good.

First Impressions

This cover is so fun. I was immediately intrigued between that and the cover. Very solid first impressions. The summary also caught my eye as I’m always down for a light mystery. I also didn’t initially realize this was an author I had read and enjoyed about 10 years ago so that made me extra excited.

What I thought

This book was so fun.

Rachel has recently become friends with Molly Byrne, a former child star and current paparazzi darling. When she winds up dead of an apparent overdose, Rachel is beside herself. But then Casper, Molly’s favorite paparazzo, finds Rachel and convinces her that Molly didn’t overdose- she was murdered.

This book is the perfect mix of all the things I like. Drama, a fun group of ragtag side characters, banter, and a little mystery. Rachel did get on my nerves a tiny bit, but everyone else more than made up for it. This book is set in 2008 which I think is perfect for the story. 2008 was such a time of crazy paparazzi following all of the young starlets from club to club. It caused so much drama and the celebrity media was so hard on all of the actresses. This book captured that time period perfectly.

I was a little iffy on the Casper/Rachel dynamic. Casper confused me until the end and Rachel was a little unstable which sometimes made her unlikable. I loved the people in her apartment building, her friend/co-worker Anton, and the detective. I could see them coming together again for another book, but I worry that it would get a little too silly for the sake of getting them back together to solve another mystery.

What I found most intriguing about this book was it’s commentary on stardom, mental health, and how people view you. While this is mostly a light mystery, it has a strong underlying message which I think takes it one step above other novels within this genre.

I can’t remember at what point in the novel I solved the mystery, but I wasn’t completely taken by surprise. I found the resolution to be a little disappointing, but everything was wrapped up which I greatly appreciated. It also never felt like Mills was writing twists just to write twists and confuse readers.

If you are looking for a cozy mystery that’s a step below cozy but a step above thriller, this is the perfect book for you. I remember enjoying Mills’ previous novels and I enjoyed her writing just as much with her debut into the adult fiction world. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys ragtag characters with heart, even if the resolution of the mystery felt a little unsatisfying.

Book Club May 2026- The Astral Library

By: Kate Quinn
Published Year: 2026
Publisher: William Morrow
Pages: 304

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Summary (Provided by Goodreads): Alexandria “Alix” Watson has learned one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: unlike people, books will never let you down. Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost escape to new lives...inside their favorite books.

The Librarian takes a dazzled Alix under her wing, but before she can escape into the pages of her new life, a shadowy enemy emerges to threaten everyone the Astral Library has ever helped protect. Aided by a dashing costume-shop owner, Alix and the Librarian flee through the Regency drawing rooms of Jane Austen to the back alleys of Sherlock Holmes and the champagne-soaked parties of The Great Gatsby as danger draws inexorably closer. But who does their enemy really wish to destroy—Alix, the Librarian, or the Library itself?

What I thought

If you have been following this blog for some time, you know that if Quinn has a new novel, my book club is going to read it. I was extra excited for this one since normally she writes historical fiction and this one is a dip into magical realism.

Alix is 26 and her world is falling apart. Having grown up in the foster system, the library was always her safe space. Now in her moment of need, it is there for her again. When she opens up a door at the Boston Public Library, it opens into another world. A world of books in which you can live. However, once she finally chooses which book to try, the library and its Librarian seem to be under attack. Alix jumps at the opportunity to help the Librarian save the Astral Library and begins her adventure across multiple novels.

I loved this book. It took me a little while to get into but then I was hooked. At the beginning, Alix is a bit of a sad sack. She has a ton of things that are going wrong for her and she isn’t the nicest person (understandably so). As a result, I found myself a little uncomfortable reading until she finally makes it into the Astral Library. I just felt so bad for her that it was hard for me to read about everything going wrong.

Once we got into the world of the Astral Library I was hooked. I loved the Librarian and how she was so grumpy with Alix about the rules and Alix’s understanding of what a fantasy figurehead should be. There were so many parts of this book that made me laugh which I didn’t expect.

Honestly, as a book lover, this is the kind of book I relate to. Quinn referenced so many worlds that I loved and then also had similar feelings about classics that I did. For example, irritation at the over analyzation of The Great Gatsby and questioning why people thing Wuthering Heights is a romance. I think because of that, I was able to relate to Alix once she started jumping into the fantasy world.

I also was pleasantly surprised when the Big Bad was revealed. It wasn’t what I expected but it made so much sense. I can’t see many book lovers not enjoying this one. It also was a lot of fun to see Quinn branch out into a different genre! I can’t wait to see what she writes next.

What Book Club Thought

We all loved this book. We enjoyed discussing which books we would want to live in if we were in the Astral Library. It was a fun book club choice. We had a lot to discuss which can be a little harder when everyone enjoys a book. If you’re looking for a quick read with good payoff I highly recommend this book.

The Shippers

By: Katherine Center
Published Year: 2026
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Pages: 336

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Summary (Provided by Goodreads): After a whole lifetime of being bad at love, JoJo Burton decides to solve her intimacy issues once and for all at her sister’s destination wedding on a cruise ship. With the help of a little pop psychology, she diagnoses herself with a fixation on the neighborhood guy who was her her first crush and first kiss (and who just happens to be a newly-divorced wedding guest ), and she decides to woo him during the cruise for some long-delayed closure. Only problem is, her sister’s a little busy being a bride at the moment—so JoJo ropes in her childhood bestie, Cooper Watts, to be her wing man. Cooper: who RSVPed no, but then showed up, anyway. Cooper: who left town without a word four years earlier and moved to London. Cooper: who was, if she’s honest, the worst heartbreak of JoJo’s life. It’s bliss for her to see him again, and it’s agony, too—and the more they team up for Project Conquest, the more she obsesses over questions she can’t bring herself to ask.

Shipboard antics ensue in this witty, heart-tugging, childhood-friends-to-lovers romance—as JoJo and Cooper fake flirt, slow dance, share a cabin, sing duets, treat sunburns, get jealous, rescue each other over and over, and finally, at last, figure it all out in the most blissful, swoony, romantic way.

First Impressions

I love Katherine Center’s books. She is an autoread author for me. I was so excited to get a copy of this book early to review it I’m not completely sure how I feel about the cover. I do think the colors would catch my eye but I don’t know how I feel about the cartoon people.

What I thought

I loved this book.

Jojo recently walked out of her own wedding after her best friend, Cooper, showed up after RSVPing “no” and not talking to her for four years. Now she is stuck on a cruise ship for her sister’s wedding, and Cooper has shown up last minute again. Jojo and her family have decided the reason she is so unlucky in love is that she imprinted on her first kiss from years ago, so they decide that this trip is the perfect time to get her childhood crush (who is not Cooper) to fall in love with her.

At the very beginning of this book, Center has an author’s note talking about romance novels and how they can be predictable but that that is something to take comfort in. I think reading that before I started this book helped me to get in the right frame of mind. I love romance novels and I love that the Happily Ever After is predictable, but sometimes get a little irritated at the way it gets there being predictable. While doesn’t make much sense if you really break it down. Like, in this story, knowing that Cooper is in love with Jojo but that she doesn’t know it, might’ve irritated me if I hadn’t been in the right mindset.

I loved their banter and their shenanigans. I did want to smack Jojo over the head a few times, but I can also see how she ended up the way that she did. I also adored Cooper. He is a great male main character. I also thought it was a unique setting with everyone being stuck on the ship.

I wish I could put my finger on why, but I found myself unable to put this down from the very beginning. Center does a great job of writing realistic love stories with characters you can connect with and this book does not miss. A lot of her books have been being picked up for movie deals and I think this one would also be so fun to watch.

If you like romance without the spice, Center is the author for you. Her previous books used to always have a serious storyline/twist but this one is pure cotton candy. It’s happy and warm and delightful while also being balanced with depth and well thought out characters. Even the side characters are fun.

The Unwritten Rules of Magic

By: Harper Ross
Published Year: 2026
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Pages: 320

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Summary (Provided by Goodreads): Emerson Clarke can’t remember a time when she felt in control of her life. Her father—a celebrated author—blew in and out of her childhood like a hurricane until he got Alzheimer’s. Her mother numbed loneliness with gin. And recently, her teen daughter has shut her out without explanation. The only place Emerson has ever been in charge is in front of the keyboard where, as a ghostwriter, she dictates everything that happens on the page. If only she could arrange reality the same way, life could be perfect. An impossible fantasy—or so she believes until she makes a startling discovery.

After her father’s wake, Emerson steals her father’s vintage typewriter—the very one he’d forbidden anyone to touch—and tests its keys by typing out a frivolous wish. After it comes true the very next day, she tries another. When those words also spring to life, she becomes obsessed with using the typewriter to engineer happiness for herself and her daughter. Easier said than done.

As Emerson shapes her real-life circumstances, she uncovers disturbing truths about her family’s history and the unexpected cost for each story-come-true. She should destroy the typewriter, but when her daughter's secret finally emerges, Emerson is torn between paying the price for bending fate and embracing the uncertainty of an unscripted life.

First Impressions

LOVE this cover. It caught my eye on social media and then when I read the description as being for fans of The Midnight Library I was in. Solid first impression as that is basically what got me to add this to my TBR immediately.

What I thought

This book was fascinating and very thought provoking.

When Emmerson’s famous author father passes away, she decides to claim the typewriter that he touted as his “good luck charm.” When she goes home and types a wish on it, the wish comes true the next day. Unable to believe it, she tries again with similar results. Emmerson has to decide whether it’s ethical to use this magic typewriter to control the lives of herself, her mother, and her daughter. Then she starts to lose parts of her memory and some of the wishes he make come with dire consequences.

I really enjoyed the ethical discussion of this book and would have loved to discuss it with other readers. I do wish there had been more magic and more wishes with the typewriter. I would actually love to read the book about Emmerson’s dad and him using the typewriter for years on end, regardless of the consequences. I do appreciate that Emmerson didn’t need a lot of errors to learn her lesson, but I think I just wanted a bit more on that end.

Early on in the story, Emmerson says that she’s not a very likable person and reader’s wouldn’t like her much as the main character of a novel and I wouldn’t say that she is wrong. I was kind of annoyed with her at times and very frustrated. She could be controlling and dense and even mean towards the beginning of the story.

While this book is advertised as a magical realism story and seems like it’s going to focus more on the typewriter, her father, and the magic. But it is more of a family drama with a touch of magic sprinkled in. The story focuses more on the relationship of mother and daughter, both with Emmerson and her mom and Emmerson and her daughter. It was interesting to see her compare her relationship with her daughter to her relationship with her mother and learning to forgive her mother now that she was older.

I also think that Ross targets some difficult topics in a relatable and readable way. I know that I deal with the anxiety and difficulty of letting go of control so it was interesting to me to read a story with a main character struggling with the same thing. I don’t know how I would react if I was given a magic typewriter.

This is the kind of book that I think is going to sit with me and I’m going to think about for a while. I found it hard to put down because I was so curious what Emmerson was going to do. While I was a little disappointed with what I perceived as the lack of magic, the story itself is very well written.

Book Club April 2026- A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic

By: J. Penner
Published Year: 2023
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Pages: 288

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Summary (Provided by Goodreads): A human, a dwarf and an elf walk into a bake-off…

In the heart of Adenashire, where elvish enchantments and dwarven delights rule, human baker Arleta Starstone works twice as hard at perfecting her unique blend of baking with apothecary herbs. So, when her orc neighbor (and biggest fan) secretly enters her creations into the prestigious Langheim Baking Battle, Arleta faces a dilemma. Being magicless, her participation in the competition could draw more scowls than smiles. And if Arleta wants to prove her talent and establish her culinary reputation, she'll need more than just her pastry craft to sweeten the odds.

Though Arleta may not yet believe in herself, she makes her way to Langheim―with the help of a very attractive woodland elf―and competes. While on a journey of mouthwatering pastries, self-discovery, heartwarming friendships, and potential romance, Arleta will have to decide whether winning the Baking Battle is the true prize after all. But win or lose, her adventure is only beginning…

What I thought

I had seen this book on social media for a while so was intrigued when it was picked for book club. This book was advertised as Great British Bake Off meets the fantasy world.

Arleta is a human living in a magical world. When her neighbors enter her into a magical baking competition in the land of elves, she is hesitant to go. But baking is the biggest joy in her life, so she decides to see whether her magicless recipes are enough to win her the competition and enough money to open her own bakery.

I enjoyed the concept of this book and thought that it was fun, but I didn’t love the writing as much. I found the world building to be lacking and the problems in the book repetitive. Arleta is frequently dealing with prejudice for not having magic and being human, but it’s never explained why people seem to dislike humans so much. For example, she is charged significantly more than magic creatures to rent a booth at a market but we’re only told that it’s because the head of the market dislikes humans because of the past. And then we’re told that Arleta is hiding the fact that she is human from the competition because humans are always eliminated for no reason. Yet again, we don’t really know why.

Additionally, there are a bunch of creatures we’re introduced to and just assumed that we know what they are. The author talks about halflings and I still don’t know what those are. I don’t fully understand the world that we were living in, nor why the elves live separately from the others. Additionally, something about being “Fated” gets thrown in for the romance, yet we get little to no backstory on this.

I did enjoy the baking competition itself and I enjoyed the two friends that Arleta makes while she is there. I also enjoyed her two neighbor orcs. I wasn’t crazy about the romance aspect either. Overall, this book was fine. It was short and easy to get through, but not something that I think will stick with me.

What Book Club Thought

I think everyone enjoyed this book a little more than I do. One member had a similar feeling as me where she felt like we were just dropped into the word without any world building. I was seemingly the only one annoyed by the “fated” storyline. One of the other members said that it almost felt like the author had a story that was 400 pages long and then was told she had to cut it down to under 300. I definitely agreed and thought that was exactly what it felt like. The ultimate consensus was that it’s a cute easy read, a decent intro into a light fantasy if you’re not a fantasy reader, and that it had a lot of potential.

The Name Game

By: Beth O’Leary
Published Year: 2026
Publisher: Berkley
Pages: 384

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Summary (Provided by Goodreads): A man and a woman with the same name are looking for a fresh start only to discover they have landed the same job in this charming new romance by bestselling author Beth O’Leary.

Charlie couldn’t be happier to take the job of farm-shop manager on the remote, wild Isle of Ormer. She’s grieving, a little lost, and in desperate need of a fresh start.

Jones has come out of a difficult breakup and is looking forward to some peace away from the noise of his city life. Moving to Ormer couldn’t have come at a better time.

But when Charlie Jones and, ahem, Charlie Jones both turn up at Ormer’s one and only farm shop, claiming to have been offered the role of manager, everyone is baffled. How could this have happened? And just who is the real Charlie Jones?

First Impressions

O’Leary is one of my go-to authors. I have really enjoyed every book of hers that she has written. I didn’t know she was coming out with another new one, so when I received the opportunity to review this one I was very excited! The premise felt a little silly and I honestly don’t know if between that and the summary I would’ve picked this one up if I wasn’t already a fan.

What I thought

This book was a little confusing but ultimately a fun ride.

Charlie Jones shows up on the tiny island of Ormer for a job on a farm as a fresh start to her life only to find, Charlie Jones is in the shop for the job that he received. Rosie, the owner of the shop doesn’t know how this happened. Charlie and Jones (as he decides to go by to lessen confusion) decide to each work the job until October in hopes they can increase profit enough that Rosie could justify keeping both of them on.

This novel is written in journal entries by Charlie, emails by Jones, and then flashback to each of their past lives before moving to Ormer. Ormer sort of reminds me of Mackinac island. It’s a small island of about 500 residents, lots of tourists, and no cars allowed. Charlie is struggling to start over and wants to move to the island and eventually become a single mom. Jones is starting his journey of sobriety and wants to start over on the island to assist with that. Because the job was only intended for one person, Jones and Charlie have to share the living space above the farmhouse.  

Honestly, if I hadn’t been a fan of O’Leary, I don’t know if I would’ve given this book the chance it deserved. I found the early premise to be confusing and a little silly. How in the world do two people with the same name end up at the same small job on an island with no one claiming responsibility? However, the payoff is worth it. It took me a little while to get into this book, but it crawled up on me slowly and I ended up really enjoying the characters and the island.

The first maybe 25% of the book I was kind of meh. Then all o fa sudden I found myself wondering about the characters and not wanting to put the book down. I always love how O’Leary tackles hard hitting issues and this book is no different. She deals with alcoholism, anxiety, depression, and grief. She always does a wonderful job balancing romance with real life issues.

This book is wonderful if you’re looking for a quirky story with a small town feel and a twist you won’t see coming. I don’t think I would recommend it as your first into to O’Leary, but if you have read her other books I think this one holds up. I do want someone I know to read it because of the twist so we can talk about it, so it might be a fun book club pick!