It’s an embarrassment of riches as Lisa Unger’s LAST GIRL GHOSTED (Park Row, Oct. 5) has received its THIRD STARRED REVIEW, this time from Library Journal, which raves:  “Unger keeps readers guessing, with revelations that will make them stop and question what they thought they knew. She might also make them think twice about online dating. Recommended for those who like psychological thrillers with women protagonists, such as Andrea Bartz’s We (read more…)

Summer schmummer. We’re ready to hit the slopes, even if it’s only from our armchairs at the moment–and we’ve got the perfect read for it too. A Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW agrees, calling Heather Hansman’s POWDER DAYS [Hanover Square, 11/9] “exhilarating”: “Hansman (Down River), an environmental columnist for Outside magazine, takes readers on a riveting plunge into ski culture… In addition to insightful chapters on the psychology and “heady rush” of skiing (read more…)

Well, you know we’ve got something special going on when a SECOND STARRED REVIEW for Lisa Unger’s LAST GIRL GHOSTED (Park Row, Oct. 5) compares the thriller to our country’s beloved gymnast queen. Kirkus‘s STARRED REVIEW raves: “Unger crafts Wren’s first-person narration skillfully, creating an engaging, witty character and drawing the reader into her life and only slowly revealing that she has secrets of her own. Almost no one in this thriller (read more…)

We’re doubling down on Aden Polydoros‘s acclaimed YA novel THE CITY BEAUTIFUL [Inkyard Press, Oct. 5] with another two starred reviews, bringing the book up to a whopping four starred reviews! Check out the latest raves, this time from School Library Journal and Booklist: “Polydoros doesn’t hold back with this heavy, dark, and gritty story that explores the immigrant experience in a unique way. While firmly a historical fiction title, this genre-bending novel (read more…)

Four NYC assistants (and best friends) race against the clock to take down the workplace patriarchy in Amanda Pellegrino’s debut novel, SMILE AND LOOK PRETTY [Park Row Books, Dec. 28]. In a STARRED REVIEW of the novel, Library Journal says: “Sexual harassment becomes a common thread, and the site goes viral as an outlet to reveal generations of bad behavior. How far are the friends willing to go to start (read more…)