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The Women in White: A Novel by Sarah Pekkanen
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Everything I Read in January 2026
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What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane? by Kate Crane
I really enjoyed What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane? by Kate Crane. The author is a few years older than me and it takes place in and around Baltimore all in places I know very well. I had actually followed the author on Twitter a long time ago and she talked a bit about her father’s … Continue reading
The Ascent by Allison Buccola
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Other People’s Houses by Clare Mackintosh
I was really looking forward to Other People’s Houses. I ended up getting an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher but I had pre-ordered it because my local libraries don’t always carry her books. I really enjoyed the first (and second!) book in this series (and her other books) but this one was a little … Continue reading
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
Mad Mabel was a delight! I was hopeful because I loved the cover and I’ve enjoyed other books by Sally Hepworth. I was not disappointed. The side characters from her aunt and her neighbors were a lot of fun. They all felt fully fleshed out and just odd enough to be interesting but not too … Continue reading
Hunger Like a Thirst: From Food Stamps to Fine Dining, a Restaurant Critic Finds Her Place at the Table by Besha Rodell
I had high hopes but Hunger Like a Thirst didn’t flow well and was frustrating to read.. It was largely chronological but then she’d throw in some random essays Her mother left her minor sister with them early in their marriage and her career and then didn’t give them financial support. I would have liked … Continue reading
Everyone is Lying to You by Jo Piazza
If it wasn’t for some dark themes I would have thought this book was written for children. The writing is very simplistic. Everyone’s thought process is very black and white. The bad men are very bad. The influencers are all liars. The prairie is vast. It is an odd choice to write about influencers when … Continue reading
A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan
This may be my favorite book of 2025 so far! I loved the New Zealand setting. I felt like I was eating sausages right along with them. It did a great job of having a child narrator without it feeling childish or too all knowing. It really hit all the parts of childhood—family dynamics and … Continue reading
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