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The Black Wolf ★★★☆☆
I'm conflicted about this one. Louise Penny's writing remains impressive at creating the right mood and
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The Devils ★★★★★
Abercrombie doing what Abercrombie does best, and doing it well.
This is set in an alternate fantasy Europe soaked in
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My Seditious Heart: Collected Non-fiction ★★★★★
A quintessential read for Indians. In her inimitable prose, Arundhati Roy lays bare the Indian government's (BJP and
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Did I Say You Could Go ★★★★☆
Wacky and infuriating, but it keeps you reading. Told from the perspective of four characters, it gives you an insight
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The Compound ★★★★☆
I don't watch reality shows, but this book, based on one, reads like one. Consumerism, late-stage capitalism,
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The Essex Serpent ★★★★☆
Read it more for the mood and for the sadness of dashed fears, unrequited love, loss of purpose, and abject
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The Astral Library ★★☆☆☆
This didn't work for me, and I think I know why.
Kate Quinn built her name on strong
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Small Great Things ★★★★☆
I don't think this book is for me, but I don't think it's supposed
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The Poppy Fields ★★★★☆
Weighed down some by a last third that couldn't keep pace with the rest, Erlick's second
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Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves ★★★★★
This is one of the more infuriating books I've read this year, in the best way.
Gilbert covers
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Little Fires Everywhere ★★★★★
Ng writes mothers and daughters better than almost anyone working right now.
This book is built on the gap between
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The Dream Hotel ★★★★★
Lalami's setup reads like Minority Report crossed with an authoritarian state, except the dystopia here doesn't
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The Stardust Grail ★★★☆☆
A tad all over the place in terms of the narrative. It’s definitely ambitious in its world building and
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The Seep ★★★☆☆
An interesting premise that doesn't fully earn its own ideas.
The Seep imagines an alien invasion that isn&
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The Daughter of Time ★★★★★
An excellent and logical solving of a historical mystery from a hospital bed helped by an enthusiastic research assistant. And
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Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company ★★★★★
A sharp, unsettling look at Apple’s deep entanglement with China—how a quest for scale, speed, and perfection reshaped both. What began as symbiosis now feels like mutual dependence, ethical strain, and a future boxed in by rising authoritarianism. Click to Read More
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Atmosphere: A Love Story ★★★★☆
Sentimental and a little too neat, but it wins you over anyway.
This is a love story set among astronauts,
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All Better Now ★★★★☆
Very much Pluribus-like but more action-packed. But it explicitly explores the duality of the "good" disease;