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The Shark House

Sara Ackerman

Set in 1998 Hawai'i, this nostalgic women's fiction combines the atmosphere and family dynamics of The Cliffs with the drive of a heroine working in a male dominated field in Lessons in Chemistry. The Shark House follows a marine biologist who must confront both a deadly white shark and her own haunting past in this chilling exploration of nature and self-discovery. People aren't the only ones who migrate to Hawai'i for a warmer winter. 1998. In the heart of paradise, danger lurks beneath the surface. Biologist and shark whisperer Minnow Gray travels to the rugged Hawai'i coastline, where a series of shark attacks have left the island community on edge. Tasked with uncovering what's going on, she dives into the blue depths, and discovers the problem runs deeper than just one dangerous great white. Haunted by her own past marked by a tragic shark encounter, Minnow finds herself drawn into a tangled web of intrigue and peril that extends far beyond the ocean's surface. A scandal that implicates some of the island's most powerful people. Determined to uncover the reason for these attacks before the mayor calls a mass killing of sharks in the area, Minnow forms an unexpected alliance with enigmatic fisherman Luke Greenwood whose presence ignites feelings she can't ignore, but also stirs questions about his part in it all. As Minnow works to shield the sharks from the island's fear-fueled backlash, drawing help from two Hawaiian brothers who are housing her, she unravels a scandal that shakes the community to its core. But it's not just the secrets of the island that rise to the surface. Minnow must confront her own traumatic past, the haunting memories that have shaped her life and her connection to these misunderstood predators—and to this place. The Shark House is an atmospheric exploration of the intricate dance between humans and sharks, set against a backdrop of stunning Hawaiian landscapes and deep-sea danger. It's a tale of resilience, redemption, and the raw power of the natural world. Dive in, if you dare.

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Mar 16, 2026

4.5

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.5

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I have loved every book I’ve read from fascinating author, Uketsu. This story is no different. I read Strange Pictures, Strange Houses and have now finished Strange Buildings (which I recommend reading Strange Houses before Strange Buildings but mainly for character purposes, there’s no plot spoilers if you read this one first).

I enjoyed each case file in this mystery surrounding murders, affairs, and suspicious house or building floor plans. And I really did enjoy the way the story unfolded following our ‘author’ character and his various friends and confidants. I do wish the ending was a bit more shocking, but I did find that the twists surprised me in the end. I think because there were more case files in this book versus his other ones, I was expecting more crossover, but I was still happily content with the ending.

Creepy, thrilling, and so fast paced that it was difficult to put down, I would highly recommend this book (and Uketsu’s other novels) to anyone who likes to put pieces together and uncover hidden and messed up truths about families who lie, cheat, and kill to get what they want.

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Marion

Leah Rowan

A twist on Hitchcock’s iconic classic Psycho—where the leading lady doesn't die, but instead turns the knife on Norm, kicking off a crime spree that turns the silver screen victim into a heroine for our times. NORMAN WAS HER FIRST. Marion is in deep. She's stolen money from the Manhattan ad agency where she works in a desperate bid to help her sister escape an abusive marriage, but the bus breaks down before she can make it to Saratoga Springs. It's late at night, and the only place with vacancies is an old set of cabins on the outskirts of town. She pays for a room in cash, and ends up chatting with Norm, the young innkeeper who's handsome, charming and a touch hung-up on his elderly mother. Back in her room, she steps into the shower, scrubbing off the late-summer heat, when the curtain is pulled back... Norm Billings is there with a knife. He raises his arm to strike, but before he does, Marion knees him in the balls, grabs the knife, and stabs the life out of him. Now, she's covered in blood, and she's a woman on the run—not just a thief, but a killer, too. Where will she go? How will she save both herself and her sister? And what mysteries will she uncover as she does? In Psycho, Hitchcock shocked audiences when he killed off his protagonist. But what if the leading lady had fought back? Marion offers an alternate history of the most famous dead blonde to ever grace the silver screen. Only this time, the knife is in her hands—and she's no victim.

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And Now, Back to You (Heartstrings, #2)

B.K. Borison

Two competing meteorologists are forced to find common ground in this opposites attract, When Harry Met Sally inspired romance, from New York Times bestselling author B.K. Borison. Jackson Clark and Delilah Stewart have had their fair share of run-ins over the years, often ending in disaster. While Jackson thrives on routine and organization from the comfort of his radio booth, Delilah loves the spontaneity and adventure out in the field. When they’re partnered against their will to cover the snowstorm of the century, they find themselves scrambling to figure out how to work together. Eager to be taken seriously as a journalist, Delilah offers Jackson a deal. If he can help her ace this assignment, she’ll help him rediscover his long-lost fun side. With an undiscovered chemistry burning beneath their clashes, the unlikely partnership quickly tumbles into an easy and surprising friendship. But when other feelings start to enter the equation, can Jackson and Delilah withstand the storm? Or does what happens in the mountains, stay in the mountains?

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Mar 16, 2026

4.5

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.5

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Strange Buildings (Strange Houses, #2)

Uketsu

From the bestselling author of Strange Houses and Strange Pictures comes a mesmerizing novel of eleven strange buildings and one terrible secret. A lonely hut in the woods. A murder house. A hidden chamber. A mysterious shrine. A home in flames. A nightmarish prison. . . . Each of the buildings in this book tells a chilling story. Each one is part of a puzzle. Look closely . . . and you'll see that everything is connected. All leading to a revelation so horrifying you won't want to believe it. Millions have become addicted to solving Uketsu's dark mysteries. Strange Buildings is the strangest, and darkest, of them all.

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Mar 14, 2026

5.0

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

✨✨✨I support women’s rage!✨✨✨

You had me at retelling of Psycho where she lives and fights back!! 👏 This is one of those books I feel like was made just for me. I absolutely LOVED it!!!

I knew pretty much as soon as I started Marion that I was going to LOVE it and I was right! I was COMPELLED and engaged from page one. Marion is definitely a new favorite book for me!

I don’t want to give any spoilers so I’ll keep my review short. I love everything about this book and I love what it has to say about how society is towards women, but it’s never preachy which I appreciate. Marion is such a fun feminine rage/classic horror reimagining!! I’m OBSESSED.

This is a must read if the summary sounds good to you then I think you will for sure like it!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a free ebook copy in exchange for an honest review. This book is expected to be released June 2, 2026.

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Mar 14, 2026

5.0

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

✨✨✨I support women’s rage!✨✨✨

You had me at retelling of Psycho where she lives and fights back!! 👏 This is one of those books I feel like was made just for me. I absolutely LOVED it!!!

I knew pretty much as soon as I started Marion that I was going to LOVE it and I was right! I was COMPELLED and engaged from page one. Marion is definitely a new favorite book for me!

This is a must read if the summary sounds good to you then I think you will for sure like it!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a free ebook copy in exchange for an honest review. This book is expected to be released June 2, 2026.

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Mar 13, 2026

4.5

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: Plot: 4.5

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Michelle Zauner, I applaud your beautiful prose, mouth watering food descriptions, and dedication to telling the story of your grief and your emotional relationship with your mother.

This book made me reflect on my own relationships with my parents, and really think about how to take better care of those relationships. I found the descriptions of Michelle’s childhood mixed in with the bitter pain of her present to be a heartbreakingly beautiful way to tell this story. I appreciate Michelle’s honesty when it came to grief and pain and feeling mixed emotions about times in her life when she felt her and her mother were misunderstanding one another. It’s challenging to look back on memories with lost loved ones and really consider their perspective after they’re gone, and I appreciate how delicately and profoundly this was done.

I loved all of the food preparation and eating throughout this story as a way to express feelings like love and grief, and it made me think about my own family recipes I want to remember to keep. For anyone who needs a big cry, a reminder to cherish your loved ones, or just really loves food as a love language; consider adding this memoir to your tbr.

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Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

A memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. Michelle Zauner tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother’s particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother’s tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band—and meeting the man who would become her husband—her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother’s diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her.

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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

The memoir of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa’s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle. Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life.

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Couldn’t help but I kept visualizing her mother as the mother from the series “Kim’s Convenience”. And the song “supermarket flowers” is going to remind me of this book for some time.

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