Content notes – might be mildly spoilery so I’ve hidden them behind a spoiler tag Dear Lori Freeland, The Accidental Boyfriend popped up in my NetGalley choices earlier this year but it seems the book originally came out in 2023. Jessica Grey, aka Jessica Thorne, is a 17-year-old debut author. ... more >
Bestselling and award-winning author Kate Messner takes readers on a heart-filling journey as a boy finds his path to healing. One summer. 46 mountain peaks. A second chance to make things right. Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger ... more >
The Office meets Six Feet Under meets About a Boy in this coming-of-middle-age tale about having a second chance to write your life’s story. Bud Stanley is an obituary writer who is afraid to live. Yes, his wife recently left him for a “far more interesting” man. Yes, he goes ... more >
CW: Grief Dear Cara Bastone, There are a lot of quotes in this review. I want everyone to know this is me practising restraint, I wanted to add more. I loved this book hard. I have no doubt it will feature in my top books of 2025. It’s just gorgeous. ... more >
Content note: Dear Rachel Reid, Riley Tuck and Adam Sheppard used to play hockey together for the Toronto Northmen. They were rookie defensemen together in the early 2000s and shared an apartment. They hit it off straight away and soon became best friends. Riley fell in love with Adam, believing ... more >
In this splendidly bittersweet romantic comedy, enemies forced together by a mutual loss are led on a cross-country journey toward a second chance. Maddie Sanderson would be proud to honor her older brother’s dying wish, that she scatters his ashes over eight destinations that the adventurous 29-year-old never got to ... more >