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When I read that Palace of the Drowned was set in Venice, Italy, off-season, and reminiscent of the novels of Patricia Highsmith, in that the prose is lush, the plot suspenseful in a kind of nagging, slow-burn way, I thought it sounded like my cup of proverbial tea.

The Gone series, written by Michael Grant, is a very interesting yet intense read. The author designs a society where the parents are removed from a town and put outside of a bubble.

The Fault in Our Stars, is very well written book.

In The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (2009), author Alan Bradley introduces readers to the charming and precocious eleven-year-old protagonist, Flavia de Luce.

The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a difficult yet intriguing novel. The opinions may differ on this read, but I found it interesting. The author includes many uses of literary devices, one major one being symbolism that kept me reading the book.

Lauren Groff’s The Vaster Wilds (2023) transports the reader back to a horrifying and fascinating time in American colonial history known as the “starving time” at the Jamestown colony in 1609.

Lord of the Flies is an exhilarating novel that demonstrates the reality of parts of human nature.

The Hunger Games is an enjoyable read for anyone.

The ultimate fantasy – a book that can open a door to anywhere in the world. Oh, the places you could go! Obviously, it is also highly coveted, so when Cassie is gifted the book, she suddenly finds herself the target of unscrupulous, violent, book hunters who will do anything to get their hands on it. The Book of Doors (2024) takes you on a fast paced, magic-filled whirlwind of an adventure in a classic fight of good vs evil.

Divergent is great for anyone interested in dystopian societies.

There's a new mystery series in town! Scorched Grace (2023), by Margot Douaihy, is the first of the Sister Holiday Mysteries; it also happens to be the first novel published by Gillian Flynn Books.