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VPL - Books Just for You - Fiction with Heart, Suspense, and a Little Magic

For readers who enjoy the works of Nicholas Sparks, Jodi Picoult, Dean Koontz, and J.K. Rowling. - VPL Reading Experts

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  • “Chamberlain’s writing is reminiscent of a quilt made up of pieces from different people, places, and times, stitched together into a single, emotional story.”―Booklist
    Book, 2020New York : St. Martin's Press, 2020.
  • "A charming, bracingly fresh happily-ever-after tale with playful nods to the Outlander series." - Kirkus Review
    Book, 2019New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]
  • "Those who like twisty power plays and very detailed worldbuilding will appreciate this. . . The many fans of Roth's YA series will be clamoring for her adult debut, which features magic, lots of sarcasm, and a hint of romance."- Booklist
    Book, 2020Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
  • “There's something for almost all readers here... Gailey shows us that humans are humans, even when they are magic, and they are still flawed, damaged, and oh-so-interesting” ―Booklist (starred review)
    Book, 2019New York : Tor, 2019.
  • Readers who enjoyed Liane Moriarty's dark and witty thriller, Big Little Lies may also enjoy this novel. Lies, small and large, drive the action in both of these novels, in which small towns are torn apart in the wake of a mysterious deadly…
    Book, 2019New York : Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
  • As a high school drop-out and sole survivor of a horrific multiple-homicide, Alex doesn't exactly fit in with her fellow Yale freshmen. Admitted under mysterious circumstances, Alex begins searching for answers, but she learns that this prestigious…
    Book, 2019New York : Flatiron Books, [2019]
  • “Pavone’s timely new thriller spins through 12 hours and multiple voices to a startling conclusion.”—BBC Culture
    Book, 2019New York : Crown, [2019]
  • “Virtually every plot beat seems plausible and imminent…Marrs laces his fast-paced tale with delectably mordant satire.”—The Washington Post
    Book, 2019New York : Berkley, 2019.
  • "The Starless Sea is a door to another world—one just waiting for readers to open it." —Entertainment Weekly
    Book, 2019[Toronto] : Doubleday Canada, [2019]