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Jan 17, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Sara Roncero-Menendez |Juliet O'Connor |Chris Gaudio |Jana Li
Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge A young woman searches for the truth about her sister, who boarded a ship headed to the frozen Arctic and never returned.
“Lizzie Pook is a master of suspense.
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Karen Bellovich |Jana Li |Sharon Van Meter |Emily Lewis
In the heady days before a New Year’s Eve party on the bustling sands of Brazil’s Copacabana Beach, a family reckons with a matriarch’s long-awaited return, causing old secrets to come to light in this infectiously vibrant debut that explores the heartbreak and hope of what it means to be from two homes, two peoples, and two worlds.
Daniel Cunha has a lot on his mind.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Sara Roncero-Menendez |Maddie Nelson |Alice Martin |Jana Li
|+| Add to Your Shelf The Search Party Some friendships withstand any and all obstacles and trials. Others can’t survive one bad weekend. For Max and Annie, that last line is literal. After setting up a dry run of their new “glamping” site in Cornwall with three of their friends, tensions immediately rise and bonds are broken. Unfortunately, a massive storm leaves these feuding families trapped together with some dire consequences.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Alice Martin |Chris Gaudio |Juliet O'Connor |Jana Li
A spellbinding, sweeping novel about a Malayan mother who becomes an unlikely spy for the invading Japanese forces during WWII—and the shocking consequences that rain upon her community and family.
Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara’s family is in terrible danger: her fifteen-year-old son, Abel, has disappeared, and her youngest daughter, Jasmin, is confined in a basement to prevent being pressed into service at the comfort stations.
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Dec 28, 2023 | 
offtheshelf.com | Juliet O'Connor |Chris Gaudio |Jana Li |Holly Claytor
|+| Add to Your Shelf MemoRandom This story revolves around David Sarac, an effective and ruthless handler in the Stockholm Police's Intelligence Unit, skilled in manipulating sources to fight organized crime. He gains success through his top informant, Janus. However, after a stroke and car crash erase two years of his memory, David struggles to recall crucial details about Janus and his work.
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Dec 22, 2023 | 
offtheshelf.com | Chris Gaudio |Jana Li |Sara Roncero-Menendez |Katya Buresh
There exists a style of humor that is defined by its understated, dry wit, capable of both confounding you and making you cackle. It’s as distinct as its country of origin. I’m, of course, speaking of British humor, which when weaved into novel form often results in the most side-splitting and satisfying stories you’ll ever consume.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
offtheshelf.com | Jana Li |Alice Martin |Jennifer Proffitt |Angie Hockman
|+| Add to Your Shelf Second Chances in New Port Stephen Eli expected to struggle with returning to his childhood home for the holidays after living a lifetime away—after all, in the past two decades, he had gone through transition as well as declared his sobriety—but serendipitously running into his high school ex, Nick Wu, was an unexpected surprise.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
offtheshelf.com | Juliet O'Connor |Alice Martin |Jana Li |Jennifer McMahon
|+| Add to Your Shelf My Darling Girl Even as her Vermont home becomes a winter wonderland, Alison’s holiday spirit is at an all-time low. But her disdain for Christmas cheer is challenged all the more when an unexpected call comes: her estranged, terminally ill mother, Mavis, wants to reconcile. With heavy reluctance, Alison welcomes her into her home, with the hopes of mending old wounds.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
offtheshelf.com | Jana Li |Karen Bellovich |Matthew Quick |Armando Correa
There is no better book to read around this time of year than one that will make you introspective, whether that be about your identity, the world at large, or anything in between. Luckily, this November’s new-in-paperback novels contain those themes, carrying a great amount of emotional depth that hits powerfully and may even provoke a moment of personal revelation.
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Nov 10, 2023 | 
offtheshelf.com | Juliet O'Connor |Jana Li |Katya Buresh |Jordyn Martinez
When a bestselling author pops up one too many times it can be a dangerous thing for us readers. We must let the hype compel us forward without getting too excited, lest we risk the dreaded misfortune of an overhyped reading experience. Fortunately, we’re reporting on the books and authors with hype that never went away even after reading.
