I hope this spring has been good to you and your family and that you have much to look forward to this summer. I’ll be sharing Beach Bag Books 2022 in the middle of next month and my Summer Preview 2022 at the end of May. In the meantime, April books have got you covered!

In order of publication and nothing more because these are ALL books I loved!…

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Thin Girls by Diana Clarke (debut)
Publisher: Harper
Release Date: June 30, 2020
Length: 368 pages
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{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

Twin sisters Lily and Rose have an extremely close bond, but as Rose loses more and more weight, Lily gains, and alike no more, they drift further and further apart
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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Release Date: June 2, 2020
Length: 352 pages
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{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

Black twin sisters flee their small, insular southern town in search of something more, something different; one returns, while the other seems to vanish….

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Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin (debut)
Publisher: Celadon Books
Release Date: February 18, 2020
Length: 352 pages
Amazon

{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

Years after Claire’s older sister was murdered on a small Caribbean island, she spots a man once suspected to have been involved and upends her entire life trying to uncover his guilt….

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It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a two months since I last did any mini-reviews. The holidays combined with me reading quite a bit ahead, and all those fun end-of-year posts left me with no books waiting to be reviewed last month. That’s only changed slightly this month, with just two January books left to review. Both are debuts steeped in suspense, but couldn’t be more different….

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If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais
Narrators: Bianca Amato, Katharine Lee McEwan, Bahni Turpin
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons (Penguin Audio)
Release Date: July 16, 2019
Length: 448 pages (12 hrs. 39 min.)
Amazon

{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

In the wake of Nelson Mandela’s rise to South Africa’s presidency, three very different women’s worlds collide after the birth of a child and the mystery that surrounds him….

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Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Release Date: January 7, 2020
Length: 480 pages
Amazon

{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

Two sisters grow up in the same sad house, but ended up in very different places: one a cop, the other a drug-addict living on the streets….

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Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
Publisher: Atria Books
Release Date: June 11, 2019
Length: 480 pages
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{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

For more than 60 years, sisters Jo and Bethie grow and adjust, trying not to lose themselves as they strive to keep pace with the ever-changing world….

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The Night Before by Wendy Walker
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Length: 320 pages
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{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

A young woman with a history of bad relationships tries again with disastrous results….

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The Better Sister by Alafair Burke
Publisher: Harper
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Length: 336 pages
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{A Bit of Backstory}

Single Sentence Summary

When Chloe finds her husband lying dead in their home, the question becomes who might be responsible: an intruder, his son, his first wife who happens to be Chloe’s older sister, or Chloe herself?…

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