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The Heart of Winter
Jonathan Evison
★★★★★· Published 2025· 368 pages· read 2025
Ruth and Abe, nearly 70 years married, opposites who somehow made it work. A tender ode to the long haul and all the small forgivenesses it takes.
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★ 5Heart the Lover
Lily King
A college love triangle from the '80s reignites decades later when crisis pulls the three back together. Turns out it's Casey from Writers & Lovers all grown up, and King just keeps getting better.
★ 5The Other Bennet Sister
Janice Hadlow
Plain, overlooked Mary Bennet finally gets her own story, and it's lovely. If you're an Austen fan, this one's for you.
★ 5Beautyland
Marie-Helene Bertino
A girl who's pretty sure she's an alien faxes her observations about Earth back home. Weird, funny, and it completely won me over.