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The Original Daughter
Jemimah Wei
★★★★· Published 2025· 368 pages· read 2025
A Singapore-set debut about two sisters, fierce ambition, and a betrayal that blows the family apart. Emotionally huge — I can see why it became a book club favorite.
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Come and Get It
Kiley Reid
An RA, a visiting writer, and a lot of money changing hands in an Arkansas dorm. Kiley Reid is so sharp about class and wanting things.
Same As It Ever Was
Claire Lombardo
A big, engrossing novel about a stay-at-home mom coming undone, and the older woman whose friendship reshapes her life. Lombardo writes marriage and parenthood and loneliness better than almost anyone.
★ 5The Very Nice Box
Laura Blackett
A grieving furniture designer at a relentlessly cheerful company falls for the wrong person. Deadpan and satisfying.