Book Reviews

Browse our extensive archive, to find a great match for your next book club meeting!

The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner Cover
Rating: 4/5

The Hate U Give Review

Starr’s story hit me right in the feels. The book is bold, real, and sometimes hard, but it’s something I actually wanted to talk about with my friends (even the ones who only read comics).

Apples Never Fall Cover
Rating: 4/5

Apples Never Fall Review

This book is like a tennis match—a lot of back-and-forth, some yelling, and unexpected twists. I laughed, gasped, and even googled tennis rules. Family secrets never looked so entertaining (or stressful)!

Catch-22 cover
Rating: 3.5/5

Catch-22 Review

Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 is both a wild ride and a headache. I laughed out loud, then checked if I was sane. War, rules, and crazy characters—this book makes madness feel almost normal, but it can be confusing at times.

The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) (The Sympathizer, 1) Cover
Rating: 4.3/5

The Sympathizer Review

Nguyen’s narrator is as sneaky as my cousin at poker—funny, tragic, and keeps you guessing. If you like smart books about messy people in messy times, this novel will have you chuckling and thinking at the same time.

Beautiful Disaster: A Novel (Beautiful Disaster Series) Cover
Rating: 3.5/5

Beautiful Disaster Review

Travis and Abby’s love story is like watching a soap opera unfold at a frat party—messy, loud, but hard to look away from. If you crave drama and chaos, this book brings all the fireworks.

Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel Cover
Rating: 4.6/5

Red, White & Royal Blue Review

Red, White & Royal Blue is a wild, witty romance that made me snort-laugh over coffee. The royal drama is spicy, the texting is top-tier, and the love story? Sweet with just the right amount of cheese.

The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant: The Complete Annotated Edition Cover
Rating: 4.3/5

Grant Review

Ulysses S. Grant was not born a hero, but boy did he rise to the occasion. This book shows his grit, his flaws, and—thanks to Chernow's style—kept me turning pages faster than Grant turned battle tides.