- Megan M.
- Tuesday, May 07
This month features dystopias and family drama!
Red Side Story
Jasper Fforde
The long-awaited sequel to Shades of Grey is a witty, satirical story of love and survival full of man-eating trees and snarky prefects.
For fans of The Color of Magic and Ella Minnow Pea
Their Divine Fires
Wendy Chen
A captivating multi-generational saga starting at the beginning of the Chinese Revolution with Yunhong falls in love with a landowner, but whose brothers fight on the side of the communists and continuing through the consequences and trauma passed on to her descendants.
For fans of A Map for the Missing and Where Waters Meet
Oye
Melissa Mogollon
A moving, hilarious family saga related in a one-sided phone conversation between and stressed and grieving high school senior and her sister.
For fans of Familia and Olga Dies Dreaming
Spitting Gold
Carmella Lowkis
A pair of estranged sisters reunite for one last deception in this delightfully haunting gothic mystery.
For fans of The Other Side of Mrs. Wood and the Housekeepers
The Last Murder at the End of the World
Stuart Turton
On an unnamed island, the survivors of the end of the world are descend into chaos and confusion when one of their beloved scientists is brutally murdered.
For fans of Clean Air and The Passage
The Book of Perilous Dishes
Doina Rusti
A magical, dark adventure through Budapest in search of a book of recipes.