COMPLEX, FUNNY FANTASY takes the “secret agents fighting monsters” trope in interesting directions. Lots of action and some great jokes! B PLUS

ENTER THE JANITOR (THE CLEANERS BOOK 1)
Story Strong Press
2019

FIERCE YOUNG WOMEN, a corrupt boarding school, and a teacher disaffected enough to be a catalyst for revolution. Thriller meets comedy of manners in this sharp, timely novel. B PLUS

THE SWALLOWS
Ballantine Books
2019

AN INTERPLANETARY REBELLION shakes Earth’s far-future colonies. Vivid space intrigue with lots of action, strong characterization! B PLUS

THE LAST ERDANE
Louise E. Pascual
2019

ELEGANT, ENIGMATIC NOVEL, almost a prose poem, uses the idea of white as a focus for the story of a writer haunted by her family stories. Beautifully melancholy. B PLUS

THE WHITE BOOK
Hogarth
2019

A MURDER IN 1966 BALTIMORE is at the center of a kaleidoscope of voices telling a number of stories about gender, class, race, religion, and self-invention. Beautifully shaped thriller. B PLUS

LADY IN THE LAKE
William Morrow
2019

OFFBEAT NEW YORK THRILLER puts a priest with a secret, an old Irish gangster, and a crew of oddballs up against many, many terrible people. Sharp and witty! B PLUS

I HAVE SINNED (MCGARRY STATESIDE BOOK 2)
McFori Ink
2019

A WITTY HISTORY OF PARENTING advice in the Western world, from the Ancient Greeks to social media. Sharp, well-researched, quirky and fun. B PLUS

ACT NATURAL: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF MISADVENTURES IN PARENTING
Ecco Press
2020

ROGUE MONSTER SLAYERS terrorize England’s supernatural population, but Scotland Yard’s Special Investigations team is on the case. Great mix of horror and police thriller! B PLUS

THE SILENT LEGION: A SPINE-CHILLING HORROR THRILLER (SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS BOOK 2)
P.W Hillard
2019

PHILOSPHICAL, ALLUSIVE SCIENCE FICTION weaves an absorbing tale fro, world legends and literature, as well as the universes created in Cixin Liu’s Three-Body Problem trilogy. B PLUS

THE REDEMPTION OF TIME
Tor Books
2019

RICHLY WROUGHT FANTASY draws on Persian legend to create a thrilling, vivid tale. B PLUS

THE SEAL: BOOK 1 OF THE BAKA DJINN CHRONICLES
P in C Publishing
2019