FAST-PACED PARANORMAL THRILLER with a wicked sense of humor mixes aliens, vampires, and a surfer heroine. B PLUS

DAY FOR NIGHT
Vagabondage Press
2016

A SCANDAL IN TURIN pits neighbor against neighbor in this whip-smart satirical mystery from Amara Lakhous. A MINUS

THE PRANK OF THE GOOD LITTLE VIRGIN OF VIA ORMEA
Europa Editions
2016

UNSETTLING MISOGYNIST DYSTOPIA has strong characterization, atmosphere, but fuller worldbuilding needed. B MINUS

THE MATCHING (THE PAPER DUCHESS BOOK 2)
Bogus Caller Press
2016

DELIGHTFUL SUMMER READ stars a Gen X mom getting her groove back amid sandwich generation chaos. B PLUS #BeachReads

BY THE NUMBERS
Penguin Publishing Group
2016

INCISIVE YET LYRICAL novel captures Berlin and Chicago in the 1980s through the eyes of a gay Black writer. B PLUS

BLACK DEUTSCHLAND
Farrar
2016

SHARP ENGLISH THRILLER takes on love and loss and family and friendship with a chilling twist. Very smart. B PLUS

THE SISTER: A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER WITH A BRILLIANT TWIST YOU WON’T SEE COMING
Bookouture
2016

THREE WOMEN OBSESSED with self-invention, film, and the idea of truth find their lives intertwined. Haunting! B PLUS

INNOCENTS & OTHERS
Scribner Book Company
2016

GRAND EPIC FANTASY set in a brilliantly imagined world where two nations have clashed for a century. B PLUS

THE WATER ROAD (THE WATER ROAD TRILOGY BOOK 1)
JD Byrne
2016

A DREAM ARTIST’S STRUGGLE to stay on the right side of the law; vivid French noir fantasy hits hard. B PLUS

THE DEEP SEA DIVER’S SYNDROME
Melville House Publishing
2016

SASSY VAMPIRE MYSTERY/ROMANCE with a great sense of fun and a memorable Florida setting. B PLUS #BeachReads

BITE SOMEBODY
World Weaver Press
2016