Some recent reads:
“I Who Have Never Known Men” by Jacqueline Harpman - This is a dystopian, post-apocalyptic novel about a group of 40 women who were locked in an underground bunker for years, narrated by the youngest of the women, who was a child when they were imprisoned. This one was interesting - there are no chapters, it’s just one long story.
“I Hope This Finds You Well” by Natalie Sue - I needed a palate cleanser after the last book, and I ended up enjoying it more than I expected! This one is a workplace comedy about a woman who is accidentally given access to the emails of all of her coworkers. She tries to use this to her advantage to fit in and get ahead at work, but of course the truth always comes out in the end.
“Nora Goes Off Script” by Annabel Monaghan - I devoured this book in 48 hours! It’s about a screenwriter who typically writes cheesy made-for-tv romance movies. She writes a movie inspired by her divorce, and it gets picked up by a major studio. They film a portion of the movie at her house, and she accidentally falls in love with the male lead.
“The Story She Left Behind” by Patti Callahan Henry - this one is about an author who disappears one day, leaving behind a husband, an eight-year-old daughter, and a sequel to her bestselling novel that no one can translate, because it’s written in her secret language. 25 years later, the daughter gets a call from a man in London, who says he has an envelope that may contain answers about her mother. She sets off to England, and when she’s there, finds much more than she ever expected.