Donna Edwards Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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These Summer Storms
Sarah MacLeanAn inheritance game, a steamy romance and family turmoil... The drama is intoxicating...“These Summer Storms” is pitted with little mysteries and interpersonal land mines... with a strong narrative voice filled with humor and beautiful word-paintings.
Hardcover, 2025
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Honeybees and Distant Thunder
Riku OndaWatch me struggle to depict how beautiful but also annoying it was to be experience every. single. beat. of this fictional piano competition. Read my @AP review of Riku Onda's "Honeybees and Distant Thunder," translated by Philip Gabriel: https://t.co/4XCD9s0srg
Hardcover, 2023
$26.95Member price:$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Crown of Ivy and Glass
Claire LegrandFeeling seen in Claire Legrand's spicy, spellbinding "A Crown of Ivy and Glass." It's the first of a trilogy. The heroine suffers from anxiety and a mysterious health condition. Imogen is annoying at first, but it pays off! Read my @AP review: https://t.co/awYjjjEghG
Hardcover, 2023
$25.99Member price:$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A True Account: Hannah Masury's Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself
Katherine HoweA dazzlingly fun historical fiction... [with] a slow start that picks up quickly into a wild voyage of satisfying twists and an even more satisfying ending. The story ties threads of fact and fiction into an intricate knot that’s just as enjoyable to look at as it is to untangle.
Hardcover, 2023
$28.99Member price:$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez
Claire JimenezIf true crime is your guilty pleasure, you absolutely must find out what happened to Ruthy... The book subverts the often trauma-porn-ridden true crime genre and instead centers on the family losing and regaining hope, living life with a big, mysterious, Ruthy-shaped hole in it
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Bright and Deadly Things
Lexie ElliottAn academic retreat in the idyllic French Alps? Turns out it's a great setting for a psychological thriller! I've never been so terrified of a clock before. Read my @AP review of "Bright and Deadly Things" by @elliott_lexie : https://t.co/5ZfiaMjDQA
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Meant to Be
Emily GiffinLook, no one needed me to say that bestselling author @emilygiffin is talented. But I did it anyway. Read my @AP review to see why her latest novel “Meant to Be” proves you can have your romance and think deeply, too: https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-reviews-book-emily-giffin-bf7e4d40122a8a2affa61f7ec3954c0e
Paperback, 2023
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Light Pirate: GMA Book Club Selection
Lily Brooks-Dalton"The Light Pirate" is a symphony of beauty and heartbreak, survival and loneliness. Combined, it's a haunting melody of nature.
Paperback, 2024
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Talk
Darrin BellThe result is a thought-provoking memoir beautifully rendered in expressive artwork for a powerful piece that’s easy to devour but harder to digest.
Hardcover, 2023
$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book