Take your pick of excellent fiction this April, with enticing romance, thriller, horror, and general fiction offerings.
4/4: Ana María and the Fox by Liana de la Rosa
In Victorian London, Ana María Luna Valdés – heiress to the powerful Mexican Luna family – catches the eye of Gideon Fox, a shrewd British politician with a pauper past and a determination to end the transatlantic slave trade. (romance) A Peak Pick!
4/4: Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling
In 2049, climate change has displaced much of the North American population, with the rich living on islands and the live in the Canadian north, if they're lucky enough to get a spot. Rose goes undercover as a sex worker in a camp still under construction, spying on the architect in exchange for future housing for herself and her mother. Nearby, a group of female soldiers and scientists work to create their own sanctuary. (science fiction/dystopian) A Peak Pick!
4/4: House of Cotton by Monica Brashears
Down on her luck, 19-year-old Magnolia Brown accepts an offer from a stranger to work as a "model" at his family's funeral home. The money is good, but the requests are increasingly strange, and her dead grandmother has also started to speak to her. (gothic fiction) A Peak Pick!
4/4: The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland
In December 1811, 600 townsfolk from all walks of life gather for a show in Richmond, Virginia's only theatre. A massive fire and its aftermath reshape the lives of four characters. Based on historical events. (historical fiction)
4/4: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
Sally Milz, a writer for a popular late-night Saturday comedy sketch show, finds her assumptions about attraction and love flipped on their head by charming pop star Noah Brewster. (romance/romantic comedy) A Peak Pick!
4/11: Life and Other Love Songs by Anissa Gray
A father's sudden disappearance exposes the private fears, dreams, longings and joys of a Black American family, in a story that ranges from the Great Migration to 1970s Detroit and 1990s New York. (general fiction)
4/18: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro
This tragicomic coming-of-age novel finds 15-year-old Andy frustrated at life in Kontagora, Nigeria, caught up in his first real attraction, and navigating increasingly frequent clashes between the Catholic and Muslim communities in town. (general fiction)
4/18: The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro
Haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona, Alejandra must delve into the history and pain of family she never knew in order to find her own path forward. (horror)
4/18: The One by Julia Argy
Recently unemployed and cast as a contestant on a dating reality show, Emily finds herself in the running to win it all as she tries to figure out what she actually wants, and what she's willing to do to get it. (general fiction)
4/18: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal
In Minnesota, Muriel and Ned Prager each run the family restaurants they inherited. In the wake of a devastating tragedy and with each business struggling, can they find salvation and community in joining forces on the Lakeside Supper Club? (general fiction)
4/25: Happy Place by Emily Henry
Harriet and Wyn, the perfect couple since college, broke up months ago but decide to pretend to still be together during their annual vacation with their best friends – the last one they'll have, as the cottage in Maine is for sale. From the author of Book Lovers and People We Meet on Vacation. (romance)
4/25: In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Victor lives in the woods with his family, who are robots. When Victor rescues another robot, he sets off an alarm that leads to the imprisonment and potential reprogramming of Gio, his robot father. Victor and family set off to save Gio. From the author of The House in the Cerulean Sea. (fantasy)
4/25: Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow
Forensic accountant Martin Hench has had a long and successful career finding money that people want to hide, and expert in the tactics used by Fortune 500 companies, international drug cartels, and venture capitalists alike. But when he gets pulled into a cryptocurrency scam, it will take all his skill to get out alive. (thriller)
4/25: The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher
A young, queer Palestinian American woman, born with blue skin and believed by her family to embody their sacred history, grapples with decisions about her future while uncovering her aunt's hidden history via her journals. (general fiction)
4/25: Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
In 1974 Boston, racism, racial tension, and a heatwave combine with combustive results. On the night Mary Pat Fennessey's 17-year-old daughter Jules goes missing, a young Black man named Auggie Williamson dies in the subway. Blocked by both the police and the local mob boss, Mary Pat will stop at nothing to connect the dots. (thriller/crime fiction) A Peak Pick!
~ posted by Andrea G.
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