Books from the publisher Simon & Schuster.
An alien comes to Earth expecting the worst of humanity. Instead, he discovers poetry, peanut butter, and a few reasons to stick around. Matt Haig’s The Humans is a funny, feel-good read with some thoughtful reminders about what makes life worth living.
I probably wouldn’t have picked up *Rainwater* on my own.
I’d never read Sandra Brown, barely knew what the book was about, and wasn’t looking for a Depression-era historical romance. But a friend sent it to me as part of an annotated book exchange, and suddenly the reading experience became about more than the story.
*Rainwater* took me into a Texas I hadn’t encountered much in fiction, where drought, poverty, prejudice, and desperation shape everyday life. It’s a quiet story with a memorable cast, an unexpected twist, and a few things that didn’t quite work for me.
But the best part? Reading a book covered in someone else’s notes felt surprisingly intimate, like getting to experience the story alongside my friend even though we live in different states.
Read my review of *Rainwater* and find out why this was a book I wouldn’t have chosen for myself, but was glad to read.
There are books we remember because they were great, and books we remember because we were a completely different person when we read them.
I recently revisited Christopher Pike’s *The Midnight Club*, a book I first read as a teenager. This time, I listened to it as an adult and discovered that nostalgia is a funny little reading companion.
Some things held up. Some definitely didn’t.
And the experience made me wonder: **What would happen if you revisited one of the books you loved as a kid?**
Read my review of *The Midnight Club* and find out what changed when teenage Lacey met adult Lacey.
If you’re drawn to books by their covers (same), this honest review unpacks whether The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder delivers beyond the design.