pick5 Stars • Signal Fires is a poignant, non-linear novel about time, trauma, guilt, and the invisible threads that connect people across decades. It weaves together two neighboring families in a suburban neighborhood in upstate New York, exploring how a single tragic night in 1985 reverberates through their lives for generations.
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pickWhat an exciting political thriller!
The best part of the book were the characters. I loved the two main characters, Kostas and Jessica. Sometimes in thrillers characters can take a backseat to the action of the story, but not here. They were well developed and I loved their bond.
The story was well crafted. It was fast paced and had short chapters.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/review-running-with-the-gods/
Read in November 2025
14 Books
Two 5-Star reads this month:
• The Imitation of Christ
• The Widow
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pick3 Stars • Silver Tears, the gripping sequel to The Golden Cage, continues the story of Faye Adelheim, a brilliant and ruthless billionaire cosmetics mogul. Faye lives in hiding in Italy with her daughter while her cosmetics empire, Revenge, thrives in Sweden. ⬇️
pickThis was so fun and so cute!
First off, I loved the premise. Two “enemies” have to work together to help their best friends propose to each other. As part of their ruse to keep it a secret, they end up fake dating.
I loved the proposal planning parts. Planning dual proposals was such a unique concept and made the story so entertaining.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/review-the-proposal-project/
pickThis was a solid start to a new fantasy series!
It follows a common story, a boy finds out he‘s the chosen one and must embark on a quest to save his world.
I loved the quest aspect. Quests in fantasy books are one of my favorite things to read about. They are always so fun. This book set up the quest nicely.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/review-willem-caster-and-the-lege...
pickReading on #Litsy with Christie‘s Capers (Reading Agatha Christie's books in publication order) Hosted by @Librarybelle #AgathaChristieClubR3
4 Stars • Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, now married and bored, take over a detective agency as a front for British Intelligence to catch spies. Instead, they gleefully solve 15 light-hearted, self-contained cases, ⬇️
pick4 Stars • R.F. Kuang‘s Katabasis (2025): Two rival Cambridge PhD students in analytic magick descend into a bleak, bureaucratic Hell to rescue their abusive mentor‘s soul after he dies without writing Alice‘s recommendation letter. A sharp, Dante-inspired satire of toxic academia, ambition, and self-destruction.
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pickThis was a delightfully sweet and spicy Christmas novella!
I had read the author‘s previous book, Somewhere Along the Line, and enjoyed it, so I knew I was going to love this one.
I typically don‘t love novellas. They rarely hit for me. But this one was a huge hit. It was exactly what a novella should be. Short and focused, but still told a satisfying story.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/review-untangled/
