My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Satire meets slasher in this short, darkly funny hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends.
“Femi makes three, you know. Three and they label you a serial killer.”
Korede is bitter. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola’s third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede’s practicality is the sisters’ saving grace. She knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, the trunk of her car is big enough for a body, and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures of her dinner to Instagram when she should be mourning her “missing” boyfriend. Not that she gets any credit.
A kind, handsome doctor at the hospital where Korede works, is the bright spot in her life. She dreams of the day when he will realize they’re perfect for each other. But one day Ayoola shows up to the hospital uninvited and he takes notice. When he asks Korede for Ayoola’s phone number, she must reckon with what her sister has become and what she will do about it.
Sharp as nails and full of deadpan wit, Oyinkan Braithwaite has written a deliciously deadly debut that’s as fun as it is frightening.
Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World by Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Chris Riddell
A stunning and timely creative call-to-arms combining four extraordinary written pieces by Neil Gaiman illustrated with the striking four-color artwork of Chris Riddell.
“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.”—Neil Gaiman
Drawn from Gaiman’s trove of published speeches, poems, and creative manifestos, Art Matters is an embodiment of this remarkable multi-media artist’s vision—an exploration of how reading, imagining, and creating can transform the world and our lives.
Art Matters bring together four of Gaiman’s most beloved writings on creativity and artistry:
“Credo,” his remarkably concise and relevant manifesto on free expression, first delivered in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings
“Make Good Art,” his famous 2012 commencement address delivered at the Philadelphia University of the Arts
“Making a Chair,” a poem about the joys of creating something, even when words won’t come
“On Libraries,” an impassioned argument for libraries that illuminates their importance to our future and celebrates how they foster readers and daydreamersFeaturing original illustrations by Gaiman’s longtime illustrator, Chris Riddell, Art Matters is a stirring testament to the freedom of ideas that inspires us to make art in the face of adversity, and dares us to choose to be bold.
The Dark Days Deceit by Alison Goodman
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The thrilling, genre-bending conclusion to Lady Helen’s demon-hunting adventures, set in the glittering Regency world.
Lady Helen has retreated to a country estate outside Bath to prepare for her wedding to the Duke of Selburn, yet she knows she has unfinished business to complete. She and the dangerously charismatic Lord Carlston have learned they are a dyad, bonded in blood, and only they are strong enough to defeat the Grand Deceiver, who threatens to throw mankind into chaos. But the heinous death-soaked Ligatus Helen has absorbed is tearing a rift in her mind. Its power, if unleashed, will annihilate both Helen and Carlston unless they can find a way to harness its ghastly force and defeat their enemy.
In the final book of the trilogy that began with THE DARK DAYS CLUB and continued with THE DARK DAYS PACT, the intrepid Lady Helen’s story hurtles to a shocking conclusion full of action, heartbreak, and betrayal.
The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
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She was in the wrong place…
Fiercely independent and adventurous, Poppy Bridgerton will only wed a suitor whose keen intellect and interests match her own. Sadly, none of the fools from her London season qualify. While visiting a friend on the Dorset coast, Poppy is pleasantly surprised to discover a smugglers’ hideaway tucked inside a cave. But her delight turns to dismay when two pirates kidnap her and take her aboard a ship, leaving her bound and gagged on the captain’s bed…
He found her at the wrong time…
Known to society as a rascal and reckless privateer, Captain Andrew James Rokesby actually transports essential goods and documents for the British government. Setting sail on a time-sensitive voyage to Portugal, he’s stunned to find a woman waiting for him in his cabin. Surely, his imagination is getting the better of him. But no, she is very real—and his duty to the Crown means he’s stuck with her.
Can two wrongs make the most perfect right?
When Andrew learns that she is a Bridgerton, he knows he will likely have to wed her to avert a scandal—though Poppy has no idea that he is the son of an earl and neighbor to her aristocratic cousins in Kent. On the high seas, their war of words soon gives way to an intoxicating passion. But when Andrew’s secret is revealed, will his declaration of love be enough to capture her heart…?
Whoa Dark Days Deceit is out??? I completely missed that.
I used to love Julia Quinn, I'd like to read the next Bridgerton book.
I still need to start with the Dark Days series!
The serial killing sister sounds good!
I agree!
I have a couple of these on my wish list. And Any Second has me curious. I'll be checking it out. Thanks!
I always seem to add a few to my wishlist!
These are all new to me this week! Thanks for sharing!
I had to do a little hunting myself this week!
Those are new to me but I love the cover of the Goodman one
It is a great cover!
My Sister, the Serial Killer sounds great.
I agree!
Dark Days Deceit has a gorgeous cover. I'm reading City of Broken Magic and Cursed. Kimba has me interested in Driven to Distraction, and possibly The Other Mrs. Bridgerton (don't usually read this genre). Pretty much if I see it and I read the genre I want it. Can I be any more of a toddler? Anne – Books of My Heart
I am a toddler myself because I want it all 🙂
I am pretty excited for Lori Foster…her books are so fun. I have struggled with Quinn lately so I can't say I am super excited for this one but will probably read it sometime soon.
I haven't read a lot of Lori Foster but I think I need to change that!
I haven't read anything from Julia Quinn and I think I would like this one. Thanks Carole, I added it to my list.
I do need to read Quinn soon myself!
I'm a fan of historical romance so I need to pick up Julia Quinn sometime. 🙂
I have heard some great things about her books!
I love LOVED My Sister the Serial Killer. It was such an unexpected gem!
It sounds like a great one!
I'm seeing a lot of My Sister the Serial Killer around the blogs at the moment. It seems to be getting a lot of attention.
I think it sounds like a fantastic story.
I CANNOT wait to get my hands on a copy of My Sister the Serial Killer!!
I hope you love it, Erica!
I've been reading good reviews for My Sister, the serial killer this week! Oh, and I love that there is a new Julia Quinn book out <3 I can never get enough of her historical fiction romances x
My Sister, the Serial Killer looks like a great one!
My Sister The Serial Killer looks fantastic!
sherry @ fundinmental
I agree!
I cannot wait to pick up My Sister The Serial Killer! I think I may make it my next read after I finish Vicious! Have you read or plan to read any of these titles?
I haven't read any the list this week but My Sister, the Serial Killer looks really good!