The People We Keep Review

The People We Keep is a moving story about April who leaves behind her home as a young woman to begin a new (and hopefully better) life. We get to see April at different stages of her life and the story telling is beautiful - I loved getting to know each character and Allison Larkin does an amazing job of building out the characters and making them each have strengths and weaknesses. I loved reading this book and I was sad when it ended. I gasped, I cried, I laughed. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a story of hope and finding "your people". The People We Keep is a story that will stick with me and its message will too. It was a great reminder to let people in and trust and find the good in people. Thank you to Allison Larkin, Gallery Books, and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced readers copy.

The Turnout Review

Megan Abbott is one of my favorite authors. Her books are dark, enthralling, and always leave me wanting more of her writing. When I saw her upcoming novel, The Turnout, on NetGalley I immediately requested a copy and was so thrilled when it was approved. I read The Turnout in one night - that isn't because its a short book, but because I literally could not put it down. The characters pulled me in and left me asking "what is going to happen next?". I kept trying to guess the twists and turns but never could and was shocked at the ending. This is dark story centered around two sisters, their family history, and ballet. Megan's writing is beautiful and descriptive - her prose puts you in the same room as the Durant sisters and you feel as though you are living through the story with them. I highly recommend this book, especially if you have Megan Abbott on your TBR list. It is a haunting story that I'm still thinking about today. The Turnout is available on August 3, 2021. Thank you to NetGalley and Pengiun Group Putnman for the ARC.