Ballantine Books

We Were Never Here

I couldn't wait to read We Were Never Here, by Andrea Bartz, because I always love thrillers with a twisted friendship at…

6 months ago

The Last Ferry Out

Overall, I liked Andrea Bartz' newest thriller, The Last Ferry Out. I mean, it's definitely no We Were Never Here,…

9 months ago

The Full Moon Coffee Shop

When I opened The Full Moon Coffee Shop, I was expecting a dreamy magical-realism story like Before the Coffee Gets…

1 year ago

That’s What Frenemies Are For

In That's What Frenemies Are For, by Sophie Littlefield and Lauren Gershell,  upscale New York mommy Julia maintains her popularity…

3 years ago

Going Home Again in “Central Places”

In Delia Cai's new novel, Central Places, Audrey Zhou is newly engaged and bringing her white fiancé, Ben, home to…

4 years ago