Riveting Books You Don't Want to Miss This Spring
Spring book season is here, and it's our favorite time of the year when it's finally warm enough to sit outside and read a great book (or two). We believe every season needs a book soundtrack—and the following reads make up ours. There's something for everyone on this reading list, keep reading to learn more about Olve's picks for "The Big Books of Spring."
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Daughter in Exile by Bisi Adjapon Lola, a pregnant Ghanaian, travels to New York to join her fiancé, an American marine. After he ghosts her, she ends up near Washington, D.C., relying on the generosity of a succession of strangers and friends to navigate the harsh realities of life in the U.S. |
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Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir by Ashely C Ford Somebody's Daughter steps into the world of growing up a poor Black girl in Indiana with a family fragmented by incarceration, exploring how isolating and complex such a childhood can be. As Ashley battles her body and her environment, she embarks on a powerful journey to find the threads between who she is and what she was born into, and the complicated familial love that often binds them. |
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A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin This book is for those that identify as a #GirlBoss, we can confidently say that Hankin's new novel delivers. When journalist Jillian Beckley decides to break into an exclusive and secretive women-only club, she's completely unprepared for what she begins to uncover. |
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What Lies in the Woods by Alice Marshall They were eleven when they sent a killer to prison. They were heroes...but they were liars. What Lies in the Woods is a thrilling novel about friendship, secrets, betray and lies - and having the courage to face the past. |
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Book Lovers by Emily Henry One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming..... Book Lovers is a rom-com lover's dream of a book. It is razor-sharp and modern, featuring a fierce heroine who does not apologize for her ambition, but must decide if happily ever after is worth changing her whole life. This novel delivers an insightful comedic meditation on love, family and writing your own love story. |
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The Return by Rachel Harrison In this creepy debut, Molly, Mae, and Elise gather to celebrate the return of their friend Julie, who's mysteriously reappeared on the second anniversary of the day she went missing. But maybe choosing a remote inn for their girls' weekend wasn't the best idea. Because whatever came back, it sure wasn't Julie. |
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