FEATURED ARTICLES
- Advertisement -
REVIEWS
FTC DISCLAIMER
Most books reviewed on this site have been provided free of charge by the publisher, author, publicist, or blog tour. Sometimes our reviewers purchase books themselves for review. All reviews are the honest opinions of the reviewer reviewing the book. The method of acquiring the book does not have any bearing on the content of the review.
Some links may contain affiliate links which we may make a fee on if purchased from that link without any cost to you. Those funds help to keep Novels Alive up and running. We appreciate your support!
- Advertisement -
NEW RELEASES
GIVEAWAYS
SPOTLIGHTS
COVER REVEALS
THE LATEST
5-STAR REVIEW: WHEN THEY FIND ME by Carter Wilson
Publication Date: November 10, 2026
Some secrets don't fade. They hunt.
Expanse, Colorado. Population 313. A town so remote it barely exists on a map—the perfect hiding place for Annie Wolfe and her daughter, Coral. Their cabin is nearly off the...
5-STAR REVIEW: THE TAKEN ONES by J. A. Jance
J.P. Beaumont: Book 27
Publication Date: November 10, 2026
New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance has penned a twisty, fast-paced mystery in which young girls are going missing and private investigator J. P. Beaumont is the only one who...
5-STAR REVIEW: THE COLD READ by Tara Laskowski
Publication Date: November 10, 2026
They're there to make a sequel. But someone came for revenge.
A decade ago, the release of the horror film No One Can Hear You Scream catapulted a young no-name cast into Hollywood fame. But below...
4-STAR REVIEW: MORE DAYS AT THE TORUNKA CAFÉ by Satoshi Yagisawa
Publication Date: February 15, 2015
The internationally bestselling author of the beloved Morisaki Bookshop series welcomes us back to the Torunka Café, down a narrow side street in the Tokyo neighborhood of Yakata, run by its stern-seeming owner, Tachibana, and...
4-STAR REVIEW: SMOKE RINGS by R. Scott West
Publication Date: July 6, 2026
Based on a true story. Deep in the hills of East Tennessee, Huck and Tommy West were raised on moonshine and family loyalty. But bootlegging isn’t enough anymore.
When they step into the world of drug...
4.5-STAR REVIEW: JUST ENOUGH by David Eckstein
Publication Date: September 8, 2026
In JUST ENOUGH, two-time World Series Champion and 2006 World Series MVP David Eckstein shares the valleys and mountaintops that shaped him—years defined not by trophies, but by perseverance, faith, family, and the belief that...
4.5-STAR REVIEW: MY CHILD IS GONE by Nicole Trope
Publication Date: November 6, 2026
It was meant to be the perfect family trip at a house by a lake, miles from anywhere… until five-year-old Gus disappears. Did he wander off into the empty fields? Or was he taken by...
5-STAR REVIEW: THE ARMCHAIR DETECTIVES by Matt Dunn
Armchair Detectives: Book 1
Publication Date: November 10, 2026
A hilarious and heartwarming cozy mystery? Following an octogenarian who covers a dastardly plot inside his nursing home, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Only Murders in the Building . They...
SPOTLIGHT: WHAT HAPPENED IN BEULAH by Christy Scott Cashman Plus Giveaway!
Publication Date: October 20, 2026
A teenage girl uncovers the dark secrets of her Smoky Mountain town while searching for a missing classmate in this gripping coming-of-age mystery perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing.
Nestled in the foothills of...
5-STAR REVIEW: WHAT HAPPENED IN BEULAH by Christy Scott Cashman REVIEWER’S CHOICE! 🏆
Publication Date: October 20, 2026
A teenage girl uncovers the dark secrets of her Smoky Mountain town while searching for a missing classmate in this gripping coming-of-age mystery perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing.
Nestled in the foothills of...
4.5-STAR REVIEW: I’LL BE AWESOME TOMORROW by Marian Sandmaier
Publication Date: September 15, 2026
Marian Sandmaier's memoir is a provocative anti-self-help prescription-a bold argument for letting go of the seductive, perilous pursuit of perfection.
From the time she was eight years old, Marian Sandmaier was fixated on one shining goal-to...
4-STAR REVIEW: THE RUNNER by Scarlett Thomas
Publication Date: July 16, 2026
From the acclaimed author of The End of Mr. Y comes a blend of dark humor, international crime, and romance in this literary thriller about a man fleeing a decades-old contract on his life—and the...
5-STAR REVIEW: HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY? by Julia L. Rule
Publication Date: April 23, 2026
At Ashwood High, everyone uses Pulse. It offers perfect, convincing advice at your fingertips. Always available, always validating.
Emma needs a scholarship. Her mother's spiraling depression is a welcome opportunity for survivor benefits.
Elias doesn't know how...
5-STAR REVIEW: CANINE CUSTODY by Gary Goldstein
Publication Date: September 22, 2026
Meet Layla and Franklin Bishop. They're a married Los Angeles pair in their late thirties whose twelve-year relationship began like a house on fire-but now all that's left are the dying embers. When a maddening...
4-STAR REVIEW: GIRLS, CRIMES, AND THE RULING BODY by Barry Ziman
Publication Date: August 24, 2021
A legislative intern with secrets that could unravel the governing elite vanishes into the night in Albany, New York. Seven years later, another young woman disappears in a suburb of the nation’s Capital. The only...
4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE FRIDAY BOOKSHOP by Sawako Natori
Publication Date: November 3, 2026
Welcome to the Friday Bookshop, a cozy little bookstore tucked inside a rustic train station north of Tokyo. Rumor has it, you’ll find the perfect book there—one that you need at that particular moment, even...
- Advertisement - 
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
