Kirsten and I were talking about books- as we often do- and the discussion traveled to the idea of a list of the best historical thrillers. There are so many fantastic historical mysteries so why not ...

Kirsten and I noticed a new trend in books and we are all for it! Romcozy books are the newest subgenre of fiction and these books are delightful! What is a romcozy, you might ask. It is a cozy ...

The Reese Witherspoon Book Club List 2025 is a complete list of Reese’s book picks for 2025. I wanted to make this list to see how the book choices change and evolve from year to year. I have been a ...

I wanted to make a list of the best books in translation. Sometimes when people hear the words “translated book”, they automatically think the book will be challenging to read. I wanted to give a list ...

Below is a summary of Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, a review, a character guide, and an explanation of the ending. Wild Dark Shore is a fiction novel that reads like a dystopian thriller. It ...

While having amnesia sounds like something I would never want to experience, writing a post with my favorite amnesia books was a blast. There are so many ways amnesia can help move the plot forward ...

I love that recent books showcase many different people and personalities. The surge in books with neurodiverse characters feels like a welcome change from the books written in the 90s and 2000s I ...

Do you love adult fantasy romance books as much as I do? This is a list of my favorite romantasy books just in time for fall. My love for fantasy romance books started when I read Discovery of Witches ...

There is a trend in publishing I can’t help but notice – the growing popularity of time loop books! This is a list of my favorite time loop books. You might want to read them and then re-read. What is ...

When I round up the best new historical fiction books, I look for stories that stand out from the rest because of their setting or subject matter. I’m drawn to historical fiction because I love ...

The Jazz Age is one of my favorite periods to see depicted in movies or novels. So I’ve rounded up my favorite books set in the 1920s. You’ll find mysteries and fictional biographies, books set in ...

We love romance books here at Beyond the Bookends because you know what you are going to get. There are usually no surprises when you are reading a romance novel, but with so many romance tropes, how ...