4 INCREDIBLE BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ ASAP

Looking for something under the radar to read? You should try these 4, which were Book Huddle Club’s June picks!

1. WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON BY VENESSA VIDA KELLEY

The Shape of Water meets The Greatest Showman in a queer historical cozy fantasy based in 1910s Coney Island. It’s about a young Puerto Rican immigrant who goes through a journey of love and self-discovery after capturing a merman. It’s lush, it’s touching, and the artwork is absolutely breathtaking.

2. WOODWORKING BY EMILY ST. JAMES

I am SO excited to read this novel from renowned critic, journalist, podcaster, and writer Emily St. James! Woodworking is a heartwarming celebration of womanhood. It’s about a trans high school teacher who befriends the only other trans woman she knows: one of her students.

3. ANY TROPE BUT YOU BY VICTORIA LAVINE

A bestselling romance author is cancelled after readers discover she doesn’t believe in true love, so she flees to Alaska to reinvent herself as a murder mystery writer. But when she meets a rugged resort proprietor, she faces every imaginable romance trope possible, testing her beliefs.

4. WILD DARK SHORE BY CHARLOTTE McCONAGHY

When I tell you I’m obsessed with this book, please know obsessed is not an adequate word to describe how much I love it. I would give this a billion stars if I could. It’s about a family living on a remote research island near Antarctica and the secrets that unfold when a mysterious woman washes ashore.