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Jenna Kernan Author Of The Fake Mother

From Jenna's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Jenna Kernan Why Jenna loves this book

I'm a sucker for disaster books with thriller vibes. This story is exactly that. I loved the way Hawkins gives us a broken heroine who is drifting after her mom’s passing and who loves Nico, a man we can see is completely wrong for her. But when things turn ugly, the six castaways in paradise learn that some among them are not what they seem, and not all possess the tools necessary to survive. Want to ditch the cold for a killer beach read? Get this one.

By Rachel Hawkins ,

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1 author picked Reckless Girls as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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The gripping new thriller and instant New York Times bestseller, perfect for escapist reading!

The holiday of your dreams...
When Lux and Nico get the chance to sail to a remote island off the coast of Hawaii, they're thrilled. It's the trip they've been dreaming of their whole lives.

A tropical paradise...
Despite a dark history of shipwrecks and murder, the island is beautiful. But they're not alone - another group is already there.

No one will hear your screams...
It's not long before cracks emerge, and someone goes missing. Then a body surfaces, and Lux starts to wonder if…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Jenna Kernan Author Of The Fake Mother

From Jenna's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Jenna's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Jenna Kernan Why Jenna loves this book

Wanting Daisy Dead by Sue Watson
This book starts with a bang, grabs you, and has some seriously sus people who all wanted Daisy dead. This compelling thriller revisits the scene of a friend's murder two decades later, bringing together former college housemates. Secrets will not stay buried, the truth will come out, and the real killer will be revealed. To me, they all looked guilty. But will the real killer strike again? Check this one out to solve the mystery.

By Sue Watson ,

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1 author picked Wanting Daisy Dead as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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They all had a reason. Only one had the nerve.

Twenty years ago, student Daisy Harrington went out for the evening and never came home. Her body was found a week later. The killer was caught. Case closed.

Now, on what would have been her fortieth birthday, her five university housemates are invited to a weekend gathering. None of them want to go. But none of them can refuse-the invitation makes it clear that if they don't attend, the past they've spent two decades hiding will finally come to light.

Because the man convicted of Daisy's murder was innocent. And…


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