Peruse Book Discussions

  • The Midnight Library - Matt Haig

    “Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?
     
    In The Midnight Library, Matt Haig’s enchanting new novel, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place.” – Penguin Random House
  • Arsenic & Adobo

    At Peruse, we are well aware that "Mystery/Suspense" covers a wide array of books, from serious and intense thrillers (we're looking at you When the Stars Go Dark) to lighter more humorous rides (Finlay Donovan is Killing It had us rollling).
  • Such a Fun Age - Kiley Reid

    "Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living, with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the sam...
  • The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

    With delicious suspense, incisive wit, and a fresh, feminist sensibility, The Wife Upstairs flips the script on a timeless tale of forbidden romance, ill-advised attraction, and a wife who just won’t stay buried. In this vivid reimagining of one of literature’s most twisted love triangles, which Mrs. Rochester will get her happy ending?