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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Honeysuckle by Bar Fridman-Tell. At the edge of a quiet meadow and a shadowed forest, a lonely boy named Rory lives with only his older sister for company. To keep him occupied, she creates a companion for him, Daye, a girl spun from petals and poetry. For the first time, Rory has a friend. But Daye is no ordinary girl; she’s a fragile being who must be rewoven at the end of each season or risk falling apart, perhaps for good. As the seasons pass and Rory and Daye grow older, their bond deepens, shifting from childhood friendship into something more tender, more complicated. Desperate to keep Daye from vanishing forever, Rory turns to science and magic in a frantic attempt to preserve her. But as he pushes the boundaries of life and death, Daye begins to question whether she is truly living, or merely surviving at the whim of someone else’s will.
A haunting, lyrical tale of love, loss, and the price of holding on, Honeysuckle is a spellbinding story about what it means to create, to care, and to let go.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix. In November 2021, tragedy struck the English Channel when an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants from France to the UK capsized, claiming 27 lives. Despite repeated calls for help, French authorities mistakenly insisted the vessel was in British waters, deflecting responsibility. By the time rescue teams arrived nearly three hours later, only two people had survived, marking the deadliest incident of its kind in the Channel’s history. Small Boat offers a haunting fictional retelling from the perspective of the French navy officer who answered those calls. As she faces accusations of negligence, she grapples with guilt, deflection, and the crushing weight of systemic failure. Refusing to bear the blame alone, she confronts the broader forces behind the disaster: bureaucracy, indifference, and the politics of migration.
Vincent Delecroix’s powerful novel is a searing exploration of moral responsibility and the fragile line between duty and denial. It’s a story that asks: when faced with suffering, who do we become?

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for The Body by Bethany C. Morrow. Mavis walked away from her parents’ congregation years ago, but the damage lingers. Their relentless judgment and impossible standards still echo in her mind, convincing her that no matter what she does, she’ll never be enough. Now, she fears she’s about to lose the only good thing in her life, her husband, Jerrod. Everyone says she doesn’t deserve him, especially after the last man they urged her to forgive, a serial cheater. And maybe they’re right. Already unraveling, Mavis has a near-death experience that shakes her to the core. What follows is a terrifying descent: strange, brutal attacks from every direction, each more surreal than the last. As reality twists and fractures, Mavis begins to understand that Hell isn’t just a place, it’s a state of being, and she might already be living in it. Bethany C. Morrow delivers.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by Cullen Bunn.
Something sinister is unfolding on Wilson Island. The bodies keep piling up, and the town’s sheriff is running out of time. He suspects foul play, maybe even something darker, but without solid evidence, his hands are tied. The killings grow more gruesome, more ritualistic, until an arrest finally triggers the unthinkable. With a monstrous force unleashed and chaos spreading, the island’s only hope lies with a ragtag group of locals. Ordinary people thrown into an extraordinary nightmare, they must confront an ancient evil and fight for their lives before their town, and their world, is swallowed whole. Cullen Bunn delivers a chilling tale of horror, survival, and the power of unlikely heroes.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Underlake by Erin L. McCoy.
Thirteen years after fleeing her hometown of Steels to chase a dream of becoming a marine biologist, Otta returns—haunted by failure and the death of a friend during a deep-sea dive. She’s convinced she’ll never dive again. Then May, a stranger, knocks on her door with a startling claim: her daughter has run away and is alive beneath a nearby lake.
The legend of the “underlake” turns out to be real. Decades ago, a valley town was submerged to build a dam—but its residents refused to leave. Now, they live beneath the water in a sealed network of tubes and buildings, calling themselves “refugees of a world obsessed with change.”
To find May’s daughter, Otta must descend into this hidden world. What she and May discover is a society shaped by isolation, nostalgia, and extremes of belief. As their journey deepens, so does their bond, forcing each woman to confront the fears and forces that have shaped their lives. Together, they must defy the limits of body, love, and belonging.
Underlake is a hypnotic, genre-defying novel that blends lyrical prose with sharp social insight. It explores the tension between memory and progress, the cost of erasure, and the possibilities of connection across time and space.

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One winner will be randomly selected to win: A six (6) book boxed "Stitch Head" set. (Total ARV: $41.95). ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 12, 2025

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Who Am I to Judge? by Emily Hanlon. In the upscale town of Pequot Bays, a priest confesses to murder, but Marya Cook isn’t buying it. Known as the Purple Pest for her eccentric style and relentless Bible-quoting, Marya refuses to believe her priest is guilty. With the help of Martha Collins, a younger, no-nonsense church volunteer, she launches her own investigation. Though Martha is hesitant to join forces with the quirky octogenarian, Marya’s unconventional reasoning soon reveals that she might be onto something, and the real killer may be hiding in plain sight.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for Palaver by Bryan Washington. Set in Tokyo, the story follows a young English tutor who spends his nights drinking with friends at a gay bar and navigating a complicated relationship with a married man. Though he’s found a chosen family in Japan, he remains estranged from his mother in Houston, whose favoritism toward his troubled, homophobic brother drove him away years ago.
Ten years after their last encounter, his mother unexpectedly shows up at his door just before Christmas. With only his cat, Taro, between them, tensions rise as old wounds resurface. She tries to make peace with her mistakes as she reflects on her past in Jamaica and her own fractured sibling bond. Meanwhile, the son wrestles with forgiveness. Through shared meals, quiet conversations, and a memorable trip to Nara, they rediscover each other and question what “home” truly means.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for The Write Off by Kara McDowell. Thirteen years ago, Mars Darling met West Emerson outside their college writing class. Their bond grew from playful competition to deep friendship, and briefly, something more. But heartbreak and betrayal tore them apart. Now, Mars returns to campus as a celebrated YA fantasy author for a book festival, only to find herself face-to-face with West, the inspiration behind her trilogy’s swoon-worthy hero and the person who hurt her most. In this debut romance, two writers must confront the past they never truly left behind.

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Enter the Goodreads giveaway for The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan. NFL heartthrob Finn Mannus signs up for a nude charity calendar shoot alongside a few teammates, expecting the photographer, someone named Chess, to be a guy. But when Chess opens the studio door, Finn’s swagger quickly turns into foot-in-mouth arrogance. Sparks fly as their sharp chemistry clashes with the need to stay professional, and keeping things strictly business might prove impossible.