Here are our five picks for the month of May.
McQuiston conceived of the novel before the 2016 election, and the world has changed significantly since that time.
is a dashing hero with the perfect splash of tortured past and roguish charm.

Credit: HarperCollins; Avon; St. Martin’s Griffin
Trisha has wrestled with years of guilt over a friends betrayal that threatened the balance of the entire family.
When Trisha stumbles into D.J.
It is probably physically impossible to read this book and not be starving after a chapter or two.

St. Martin’s Griffin
Those passages are Jenkins best the bruising truth of how hate refuses to die laid bare on the page.
Jenkins also is there to remind us that love wins in spite of everything.
Val and Drake refuse to have their spirit or their love bowed by the challenges they face.

Instead, they work even harder to provide a better future for themselves and those less fortunate than them.
Hawkins has a breezy writing style that radiates warmth, wit, and heart.
But the book often lacks stakes.


HarperCollins

Penguin