I Want Candy! Sweet Staff Picks Pair Books with the Perfect Treats

Love the (sugar) rush of a good read? So do we. Forget ‘trick or treat,’ we prefer ‘staff pick + treat.’ Our Borrow.Read.Repeat. staff has paired current reading addictions with the perfect sweet snacks. You can even use a candy wrapper as a bookmark. Just don’t leave chocolate fingerprints on your crime novel.

Maureen’s eating Twix while reading…

The Quiet Tenant

By Clémence Michallon

Maureen’s candy critique:
“Left Twix: he’s an upstanding citizen. Right Twix: he’s a serial killer. Either way, this book is filled with delicious caramel.”

A pulse-pounding psychological thriller about a serial killer narrated by those closest to him: his 13-year-old daughter, his girlfriend—and the one victim he has spared.

TAKE A BITE

Jen R.’s munching all the M&M’s while reading…

All the Mothers

By Domenica Ruta

Jen R.’s candy critique:
“M is for… Motherhood; a colorful and sweet experience for sure that will melt your heart—and melt you with exhaustion. Ruta captures all the magic along with the candy-coated chaos and reveals there are many flavors to this journey of finding yourself.”

Welcome to “the mommune.”

From New York Times bestselling author Domenica Ruta comes a “delightful and honest”* novel about a single mom reimagining what the perfect family can look like.

The Girl with Ice in Her Veins

By Karin Smirnoff

Jen C.’s candy critique:
“What other candy would pair perfectly with our favorite Swedish heroine? Swedish fish, of course!“

Lisbeth Salander returns in this chilling new installment of the multi-million-copy bestselling Millennium series.

dive in

Sharnell’s laughing along with Snickers to…

Funny Story

By Emily Henry

Sharnell’s candy critique:
“Much like a Snickers—sweet, a little salty, and impossible to stop at just one bite—FUNNY STORY serves up Emily Henry’s signature mix of humor, heartache, and swoon-worthy romance.”

A shimmering, joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.

You Can’t resist

Kelly unwraps 100 Grand while reading…

The Deadly Book Club

By Lyn Liao Butler

Kelly’s candy critique:
“THE DEADLY BOOK CLUB is like a 100 Grand Bar because you never know what is coming—there are so many layers and dimensions to each bite.”

A virtual book club listens in horror when the screen freezes and one of their members is murdered in this twisty and delicious thriller from the author of Someone Else’s Life, perfect for fans of First Lie Wins and The Writing Retreat.

Join the club

Rachel’s got it right with Reese’s while reading…

We Are Always Tender with Our Dead

By Eric LaRocca

Rachel’s candy critique:
“Rich and frighteningly indulgent, this first installment in a new trilogy featuring Eric LaRocca’s signature scares is a first bite to be savored—and left wanting more.”

Michael McDowell’s Blackwater meets Clive Barker’s The Great and Secret Show in the disturbing first installment of a new trilogy of intense, visceral, beautifully written queer horror set in a small New England town.

IF You Dare

Miriam welcomes reading time with Hi-Chew…

Murder at the Black Cat Café

By Seishi Yokomizo

Miriam’s candy critique:
“The first English translation of this atmospheric ingenious Japanese stand-alone whodunit gives mystery readers a lot to chew on from the complexities of love, to jealously, and betrayal.”

FROM ONE OF JAPAN’S GREATEST CRIME WRITERS—THE AUTHOR OF THE HONJIN MURDERS: Nothing at The Black Cat Café is as it seems. . .

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