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The Funniest Books Our Members Have Read
Izzy Broom, Amelia Ireland, Tina Harnesk, Nikesha Elise Williams, and more ...
BookBrowse Highlights
Hello Readers!
This week, our First Impressions reviewers cover Izzy Broom’s The House of Hidden Letters, a transportive World War II mystery with a modern-day storyline set on a beautiful Greek island.
Our book club participants discuss The Seven O’Clock Club by Amelia Ireland, an intriguing, twisty tale of grief and healing.
In Editor’s Choice, we review The Secret of Snow by Tina Harnesk, a funny, tender novel set among Sweden’s Sámi community that follows the stories of two couples.
Plus, read a “beyond the book” article about the Great Migration and Chicago related to Nikesha Elise Williams' The Seven Daughters of Dupree, find out what members are saying about the funniest books they’ve read, and put your language knowledge to the test with a new Wordplay!
Thanks for reading,
The BookBrowse Team
First Impressions
Each month, we share books with BookBrowse members to read and review. Here are their opinions on one recently released title.
“Some books are slow-developing and require a commitment to get into. Not this one. It was a great book to rip through during a winter storm. Set in Greece and weaving a heart-wrenching WWII story into Skye's modern-day story of a desperate woman who wins a lottery and a chance at a new start on the remote island of Folegandros, Broom's writing kept me equally captivated by both tales… This was my first experience reading Izzy Broom's work, but it definitely will not be my last!” —Mark S. (Blauvelt, NY) “The overwhelming feeling of this book is community and belonging. This would be an excellent book club pick. It would also appeal to those who enjoy Kristin Hannah's books that center ordinary people during World War II.” —Kathleen K. (Johnson City, TN) |  |
“This was a fun read with a great mix of historical fiction, romance, and mystery. I felt like I was on vacation as I was beautifully transported to the Greek island of Folegandros. Unraveling the mysteries of the past as well as finding out what the main character, Skye, was running from kept me turning pages quickly.” —Tracey S.
Book Club Discussions
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The Seven O’Clock Club by Amelia Ireland
From the Jacket Four strangers are brought together to participate in an experimental treatment designed to heal broken hearts in this surprising and heartfelt debut novel from author Amelia Ireland. From the Discussion “I would recommend this book to those who enjoy storylines that are original and ‘different.’ Also, for those readers who enjoy reading books with in-depth character development. I found the book very thought-provoking and also very emotional.” —Melissa_C |  |
“I actually loved this book for many reasons. Subject matter…oh so good…I am definitely recommending this to my book club! Right now for 2026, this is my IT book!” —Arlene_Iannazzi
See what people are saying in response to this question: Do you think it would be more or less difficult to share these stories of loved ones lost with strangers? Is there a safety in relative anonymity?
Editor’s Choice
The Secret of Snow by Tina Harnesk
The Secret of Snow begins as all the best tall tales do: by a warm fire, and at the request of a delighted child. "Tell me the story about the herder who met a háldi, Uncle!" a boy pleads for a Sámi tale, his voice "bright and insistent, spilling across the floor like a handful of frostbitten lingonberries." That cozy start belies a deeply comforting, yet mournful, debut novel from Tina Harnesk, one which heals only by first acknowledging the wound. … continued Review by Margaret Belford |  |
Beyond the Book
The Great Migration and Chicago
In Nikesha Elise Williams's novel The Seven Daughters of Dupree, Gladys, the fifth generation of Dupree women, leaves southern Alabama for Chicago with her new husband, Eugene, in 1953. The movement captured in Williams's novel was part of the Great Migration, in which millions of Black Americans left the South for better social and economic opportunities in northern cities. |  |
Chicago was a particularly common destination, and the city's Black population grew by about 500,000 between 1916 and 1970. … continued
Article by Rose Rankin
BookBrowse Community Forum
What’s the funniest book you remember reading? See our members’ responses to this question and join the conversation in the BookBrowse community forum, where you can find all kinds of book talk, including recommendations and book club advice, book news, book club discussions, Ask the Author interviews, and much more. |  |
Wordplay
Solve our Wordplay puzzle to reveal a well-known expression, and be entered to win a one-year membership to BookBrowse!
"The F M"
Click for the answer to the last Wordplay (D B A the B), and a detailed breakdown of its meaning and history.
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