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Book Reviews, Find Your Next Read

Everyone in the Group Chat Dies by L.M. Chilton: A silly, chaotic thriller with flashes of humor and horror

Mandy Webster

Kirby Cornell just wants a break—from her crumbling apartment in sleepy Crowhurst, her dead-end job, her sleazy landlord, messy roommates, and most of all, the terrible thing they all did. But when a message pops up in her old group chat saying, “Everyone in the group chat dies,” from her ex-roommate Esme—who died twelve months ago—her life quickly spirals into chaos. This is the premise of L.M. Chilton’s Everyone in the Group Chat Dies, an ironic thriller that fuses TikTok-obsessed true crime investigation with a ’90s serial killer mystery. The book releases December 9, 2025.

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This book leans into silliness, bordering on absurd, which will delight readers who enjoy quirky, offbeat thrillers. The fast-paced banter among characters evokes the vibe of The Gilmore Girls, though I personally found it more exhausting than charming. Horror fans will also recognize echoes of films like Scream, with moments of gruesomeness framed for comedy rather than tension.

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Book Reviews, Find Your Next Read

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano: The funny mystery that asks the right questions

Mandy Webster

Have you ever fantasized about taking justice into your own hands—especially when the system seems designed to fail women at every turn? If so, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano might just be the wickedly fun, laugh-out-loud escape you need.

The Cover of Finlay Donovan is Killing It
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Cosimano delivers a fresh, fast-paced mystery with a side of dark humor, following the misadventures of Finlay Donovan, a struggling novelist and overwhelmed single mom. Between her looming book deadline, her ex-husband’s antics, the loss of her nanny, and a hair-related emergency with her four-year-old, Finlay’s life is already teetering on the edge. But when she’s mistakenly assumed to be a contract killer while meeting with her agent at Panera, she finds herself in over her head—way over her head—in a real-life murder plot.

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Book Reviews, Poetry

Guest post: This poetry reading and author discussion panel at LBF made my friend cry

Mandy Webster

Today I bring you a guest post from my good friend and author, Erika Berglund. Erika is the author of two novels, Winking at Pomona and Mountain Grove Monarch, both of which I highly recommend! Erika joins us today to discuss her experience attending a poetry reading and author discussion at the Louisville Book Festival a few weeks ago. Welcome, Erika!

Guest post

I hate poetry.

Or at least I thought I did. Turns out I was just scared of it—scared of the intimacy, scared of the power, and scared of the empathy it invokes that can lead to so much pain.

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