Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune Genres: Adult, Contemporary
Published by Berkley on May 5, 2026
Also by this author: Every Summer After, Meet Me at the Lake, This Summer Will Be Different, One Golden Summer
Format: Audio/Physical (410 pages) • Source: Purchased, Spotify Audiobooks
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Best friends have one week in paradise to fix their friendship or fall apart in this heart-stopping, utterly romantic new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and One Golden Summer.
Frankie and George have been best friends since they were eight years old. Both passionate, impulsive, and headstrong—they’ve always clashed . . . and come back together. Until now. It’s the eve of Frankie’s wedding weekend, and she doesn’t know where they stand or even if George will show up as her best man.
Then, at the start of the festivities, in walks George. For one glorious evening, surrounded by her loved ones, Frankie’s life is finally perfect. But it all comes crashing down when her fiancé dumps her the next morning, leaving only a note as an explanation.
Crushed and confused, Frankie returns to her family’s home to wallow. But George has a different idea and a plan for healing Frankie’s broken heart. He wants her to go on her honeymoon. With him. For one week, to the lush rainforests and misty beaches of Tofino.
Frankie agrees, seeing the trip for what it really is: one last chance to repair their friendship. Even if it means unearthing secrets and long buried feelings neither knows how to handle. Even if it means falling apart for good.
Carley Fortune quickly became an auto-buy author for me and I’ve loved all of her books so far. Four books, each rated between 4-5 stars. The premise of this one specifically got me excited because I am a huge fan of the childhood best friends-to-lovers trope.
When Frankie’s fiance unexpectedly leaves her the night before their wedding, he encourages her to go on the honeymoon still to take a break and recharge. Her best friend George ends up going with her and planning a week to get over her ex and move on. They quickly realize that maybe they’re something a little more than friends…
I loved the descriptions of Tofino (a place I’d never heard of) and learning about Frankie and George’s history intermixed. Both characters had really interesting lives and fully fleshed out family backgrounds that added a lot to the story. Their progression from friends-to-more felt very natural; I loved being in Frankie’s head as she realized her feelings. So much natural chemistry!
There is definitely a black moment/third act breakup but I think it was generally logical for the story. It explained some questions that lingered from earlier in the book as well. If I could think of a criticism, the book was a little long. I definitely think this could have been cut to a started 385-ish page romance.
Carley Fortune continues to be a favorite of mine; I love seeing different tropical or lake town areas around Canada that I would have otherwise never experienced or heard about. She really knows how to write a complex, messy, lovely story.
I received this book for free (hey, thanks!) in exchange for an honest review. I promise that this does NOT affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. For real.
The Season of Sinking by Daphne Woolsoncroft Genres: Adult, Mystery/Thriller
Published by Grand Central Publishing on July 7, 2026
Also by this author: Night Watcher
Format: eARC (320 pages) • Source: Publisher
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In the second thriller from a hit true crime podcaster turned novelist, a woman’s unsettling past creeps back into her consciousness as she returns to her hometown and begins to suspect the locals are hiding a terrible secret swirling around her mother's recent death.
When Imogen Bly's mother suddenly passes away, she leaves her Seattle apartment and returns to Lake Blair—the picturesque Washington town where she grew up. After Imogen and her twin sister Amelia arrive, ready to pack up their mother's home, strange things begin to happen, reminding Imogen of her long‑held feelings of dread surrounding her hometown.
Imogen enlists the help of her first crush, next-door neighbor Rory, to uncover the truth about her mother's death and the traumatic event she experienced as a child. But is the boy who got away really the man with something to hide? Or is the suspicious neighbor in the house across the lake behind it all? When Imogen’s own family’s tragedies lead her to question the disappearance of a local young woman the previous year, her persistent unease becomes terrifyingly real and suddenly nowhere feels safe…
I’ve enjoyed the podcast Going West for many years now (though it’s only one I listen to when the case seems super interesting, it’s not appointment-listening for me) so I was excited last summer to read Daphne Woolsoncroft’s debut thriller, NIGHT WATCHER. I really enjoyed the creepy vibes and her writing style, but the ending lacked just a little something for me. I was super excited to dive into her sophomore novel and see if it would be even better.
THE SEASON OF SINKING follows twin sisters Imogen and Amelia as they head home to their mom’s lakehouse to pack it up after she passes away in a drowning accident. When strange things begin happening, they start to wonder if maybe her death wasn’t an accident. Is it connected to another local woman’s disappearance? Who can they trust from their lakefront neighborhood and childhood?
I really enjoyed this one but think its on equal footing to her debut novel. I liked how the mystery was layered and interesting, with many mini mysteries to see how they all came together. There were a lot of suspects (unlike her first book) so it was fun to see how the puzzle pieces fit together. I didn’t try very hard to figure out whodunnit so I can’t speak on how “predictable” it may or may not have been, but I don’t think it’s that possible to figure out.
I’m really not a huge fan of romance in my mystery/thriller novels but I think that’s going to be her style. It’s something I’m definitely willing to get used to because I definitely enjoy her writing style enough. I hope she has more books on the docket because the premises are unique and different than any other mysteries I’ve read.
I highly recommend both of Woolsoncroft’s novels and like I said, definitely look forward to whatever she puts out next!
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