• Wild Dark Shore

    For my 21st Jessica’s Epilogue, I’m introducing Charlotte McConaghy’s novel Wild Dark Shore, a fast-paced mystery thriller set on Shearwater, a remote island between Australia and Antarctica. Dominic Salt has brought his three children—Fen, Raff, and Orly—to the island, where they are the only remaining inhabitants. There, they are responsible for maintaining the abandoned research…

  • We Are All Guilty Here

    We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter For my 20th Epilogue, we are diving into Karin Slaughter’s mystery thriller, We Are All Guilty Here. We Are All Guilty Here, is the first book in Karin Slaughter’s North Fall Series. The main character is Emme Clifton-Lang and she is a local police officer working along…

  • Fahrenheit 451

    Jessica’s 18th Epilogue: Fahrenheit 451 I was encouraged to read this book when my oldest daughter was assigned to read it for her high school English class. It had also been on my TBR list for years, since it frequently appears on classic book lists and “must-read” recommendations across multiple literacy platforms. Please join me…

  • Broken Country by Claire Leslie Hall

    Jessica’s 16th Epilogue Claire Leslie Hall’s Broken Country is a fast-paced read about grief, loss, and a love triangle marked by betrayal and a life-altering fatal shooting on a farm. It is a work of historical fiction with touches of romance and thriller woven throughout. As the book itself says, “This is a love story…

  • Rules For The Summer

    Jessica’s 15th Epilogue: Rules for the Summer Meghan Quinn’s Rules for the Summer, published in May 2026, is a great pick for summer reading. I used an Audible credit on it after Heather from Twinreadsandreds described it as laugh-out-loud funny in a post. Since this was my first Meghan Quinn book, I wasn’t sure what…

  • Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

    Today, for my 13th Epilogue, I’m highlighting my top, most favorite book that I read in May 2026. Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth is absolutely a ‘must read’ and here are my reasons why. Set in Melbourne, Australia, this story explores gossip, community, and the ways neighbors look out for one another. The residents of…

  • Welcome to Jessica’s Epilogue

    Pen to paper- What’s my purpose here? Hi readers, thank you for checking out my page! My name is Jessica and I have started a thing (insert slightly crooked smile that can only be accompanied with personal hesitation). For a long time, really as far back as I can remember, I’ve had passion for reading…