cover image All Signs Point to Malibu

All Signs Point to Malibu

Jennifer Snow. Canary Street, $18.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-335-99395-3

Snow (the Wild River series) overstuffs this speculative enemies-to-lovers rom-com. Hailey Harris has used her gift for precognition to become a social media–famous life coach, but her reliance on the supernatural leaves her with imposter syndrome. Due to her inability to stop interfering in others’ lives and her fears about her powers being discovered, she struggles to keep close friends or find love. When her ex-boyfriend, Liam, returns to their hometown of Malibu engaged to Sonia Banks, a resort heiress, she’s rattled. Worse, Sonia turns out to be a big fan and enlists Hailey as her maid of honor. Meanwhile, the best man is Hailey’s high school nemesis, pro football player turned coach Warren Mitchell, who blames Hailey for messing up his chance to play on his dream team. Old resentments reignite as the pair are thrown together, but when Hailey has a disastrous vision of Liam and Sonia’s future, she enlists Warren’s help to break the couple up before the wedding. Unfortunately, the more Hailey tries to make things right, the more things spiral out of her control. The balance between the romantic and the supernatural elements feels slightly off, with both jockeying for attention. The result is comedic but chaotic and disappointingly disjointed. Agent: Stephany Evans, Fineprint Literary. (Sept.)