Scott Alexander Howard, The Other Valley. Nicely done, sort of YA, regretful, and grim (like a woodcut!) time-travel story.

Adrian Tchaikovsky, The Doors of Eden. Disappointing multi-earth multiverse story, a la Terry Pratchett. Some interesting evolution possibilities, but the plot was just dumb and got dumber.

James S. A. Corey, Leviathan Wakes (first book of The Expanse). Watched the show some years ago. They stuck very closely to the text of the novel. So a very enjoyable distraction.