I look at recommendations in different places: The forums here, blogs, social media. I follow authors I like and see which books they recommend. I also use
https://app.thestorygraph.com/, a site where you add info about what you like and don't like, and an algorithm suggests books to read. (I like Storygraph because their business idea is to have a site that's so good for readers that some of us will go for the paid version. I don't trust algorithms at sites which have booksellers as their customers, like Goodreads or recommendations at bookshops.)
When I find books that look promising, I read a sample (usually available at a book shop or the author's website). And if I have enough books to read right now, I add it to my "to read" list at Storygraph, so I can find it again when I'm looking for a new book to read.
I've found some really good recommendations at Ann Leckie's blog,
https://annleckie.com/2020/01/29/thi...read-recently/. She hasn't posted much lately, but there are lots of books there I haven't got to yet. KJ Charles,
https://kjcharleswriter.com/2023/12/...books-of-2024/, also has recommendations that mostly fit my taste well. I like this kind of mini reviews, enough to show at a glance what the books are about.