Title: We Need To Talk About Kevin Author: Lionel Shriver Pages: 400 Publisher: Harper Perennial (was originally published by Counterpoint LLC) Publication Date: 2003 Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Now a major motion picture by Lynne Ramsay, starring Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly,Lionel Shriver’s resonant story of a mother’s unsettling quest to understandher teenage son’s deadly violence, her own… Continue reading We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Month: May 2018
Mini Reviews #1
In order to get all caught up on the SIXTY TWO books I read while I was taking my break from blogging, I have decided that it would be best if I just gave a sentence or two review for them. It would take me forever to catch up on all those reviews and still stay… Continue reading Mini Reviews #1
Reading Challenge Update
Last August I found a reading challenge that I wanted to complete before the end of last year. I didn't complete it but I have read most of the books on the list and I hope to finish the last few this year. I thought it would be fun to update you on the 15 books… Continue reading Reading Challenge Update
Beautiful Broken Girls by Kim Savage
REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Title: Beautiful Broken Girls Author: Kim Savage Pages: 336 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) Publication Date: February 21, 2017 Genre: YA Contemporary with Magical Realism elements Rating: 2/5 Remember the places you touched me. The parts of Mira Cillo that Ben touched are etched on his soul. Palm. Hair. Chest. Cheek. Lips. Throat. Heart. It… Continue reading Beautiful Broken Girls by Kim Savage
The Girls by Emma Cline
Title: The Girls Author: Emma Cline Pages: 355 Publication Date: June 14, 2016 Publisher: Random House Genre: Fiction (Adult) Rating: 3/5 Northern California, during the violent end of the 1960s. At the start of summer, a lonely and thoughtful teenager, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately caught by their freedom,… Continue reading The Girls by Emma Cline
The Girl In 6E by A.R. Torre
Title: The Girl In 6E Author: A.R. Torre (Alessandra Torre) Pages: 352 Publisher: Redhook Publication Date: April 2013 Genre: Thriller (Erotic) My Rating: 5/5 SOME MINOR SPOILERS TO FOLLOW I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have never read an erotic thriller before but the way the author wrote it didn't feel disingenuous to the main character, Jessica. She… Continue reading The Girl In 6E by A.R. Torre
Buzzword Readathon Wrap-Up
This was a week long readathon and I only managed to complete one book. Although I am half way through two other books so it's almost sort of like I read two books. Right?!? I finished The Girl In 6e and I am working on a review for that to hopefully be up… Continue reading Buzzword Readathon Wrap-Up
Most Anticipated Books
Here is a round up of some books that I have either preordered or are planning on preordering before they come out. May 17, 2018 The explosive follow-up from Sarah Pinborough, author of the number one Sunday Times bestseller Behind Her Eyes. ‘Original and compelling, the very definition of a page-turner’ Sun ‘This year’s biggest… Continue reading Most Anticipated Books
The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy
Title: The Perfect Mother Author: Aimee Molloy Pages: 336 Publisher: Harper Publication Date: May 1, 2018 Genre: Thriller Vanity Fair calls it one of the most anticipated books of the summer. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Scandal's Kerry Washington. An addictive psychological thriller about a group of women whose lives become… Continue reading The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy
Ring in the Year with Murder by Auralee Wallace
Title: Ring in the Year with Murder Author: Auralee Wallace Pages: 304 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: October 31, 2017 Genre: Cozy Mystery My Rating: 4/5 It’s been a tough year for Erica Bloom. And with hours left on the clock and a killer crashing the party, it’s not over yet… This New… Continue reading Ring in the Year with Murder by Auralee Wallace
Books With Cassie 