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

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

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

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

  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

Title: Ill Will Author: Dan Chaon Pages: 496 Publisher: Ballantine Books Publication Date: March 7, 2017 My Rating: 4/5 Two sensational unsolved crimes—one in the past, another in the present—are linked by one man’s memory and self-deception in this chilling novel of literary suspense from National Book Award finalist Dan Chaon. “We are always telling… Continue reading ILL WILL by Dan Chaon

Title: The Child Author: Fiona Barton Pages: 384 Genre: Mystery Publisher: Berkley Books Publication Date: June 27, 2017 As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it’s a story that deserves attention. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but… Continue reading The Child by Fiona Barton