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
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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
ILL WILL by Dan Chaon
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
Friday Faves #5
Sorry there was no Friday Faves last week. My kids and I all came down with colds and my poor baby got it the worst so that pretty much took over my life last week. Thankfully, we are all feeling better and other than it being ridiculously hot, this week has been a really good… Continue reading Friday Faves #5
August Book Haul
Another month and another million books bought haha But seriously having a book blog has taken my book hoarding to a new level. Luckily, my husband is very supportive of my book obsession (probably because his hobbies are way more expensive lol). These books are all from a used bookstore, the thrift store and Amazon.… Continue reading August Book Haul
The Child by Fiona Barton
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
