Hello again everybody! I was inspired to do another round of mini reviews because I recently finished a book I received for review and I just did not like it. There is no way I could do a full review of the book when I only need a few sentences to say how I feel… Continue reading Mini Reviews #2
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We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
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
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
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
When We Were Worthy by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
*Thank you to Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for allowing me to read this book for free in exchange for my honest thoughts and opinions. THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS!! Title: When We Were Worthy Author: Marybeth Mayhew Whalen Pages: 276 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication Date: September 12, 2017 My Rating: 3/5 A win brought them together,… Continue reading When We Were Worthy by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
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