Just a girl and her books
DEVIL HOUSE | John Darnielle 01.25.2022 | Picador Rating: 4/5 stars Gage Chandler is descended from kings. That’s what his mother always told him when he was a child. Years later, he is a true crime writer, with one grisly success—and a movie adaptation—to his name, along with a series of subsequent less notable efforts. … Continue reading Book Review: Devil House
A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES | T. Kingfisher 03.28.2023 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 5/5 stars "Mom seems off." Her brother's words echo in Sam Montgomery's ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where their mother lives alone. She brushes the thought away as she climbs the front steps. Sam's excited for this … Continue reading Book Review: A House With Good Bones
OUTSIDE | Ragnar Jónasson 06.28.2022 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars Four friends. One night. Not everyone will come out alive . . . When a deadly snowstorm strikes the Icelandic highlands, four friends seek shelter in a small, abandoned hunting lodge. It is in the middle of nowhere and there's no way of communicating … Continue reading Book Review: Outside
IT ENDS AT MIDNIGHT | Harriet Tyce 02.21.2023 | Sourcebooks Rating: 3/5 stars It's New Year's Eve and the stage is set for a lavish party in one of Edinburgh's best postcodes. It's a moment for old friends to set the past to rights - and move on. The night sky is alive with fireworks … Continue reading Book Review: It Ends At Midnight
IT’S ONE OF US | J.T. Ellison 02.21.2023 | Mira Books Rating: 4/5 stars Olivia Bender designs exquisite home interiors that satisfy the most demanding clients. But her own deepest desire can’t be fulfilled by marble counters or the perfect rug. She desperately wants to be a mother. Fertility treatments and IVF keep failing. And … Continue reading Book Review: It’s One of Us
THE GOLDEN SPOON | Jessa Maxwell 03.07.2023 | Atria Books Rating: 4/5 stars Production for the tenth season of Bake Week is ready to begin at the gothic estate of host and celebrity chef Betsy Martin, and everything seems perfect. The tent is up, the top-tier ingredients are aligned, and the crew has their cameras … Continue reading Book Review: The Golden Spoon
JACKAL by Erin E. Adams 10/4/2022 | Bantam Rating: 4.5/5 stars Liz Rocher is coming home . . . reluctantly. As a Black woman, Liz doesn’t exactly have fond memories of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a predominantly white town. But her best friend is getting married, so she braces herself for a weekend of awkward and passive-aggressive … Continue reading Book Review: Jackal
March is officially upon us and I’m back with usual shenanigans AKA a possibilities stack way too tall to actually finish reading everything in it. As I shared yesterday, I’ve already finished Prime Meridian and I’m almost finished with listening to It Ends at Midnight. I’m also steadily making my way through The Golden Spoon, … Continue reading March Possibilities Stack
THE ICE COVEN | Max Seeck (Jessica Niemi #2) 09.28.2021 | Berkley Rating: 4.5/5 stars CAUTION: Potential series spoilers ahead! Six months have passed since Jessica's encounter with the mysterious serial-killing coven of witches and the death of her mentor Erne. Her nightmares about her mother and the witchcraft that undid her have only gotten … Continue reading Book Review: The Ice Coven
Read: Anon Pls. by Deuxmoi 4⭐ The Spite House by Johnny Compton 3.5⭐ What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall 4⭐(🎧) Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft 4.5⭐ Shiver by Allie Reynolds 4⭐ Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder 4⭐(🎧) The Ice Coven by Max Seeck 4.5⭐ The Ballad of Black … Continue reading February Wrap Up
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