Just a girl and her books
ATTEND | West Camel 12.13.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars This is the story of Anne and Sam. They haven’t met yet, but their lives are slowly becoming connected on many levels. Anne is a recovering heroin addict trying to make her life normal again in her hometown of Deptford. Things are tense between … Continue reading Blog Tour: Attend
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND | Louise Penny (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #14) 11.27.2018 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars Armand Gamache has received a mysterious letter inviting him to an abandoned farmhouse on the outskirts of Three Pines. The former head of the Surete du Quebec soon learns that he has been named as an … Continue reading Book Review: Kingdom of the Blind
I'm so terribly inconsistent with posting for Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl), but when I saw today was a freebie, I thought it would be the perfect setting to talk about a topic I really love! I am constantly on #bookstagram and because of my interactions on there I am also constantly … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Found Because of #Bookstagram
We're slowly creeping up on the halfway mark of December and I've officially read 2 books and bought 2 Christmas presents. Yikes! At least thanks to a nasty cold I was trapped inside all weekend and got some quality reading time in. This week I’m planning to read… Let's start with what I'm carrying over … Continue reading Weekly Reads: December 10th
HYDRA | Matt Wesolowski 01.15.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars In the late night hours of a November in 2014 Arla Macleod bludgeoned her sister, mother, and stepfather to death with a hammer. The night will forever be remembered for the “Macleod Massacre”. Arla was sentenced to live out the rest of her days … Continue reading Book Review: Hydra
THE MANSION | Ezekiel Boone 12.04.2018 | Atria/Emily Bestler Books Rating: 3/5 stars Shawn Eagle and Billy Stafford spent two years living in a dilapidated cabin outside of the desolate, empty Eagle Mansion, subsisting on cheap beer and an enthusiasm to create something new. The two programmers worked hand in hand to create the revolutionary … Continue reading Book Review: The Mansion
This weekend was officially the first weekend of December and I read about 50 pages from THE MANSION. Clearly I'm off to a great start! I actually had a fantastic weekend catching up with friends, so it was more than worth sacrificing some reading time. This week I’m planning to read… As I mentioned already, … Continue reading Weekly Reads: December 3rd
Read: Daughters of the Lake by Wendy Webb Inhuman Resources by Pierre Lemaitre Good Samaritans by Will Carver Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell (audiobook) Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson Doctor Sleep by Stephen King Circe by Madeline Miller (audiobook) Cockroaches by Jo Nesbo The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager Bleak Harbor by Bryan Gruley … Continue reading November Wrap Up
BONFIRE | Krysten Ritter 11.07.2017 | Crown Archetype Rating: 4/5 stars Ten years have passed since Abby Williams has stepped foot in her hometown. Abby had a childhood she wanted nothing more than to forget and since packing her bags and heading to make a life in Chicago, she hasn’t needed to look back. Now … Continue reading Book Review: Bonfire
BLEAK HARBOR | Bryan Gruley (Bleak Harbor #1) 12.01.2018 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 4/5 stars Bleak Harbor is the epitome of a summer town, where wealthy families come to vacation and tourists are attracted to their unique Dragonfly Festival. The town is named after the Bleak family, who’s matriarch, Serenity, lives in a gated … Continue reading Book Review: Bleak Harbor
