Just a girl and her books
Read: The Guilty Dead by P.J. Tracy #FashionVictim by Amina Akhtar Guess Who by Chris McGeorge Glass Houses by Louise Penny (audiobook) The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett Snare by Lilja Sigurdardottir Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough (audiobook) Misery by Stephen King The Lion Tamer … Continue reading September Wrap Up
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE | Matthew Farrell 10.01.2018 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 4/5 stars Liam Dwyer is a forensics specialist working for the Philadelphia Police Department. His day starts off with him waking in a bathtub filled with water, completely unable to remember how he got there. His wife tells him that when she … Continue reading Book Review: What Have You Done
LYING IN WAIT | Liz Nugent 06.12.2018 | Gallery/Scout Press Rating: 4/5 stars Lydia Fitzsimons is living the high life or so it seems from the outside perspective. She is married to a well respected judge and together they have a doting son, Laurence. The family lives on a sprawling estate in Ireland that was … Continue reading Book Review: Lying in Wait
THE LION TAMER WHO LOST | Louise Beech 09.30.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars Ben has always dreamed of going to Africa and saving lions. When his mother passed away he made her a promise that he would follow his dreams, but his recent journey to Zimbabwe to work as a volunteer at a … Continue reading Book Review: The Lion Tamer Who Lost
Welcome to another installment of Top Ten Tuesday, which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This weeks theme is books by my favorite authors that I still haven't read yet. I'm so excited to share my picks and then I've got some homework to do on how to incorporate them into my current TBR stack! 1. … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books By My Favorite Authors That I Still Haven’t Read!
MISERY | Stephen King 01.05.2016 (first published 1987) | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Paul Sheldon is a bestselling writer known for his Misery series, which focuses on a woman named Misery and her many adventures. Annie Wilkes is Paul’s number one fan, but she’s also much more. Paul has just been in a terrible car … Continue reading Book Review: Misery
The weather is back to rain, rain, rain in Maryland this week and while I would love for that to mean more reading time for me, unfortunately I don't see that happening. We were lucky enough to have an awesome weekend. Hubby and I took fully advantage of the weather and took a 4 mile … Continue reading Weekly Reads: September 24th
BEHIND HER EYES | Sarah Pinborough 01.31.2017 | Flatiron Books Rating: 5/5 stars Louise is single mom who works hard to make sure her son is well taken care of, often putting his needs before her own. For a while now Louise has been in a rut, but she is trying to change that. On … Continue reading Book Review: Behind Her Eyes
SNARE | Lilja Sigurdardottir 04.01.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars Sonja has just been through a messy divorce. She has lost custody of her son and is struggling to make ends meet in her new life. In a time of desperation Sonja was contacted by a lawyer who said he would help her with … Continue reading Book Review: Snare
THE BUS ON THURSDAY | Shirley Barrett 09.18.2018 | MCD Books Rating: 4/5 stars Eleanor Mellett is living a normal, everyday life as an elementary school teacher, until things slowly start to unravel, starting with her boyfriend breaking up with her. Eleanor certainly didn’t see that coming and isn’t quite sure how to react. While … Continue reading Book Review: The Bus on Thursday
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