Just a girl and her books
THE BAT | Jo Nesbo (Harry Hole #1) 07.02.2013 (first published 1997) | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Rating: 4/5 stars Inspector Harry Hole has been sent to Sydney, Australia to investigate a series of murders. It appears that someone is hunting young, blonde-haired women. The latest victim is a twenty-something Norwegian woman names Inger, who is … Continue reading Book Review: The Bat
THE HALLOWEEN TREE | Ray Bradbury First published 01.01.1972 | Yearling Rating: 4/5 stars On Halloween night, eight costumed boys meet, ready to head out for a night of tricks and treats. They realize their friend Pipkin hasn’t met up with them and decide to head to his house. Pipkin tells them to go on … Continue reading Book Review: The Halloween Tree
WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE | Shirley Jackson First published 1962 | Penguin Rating: 4/5 stars Merricat Blackwood lives on her family’s secluded estate with her sister Constance and Uncle Julian. The Blackwood family has been blacklisted in the neighboring town. Not long ago there were more Blackwoods living on the estate, but … Continue reading Book Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
TRAP | Lilja Sigurdardottir 10.18.2018| Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars Sonja has taken her son Tomas and escaped to sunny Florida where she hopes to build a new life for them. She has finally been able to escape the trappings of the cocaine trade in Iceland. One day Tomas goes missing and soon a series … Continue reading Blog Tour: Trap
DEAD LEAVES | Kealan Patrick Burke 09.18.2018 | Independently published Rating: 4/5 stars DEAD LEAVES is a collection of nine short stories that are all about different creepy and interesting topics. Since Goodreads already had a great synopsis for each short story, I’m just going to snag that for you all to read! This was … Continue reading Book Review: Dead Leaves
THE LIES WE TOLD | Camilla Way 10.09.2018 | Berkley Books Rating: 4/5 stars Clara’s boyfriend, Luke, has disappeared. He’s been late coming home before or crashed at a friend’s house after a night out of one too many drinks, but he’s never just vanished. Luke has had issues with a stalker for quite a … Continue reading Book Review: The Lies We Told
BROTHER | Ania Ahlborn 09.29.2015 | Gallery Books Rating: 4/5 stars Deep in the Appalachian woods is a farmhouse full of secrets. The Morrows reside here. They keep to themselves and are hardly seen in the neighboring town as they live a largely self-sufficient life on their property. The highway is full of hitchhikers, so … Continue reading Book Review: Brother
I swear this month is out of control flying by. I'm at least a little happier about how many books I've read this month, but I have fallen behind on reviews. I'm going to try and play catch-up this week, so be prepared to see quite a few reviews coming your way! This will be … Continue reading Weekly Reads: October 22nd
THE LINGERING | S.J.I Holliday Orenda Books | 11.15.2018 Rating: 4.5/5 stars The Gardiner’s seem to have hit a rough patch in their marriage. Jack and Ali want to find a way to make it work, so they decide to move to a self-sufficient commune located in the English Fens. The commune is housed on … Continue reading Book Review: The Lingering
SOMETHING IN THE WATER | Catherine Steadman 06.05.2018 | Ballantine Rating: 3.5/5 stars Erin is a documentary filmmaker researching prisoners who are soon getting out and making their way back into the real world. Mark is a successful investment banker who has made it through the financial crash and has big dreams for the future. … Continue reading Book Review: Something in the Water
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