Just a girl and her books
CREATURES OF WANT AND RUIN | Molly Tanzer 11.13.2018 | John Joseph Adams/Mariner Books Rating: 4/5 stars Ellie West is a moonshine bootlegger living in a small town in Long Island, known as Amityville. Here she finds herself working to assist her family and send her brother to college through any means necessary. Fishing by … Continue reading Book Review: Creatures of Want & Ruin
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS | Liane Moriarty 11.06.2018 | Flatiron Books Rating: 2.5/5 stars Nine people have gathered at Tranquillum House for what they hope with be a ten-day journey at a health resort that will leave them refreshed and able to look at life with a new perspective afterwards. Each person has a unique reason … Continue reading Book Review: Nine Perfect Strangers
OUT BEHIND THE BARN | John Boden & Chad Lutzke 09.27.2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Rating: 5/5 stars Davey and Ronny can hear Miss Maggie returning in the middle of the night. As they creep to their window, they spot her heading to the barn with a long bundle, the weight of which makes … Continue reading Book Review: Out Behind the Barn
Welcome to another installment of Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl). This week is all about recent additions to your TBR list. I decided to do a combination of books I've added to my Goodreads list and my Amazon wish list. Why the combo? A lot of times I browse Amazon after finding … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: The Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List
The last week of January is officially upon us, which means if you're anything like me, you are running around trying to wrap up your final selections for the month and write up a slew of reviews! I managed to finish two books over the weekend. I just posted my review for NEMESIS and will … Continue reading Weekly Reads: January 28th
NEMESIS | Jo Nesbo (Harry Hole #4) 10.03.2017 (first published 2002) | Harper Perennial Rating: 4/5 stars A masked man recently entered an Oslo bank to rob them. Things quickly turned deadly, as a cashier was shot dead after being instructed to count down from twenty-five. Less than thirty seconds to empty an ATM. Less … Continue reading Book Review: Nemesis
BLACKOUT | Ragnar Jonasson (Dark Iceland #3) 07.15.2016 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars The body of a man, Elias, who has been brutally beaten to death is found on the quiet shores of Iceland. With very few clues to go on, Ari Thor and Tomas, begin investigating the man’s coworkers and close friends in … Continue reading Book Review: Blackout
STIRRING THE SHEETS | Chad Lutzke 04.13.2018 | Bloodshot Books Rating: 5/5 stars Emmett is an elderly funeral home worker who is struggling to cope with the loss of his wife. He can’t bring himself to change the sheets from the last night she slept in their bed. Emmett knows that he needs to move … Continue reading Book Review: Stirring the Sheets
PET SEMATARY | Stephen King 12.04.2018 (first published 11.14.1983) | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Dr. Louis Creed has landed a new job, which takes his family from Chicago to the rural town of Ludlow, Maine. Their new house is located in a quiet section of the town and seems to be the perfect place for … Continue reading Book Review: Pet Sematary
Welcome to another installment of Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl). This week's theme is all about books I meant to read in 2018, but didn't get to. If we're being honest, that list could likely go on for forever! I did manage to narrow it down to a handful of titles, so … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read In 2018 but Didn’t Get To
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