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Month: June 2020

Book Review: If It Bleeds

IF IT BLEEDS | Stephen King 05.05.2020 | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Stephen King has put together a collection of four short stories within IF IT BLEEDS that explore interesting and uncomfortable circumstances for our main characters. This collection is comprised of Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, If It Bleeds, and Rat. Each … Continue reading Book Review: If It Bleeds →

jess_reads_books Book Reviews 1 Comment June 30, 2020July 16, 2020

Book Review: The Vanishing Half

THE VANISHING HALF | Brit Bennett 06.02.2020 | Riverhead Books Rating: 5/5 stars Stella and Desiree Vignes are identical twins who grew up in a small town known as Mallard, a Black community that prides themselves on having a lighter skinned population. These two women will always look the same, but the paths that their … Continue reading Book Review: The Vanishing Half →

jess_reads_books Book Reviews 6 Comments June 26, 2020

Book Review: The Last Flight

THE LAST FLIGHT | Julie Clark 06.23.2020 | Sourcebooks Rating: 4.5/5 stars Claire Cook has a picturesque life. She has married into a political dynasty, resides in a sprawling Manhattan townhouse equipped with a staff, and wants for nothing. Behind closed doors Claire lives in fear of her husband’s temper. Any wrong move could bring … Continue reading Book Review: The Last Flight →

jess_reads_books Book Reviews 1 Comment June 25, 2020

Book Review: The Request

THE REQUEST | David Bell 06.30.2020 | Berkley Rating: 4/5 stars Ryan Francis has the life everyone dreams of having. He’s got a great job, a loving wife, and a brand new baby boy. Ryan’s social media presence would lead anyone to believe he has it all, but what they don’t see is the secret … Continue reading Book Review: The Request →

jess_reads_books Book Reviews 2 Comments June 24, 2020

Blog Tour: The Waiting Rooms

THE WAITING ROOMS | Eve Smith 07.09.2020 | Orenda Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Decades of escalating drug resistance has led the world to a global antibiotic crisis. Ordinary, everyday infections are not so simple these days. A doctor cannot casually prescribe an antibiotic to cure what ails you. The tiniest of scratches could kill you. … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Waiting Rooms →

jess_reads_books Blog Tour, Book Reviews 1 Comment June 18, 2020June 17, 2020

Book Review: Eden

EDEN | Tim Lebbon 04.07.2020 | Titan Books Rating: 4/5 stars The Earth’s oceans are filled with islands of refuse, the Amazon rainforest is all but destroyed, and countless species on the brink of extinction. The Virgin Zones have been recreated in an attempt to let nature reclaim parts of the world. These vast areas … Continue reading Book Review: Eden →

jess_reads_books Book Reviews 3 Comments June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

Book Review: My Sister, the Serial Killer

MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER | Oyinkan Braithwaite 07.17.2017 | Doubleday Rating: 5/5 stars Korede’s sister has a problem. She has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends. Each time Ayoola has a reason for the murder and each time she expects Korede to help her clean up her problems. Ayoola is the favorite … Continue reading Book Review: My Sister, the Serial Killer →

jess_reads_books Book Reviews 4 Comments June 16, 2020

Book Review: The Half Sister

THE HALF SISTER | Sandie Jones 06.16.2020 | Minotaur Books Rating: 3.5/5 stars Everything is about to change for Kate and Lauren. A stranger has shown up at their door with shocking news. The woman standing before them, Jess, is their half sister. She has the results of a DNA test, which prove that they … Continue reading Book Review: The Half Sister →

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Book Review: The Hypnotist

THE HYPNOTIST | Lars Kepler (Joona Linna #1) 07.31.2018 (first published 2009) | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Rating: 5/5 stars Detective Joona Linna has just been assigned to a gruesome triple homicide. The only surviving witness is the young boy who just watched his family be killed before his eyes. He’s now in a catatonic state … Continue reading Book Review: The Hypnotist →

jess_reads_books Book Reviews 1 Comment June 10, 2020

Book Review: The Running Man

THE RUNNING MAN | Stephen King as Richard Bachman 03.08.2016 (first published 05.01.1982) | Gallery Books Rating: 4/5 stars Welcome to a dystopian future where the poor are seen as rodents and not human beings. Their lives are not valued the way those with money are. Ben Richards is one of those poor people. His … Continue reading Book Review: The Running Man →

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