Just a girl and her books
WOLVES OF THE CALLA | Stephen King (The Dark Tower #5) 2017 | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Warning: Potential spoilers ahead In the fifth installment of The Dark Tower, Roland Deschain and his ka-tet have found themselves in a town called Calla Bryn Sturgis, a peaceful valley community of farmers and ranchers located on Mid-World’s … Continue reading Book Review: Wolves of the Calla
THE OBELISK GATE | N.K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth #2) 08.16.2016 | Orbit Rating: 5/5 stars Warning: Possible spoilers ahead The world has ended for the last time and civilization has faded into a long cold night. Ash is falling from the sky. Food is scarce. Being alone is dangerous. Essun has found a possible … Continue reading Book Review: The Obelisk Gate
FURIOUS HOURS | Casey Cep05.07.2019 | KnopfRating: 4/5 stars Years after Harper Lee penned her novel, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, she found herself entranced by the true crime case of an Alabama serial killer. Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher, who was accused of murdering five of his family members in order to collect … Continue reading Book Review: Furious Hours
THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA | TJ Klune 03.17.2020 | Tor Books Rating: 5/5 stars Linus Baker lives a quiet, solitary life. He spends his days working as a case worker at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth and his nights at home with his ornery cat listening to records. Linus has evaluated … Continue reading Book Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea
BLACKTOP WASTELAND | S.A. Cosby 07.14.2020 | Flatiron Books Rating: 5/5 stars Beauregard “Bug” Montage is known in his community as a husband, a father, and the owner of a local car mechanic shop. He used to have a much different reputation. He was the best getaway driver on the East Coast, with tales of … Continue reading Book Review: Blacktop Wasteland
THE SEVEN DOORS | Agnes Ravatn09.17.2020 | Orenda BooksRating: 4/5 stars Nina’s life has hit a crossroads. Her beloved childhood home is about to be demolished, she hardly sees her doctor husband, her career no longer feels rewarding, and her relationship with her daughter has grown rocky. While deciding what to do about her home, … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Seven Doors
SINS OF THE MOTHER | August Norman (Caitlin Bergman #2) 09.08.2020 | Crooked Lane Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Caitlin Bergman’s mother is dead. That’s what the award-winning journalist has been telling everyone for the past forty years. It’s easier to explain death than how Maya abandoned her as an infant and then fell off the … Continue reading Book Review: Sins of the Mother
THE NINJA’S BLADE | Tori Eldridge (Lily Wong #2) 09.01.2020 | Agora Books Rating: 4/5 stars Lily Wong, a Chinese-Norwegian modern-day ninja, finds herself in more trouble than she bargained for when her controlling grandparents arrive in Los Angeles from Hong Kong in the midst of her investigation into the dangerous world of sex trafficking. … Continue reading Book Review: The Ninja’s Blade
WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING | Alyssa Cole 09.01.2020 | William Morrow Rating: 5/5 stars Sydney Green was born and raised in her Brooklyn neighborhood of Gifford Place. It seems that things are changing before her eyes. For sale signs are popping up overnight, condos are spreading like wildfire, and the people and parts of … Continue reading Book Review: When No One is Watching
Read:The Night Swim by Megan GoldinIn Case of Emergency by E.G. ScottHe Started It by Samantha DowningHurry Home by Roz NayThe Second Mother by Jenny MilchmanWe Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia HeaberlinBehind the Red Door by Megan CollinsChristine by Stephen KingThe Mother Code by Carole StiversThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinJust … Continue reading August Wrap Up!
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