Just a girl and her books
CEMETERY BOYS | Aiden Thomas 09.01.2020 | Swoon Reads Rating: 5/5 stars Yadriel has summoned a ghost and now he can’t get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he … Continue reading Book Review: Cemetery Boys
THE SAFE PLACE | Anna Downes 07.14.2020 | Minotaur Books Rating: 3.5/5 stars Emily Proudman just lost her acting agent, her job, and her apartment in one miserable day. Scott Denny is a successful and charismatic CEO, who just happened to be the one to fire Emily from her job. He now sees her in … Continue reading Book Review: The Safe Place
THE TAKING OF JAKE LIVINGSTON | Ryan Douglass07.13.2021 | PutnamRating: 4.5/5 stars Jake Livingston is one of the only Black kids at St. Clair Prep, one of the others being his infinitely more popular older brother. As if fitting in wasn’t hard enough, Jake can see the dead. In fact, he sees the dead around … Continue reading Book Review: The Taking of Jake Livingston
GAME OF THRONES MINI REVIEWS 2021 has been the year of finally reading George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series AKA Game of Thrones. While I reviewed the first book as a full feature post, I thought it would be easier moving forward to talk about them as mini reviews because they’re … Continue reading Mini Reviews: Game of Thrones Edition
SILVER TEARS | Camilla Läckberg 07.06.2021 | Knopf Rating: 4/5 stars Faye finally has the life that she deserves. Despite having to fight tooth and nail for her current situation, Faye could not feel happier. She’s rich, the business she built has become a global brand, and she has carefully hidden away her small family … Continue reading Book Review: Silver Tears
We’re somehow a few days away from being halfway through July…how?! One day I’m going to post my TMR stack in the beginning of the month, but this isn’t that month. For July I picked a lot of horror, YA, and thrillers. I’ve also got a bit of fantasy, true crime, and science fiction thrown … Continue reading July TMR!
THE DARK HALF | Stephen King 10.20.1989 | Gallery Books Rating: 3.5/5 stars Thad Beaumont is a writer and for a decade he has secretly published violent crime fiction bestsellers under the name of George Stark. Things have changed for Thad recently and he’s healthier and happier than ever with his wife and infant twins. … Continue reading Book Review: The Dark Half
Read: Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier 4 Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 5() The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He 5 The Maidens by Alex Michaelides 3() Golden Son by Pierce Brown 5 The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter 3() A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette 4 Pet … Continue reading June Wrap Up!
