Just a girl and her books
DON’T CALL IT A CULT | Sarah Berman 04.20.2021 | Viking Rating: 4.5/5 stars They drew you in with the promise of empowerment, self-discovery, women helping women. The more secretive those connections are, the more exclusive you feel. Little did you know, you just joined a cult. Sex trafficking. Self-help coaching. Forced labor. Mentorship. Multi-level … Continue reading Book Review: Don’t Call It A Cult
THE DOOMSDAY MOTHER | John Glatt 01.18.2022 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 3/5 stars For years, Lori Vallow had been devoted to her children and her Mormon faith. When her path crossed with Chad Daybell, a religious zealot who taught his followers how to prepare for the end-times, the tumultuous relationship transformed her into someone … Continue reading Book Review: The Doomsday Mother
MANHUNT | Gretchen Felker-Martin 02.22.2022 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 3.5/5 stars Beth and Fran spend their days traveling the ravaged New England coast, hunting feral men and harvesting their organs in a gruesome effort to ensure they’ll never face the same fate. Robbie lives by his gun and one hard-learned motto: other people aren’t safe. … Continue reading Book Review: Manhunt
ALL HER LITTLE SECRETS | Wanda M. Morris 11.02.2021 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars Ellice Littlejohn seemingly has it all: an Ivy League law degree, a well-paying job as a corporate attorney in midtown Atlanta, great friends, and a “for fun” relationship with a rich, charming executive - her white boss, Michael. Everything changes … Continue reading Book Review: All Her Little Secrets
FINLAY DONOVAN KNOCKS ‘EM DEAD | Elle Cosimano (Finlay Donovan #2) 02.01.2022 | Minotaur Books Rating: 5/5 stars Finlay Donovan has found herself yet again struggling to finish her next novel and keep her head above water as a single mother of two. To make matters more complicated, someone wants her ex-husband, Steven, dead and … Continue reading Book Review: Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead
I'm going into February hoping to maintain the same reading momentum I had in January. It was hard to put together a stack of options this month since I had a lot of January releases I still wanted to pick up. I ended up going with a mixture of ARCs, older books, true crimes, and … Continue reading February TBR!
THE BAIT | C.W. Gortner & M.J. Rose 01.04.2022 | Blue Box Press Rating: 4/5 stars Are you a fan of old school, classic crime stories? Do you enjoy a bit of old Hollywood glitz and glamor? It’s time to put this fun trilogy set in the 1950’s on your radar! THE BAIT by C.W. … Continue reading Book Review: The Bait
BONE WHITE | Ronald Malfi 07.25.2017 | Kensington Publishing Corporation Rating: 5/5 stars Paul Gallo saw the report on the news: a mass murderer leading police to the graves of his victims in remote Dread’s Hand, Alaska. This is the last place Paul’s twin brother, Danny, was seen before he went missing a year ago. … Continue reading Book Review: Bone White
Read: Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins (🎧) 4⭐ Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes 4⭐ The New Year's Party by R.L. Stine 4⭐ Find Me by Alafair Burke (🎧) 3⭐ Somebody's Home by Kaira Rouda 3⭐ One of the Good Ones by Maritza Moulite & Maika Moulite (🎧) 4⭐ Billy Summers by Stephen King 4⭐ The … Continue reading January Wrap Up
BILLY SUMMERS | Stephen King 08.03.2021 | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Billy Summers is a hired gun and the best in the business, but he’ll only take a job if he thinks the target is truly a bad guy. There’s one last hit Billy must complete before he can finally get out. What could possibly … Continue reading Book Review: Billy Summers
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