Just a girl and her books
DUNE | Frank Herbert (Dune #1) 06.1965 | Ace Books Rating: 4/5 stars Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life … Continue reading Book Review: Dune
FAKE | Erica Katz 02.22.22 | Harper Rating: 4/5 stars Emma Caan is a fake. She’s a forger, an artist who specializes in nineteenth-century paintings. But she isn’t a criminal; her copies are commissioned by museums and ultra-wealthy collectors protecting their investments. When art collector, Leonard Sobetsky, unexpectedly appears with an invitation, Emma sees a … Continue reading Book Review: Fake
THE RAVENOUS DEAD | Darcy Coates (Gravekeeper #2) 03.15.2022 | Poisoned Pen Press Rating: 3.5/5 stars Keira has been hired on as Blighty Graveyard’s new groundskeeper where she lives surrounded by the dead. They watch her through the fog. They wordlessly cry out. They’ve been desperately waiting for help moving on – and only Keira … Continue reading Book Review: The Ravenous Dead
ROAD OF BONES | Christopher Golden 01.25.2022 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4/5 stars Kolyma Highway, otherwise known as the Road of Bones, is a 1,200 mile stretch of Siberian road where winter temperatures can drop as low as sixty degrees below zero. Under Stalin, at least eighty Soviet gulags were built along the route … Continue reading Book Review: Road of Bones
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS | Bethany Mangle 02.15.2022 | Margaret K. McElderry Books Rating: 4/5 stars Cara Hawn’s life fell apart after her father cheated on her mother and got remarried to a woman Cara can’t stand. When Cara accidentally posts a rant about her father online, it goes viral – and catches the attention … Continue reading Book Review: All the Right Reasons
I've changed this stack around several times, but I think I finally have it filled with possibilities that I'm eager to pick up. I've already finished reading ROAD OF BONES, which was a creepy and atmospheric read. While I would have thought I could breeze through it in a handful of days, I actually found … Continue reading March TBR!
THE VIOLENCE | Delilah S. Dawson 02.01.2022 | Del Rey Books Rating: 4/5 stars Chelsea Martin appears to be the perfect housewife: married to her high school sweetheart, the mother of two daughters, keeper of an immaculate home. But Chelsea’s husband has turned their home into a prison where he has been abusing her for … Continue reading Book Review: The Violence
Read: The Bait by C.W. Gortner & M.J. Rose 4⭐ All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris (🎧) 4⭐ Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano 5⭐ Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin 3.5⭐ The Doomsday Mother by John Glatt (🎧) 3⭐ Broken Hearts by R.L. Stine 4⭐ Don't Call It A Cult by Sarah … Continue reading February Wrap Up
What Jess Reads 