Just a girl and her books
OLD COUNTRY | Matt Query & Harrison Query 07.26.2022 | Grand Central Publishing Rating: 3/5 stars It’s the house of their dreams. Former marine Harry and his wife, Sasha, have packed up their life and their golden retriever, Dash, and fled the corporate rat race to live off the land in rural Idaho. Their breathtaking … Continue reading Book Review: Old Country
THE DEPTHS | Nicole Lesperance 09.13.2022 | Razorbill Rating: 5/5 stars Eulalie Island should be a paradise, but to Addie Spencer, it's more like a prison. Forced to tag along to the remote island on her mother's honeymoon, Addie isn't thrilled about being trapped there for two weeks. The island is stunning, with its secluded … Continue reading Book Review: The Depths
GALLOWS HILL | Darcy Coates 09.06.2022 | Poisoned Pen Press Rating: 3/5 stars The Hull family has owned the Gallows Hill Winery for generations, living and working on the beautiful grounds where they grow their famous grapes. Until the night Mr. and Mrs. Hull settle down for the evening...and are dead by morning. When their … Continue reading Book Review: Gallows Hill
LITTLE EVE | Catriona Ward 10.11.2022 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 4/5 stars On the wind-battered isle of Altnaharra, off the wildest coast of Scotland, a clan prepares to bring about the end of the world and its imminent rebirth. The Adder is coming and one of their number will inherit its powers. They all want … Continue reading Book Review: Little Eve
ECHO| Thomas Olde Heuvelt 02.08.2022 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 3/5 stars Travel journalist and mountaineer Nick Grevers awakes from a coma to find that his climbing buddy, Augustin, is missing and presumed dead. Nick’s own injuries are as extensive as they are horrifying. His face wrapped in bandages and unable to speak, Nick claims amnesia—but … Continue reading Book Review: Echo
LUTE | Jennifer Marie Thorne 10.04.2022 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 5/5 stars On the idyllic island of Lute, every seventh summer, seven people die. No more, no less. Lute and its inhabitants are blessed, year after year, with good weather, good health, and good fortune. They live a happy, superior life, untouched by the war … Continue reading Book Review: Lute
THE MIDNIGHT CLUB | Christopher Pike 02.01.1994 | Simon Pulse Rating: 3.5/5 stars Rotterdam Home, a hospice where teenagers with terminal illnesses went to die, was home to the Midnight Club – a group of five young men and women who met at midnight and told stories of intrigue and horror. One night they made … Continue reading Book Review: The Midnight Club
SWAN SONG | Robert McCammon 06.01.1987 | Gallery Books Rating: 5/5 stars Facing down an unprecedented malevolent enemy, the government responds with a nuclear attack. America as it was is gone forever, and now every citizen—from the President of the United States to the homeless on the streets of New York City—will fight for survival. … Continue reading Book Review: Swan Song
Happy October! While my reading tends to be spooky throughout the year, there is something about October that makes me wait to read certain books until the month has arrived. If you think this stack is ridiculously tall, you should have seen my original list of possible titles. I also may or may not have … Continue reading October TBR
DYER LANE | Marie Aitchison 09.01.2022 | Self Published Rating: 4.5/5 stars Dyer Lane is a place enveloped in urban legends. It has a sinister past with layers of dark secrets full of witchcraft, cults, murder, and the supernatural. One night, a group of friends decide to go there in hopes of having a paranormal … Continue reading Book Review: Dyer Lane
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