Just a girl and her books
THE LEGACIES | Jessica Goodman 07.25.2023 | Razorbill Rating: 4/5 stars Old money. New secrets. One killer party. Scoring an invitation for membership to the exclusive Legacy Club in New York City is more than an honor. It gives you a lifetime of access to power and wealth beyond any prep school doors and guaranteed … Continue reading Book Review: The Legacies
THE BLOCK PARTY | Jamie Day 07.18.2023 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4/5 stars This summer, meet your neighbors. The residents of the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road are entangled in a web of secrets and scandal utterly unknown to the outside world, and even to each other. On the night of the annual Summer … Continue reading Book Review: The Block Party
THIS DELICIOUS DEATH | Kayla Cottingham 04.25.2023 | Sourcebooks Fire Rating: 5/5 stars Two years ago, a small percentage of the population underwent a transformation known as the Hollowing. Those affected were only able to survive by consuming human flesh. The people who went without quickly became feral, turning on their friends and family. Luckily, … Continue reading Book Review: This Delicious Death
MAEVE FLY | CJ Leede 06.06.2023 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 5/5 stars By day, Maeve Fly works at the happiest place in the world as every child’s favorite ice princess. By the neon night glow of the Sunset Strip, Maeve haunts the dive bars with a drink in one hand and a book in the … Continue reading Book Review: Maeve Fly
LONE WOMEN | Victor LaValle 03.28.2023 | Random House Rating: 4.5/5 stars Adelaide Henry carries an enormous steamer trunk with her wherever she goes. It’s locked at all times. Because when the trunk opens, people around Adelaide start to disappear. The year is 1915, and Adelaide is in trouble. Her secret sin killed her parents, … Continue reading Book Review: Lone Women
AT THE END OF EVERY DAY | Arianna Reiche 07.04.2023 | Atria Books Rating: 3/5 stars Delphi has spent years working at a vast and iconic theme park in California after fleeing her childhood trauma in her rural hometown. But after the disturbing death of a beloved Hollywood starlet on the park grounds, Delphi is … Continue reading Book Review: At the End of Every Day
DOCILE | K.M. Szpara 03.03.2020 | Tor.com Rating: 5/5 stars There is no consent under capitalism. To be a Docile is to be kept, body and soul, for the uses of the owner of your contract. To be a Docile is to forget, to disappear, to hide inside your body from the horrors of your … Continue reading Book Review: Docile
It's that time of the month again where I present a ridiculously tall stack of possibilities for the month! I'm in my summer horror era right now and that's all I want to read. I did also throw in some thrillers that I think will be perfect on audio for my commute. I would be … Continue reading July Possibilities
Read: The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop 4⭐ Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 4⭐(🎧) In Nightfall by Suzanne Young 4⭐ Speak of the Devil by Rose Wilding 3.5⭐ The Dead Lifeguard by R.L. Stine 3.5⭐ We Love to Entertain by Sarah Strohmeyer 4⭐(🎧) What the Neighbors Saw by Melissa Adelman 4⭐ … Continue reading June Wrap Up
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