Just a girl and her books
THE LAST FLIGHT | Julie Clark 06.23.2020 | Sourcebooks Rating: 4.5/5 stars Claire Cook has a picturesque life. She has married into a political dynasty, resides in a sprawling Manhattan townhouse equipped with a staff, and wants for nothing. Behind closed doors Claire lives in fear of her husband’s temper. Any wrong move could bring … Continue reading Book Review: The Last Flight
THE REQUEST | David Bell 06.30.2020 | Berkley Rating: 4/5 stars Ryan Francis has the life everyone dreams of having. He’s got a great job, a loving wife, and a brand new baby boy. Ryan’s social media presence would lead anyone to believe he has it all, but what they don’t see is the secret … Continue reading Book Review: The Request
THE WAITING ROOMS | Eve Smith 07.09.2020 | Orenda Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Decades of escalating drug resistance has led the world to a global antibiotic crisis. Ordinary, everyday infections are not so simple these days. A doctor cannot casually prescribe an antibiotic to cure what ails you. The tiniest of scratches could kill you. … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Waiting Rooms
EDEN | Tim Lebbon 04.07.2020 | Titan Books Rating: 4/5 stars The Earth’s oceans are filled with islands of refuse, the Amazon rainforest is all but destroyed, and countless species on the brink of extinction. The Virgin Zones have been recreated in an attempt to let nature reclaim parts of the world. These vast areas … Continue reading Book Review: Eden
MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER | Oyinkan Braithwaite 07.17.2017 | Doubleday Rating: 5/5 stars Korede’s sister has a problem. She has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends. Each time Ayoola has a reason for the murder and each time she expects Korede to help her clean up her problems. Ayoola is the favorite … Continue reading Book Review: My Sister, the Serial Killer
THE HALF SISTER | Sandie Jones 06.16.2020 | Minotaur Books Rating: 3.5/5 stars Everything is about to change for Kate and Lauren. A stranger has shown up at their door with shocking news. The woman standing before them, Jess, is their half sister. She has the results of a DNA test, which prove that they … Continue reading Book Review: The Half Sister
THE HYPNOTIST | Lars Kepler (Joona Linna #1) 07.31.2018 (first published 2009) | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Rating: 5/5 stars Detective Joona Linna has just been assigned to a gruesome triple homicide. The only surviving witness is the young boy who just watched his family be killed before his eyes. He’s now in a catatonic state … Continue reading Book Review: The Hypnotist
THE RUNNING MAN | Stephen King as Richard Bachman 03.08.2016 (first published 05.01.1982) | Gallery Books Rating: 4/5 stars Welcome to a dystopian future where the poor are seen as rodents and not human beings. Their lives are not valued the way those with money are. Ben Richards is one of those poor people. His … Continue reading Book Review: The Running Man
Read: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell Rage by Richard Bachman/Stephen King Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix What It Seems by Emily Bleeker The Long Walk by Richard Bachman/Stephen King Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert Ash Mountain by Helen Fitzgerald The Mysterious Affair at Styles by … Continue reading May Wrap Up
I took this photo a few days ago when I thought I had my June TBR fully mapped out. Over the course of the last few days I've taken a lot of time to reflect on how I can make my reading choices more diverse and include more authors of color. This is something I've … Continue reading June TBR
