Just a girl and her books
MUSTIQUE ISLAND | Sarah McCoy 05.10.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars Willy May Michael’s boat has just arrived on the coast of Mustique Island in January 1972. This private island has become a haven for the wealthy and privileged. Its owner is the eccentric British playboy Colin Tennant, who is determined to turn this … Continue reading Book Review: Mustique Island
THE SHADOW HOUSE | Anna Downes 04.05.2022 | Minotaur Books Rating: 3/5 stars Alex, a single mother of two, is determined to make a fresh start for her and her children. In an effort to escape her troubled past, she seeks refuge in a rural community. Pine Ridge is idyllic; the surrounding forests are beautiful … Continue reading Book Review: The Shadow House
THIS IS NOT THE JESS SHOW | Anna Carey (This Is Not the Jess Show #1) 02.02.2021 | Quirk Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Jess Flynn is just like any other teenager trying to get through her junior year without drama…but drama seems to keep finding her. Between a new crush on her childhood best friend, … Continue reading Book Review: This Is Not the Jess Show
A KILLER BY DESIGN | Ann Wolbert Burgess 12.07.2021 | Hachette Books Rating: 4/5 stars Lurking beneath the progressive activism and sex positivity in the 1970-80s, a dark undercurrent of violence rippled across the American landscape. With reported cases of sexual assault and homicide on the rise, the FBI created a specialized team – the … Continue reading Book Review: A Killer by Design
Are you participating in #ReadChristie2022? I’m loving the challenge so far and the fun of having a Christie in my TBR stack every month. Below are mini reviews for my January and February selections! THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT: Newly-orphaned Anne Beddingfeld is looking for a bit of adventure in London, but she stumbles … Continue reading Agatha Christie Mini Reviews: The Man in the Brown Suit & A Deadly Affair
THE PARIS APARTMENT | Lucy Foley 02.22.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4.5/5 stars Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say … Continue reading Book Review: The Paris Apartment
THE CLUB | Ellery Lloyd 03.01.2022 | Harper Rating: 3.5/5 stars The Home Group is a glamorous collection of celebrity members’ clubs dotted across the globe, where the rich and famous can party hard and then crash out in its five-star suites, far from the prying eyes of fans and the media. The most spectacular … Continue reading Book Review: The Club
THE RESTING PLACE | Camilla Sten 03.29.2022 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars Eleanor has prosopagnosia, which is the inability to recognize a familiar person’s face, even the faces of those closest to you. When she walks in on the scene of her capriciously cruel grandmother, Vivianne’s, murder, she came face to face with the … Continue reading Book Review: The Resting Place
I took my photo of what I was confident would be my TBR for April over the weekend and since then I have already decided to add two more possibilities to my ridiculously tall pile. I've been doing a ton of audiobook listening lately, so I keep placing holds at the library for newer titles, … Continue reading April TBR
THE NIGHT SHIFT | Alex Finlay 03.01.2022 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars New Year’s Eve 1999: At a Blockbuster Video in Linden, New Jersey, four teenage girls working the night shift are attacked. Only one survives. Police quickly identify a suspect who flees and is never seen again. Fifteen years later: In the same … Continue reading Book Review: The Night Shift
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