Just a girl and her books
ONE LITTLE SECRET | Cate Holahan 07.09.2019 | Crooked Lane Books Rating: 4/5 stars A getaway to a secluded glass beach house was supposed to be the trip that Susan dreamed of for so long. This trip was her chance to get to know her new neighbors by bonding over some kid-free time. The three … Continue reading Book Review: One Little Secret
LAYOVER | David Bell 07.02.2019 | Berkley Rating: 3/5 stars Joshua Fields has a successful career working for his father. He spends week after week in the airport reliving the same series of departures and arrivals in various towns. While some might yearn for this life, Joshua doesn’t feel the same. He’s desperate to break … Continue reading Book Review: Layover
THE TWO LILA BENNETTS | Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke 07.23.2019 | Lake Union Publishing Rating: 4/5 stars Lila Bennett has made a lot of bad decisions over the years when it comes to her career, family, and friendships. Her bad choices have finally caught up with her and karma has come knocking. Lila’s life … Continue reading Book Review: The Two Lila Bennetts
BURIED | Ellison Cooper (Agent Sayer Altair #2) 07.16.2019 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars After an intense case that left her with a bullet wound, Agent Sayer Altair has been spending the past six months on desk duty. During her time away from the field she has focused on her research into the minds … Continue reading Book Review: Buried
‘SALEM’S LOT | Stephen King 04.01.1990 (first published 10.17.1975) | Doubleday Books Rating: 5/5 stars She said there are evil men in the world, truly evil men. Sometimes we hear of them, but more often they work in absolute darkness. ‘SALEM’S LOT is Stephen King’s second book and an absolutely amazing sophomore novel! For starters, … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Salem’s Lot
GRETCHEN | Shannon Kirk 07.23.2019 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 5/5 stars All Lucy has ever known is life on the run. Together with her mother, they have hopped from state to state the moment someone gets too close, the moment they heard someone say “you remind me of someone”, the moment they felt eyes … Continue reading Book Review: Gretchen
GIRLS LIKE US | Cristina Alger 07.02.2019 | Putnam Rating: 4/5 stars FBI Agent Nell Flynn has just received news that her father, Homicide Detective Martin Flynn, has died. Nell makes her way back to the hometown that she has avoided for ten years. A town that is filled with memories of her mother’s brutal … Continue reading Book Review: Girls Like Us
CAGED | Ellison Cooper (Agent Sayer Altair #1) 07.10.2018 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars FBI neuroscientist Sayer Altair has dedicated her life to understanding what makes a serial killer tick. She wants to know what is different about the brain of a killer and that of a normal person. When she’s not spending lab … Continue reading Book Review: Caged
A MODERN FAMILY | Helga Flatland 06.13.2019 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars Liv, Ellen, and Hakon are setting off, along with their families, partners, and parents, on a holiday in Rome they soon won’t forget. The trip is to celebrate their father’s seventieth birthday, but nothing goes as planned. From the start things don’t … Continue reading Book Review: A Modern Family
MURDERABILIA | Carl Vonderau 07.08.2019 | Midnight Ink Rating: 4/5 stars Can you ever escape your past when you’re the son of a serial killer? This is the dilemma that William MacNary has been trying to solve his entire life. When he was eight-years-old his father was sent to prison after being convicted of killing … Continue reading Book Review: Murderabilia
