Just a girl and her books
SECRET SANTA | Andrew Shaffer 11.10.2020 | Quirk Books Rating: 4/5 stars Lussi Meyer has been out of work for months and is desperately looking for a new job in the publishing industry. Prestigious Blackwood-Patterson isn’t a perfect fit, but thanks to a bizarre series of events, Lussi finds herself hired. There’s one catch, in … Continue reading Book Review: Secret Santa
RING SHOUT | P. Djèlí Clark 10.13.2020 | Tordotcom Rating: 5/5 stars Maryse Boudreaux has a magic sword, a head full of tales, and the gift of sight. She can see what the Ku Klux Klan have hiding under their hoods. D.W. Griffith is a sorcerer and he’s using The Birth of a Nation as … Continue reading Book Review: Ring Shout
ON WRITING | Stephen King 06.02.2020 (first published 2000) | Scribner Rating: 5/5 stars ON WRITING is a blend of a memoir and lessons on honing the craft of literature and writing through the mind of Stephen King. This is a must read for anyone who has enjoyed a King book or simply wants a … Continue reading Book Review: On Writing
AMERICA’S FIRST FEMALE SERIAL KILLER by Mary Kay McBrayer: Jane Toppin was a first-generation Irish-America nurse who started very far from the monster she became. Born as Honora Kelley, her life started with her father abandoning her and her sister to the Boston Female Asylum. Jane was indentured to a wealthy family, who changed her … Continue reading True Crime Mini Reviews
THE HAUNTING OF ASHBURN HOUSE | Darcy Coates 03.03.2020 | Poisoned Pen Press Rating: 4/5 stars Tucked away on the hilltop sits Ashburn House. Everyone in this small community knows the house and it’s famous owner. When Adrianne inherits the mansion she views it as a fresh start. She’s desperate, low on funds, and in … Continue reading Book Review: The Haunting of Ashburn House
THE CORAL BRIDE | Roxanne Bouchard (Detective Morales #2) 11.12.2020 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars Detective Morales has been assigned to the case of a missing fisherwoman who has vanished off of Quebec’s Gaspe Peninsula. What appears to be a straightforward case turns out to be anything but the reality. When Angel Roberts’ lobster … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Coral Bride
THE TALENTED MISS FARWELL | Emily Gray Tedrowe 09.29.2020 | Custom House Rating: 4/5 stars Becky Farwell grew up in the small town of Pierson, Illinois, where she worked hard from an early age to help keep her family afloat. Over the years she has maintained her father’s business, while holding down a government job. … Continue reading Book Review: The Talented Miss Farwell
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND | Rumaan Alam 10.06.2020 | Ecco Rating: 4/5 stars Two families have been forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong. Amanda and Clay have decided to take a reprieve from their bustling New York City life and spend some quality time with their teenage son and daughter in a … Continue reading Book Review: Leave the World Behind
WATCH OVER ME | Nina LaCour 09.15.2020 | Dutton Rating: 4/5 stars Mila has recently graduated from high school and aged out of the foster care system. She is used to being alone. Perhaps that’s what drew her to accepting a new opportunity. She’ll be living in a remote place, among the flowers and the … Continue reading Book Review: Watch Over Me
THE STONE SKY | N.K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth #3) 08.15.2017 | Orbit Rating: 4.5/5 stars Warning: Potential spoilers ahead This is the way the world ends…for the last time. The Moon will soon return. Whether this means destruction or salvation is in the hands of two women. Essun has learned to harness her power … Continue reading Book Review: The Stone Sky
