Just a girl and her books
THE ONLY CHILD | Mi-ae Seo 02.11.2020 | Ecco Rating: 4/5 stars Seonkyeong, a criminal psychologist, has received an unexpected phone call. It seems serial killer, Yi Byeongdo, known for a series of gruesome murders that shocked the world, would like to be interviewed. He feels that the time has finally come for him to … Continue reading Book Review: The Only Child
EIGHT PERFECT MURDERS | Peter Swanson 03.03.2020 | William Morrow Rating: 5/5 stars Malcolm Kershaw is a bookseller running a Boston-based store called Old Devils that specializes in tales of crime fiction. The last thing he expects is for the FBI to come knocking on his door. Years ago, Kershaw created a blog post dedicated … Continue reading Book Review: Eight Perfect Murders
DEEP DARK NIGHT | Steph Broadribb (Lori Anderson #4) 03.05.2020 | Orenda Books Raing: 4.5/5 stars Lori Anderson is used to a life as a bounty hunter in Florida, but in DEEP DARK NIGHT she finds herself in Chicago working off the books for FBI Special Agent Alex Monroe. In order to make up a … Continue reading Blog Tour: Deep Dark Night
THE OTHER MRS. | Mary Kubica 02.18.2020 | Park Row Rating: 4/5 stars Sadie and Will Foust have just relocated their family from busy Chicago to a small island town in Maine. This new town brings new challenges, starting with getting to know the niece they’re now in charge of caring for due to an … Continue reading Book Review: The Other Mrs.
THE KILL CLUB | Wendy Heard 12.17.2019 | MIRA Books Rating: 5/5 stars Jazz will stop at nothing to make sure her brother, Joaquin has everything he needs. Unfortunately, their foster mother, Carol, does not see eye to eye with Jazz. Now that Jazz has moved out of their home, Carol’s level of religious fanaticism … Continue reading Book Review: The Kill Club
DEVIL’S KNOT | Mara Leveritt 10.21.2003 (first published 2002) | Atria Books Rating: 4/5 stars After eighteen years in prison, in 2011 one of the greatest miscarriages of justice was righted when Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley were released from prison. In 1993, three eight-year-old boys were found brutally murdered in West Memphis, … Continue reading Book Review: The Devil’s Knot
THE GIFTED SCHOOL | Bruce Holsinger 07.02.2019 | Riverhead Rating: 4/5 stars The town of Crystal, Colorado is slated to have a new school for gifted students opening in the near future. In an area filled with private institutions for the gifted, this school offers something unique. This school is a public school where potential … Continue reading Book Review: The Gifted School
THE SUN DOWN MOTEL | Simone St. James 02.18.2020 | Berkley Rating: 4.5/5 stars Fell, New York is the home to the Sun Down Motel, a rundown roadside motel frequented by a seedy group of clientele. Over the years a series of young women have been murdered. One of those women was Viv Delaney, former … Continue reading Book Review: The Sun Down Motel
THE WASTE LANDS | Stephen King (The Dark Tower #3) 05.03.2016 (first published August 1991) | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Warning: Potential series spoilers ahead Several months have passed since the events of THE DRAWING OF THE THREE. Roland has trained his Ka-tet members, Eddie and Susannah, to be gunslingers in their own right. Each … Continue reading Book Review: The Waste Lands
DEAD TO HER | Sarah Pinborough 02.11.2020 | William Morrow Rating: 5/5 stars Marcie Maddox has worked hard to live the life of luxury currently surrounding her in Savannah. Thanks to an illicit affair that eventually became a marriage and a fresh start to her current life, Marcie has everything she’s ever wanted. The only … Continue reading Book Review: Dead to Her
