Just a girl and her books
WHITE IVY | Susie Yang 11.3.2020 | Simon & Schuster Rating: 4/5 stars Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar, but you would never know that by looking at her. She was raised outside of Boston, where she learned to pilfer items from yard sales and second-hand shops by her grandmother. Thieving is Ivy’s … Continue reading Book Review: White Ivy
SONG OF SUSANNAH | Stephen King (Dark Tower #6) June 2019 (first published 06.08.2004) | Scribner Rating: 4/5 stars Warning: Potential spoilers ahead In the sixth installment of The Dark Tower, our ka-tet find themselves separated and sent to different places in different years. Susannah has given over herself to her alternate personality and is … Continue reading Book Review: Song of Susannah
AGATHA CHRISTIE MINI REVIEWS: HERCULE POIROT’S CHRISTMAS:The holidays are anything but merry when a family reunion is marred by murder. The wealthy Simeon Lee has invited his four sons and their wives home for Christmas. This isn’t a heartwarming holiday experience and instead quickly shifts into a tense and uncomfortable situation that crescendos when Simeon … Continue reading Agatha Christie Mini Reviews
THE LUMINOUS DEAD | Caitlin Starling 04.02.2019 | Harper Voyager Rating: 4/5 stars Gyre Price has lied her way into a caving expedition where she is under the impression she will be mapping mineral deposits. The massive paycheck waiting for her at the end far outweighs the threat of cave collapses and gear malfunctions. At … Continue reading Book Review: The Luminous Dead
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
December TMR! Well it’s the 11th day of the month and I’m just now getting around to posting my TMR stack for the month. It feels pretty on brand for me right now 😂This stack is monstrous and I’ve hardly read anything so far this month, so my progress is going really well! Oh and … Continue reading December TBR
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
