Just a girl and her books
CAMP ZERO | Michelle Min Sterling 04.04.2023 | Atria Books Rating: 4/5 stars In the far north of Canada sits Camp Zero, an American building project hiding many secrets. Desperate to help her climate-displaced Korean immigrant mother, Rose agrees to travel to Camp Zero and spy on its architect in exchange for housing. She arrives … Continue reading Book Review: Camp Zero
POSTER GIRL | Veronica Roth 10.18.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars WHAT'S RIGHT IS RIGHT. Sonya Kantor knows this slogan--she lived by it for most of her life. For decades, everyone in the Seattle-Portland megalopolis lived under it, as well as constant surveillance in the form of the Insight, an ocular implant that tracked … Continue reading Book Review: Poster Girl
Another month, another overflowing stack of possibilities! I love a fresh stack of potential reads and this month I’ve set aside some exciting titles. It will come as zero surprise to you all that I’m currently in the middle of 4 books! Currently reading: 📖 Mexican Gothic – This is a reread for me as … Continue reading May Possibilities Stack
BRIGHT AND DEADLY THINGS | Lexie Elliott 02.14.2023 | Berkley Rating: 4/5 stars The Chalet des Anglais should be the ideal locale for recently-widowed Oxford don Emily to begin cutting through the fog of her grief. With no electricity, running water, or access by car, the rustic chalet nestled at the foot of the verdant, … Continue reading Book Review: Bright and Deadly Things
Read: Sign Here by Claudia Lux 5⭐ The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth 4⭐(🎧) The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown 4.5⭐ They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall 4⭐ The Second Horror by R.L. Stine 4⭐ Blind Spots by Thomas Mullen 3⭐(🎧) The Angel Maker by Alex North 3⭐(🎧) The New One by Evie … Continue reading April Wrap Up
THE SALT GROWS HEAVY | Cassandra Khaw 05.04.2023 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 4/5 stars You may think you know how the fairytale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince. But what the fables forget is that mermaids have teeth. And now, her daughters have devoured the kingdom and burned it to ashes. … Continue reading Book Review: The Salt Grows Heavy
THE WRITING RETREAT | Julia Bartz 02.21.2023 | Atria Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at the remote estate of Roza Vallo, the controversial high priestess of feminist horror. Alex, a struggling writer, is thrilled. Upon arrival, they discover they must complete an entire novel from scratch, and … Continue reading Book Review: The Writing Retreat
THE ANGEL MAKER | Alex North 2.28.2023 | Celadon Books Rating: 3/5 stars Growing up in a beautiful house in the English countryside, Katie Shaw lived a charmed life. At the cusp of graduation, she had big dreams, a devoted boyfriend, and a little brother she protected fiercely. Until the day a violent stranger changed … Continue reading Book Review: The Angel Maker
THE NEW ONE | Evie Green 03.28.2023 | Berkley Rating: 3.5/5 stars For Tamsyn and Ed, life is tough. They both work long hours for very little money and come home to their moody, rebellious daughter, Scarlett. After a tragic accident leaves Scarlett comatose and with little chance of recovery, Tamsyn and Ed are out … Continue reading Book Review: The New One
BLIND SPOTS | Thomas Mullen 04.04.2023 | Minotaur Books Rating: 3/5 stars Seven years ago, everyone in the world went blind in a matter of months. Technology helped people adjust to the new normal, creating a device that approximates vision, downloading visual data directly to people’s brains. But what happens when someone finds a way … Continue reading Book Review: Blind Spots
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