Just a girl and her books
THE DISAPPEARING ACT | Catherine Steadman 06.08.2021 | Ballantine Books Rating: 3.5/5 stars A leading British actress hoping to make a splash in America flies to Los Angeles for the grueling gauntlet known as pilot season, a time when every network and film studio looking to fill the rosters of their new shows entice a … Continue reading Book Review: The Disappearing Act
THE MAID | Nita Prose 01.04.2022 | Ballantine Books Rating: 5/5 stars Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her. Since Gran died a few months ago, Molly has been navigating the world alone. She has … Continue reading Book Review: The Maid
THE BURNING GIRLS | C.J. Tudor 02.09.2021 | Ballantine Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Welcome to Chapel Croft. Five hundred years ago, eight protestant martyrs were burned at the stake here. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared without a trace. Two months ago, the vicar of the local parish killed himself. Reverend Jack Brooks, a … Continue reading Book Review: The Burning Girls
WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN THE DARK | Julia Haeberlin 08.11.2020 | Ballantine Books Rating: 4/5 stars An abandoned girl found on the side of the road in a circle of dandelions brings to surface a Texas town’s cold case. It has been a decade since Trumanell Branson disappeared, leaving only a bloody handprint … Continue reading Book Review: We Are All the Same in the Dark
THE OTHER PEOPLE | C.J. Tudor 01.28.2020 | Ballantine Books Rating: 4/5 stars Gabe is late coming home one night. While stuck in traffic, a rusty car cuts in front of him with a little girl in the window that looks just like his daughter, Izzy. Gabe even believes that she mouths the word Daddy … Continue reading Book Review: The Other People
DAISY JONES & THE SIX | Taylor Jenkins Reid 03.05.2019 | Ballantine Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Daisy Jones & The Six hit the height of their fame in the 1970s and then mysteriously and abruptly decided to split. This is the story of how Daisy Jones met The Six, their rise to stardom, and all … Continue reading Book Review: Daisy Jones & The Six
SOMETHING IN THE WATER | Catherine Steadman 06.05.2018 | Ballantine Rating: 3.5/5 stars Erin is a documentary filmmaker researching prisoners who are soon getting out and making their way back into the real world. Mark is a successful investment banker who has made it through the financial crash and has big dreams for the future. … Continue reading Book Review: Something in the Water
PAPER GHOSTS | Julia Heaberlin 05.15.2018 | Ballantine Books Rating: 5/5 stars Carl Louis Feldman is an elderly man suffering from dementia and a life resigned to a halfway house. He used to be a widely regarded photographer until he was tried for murder. Carl was accused of taking the life of a young woman … Continue reading Book Review: Paper Ghosts
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