Just a girl and her books
THE AU PAIR | Emma Rous 01.08.2019 | Berkley Books Rating: 4/5 stars Seraphine Mayes and her twin brother, Danny, were born in the middle of summer on their family’s coastal estate, Summerbourne. Throughout the years rumors have swirled about the family and the twins. Whispers around town were that the family was never able … Continue reading Book Review: The Au Pair
The last week of January is officially upon us, which means if you're anything like me, you are running around trying to wrap up your final selections for the month and write up a slew of reviews! I managed to finish two books over the weekend. I just posted my review for NEMESIS and will … Continue reading Weekly Reads: January 28th
SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW | David Bell 12.31.2018 | Berkley Books Rating: 3/5 stars Nick Hansen is just an average guy out grocery shopping when he comes across a young woman who is the spitting image of his former college girlfriend, Marissa Minor, who died in a house fire twenty years ago. When Nick … Continue reading Book Review: Somebody I Used to Know
THE LIES WE TOLD | Camilla Way 10.09.2018 | Berkley Books Rating: 4/5 stars Clara’s boyfriend, Luke, has disappeared. He’s been late coming home before or crashed at a friend’s house after a night out of one too many drinks, but he’s never just vanished. Luke has had issues with a stalker for quite a … Continue reading Book Review: The Lies We Told
SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER | David Bell 07.10.2018 | Berkley Books Rating: 4/5 stars Late one night the Frazier's have a knock at their door. The couple unassumingly thinks it must be another neighborhood kid there to sell magazines or candy, but much to Michael Frazier's surprise he opens the door to find his ex-wife, Erica, standing … Continue reading Book Review: Somebody’s Daughter
THE BROKEN GIRLS | Simone St. James 03.20.2018 | Berkley Rating: 5/5 stars Vermont, 1950: Idlewild Hall is the home for girls who are no longer wanted. The student body is made up of girls who are refugees, victims of the war, pregnant, illegitimate, or just plain too troublesome for their parents to want around … Continue reading Book Review: The Broken Girls
LET ME LIE | Clare Mackintosh 03.13.2018 | Berkley Rating: 4/5 stars Anna Johnson lost both of her parents. Her father, Tom, was the first to commit suicide by jumping from a local cliff. He texted his wife, Caroline, to tell her that he couldn’t continue living the way he was and that he was … Continue reading Book Review: Let Me Lie
