Just a girl and her books
WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS | Kate Alice Marshall 01.17.2023 | Flatiron Books Rating: 4/5 stars Naomi Shaw used to believe in magic. Twenty-two years ago, she and her two best friends, Cassidy and Olivia, spent the summer roaming the woods, imagining a world of ceremony and wonder. They called it the Goddess Game. The … Continue reading Book Review: What Lies in the Woods
THE HACIENDA | Isabel Cañas 05.03.2022 | Berkley Rating: 3.5/5 stars In the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father is executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security his estate in the countryside provides. But … Continue reading Book Review: The Hacienda
THE PARIS APARTMENT | Lucy Foley 02.22.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4.5/5 stars Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say … Continue reading Book Review: The Paris Apartment
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS | Alice Feeney 09.07.2021 | Flatiron Books Rating: 5/5 stars Things have been wrong with Mr. and Mrs. Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter, Adam Wright, has lived with face blindness … Continue reading Book Review: Rock Paper Scissors
ONE BY ONE | Ruth Ware 09.08.2020 | Scout Press Rating: 4/5 stars Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of … Continue reading Book Review: One by One
BETTY | Tiffany McDaniel 08.18.2020 | Knopf Rating: 4.5/5 stars Betty Carpenter was born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father and a white mother. Betty is the sixth of eight children. The world the Carpenter family inhabits is one of poverty and violence - both from outside the family and from within. … Continue reading Book Review: Betty
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
A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER | Holly Jackson (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #1) 02.04.2020 | Delacorte Press Rating: 5/5 stars Pip Fitz-Amobi is known for being a perfectionist at school. Everyone is surprised when for her senior capstone project she decides to look into a local murder case. There is something about … Continue reading Book Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
NOTHING TO SEE HERE | Kevin Wilson 10.29.2019 | Ecco Rating: 5/5 stars Lillian and Madison were an unlikely pairing for roommates at an elite boarding school. Lillian came from poverty and had fought hard to end up somewhere so prestigious, whereas Madison was here because of her family’s wealth. Lillian is expelled from school … Continue reading Book Review: Nothing to See Here
LOCK EVERY DOOR | Riley Sager 07.02.2019 | Dutton Rating: 5/5 stars The rules are simple. No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No talking to the other residents, unless they speak to you first. Jules Larsen’s new job may come with a strict set of rules, but the rewards are high. She … Continue reading Book Review: Lock Every Door
What Jess Reads 