Just a girl and her books
THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER | Kaira Rouda 05.21.2019 | Graydon House Rating: 5/5 stars Jane Harris had everything. The perfect home. The perfect family. The perfect tragedy. Tucked away in her oceanfront Orange County home, Jane has been grieving the loss of her oldest daughter, Mary. Now that a year has passed it is time for … Continue reading Book Review: The Favorite Daughter
SUCH A PERFECT WIFE | Kate White (Bailey Weggins Mystery #8) 05.07.2019 | Harper Paperbacks Rating: 4/5 stars Shannon Blaine has disappeared without a trace. The mother of two set off for a run along the rural roads surrounding her home in Lake George, New York and never returned home. Shannon has been taking the … Continue reading Book Review: Such A Perfect Wife
LITTLE DARLINGS | Melanie Golding 04.30.2019 | Crooked Lane Books Rating: 4/5 stars Lauren Tranter has just gone through a complicated birth bringing her newborn twin sons, Morgan and Riley, into the world. When she experiences a weird encounter at the hospital, imagining there is a woman present trying to steal her babies, those around … Continue reading Book Review: Little Darlings
THE LAST | Hanna Jameson 04.09.2019 | Atria Books Rating: 4/5 stars Jon has left his family back home in America in order to attend a conference in an isolated hotel in Switzerland. We never consider that we won’t be able to go home and try to fix a situation we left behind, but this … Continue reading Book Review: The Last
UNRAVELING OLIVER | Liz Nugent 08.22.2017 | Scout Press Rating: 4/5 stars Oliver Ryan is a charming, charismatic, and successful children’s book author. He is married to devoted and demure, Alice, who illustrates Oliver’s books. They appear to have not only a picturesque marriage, but also a solid work partnership. Together they live an easy, … Continue reading Book Review: Unraveling Oliver
THE MISSING YEARS | Lexie Elliott 04.23.2019 | Berkley Rating: 4/5 stars Ailsa Calder has just inherited half of a house. The other half is owned by her father who disappeared without a trace twenty-seven years ago. The Manse is an eerie, old Scottish manor isolated on the outskirts of a small town. There is … Continue reading Book Review: The Missing Years
PALM BEACH, FINLAND | Antti Tuomainen 10.18.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars Welcome to Palm, Beach Finland! Get ready to stay in a brightly colored cabana decorated with flamingos and palm trees on Finland’s “hottest beach”. This bizarre holiday village is attempting to become a prime traveler’s destination, but there’s just one small problem...a … Continue reading Book Review: Palm Beach, Finland
THE RINGMASTER | Vanda Symon (Sam Shephard #2) 04.18.2019 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars After a disastrous end to a case she was investigating, Sam Shephard has packed her bags and relocated. She is now at the bottom of the detective ranks in the Dunedin police force, but ready to prove her worth. Working … Continue reading Book Review: The Ringmaster
CALL ME STAR GIRL | Louise Beech 04.18.2019 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars Victoria Valbon was brutally murdered in an alley three weeks ago and the killer has yet to be found. Stella McKeever, local radio personality, has been fascinated by Valbon’s murder. Tonight is her last show on the radio and she wants … Continue reading Book Review: Call Me Star Girl
OVERKILL | Vanda Symon (Sam Shephard #1) 09.07.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars Lockie and Gaby Knowes are a happily married couple living a peaceful life with their daughter in a small New Zealand town called Mataura. One day Lockie comes home to find Gaby missing. She has left their daughter alone with a … Continue reading Book Review: Overkill
