Just a girl and her books
RAZORBLADE TEARS | S.A. Cosby 07.06.2021 | Flatiron Books Rating: 5/5 stars A Black father. A white father. Two murdered sons. A quest for justice. Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not as much as a speeding ticket in all that time. When the cops show up at his door … Continue reading Book Review: Razorblade Tears
ACE OF SPADES | Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 06.01.2021 | Feiwel & Friends Rating: 5/5 stars Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo have been selected to be part of the elite Niveus Private Academy’s senior class prefects. Not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian. … Continue reading Book Review: Ace of Spades
A DEADLY INSIDE SCOOP by Abby Collette: Recent MBA grad Bronwyn “Win” Crewse has decided to go back to her hometown and take over her family’s ice cream shop. Chagrin Falls, Ohio is a small town where everyone knows Crewse Creamery. Win is excited to restore the shop to its former glory using her grandmother’s … Continue reading Mini Reviews: A Deadly Inside Scoop & It Takes Two to Mango
THE NINJA BETRAYED | Tori Eldridge (Lily Wong #3) 09.14.2021 | Agora Books Rating: 4/5 stars Lily Wong finds herself in Hong Kong alongside her mother who has been summoned by her grandfather to attend an emergency board meeting. The trip has an air of tension, but Lily is looking forward to family reunions and … Continue reading Book Review: The Ninja Betrayed
THE SUMMONING | J.P. Smith 09.07.2021 | Poisoned Pen Press Rating: 4/5 stars Kit Capriol lost her husband when the North Tower went down on 9/11. Over the years she has scraped by as an actress, barely supporting herself and her daughter. But now her daughter, Zoey, is in the hospital, bills are due, and … Continue reading Book Review: The Summoning
THE KIND WORTH KILLING | Peter Swanson 02.13.2015 | William Morrow Rating: 5/5 stars On a night flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kitner. Over one too many martinis, the strangers decide to play a game of truth, revealing very intimate details about themselves. Ted shares about his … Continue reading Book Review: The Kind Worth Killing
THE STEAL | C.W. Gortner & M.J. Rose 08.10.2021 | Blue Box Press Rating: 4/5 stars Ania Thorne has recently taken over her father’s jewelry empire. She plans to bring the company back to popularity in Cannes where she will reveal a stunning new collection. The Leopard, a notorious jewel thief, has other plans. He … Continue reading Book Review: The Steal
THE GUILT TRIP | Sandie Jones 08.03.2021 | Minotaur Books Rating: 3/5 stars Rachel and Noah have been friends since they met at university. Twenty years ago they thought that they might become something more, but today they each find themselves happily married to other people, Jack and Paige. Jack’s brother Will is getting married … Continue reading Book Review: The Guilt Trip
THE HUNTING WIVES | May Cobb 05.18.2021 | Berkley Rating: 3.5/5 stars Sophie O’Neill has left behind an envy-inspiring career and the stressful, competitive life of big city Chicago to settle down with her husband and young son in a small Texas town. This is everything Sophie has been dreaming of: a beautiful home in … Continue reading Book Review: The Hunting Wives
THE SAFE PLACE | Anna Downes 07.14.2020 | Minotaur Books Rating: 3.5/5 stars Emily Proudman just lost her acting agent, her job, and her apartment in one miserable day. Scott Denny is a successful and charismatic CEO, who just happened to be the one to fire Emily from her job. He now sees her in … Continue reading Book Review: The Safe Place
