Just a girl and her books
INSOMNIA | Sarah Pinborough 03.30.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars Emma Averell loves her life—her high-powered legal career, her two beautiful children, and her wonderful stay-at-home husband—but it wasn’t always so perfect. When she was just five years old, Emma and her older sister went into foster care because of a horrific incident with … Continue reading Book Review: Insomnia
IN MY DREAMS I HOLD A KNIFE | Ashley Winstead 08.03.2021 | Sourcebooks Rating: 5/5 stars A college reunion turns dark and deadly in this chilling and propulsive suspense novel about six friends, one unsolved murder, and the dark secrets they’ve been hiding from each other—and themselves—for a decade. Ten years after graduation, Jessica Miller … Continue reading Book Review: In My Dreams I Hold A Knife
THE CHATEAU | Jaclyn Goldis 05.23.23 | Atria Books Rating: 4/5 stars Welcome to picturesque Provence, where the Lady of the Chateau, Séraphine Demargelasse, has opened its elegant doors to her granddaughter Darcy and three friends. Twenty years earlier, the four girlfriends studied abroad together in France and visited the old woman on the weekends, … Continue reading Book Review: The Chateau
BRIGHT AND DEADLY THINGS | Lexie Elliott 02.14.2023 | Berkley Rating: 4/5 stars The Chalet des Anglais should be the ideal locale for recently-widowed Oxford don Emily to begin cutting through the fog of her grief. With no electricity, running water, or access by car, the rustic chalet nestled at the foot of the verdant, … Continue reading Book Review: Bright and Deadly Things
THE WRITING RETREAT | Julia Bartz 02.21.2023 | Atria Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at the remote estate of Roza Vallo, the controversial high priestess of feminist horror. Alex, a struggling writer, is thrilled. Upon arrival, they discover they must complete an entire novel from scratch, and … Continue reading Book Review: The Writing Retreat
THE ANGEL MAKER | Alex North 2.28.2023 | Celadon Books Rating: 3/5 stars Growing up in a beautiful house in the English countryside, Katie Shaw lived a charmed life. At the cusp of graduation, she had big dreams, a devoted boyfriend, and a little brother she protected fiercely. Until the day a violent stranger changed … Continue reading Book Review: The Angel Maker
THE NEW ONE | Evie Green 03.28.2023 | Berkley Rating: 3.5/5 stars For Tamsyn and Ed, life is tough. They both work long hours for very little money and come home to their moody, rebellious daughter, Scarlett. After a tragic accident leaves Scarlett comatose and with little chance of recovery, Tamsyn and Ed are out … Continue reading Book Review: The New One
BLIND SPOTS | Thomas Mullen 04.04.2023 | Minotaur Books Rating: 3/5 stars Seven years ago, everyone in the world went blind in a matter of months. Technology helped people adjust to the new normal, creating a device that approximates vision, downloading visual data directly to people’s brains. But what happens when someone finds a way … Continue reading Book Review: Blind Spots
SIGN HERE | Claudia Lux 10.25.2022 | Berkley Rating: 5/5 stars Peyote Trip has a pretty good gig in the deals department on the fifth floor of Hell. Sure, none of the pens work, the coffee machine has been out of order for a century, and the only drink on offer is Jägermeister, but Pey … Continue reading Book Review: Sign Here
THE SOULMATE | Sally Hepworth 04.04.2023 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4/5 stars There’s a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa’s dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Night after night Gabe comes … Continue reading Book Review: The Soulmate
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