Just a girl and her books
THE COURIER | Kjell Ola Dahl 03.21.2019 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars In 1942, Jewish newspaper courier Ester Lemkov finds herself betrayed by the resistance forces she is working with and narrowly avoiding arrest. She not only feels her own life at jeopardy, but watches as her father is dragged from their family store … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Courier
A BEAUTIFUL CORPSE | Christi Daugherty (Harper McClain #2) 03.12.2019 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars Savannah’s downtown district is known for tourism and safety, until late one night the body of a young woman is found. Naomi Scott was a twenty-four year old law school student whose life was ended by a gunman. There … Continue reading Book Review: A Beautiful Corpse
BEAUTIFUL BAD | Annie Ward 03.05.2019 | Park Row Rating: 3.5/5 stars Maddie and Ian’s romance first began when they met overseas many years ago. They were both young and attracted to each other. Ian was serving in the British Army and Maddie was a travel writer. Brought together in a chance encounter thanks to … Continue reading Book Review: Beautiful Bad
THE STRANGER DIARIES | Elly Griffiths 03.05.2019 | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Rating: 5/5 stars Clare Cassidy is a high school English teacher who specializes in the works of Gothic writer, R.M. Holland, who just happened to reside in the school she now teaches at. When one of Clare’s close friends and colleagues is found murdered … Continue reading Book Review: The Stranger Diaries
FOR BETTER AND WORSE | Margot Hunt 12.11.2018 | MIRA Books Rating: 3/5 stars Natalie and Will Clarke met in law school. On their first date they bonded over drinks, dinner, and planning the perfect murder. Chalking it up to just a fun exercise in using their lawyer minds to beat the system, Will thinks … Continue reading Book Review: For Better and Worse
BETON ROUGE | Simone Buchholz (Chas Riley #2) 02.21.2019 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars An unconscious man has been found outside the offices of one of Germany’s biggest newspapers. He is locked inside of a cage, naked, and on display for all of those who walk by to see. Chas Riley and her new … Continue reading Blog Tour: Beton Rouge
THE BONE KEEPER | Luca Veste 02.05.2019 | Sourcebooks Rating: 4/5 stars Twenty years ago, four teenagers walked through a tunnel where it was rumored the Bone Keeper lived. Only three made it through. The fourth, Matty, was never seen again. Stories about the Bone Keeper snatching up people had swirled the town for years, … Continue reading Book Review: The Bone Keeper
AN ANONYMOUS GIRL | Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen 01.08.2019 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4/5 stars Jessica Ferris has stumbled upon a new study being held at a nearby college campus through one of her customers a Beauty Buzz. The study is hosted by Dr. Shields, who Jessica has never met, but is willing … Continue reading Book Review: An Anonymous Girl
THE RECKONING | Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Children’s House #2) 02.12.2019 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars Vaka sits alone on the cold steps of her school. No one has come to pick her up and the school doors have long since locked behind her. Her mind is racing with possibilities of what will happen to her … Continue reading Book Review: The Reckoning
ALL THE BEAUTIFUL LIES | Peter Swanson 04.03.2018 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars Harry Ackerson’s college graduation is days away when he receives a phone call that changes his life forever. His step-mother, Alice, is calling to inform him that Harry’s father has died. The police think it was an accident and that his … Continue reading Book Review: All the Beautiful Lies
