Just a girl and her books
SNOWBLIND | Ragnar Jonasson 06.15.2015 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars Siglufjordur is the opposite of Reykjavik. It’s a small fishing village located in Northern Iceland, where everyone knows each other and no one locks their doors. Ari Thor Arason has just applied for his first posting as a police officer and ends up being … Continue reading Book Review: Snowblind
THEN SHE WAS GONE | Lisa Jewell 04.17.2018 | Atria Books Rating: 4/5 stars Ellie Mack was fifteen-years-old when she disappeared. She was her mother’s golden child. She had an endless future of possibilities ahead of her. Ellie simply vanished without a trace. Ten years have passed since that fateful day, but her mother, Laurel, … Continue reading Book Review: Then She Was Gone
GOOD SAMARITANS | Will Carver 11.15.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars Seth Beauman suffers from insomnia. Awake late into the night, he has taken to calling strangers from an odd little phonebook he keeps tucked away, while his wife, Maeve, peacefully sleeps upstairs. Seth desperately wants to make a connection. He just needs one … Continue reading Book Review: Good Samaritans
INHUMAN RESOURCES | Pierre Lemaitre 11.06.2018 | Quercus USA Rating: 3/5 stars Alain Delambre lost his job four years ago. He is a fifty-seven-year-old former HR Executive, who now finds himself stuck in the world of unemployment. These days the only job offers he is receiving are for low-level, manual labor positions, which are far … Continue reading Book Review: Inhuman Resources
DAUGHTERS OF THE LAKE | Wendy Webb 11.01.2018 | Lake Union Publishing 4/5 stars Kate Granger is attempting to put her life back in order on the heels of learning that her husband, Kevin, was having an affair. She has quit her job and gone back to her safe place, her parent’s home, in an … Continue reading Book Review: Daughters of the Lake
THE BAT | Jo Nesbo 07.02.2013 (first published 1997) | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Rating: 4/5 stars Inspector Harry Hole has been sent to Sydney, Australia to investigate a series of murders. It appears that someone is hunting young, blonde-haired women. The latest victim is a twenty-something Norwegian woman names Inger, who is something of a … Continue reading Book Review: The Bat
TRAP | Lilja Sigurdardottir 10.18.2018| Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars Sonja has taken her son Tomas and escaped to sunny Florida where she hopes to build a new life for them. She has finally been able to escape the trappings of the cocaine trade in Iceland. One day Tomas goes missing and soon a series … Continue reading Blog Tour: Trap
THE LIES WE TOLD | Camilla Way 10.09.2018 | Berkley Books Rating: 4/5 stars Clara’s boyfriend, Luke, has disappeared. He’s been late coming home before or crashed at a friend’s house after a night out of one too many drinks, but he’s never just vanished. Luke has had issues with a stalker for quite a … Continue reading Book Review: The Lies We Told
THE LINGERING | S.J.I Holliday Orenda Books | 11.15.2018 Rating: 4.5/5 stars The Gardiner’s seem to have hit a rough patch in their marriage. Jack and Ali want to find a way to make it work, so they decide to move to a self-sufficient commune located in the English Fens. The commune is housed on … Continue reading Book Review: The Lingering
SOMETHING IN THE WATER | Catherine Steadman 06.05.2018 | Ballantine Rating: 3.5/5 stars Erin is a documentary filmmaker researching prisoners who are soon getting out and making their way back into the real world. Mark is a successful investment banker who has made it through the financial crash and has big dreams for the future. … Continue reading Book Review: Something in the Water
