Just a girl and her books
THE GOOD SISTER | Sally Hepworth04.13.2021 | St. Martin’s PressRating: 4/5 stars Fern and Rose appear to be as close as twin sisters can be: Rose is the responsible one and Fern is the quirky one. The sisters share an incredibly close bond with Rose serving as Fern’s protector from the time they were small. … Continue reading Book Review: The Good Sister
THE WIFE UPSTAIRS | Rachel Harrison01.05.2021 | St. Martin’s PressRating: 4/5 stars Meet Jane. She has just arrived in Birmingham, Alabama and is looking to make a new start. Luck has brought her into dog walking in a gated community, Thornfield Estates, filled with McMansions and bored housewives. It’s the kind of place where Jane … Continue reading Book Review: The Wife Upstairs
NEVER TURN BACK | Christopher Swann 10.06.2020 | Crooked Lane Books Rating: 3.5/5 stars Ethan Faulkner was a precocious child with a troublesome sister, a war veteran father, and a weary mother trying to keep them all together. One night there was a pounding knock at their door. A young girl on the run from … Continue reading Book Review: Never Turn Back
THE LAST WIFE | Karen Hamilton 07.07.2020 | Graydon House Rating: 4/5 stars Two women. One dying wish. A web of lies that will shatter the lives of many. Nina and Marie met when they were young and have been inseparable since the day they first became friends. When Nina is diagnosed with a terminal … Continue reading Book Review: The Last Wife
THE HALF SISTER | Sandie Jones 06.16.2020 | Minotaur Books Rating: 3.5/5 stars Everything is about to change for Kate and Lauren. A stranger has shown up at their door with shocking news. The woman standing before them, Jess, is their half sister. She has the results of a DNA test, which prove that they … Continue reading Book Review: The Half Sister
THE OTHER MRS. | Mary Kubica 02.18.2020 | Park Row Rating: 4/5 stars Sadie and Will Foust have just relocated their family from busy Chicago to a small island town in Maine. This new town brings new challenges, starting with getting to know the niece they’re now in charge of caring for due to an … Continue reading Book Review: The Other Mrs.
DEAD TO HER | Sarah Pinborough 02.11.2020 | William Morrow Rating: 5/5 stars Marcie Maddox has worked hard to live the life of luxury currently surrounding her in Savannah. Thanks to an illicit affair that eventually became a marriage and a fresh start to her current life, Marcie has everything she’s ever wanted. The only … Continue reading Book Review: Dead to Her
THE FIRST MISTAKE | Sandie Jones 06.11.2019 | Minotaur Books Rating: 5/5 stars Alice’s first husband disappeared while skiing several years ago. Since that time, Alice has been through a whirlwind of emotions, but managed to build her life back up. She is now married to her second husband, Nathan, who she works beside day … Continue reading Book Review: The First Mistake
MY LOVELY WIFE | Samantha Downing 03.26.2019 | Berkley Books Rating: 5/5 stars Millicent and her husband appear to be the perfect couple. They have two children, successful careers, and reside in an exclusive, gated community. On the exterior they have a life that others envy. Behind closed doors the couple holds a secret that … Continue reading Blog Tour & Book Review: My Lovely Wife
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
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