Just a girl and her books
THEME MUSIC | T. Marie Vandelly 07.23.2019 | Dutton Books Rating: 5/5 stars Dixie Wheeler’s life is defined by her past. She has carried the trauma and stigma associated with her family for decades. Dixie is “Baby Blue”, the lone survivor of her father’s murderous rage that left her mother and brothers butchered. Twenty-five years … Continue reading Book Review: Theme Music
WATCH OVER ME | Nina LaCour 09.15.2020 | Dutton Rating: 4/5 stars Mila has recently graduated from high school and aged out of the foster care system. She is used to being alone. Perhaps that’s what drew her to accepting a new opportunity. She’ll be living in a remote place, among the flowers and the … Continue reading Book Review: Watch Over Me
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY | E.G. Scott 08.04.2020 | Dutton Books Rating: 4/5 stars Charlotte, a mid-thirties Long Island woman, has been working for the last few years to rebuild her life after she watched her future in neuroscience blow up in her face. Just as she believes her life is turning around, Charlotte’s boyfriend … Continue reading Book Review: In Case of Emergency
THE FAMILIAR DARK | Amy Engel 03.31.2020 | Dutton Books Rating: 4/5 stars Within the poorest part of the Missouri Ozarks lies a small town filled with big secrets. Eve Taggert’s daughter Junie and her best friend, Izzy, have just been found murdered. The girls were only twelve-years-old and had their whole lives ahead of … Continue reading Book Review: The Familiar Dark
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