Just a girl and her books
THE LION TAMER WHO LOST | Louise Beech 09.30.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars Ben has always dreamed of going to Africa and saving lions. When his mother passed away he made her a promise that he would follow his dreams, but his recent journey to Zimbabwe to work as a volunteer at a … Continue reading Book Review: The Lion Tamer Who Lost
THE AWKWARD SQUAD | Sophie Henaff 04.03.2018 | Quercus USA Rating 4/5 stars Anne Capestan has been suspended from her police duties for firing one too many bullets at the bad guys in her cases. Now that her suspension is wrapping up, she has been called to HQ to learn what will happen to … Continue reading Book Review: The Awkward Squad
IT | Stephen King 01.05.2016 (first published Sept 1986) | Scribner Rating: 5/5 stars Derry, Maine has an interesting history of cycles of violence and cases of missing children. There is something hunting the town’s youth and impacting the behavior of the adults. In 1958 Bill Denbourgh’s brother George is found murdered with his arm … Continue reading Book Review: It
MISTER TENDER'S GIRL | Carter Wilson 02.13.2018 | Sourcebooks Landmark Rating: 5/5 stars When Alice Hill was fourteen she was a lonely teenage girl who was looking for friends. When the Glassin twins asked her to come over and hang out with them, she didn't hesitate to accept the invitation. The twins volunteered to walk … Continue reading Book Review: Mister Tender’s Girl
END GAME | Matt Johnson 03.31.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars Robert Finlay believes that he has left his military days behind him and it is now time to kick back and enjoy life as a detective working in London. That dream is quickly shattered as a series of odd incidents start happening around … Continue reading Blog Tour: End Game
SOMETIMES I LIE | Alice Feeney 03.13.2018 | Flatiron Books Rating: 5/5 stars Amber has woken up in a hospital. She is unable to move, speak, or open her eyes. She can hear everything happening around her. She can hear everything people are saying about her. Amber is trapped inside her body thanks to a … Continue reading Book Review: Sometimes I Lie
I’LL KEEP YOU SAFE | Peter May 03.06.2018 | Quercus USA Rating: 3/5 stars Niamh and Ruairidh MacFarlane are the co-owners of a popular Scottish textiles company known as Ranish Tweed. The couple is in the midst of promoting their brand in Paris when Niamh receives an anonymous email telling her that Ruairidh is having … Continue reading Book Review: I’ll Keep You Safe
PUNISHMENT (Detective Barnes #1) | Scott J. Holliday 02.01.2018 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 4/5 stars Detroit-based homicide detective John Barnes plays a unique and often painful role in investigating the local murder cases. Technological advances have led to the creation of a machine that can access the memories of the living, the dying, and … Continue reading Book Review: Punishment
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE | Agatha Christie 05.06.2014 (first published 11.06.1939) | William Morrow Rating: 5/5 stars Ten strangers have been asked to arrive at a secluded island in Devon on August 8th. They have each received a letter from someone they know inviting them to come to the island for various reasons at … Continue reading Book Review: And Then There Were None
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE | Anthony Burgess 04.07.2011 (first published 1962) | Penguin Essentials Rating: 4/5 stars Alex is fifteen. He lives in a society where the youth are trying to overthrow the world around them and show that they are the group in charge. It’s common for teenagers like Alex to engage in extreme violence, … Continue reading Book Review: A Clockwork Orange
