Just a girl and her books
THE DARK HALF | Stephen King 10.20.1989 | Gallery Books Rating: 3.5/5 stars Thad Beaumont is a writer and for a decade he has secretly published violent crime fiction bestsellers under the name of George Stark. Things have changed for Thad recently and he’s healthier and happier than ever with his wife and infant twins. … Continue reading Book Review: The Dark Half
PLEASE SEE US | Caitlin Mullen 03.03.2020 | Gallery Books Rating: 4/5 stars One fateful summer in Atlantic City has brought together two young women to become unlikely friends in the wake of a series of disappearances dangerously close to home. Summer may have arrived in Atlantic City, but the boardwalk is empty of tourists, … Continue reading Book Review: Please See Us
THEY NEVER LEARN | Layne Fargo 10.13.2020 | Gallery Rating: 5/5 stars Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor, but she’s even better at getting away with murder. Every year she searches for the worst man at Gorman University and plots his well-deserved demise. She has gotten away with her crimes for years thanks to … Continue reading Book Review: They Never Learn
THE DEAD ZONE | Stephen King 08.2018 | Gallery Books (first published 08.30.1979) Rating: 4/5 stars Johnny Smith wakes up after a five year coma following a car accident to discover that he can see people’s futures and pasts if he touches them. While many consider his talent to be a gift, Johnny feels cursed … Continue reading Book Review: The Dead Zone
CUJO | Stephen King 02.20.2018 (first published 1981) | Gallery Books Rating: 3/5 stars Cujo used to be a big, friendly Saint Bernard who was loveable and loyal to his family and everyone around him. He always strived his hardest to be a good dog. All that ends when a nearly 200 pound Cujo chases … Continue reading Book Review: Cujo
CHRISTINE | Stephen King02.23.2016 (first published 04.1983) | Gallery BooksRating: 4/5 stars It was love at first sight for Arnie Cunningham the day he spotted the dilapidated 1958 red and white Plymouth Fury for sale on the side of the road. The cantankerous owner has dubbed the car “Christine” and is willing to part with … Continue reading Book Review: Christine
THE RUNNING MAN | Stephen King as Richard Bachman 03.08.2016 (first published 05.01.1982) | Gallery Books Rating: 4/5 stars Welcome to a dystopian future where the poor are seen as rodents and not human beings. Their lives are not valued the way those with money are. Ben Richards is one of those poor people. His … Continue reading Book Review: The Running Man
THE LONG WALK | Stephen King as Richard Bachman 02.16.2016 (First published July 1979) | Gallery Books Rating: 5/5 stars Each year one hundred boys under the age of eighteen enter into a walking competition where there can only be one winner. Boys around the country enter to compete despite knowing there will be only … Continue reading Book Review: The Long Walk
THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS | Stephen Graham Jones 05.19.2020 | Gallery/Saga Press Rating: 3/5 stars Four American Indian men took part in a traumatic and disturbing event during their youth, that to this day seems to linger in their minds. Each man has found their own way to deal with the feelings associated with this … Continue reading Book Review: The Only Good Indians
MINDHUNTER | John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker 10.24.2017 | Gallery Books (first published in 1995) Rating: 4/5 stars Special Agent John Douglas helped to revolutionize the FBI and how criminal investigations are conducted by becoming an expert in criminal profiling. Douglas made his life’s work out of meeting with, learning about, and understanding serial … Continue reading Book Review: Mindhunter
