Just a girl and her books
SOMEBODY’S HOME | Kaira Rouda 01.18.0222 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 3/5 stars Julie Jones has finally decided it’s time to leave her marriage. With her teenage daughter, Jess, she’s starting over in a new house in Oceanside. It comes with a bit of the unexpected. The previous owners, a pastor and his wife, have … Continue reading Book Review: Somebody’s Home
THE FORGOTTEN GIRL | David Bell 12.31.2019 (first published 10.07.2014) | Berkley Rating: 4/5 stars Jason Danver’s isn’t close with his sister Hayden. Over the years she has distanced herself from Jason and their family as she spiraled out of control. Now Jason finds his former addict sister at his doorstep with her teenage daughter. … Continue reading Book Review: The Forgotten Girl
LAYOVER | David Bell 07.02.2019 | Berkley Rating: 3/5 stars Joshua Fields has a successful career working for his father. He spends week after week in the airport reliving the same series of departures and arrivals in various towns. While some might yearn for this life, Joshua doesn’t feel the same. He’s desperate to break … Continue reading Book Review: Layover
GIRLS LIKE US | Cristina Alger 07.02.2019 | Putnam Rating: 4/5 stars FBI Agent Nell Flynn has just received news that her father, Homicide Detective Martin Flynn, has died. Nell makes her way back to the hometown that she has avoided for ten years. A town that is filled with memories of her mother’s brutal … Continue reading Book Review: Girls Like Us
SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW | David Bell 12.31.2018 | Berkley Books Rating: 3/5 stars Nick Hansen is just an average guy out grocery shopping when he comes across a young woman who is the spitting image of his former college girlfriend, Marissa Minor, who died in a house fire twenty years ago. When Nick … Continue reading Book Review: Somebody I Used to Know
SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER | David Bell 07.10.2018 | Berkley Books Rating: 4/5 stars Late one night the Frazier's have a knock at their door. The couple unassumingly thinks it must be another neighborhood kid there to sell magazines or candy, but much to Michael Frazier's surprise he opens the door to find his ex-wife, Erica, standing … Continue reading Book Review: Somebody’s Daughter
I LIKED MY LIFE | Abby Fabiaschi 01.31.2017 | St. Martin's Press Rating: 4/5 stars Madeline, a devoted stay-at-home mother and wife has passed away. She has committed suicide and left behind her husband and teenage daughter. Brady has always believed him was a good husband who works hard to care for his family, but … Continue reading Book Review: I Liked My Life
SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER | Rochelle B. Weinstein 04.17.2018 | Lake Union Publishing Rating: 4/5 stars Emma and Bobby Ross live a picture perfect life. They have twin daughters, Lily and Zoe, who are each excelling at school. Their marriage is a story of high school sweethearts still together and going strong many years later. Together they … Continue reading Book Review: Somebody’s Daughter
What Jess Reads 