Just a girl and her books
THE BURNING SEASON | Alison Wisdom 07.05.22 | Harper Perennial Rating: 4/5 stars Rosemary has often felt like trouble, and now at thirty-two, her marriage to her college sweetheart, Paul, is crumbling. In a last-ditch attempt to restore it, she agrees to give herself over to a newly formed Christian sect in central Texas, run … Continue reading Book Review: The Burning Season
THE SECOND HUSBAND | Kate White 06.28.2022 | Harper Rating: 3.5/5 stars Recovering from the unsolved murder of her first husband, Derrick, thirtysomething Emma Hawke has built a new life with Tom, a handsome, successful, and loving widower who finally makes her feel safe again. Then one day a police detective shows up at their … Continue reading Book Review: The Second Husband
WHEN THE RECKONING COMES | LaTanya McQueen 08.03.2021 | Harper Perennial Rating: 4.5/5 stars More than a decade ago, Mira fled her small, segregated hometown in the south to forget. She’s distanced herself from everything in her past: from her best friend Celine, mocked by their town as the only white girl with black friends; … Continue reading Book Review: When the Reckoning Comes
LOST GIRLS | Robert Kolker 05.06.2014 | Harper Perennial Rating: 4/5 stars Investigative reporter, Robert Kolker, has assembled within LOST GIRLS an account of the true-life search for a serial killer who still remains unknown on Long Island. The book is a detailed look into the world of online escorts and the dangers associated with … Continue reading Book Review: Lost Girls
THE ORACLE YEAR | Charles Soule 04.03.2018 | Harper Perennial Rating: 4/5 stars Will Dando is barely getting by in New York living from gig to gig playing as a bassist. One night he has a dream where he receives 108 predictions about the future and before he knows it he has become the most … Continue reading Book Review: The Oracle Year
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