Just a girl and her books
MY DARK VANESSA | Kate Elizabeth Russell 03.10.2020 | William Morrow Rating: 5/5 stars 2000: Fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye has been accepted to an elite boarding school. While trying to find her place in this new school, Vanessa becomes entranced by her forty-two-year-old English teacher, Jacob Strane. They begin to have an affair. 2017: Allegations around … Continue reading Book Review: My Dark Vanessa
SAINT X | Alexis Schaitkin 02.18.2020 | Celadon Books Rating: 2.5/5 stars Claire is just seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears while on family vacation. The Caribbean Island of Saint X is supposed to be an escape from reality for wealthy tourists, not a place of nightmares. Several days pass until the … Continue reading Book Review: Saint X
IN THE ABSENCE OF MIRACLES | Michael J. Malone 09.19.2019 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars John Docherty’s mother has just suffered a stroke and is facing a future where she will never be able to live independently again. In order to care for his mother, John is forced to sell his childhood home. While … Continue reading Blog Tour: In the Absence of Miracles
A MODERN FAMILY | Helga Flatland 06.13.2019 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars Liv, Ellen, and Hakon are setting off, along with their families, partners, and parents, on a holiday in Rome they soon won’t forget. The trip is to celebrate their father’s seventieth birthday, but nothing goes as planned. From the start things don’t … Continue reading Book Review: A Modern Family
WE LOVE ANDERSON COOPER | R.L. Maizes 07.23.2019 | Celadon Books Rating: 4/5 stars WE LOVE ANDERSON COOPER is a short story collection bringing together tales about characters that have experienced being treated as outsiders for a variety of reasons, such as sexual orientation, religious identity, socioeconomic status, and their appearance. Each story focuses on … Continue reading Book Review: We Love Anderson Cooper
TURBULENT WAKE | Paul E. Hardisty 05.16.2019 | Orenda Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Ethan Schofield has returned to the place of his birth to bury his father. They lived a strained relationship following the death of Ethan’s mother. For years he has felt a lack of connection with his father. Hidden away in one of … Continue reading Book Tour: Turbulent Wake
DAISY JONES & THE SIX | Taylor Jenkins Reid 03.05.2019 | Ballantine Books Rating: 4.5/5 stars Daisy Jones & The Six hit the height of their fame in the 1970s and then mysteriously and abruptly decided to split. This is the story of how Daisy Jones met The Six, their rise to stardom, and all … Continue reading Book Review: Daisy Jones & The Six
ATTEND | West Camel 12.13.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars This is the story of Anne and Sam. They haven’t met yet, but their lives are slowly becoming connected on many levels. Anne is a recovering heroin addict trying to make her life normal again in her hometown of Deptford. Things are tense between … Continue reading Blog Tour: Attend
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 WIDOW OF WALL STREET | Randy Susan Meyers 04.11.2017 (paperback release 06.26.2018) | Atria Books Rating: 3/5 stars Phoebe meets Jake when she is fifteen years old. Her parents wildly disapprove of the relationship because Jake is older than Phoebe, they want Phoebe to make a life of her own before marrying, and at … Continue reading Book Review: The Widow of Wall Street
