Just a girl and her books
THE GUEST LIST | Lucy Foley 05.05.2020 | William Morrow 5/5 stars Guests have gathered on an island off the coast of Ireland to celebrate the wedding of Will and Jules. Will is the handsome and charming, up and coming television star. Jules is the smart and ambitious online magazine publisher. Together they have had … Continue reading Book Review: The Guest List
REVOLVER ROAD | Christi Daugherty (Harper McClain #3) 03.10.2020 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars Harper McClain has retreated to the isolated area of Tybee Island after receiving a mysterious phone call warning her that someone wants her dead. The call was too specific to ignore and too dangerous to not take seriously. The caller … Continue reading Book Review: Revolver Road
EIGHT PERFECT MURDERS | Peter Swanson 03.03.2020 | William Morrow Rating: 5/5 stars Malcolm Kershaw is a bookseller running a Boston-based store called Old Devils that specializes in tales of crime fiction. The last thing he expects is for the FBI to come knocking on his door. Years ago, Kershaw created a blog post dedicated … Continue reading Book Review: Eight Perfect Murders
GHOSTS OF THE MISSING | Kathleen Donohoe 02.11.2020 | HMH Books Rating: 3/5 stars Culleton, New York is the home of writers, artists, and unsolved mysteries. After years of avoiding her hometown, Adair has been forced to return after being unable to make it as a successful artist in Brooklyn. She moves back into Moye … Continue reading Book Review: Ghosts of the Missing
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
NINTH HOUSE | Leigh Bardugo (Alex Stern #1) 10.08.2019 | Flatiron Books Rating: 5/5 stars Yale’s freshman class just earned it’s most unlikeliest of members in the form of Galaxy “Alex” Stern. Hailing from Los Angeles, Alex was raised by a hippie mom who didn’t understand the strange things happening to her. Alex ultimately dropped … Continue reading Book Review: Ninth House
THE DEAD GIRLS CLUB | Damien Angelica Walters 12.10.2019 | Crooked Lane Books Rating: 4/5 stars In 1991, Heather Cole and her circle of friends formed the Dead Girls Club. They were a group of friends interested in the macabre, from ghost stories to serial killers. One day group member, Becca, shares the story of … Continue reading Book Review: The Dead Girls Club
THE WINTERS | Lisa Gabriele 10.16.2018 | Viking Rating: 5/5 stars A young woman has been swept up in a whirlwind romance that transports her from desolate island life to a secluded mansion in Long Island known as the Asherly Estate. Max Winters is the man that every little girl dreams of as their future … Continue reading Book Review: The Winters
RULES FOR VANISHING | Kate Alice Marshall 09.24.2019 | Viking Books/Penguin Teen Rating: 4/5 stars Once a year a path appears in the forest and Lucy Gallows beckons someone to come and find her. Are you willing to walk along this mysterious path filled with traps to find a lost girl? What happens to those … Continue reading Book Review: Rules for Vanishing
THE INSTITUTE | Stephen King 09.10.2019 | Scribner Rating: 4.5/5 stars On a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis a group of intruders enter the home of Luke Ellis. In the span of two minutes they murder Luke’s parents and drive away with him, drugged and unaware of his destination. Luke wakes up to a place … Continue reading Book Review: The Institute
