Just a girl and her books
TAKE IT BACK | Kia Abdullah 06.2020 (12.2020 in US) | HQ Rating: 5/5 stars The Victim: A sixteen-year-old girl with facial deformities, neglected by her alcoholic mother. She has accused her classmates of rape. The Defendants: Four handsome teenage boys from immigrant families. All tell the same story. Someone is lying. TAKE IT BACK … Continue reading Book Review: Take It Back
THE NIGHT SWIM | Megan Goldin 08.04.2020 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4.5/5 stars Rachel Krall is the host of a popular true crime podcast. For season three she has chosen to cover a live trial, which brings her to the town of Neapolis. This small town is at odds over a devastating rape case. … Continue reading Book Review: The Night Swim
YOU ARE NOT ALONE | Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen 03.03.2020 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4/5 stars Shay Miller’s life has taken a downward slant that she wasn’t expecting to find herself in at her age. She has just lost her job due to downsizing. She doesn’t have a love interest. She’s losing her … Continue reading Book Review: You Are Not Alone
THE GOD GAME | Danny Tobey 01.07.2020 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4/5 stars You are invited! Come inside and play with G.O.D. Bring your friends! It’s fun! But remember the rules. Win and ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE.™ Lose, you die! With these words, Charlie and his friends decide to enter the G.O.D. Game, … Continue reading Book Review: The God Game
THE FURIES | Katie Lowe 10.08.2019 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4/5 stars Violet is in need of a fresh start after losing her father and sister. Seeking to escape her traumatic family situation, Violet enrolls in an all-girls boarding school on the outskirts of her town. Awkward and unsure where to find her fit … Continue reading Book Review: The Furies
THE BREAKDOWN | B.A. Paris 07.18.2017 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4/5 stars Would you stop if you passed a car sitting on the shoulder of a rural road during a downpour? Cass has found herself in this predicament. While she decides to stop, she does not exit her car. Instead she waits for the … Continue reading Book Review: The Breakdown
AN ANONYMOUS GIRL | Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen 01.08.2019 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4/5 stars Jessica Ferris has stumbled upon a new study being held at a nearby college campus through one of her customers a Beauty Buzz. The study is hosted by Dr. Shields, who Jessica has never met, but is willing … Continue reading Book Review: An Anonymous Girl
THE LEGACY | Yrsa Sigurdardottir 02.13.2018 | Minotaur Books Rating: 5/5 stars A mother of three has been found murdered in her home while her children slept in their beds. The only witness to this horrific crime is her daughter, Margret, who heard the disturbance and was hiding under her mother’s bed. Unable and unwilling … Continue reading Book Review: The Legacy
BABY TEETH | Zoje Stage 07.17.2018 | St. Martin’s Press Rating: 4/5 stars Meet the Jensen’s. They’re a successful family living in Pittsburgh where Dad, Alex, is an architect and Mom, Suzette, home-schools their daughter Hanna. Behind closed doors the truth lies. Seven-year-old Hanna has been kicked out of several schools for destructive behaviors, going … Continue reading Book Review: Baby Teeth
JAR OF HEARTS | Jennifer Hillier 06.12.2018 | Minotaur Books Rating: 5/5 stars This is the story of three best friends from high school and how the events of one night have shaped their lives. One was murdered, one went to prison, and one became a cop who is determined to find the truth. Angela … Continue reading Book Review: Jar of Hearts
