Just a girl and her books
BLACKOUT | Erin Flanagan 07.01.2022 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 3.5/5 stars Seven months into her sobriety, sociology professor Maris Heilman has her first blackout. She chalks it up to exhaustion, though she fears her husband and daughter suspect she’s drinking again. Whatever the cause, the glitches start becoming more frequent. Sometimes minutes, sometimes longer, … Continue reading Book Review: Blackout
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
UNSPEAKABLE THINGS | Jess Lourey 01.01.2020 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 4/5 stars Cassie McDowell is growing up in the small Minnesota town of Lilydale in the 1980s. She lives on a farm, loves going to school, and has a crush on the nicest boy in class. Behind the rosy exterior there is more to … Continue reading Book Review: Unspeakable Things
I KNOW EVERYTHING | Matthew Farrell 08.06.2019 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 4/5 stars Police investigator, Susan Adler, is investigating a deadly car accident. Everything about the case looks like it was accidental, but as the medical examiner takes over it becomes clear that this was actually a murder. The victim was was the wealthy … Continue reading Book Review: I Know Everything
GRETCHEN | Shannon Kirk 07.23.2019 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 5/5 stars All Lucy has ever known is life on the run. Together with her mother, they have hopped from state to state the moment someone gets too close, the moment they heard someone say “you remind me of someone”, the moment they felt eyes … Continue reading Book Review: Gretchen
WOLFHUNTER RIVER | Rachel Caine (Stillhouse Lake #3) 04.23.2019 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 5/5 stars Gwen Proctor and her family have been through more than any average family has ever experienced. Despite the turmoil they have gone through and still battle with every day, Gwen can’t ignore those who need her help. Gwen has … Continue reading Book Review: Wolfhunter River
BLEAK HARBOR | Bryan Gruley (Bleak Harbor #1) 12.01.2018 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 4/5 stars Bleak Harbor is the epitome of a summer town, where wealthy families come to vacation and tourists are attracted to their unique Dragonfly Festival. The town is named after the Bleak family, who’s matriarch, Serenity, lives in a gated … Continue reading Book Review: Bleak Harbor
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE | Matthew Farrell 10.01.2018 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 4/5 stars Liam Dwyer is a forensics specialist working for the Philadelphia Police Department. His day starts off with him waking in a bathtub filled with water, completely unable to remember how he got there. His wife tells him that when she … Continue reading Book Review: What Have You Done
IN THE VINES | Shannon Kirk 07.17.2018 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 5/5 stars Mary Olivia Pentecost, better known as Mop, was born into wealth. Her family hails from old money and lives tucked away on large estates in New England. All of her life Mop has been close to her Aunty Liv. That is … Continue reading Book Review: In the Vines
OBSCURA | Joe Hart 05.08.2018 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 5/5 stars In the not so distant future, an aggressive disease known as Losian’s is wreaking havoc on the world. Losian’s is a form of dementia that can strike individuals of any age and at any time. The symptoms are disturbing, often leading to violence … Continue reading Book Review: Obscura
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