Just a girl and her books
THE SAFE PLACE | Anna Downes 07.14.2020 | Minotaur Books Rating: 3.5/5 stars Emily Proudman just lost her acting agent, her job, and her apartment in one miserable day. Scott Denny is a successful and charismatic CEO, who just happened to be the one to fire Emily from her job. He now sees her in … Continue reading Book Review: The Safe Place
THE TAKING OF JAKE LIVINGSTON | Ryan Douglass07.13.2021 | PutnamRating: 4.5/5 stars Jake Livingston is one of the only Black kids at St. Clair Prep, one of the others being his infinitely more popular older brother. As if fitting in wasn’t hard enough, Jake can see the dead. In fact, he sees the dead around … Continue reading Book Review: The Taking of Jake Livingston
SILVER TEARS | Camilla Läckberg 07.06.2021 | Knopf Rating: 4/5 stars Faye finally has the life that she deserves. Despite having to fight tooth and nail for her current situation, Faye could not feel happier. She’s rich, the business she built has become a global brand, and she has carefully hidden away her small family … Continue reading Book Review: Silver Tears
THE PHOTOGRAPHER | Mary Dixie Carter 05.25.2021 | Minotaur Rating: 3/5 stars As a photographer, Delta Dawn observes the seemingly perfect lives of New York City’s elite: snapping photos of their children’s birthday parties, transforming images of stiff hugs and tearstained faces into visions of pure joy, and creating moments these parents long for. When … Continue reading Book Review: The Photographer
NO BAD DEED | Heather Chavez 02.18.2020 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars Driving home one rainy night, Cassie Larkin sees a man and woman fighting on the side of the road. After calling 911, the veterinarian decides to step in and chase after the violent man in order to save his victim. When Cassie … Continue reading Book Review: No Bad Deed
ALEX SIX | Vince Taplin 03.21.2020 | Self Published Rating: 4/5 stars Alexa and Francis were wealthy executives who had everything, except for kids. When Francis tragically passes away, Alexa is left pining for a child. Things change for her the day she meets Vick, who’s the perfect doppleganger for her late husband. Alexa convinces … Continue reading Book Review: Alex Six
MOTHER MAY I | Joshilyn Jackson 04.06.2021 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars Growing up poor in rural Georgia, Bree Cabbat was warned by her single mother that the world was a dark and scary place. Bree rejected her mother’s fearful outlook. Having married into a family with wealth, power, and connections, Bree now has … Continue reading Book Review: Mother May I
HER DARK LIES | J.T. Ellison 03.09.2021 | Mira Books Rating: 4/5 stars The wedding of the year has arrived and a killer appears to be amongst those in attendance. Jutting from sparkling turquoise waters off the Italian coast, Isle Isola is an idyllic setting for a wedding. The sprawling villa sitting cliff-top is owned … Continue reading Book Review: Her Dark Lies
FINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT | Elle Cosimano 02.02.2021 | Minotaur Books Rating: 5/5 stars Finlay Donovan is definitely not killing it. She’s a stressed-out single mother of two who is struggling to find time she desperately needs to finish her latest novel. Her ex-husband just fired the nanny without telling her and this morning … Continue reading Book Review: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
A SPY IN THE STRUGGLE | Aya de León 12.29.2020 | Kensington Books Rating: 4/5 stars Since childhood Yolanda Vance has forged her desire to escape poverty into a laser-like focus that took her through prep school and Harvard Law. When her prestigious New York law firm is raided by the FBI, Yoland turns on … Continue reading Book Review: A Spy in the Struggle
