Just a girl and her books
JUST LIKE MOTHER | Anne Heltzel 05.17.2022 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 5/5 stars The last time Maeve saw her cousin was the night she escaped the cult they were raised in. For the past two decades, Maeve has worked hard to build a normal life in New York City, where she keeps everything – and … Continue reading Book Review: Just Like Mother
SUNDIAL | Catriona Ward 03.01.2022 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 5/5 stars All Rob wanted was a normal life. She almost got it, too: a husband, two kids, a nice house in the suburbs. But Rob fears for her oldest daughter, Callie, who collects tiny bones and whispers to imaginary friends. Rob sees a darkness in … Continue reading Book Review: Sundial
MANHUNT | Gretchen Felker-Martin 02.22.2022 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 3.5/5 stars Beth and Fran spend their days traveling the ravaged New England coast, hunting feral men and harvesting their organs in a gruesome effort to ensure they’ll never face the same fate. Robbie lives by his gun and one hard-learned motto: other people aren’t safe. … Continue reading Book Review: Manhunt
DEAD SILENCE | S.A. Barnes 02.08.2022 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 4/5 stars Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed - made obsolete - when her beacon repair crew picks up a strange distress signal. With nothing to lose and no desire to return to Earth, Claire convinces her team to investigate. What they find … Continue reading Book Review: Dead Silence
NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH | Cassandra Khaw 10.19.2021 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 4/5 stars A Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundation resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of the girls sacrificed to keep her company. It’s the perfect wedding venue for a group of thrill-seeking friends. A … Continue reading Book Review: Nothing But Blackened Teeth
THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET | Catriona Ward 09.28.2021 | Tor Nightfire Rating: 4.5/5 stars! At the end of Needless Street, on the edge of the wild Washington woods, sits a boarded up house where a family of three resides. A teenage girl who isn’t allowed outside after what she did last time. A … Continue reading Book Review: The Last House on Needless Street
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