Just a girl and her books
INSOMNIA | Sarah Pinborough 03.30.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars Emma Averell loves her life—her high-powered legal career, her two beautiful children, and her wonderful stay-at-home husband—but it wasn’t always so perfect. When she was just five years old, Emma and her older sister went into foster care because of a horrific incident with … Continue reading Book Review: Insomnia
POSTER GIRL | Veronica Roth 10.18.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars WHAT'S RIGHT IS RIGHT. Sonya Kantor knows this slogan--she lived by it for most of her life. For decades, everyone in the Seattle-Portland megalopolis lived under it, as well as constant surveillance in the form of the Insight, an ocular implant that tracked … Continue reading Book Review: Poster Girl
THE COUPLE AT THE TABLE | Sophie Hannah 11.01.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars Jane and William are enjoying their honeymoon at an exclusive couples-only resort... ...until Jane receives a chilling note warning her to "Beware of the couple at the table nearest to yours." At dinner that night, five other couples are present, … Continue reading Book Review: The Couple at the Table
Anon Pls. | DeuxMoi 11.08.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars When Cricket Lopez, assistant to one of the most notorious celebrity stylists, revamps her old style Instagram account and turns it into a celebrity gossip blog on a drunken whim, she never thinks it will become anything. But when the account grows overnight and, … Continue reading Book Review: Anon Pls.
NOTES ON AN EXECUTION | Danya Kukafka 01.25.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4.5/5 stars Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he’s done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn’t want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood. … Continue reading Book Review: Notes on an Execution
MUSTIQUE ISLAND | Sarah McCoy 05.10.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars Willy May Michael’s boat has just arrived on the coast of Mustique Island in January 1972. This private island has become a haven for the wealthy and privileged. Its owner is the eccentric British playboy Colin Tennant, who is determined to turn this … Continue reading Book Review: Mustique Island
Are you participating in #ReadChristie2022? I’m loving the challenge so far and the fun of having a Christie in my TBR stack every month. Below are mini reviews for my January and February selections! THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT: Newly-orphaned Anne Beddingfeld is looking for a bit of adventure in London, but she stumbles … Continue reading Agatha Christie Mini Reviews: The Man in the Brown Suit & A Deadly Affair
THE PARIS APARTMENT | Lucy Foley 02.22.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4.5/5 stars Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say … Continue reading Book Review: The Paris Apartment
ALL HER LITTLE SECRETS | Wanda M. Morris 11.02.2021 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars Ellice Littlejohn seemingly has it all: an Ivy League law degree, a well-paying job as a corporate attorney in midtown Atlanta, great friends, and a “for fun” relationship with a rich, charming executive - her white boss, Michael. Everything changes … Continue reading Book Review: All Her Little Secrets
REPRIEVE | James Han Mattson 10.05.2021 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars On April 27, 1997, four contestants make it to the final cell of the Quigley House, a full-contact haunted escape room in Lincoln, Nebraska, made famous for its monstrosities, boobytraps, and ghoulishly costumed actors. If their group can endure these horrors without shouting … Continue reading Book Review: Reprieve
What Jess Reads 