Life just happens Why I picked up the book: Skye has had everything in her life, money, beauty, brains, friends, but her OCD and past traumas have kept her from finding what she longs, someone to share her life with. When she meets Burke, it feels like her stars have aligned, and their whirlwind romanceContinue reading “Too Good to Be True by Carola Lovering (2021) Review”
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The Invitation by A.M. Castle (2021) Review
Celebrating Halloween on an isolated island with 12 other people – sounds like a great idea, right? This review contains spoilers. Please do not read “my personal feelings” portion if you haven’t read the book. (or read at your own risk) Why I picked up the book: Rachel knows how to throw a Halloween partyContinue reading “The Invitation by A.M. Castle (2021) Review”
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz (2021) Review
Those who can’t do, teach. Why I picked up the book: We meet Jacob Finch Bonner released a critically acclaimed novel in his youth, but his career has been stagnant since. He is frustrated with his life when we meet him in the present. Being a teacher in a third-rate MFA program is as lowContinue reading “The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz (2021) Review”
The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer (2021) Review
How far would you go to protect your child? Why I picked up the book: Grace, a mother of two boys, finds a little girl lost and falls in love. She believes that is the daughter she was meant to have. Years later, her dream comes true with the adoption of Penny being finalized. TheContinue reading “The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer (2021) Review”
Her Last Holiday by C. L. Taylor (2021) Review
How far would you go to find someone you love? Why I picked up the book: A few years ago, Jenna went on a retreat that ended in tragedy: She has gone missing. Two people died. Tom, the guru, was charged and convicted for his negligence. When Tom’s sentence has been served, he starts planningContinue reading “Her Last Holiday by C. L. Taylor (2021) Review”
Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman (2021) Review
Sometimes evil is closer than you think Why I picked up the book: Richard is flying high in life – He’s married to Tamara, loving being a parent to her son Elijah, delivering an art curriculum at a local elementary school. But when it rains, it pours – his misfortunes start with the discovery ofContinue reading “Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman (2021) Review”
Escape Room by Maren Stoffels (2017) Review
Escape… If you can. Why I picked up the book: Alissa, Sky, Mint, and newcomer Miles decide to spend their Friday night trying to beat an escape room adventure. But when things get real, who will come out alive? The book through my criteria lens: Overall, this book met my expectations. It was a fun,Continue reading “Escape Room by Maren Stoffels (2017) Review”
The Hiding Place by C. J. Tudor (2019) Review
If you had a chance to right your wrongs, would you take it? Why I picked up the book: Because it’s a C. J. Tudor, duh? But seriously, to the synopsis. In The Hiding Place we follow Joe as he returns to his home of Arnhill to settle old scores and find closure from thingsContinue reading “The Hiding Place by C. J. Tudor (2019) Review”
What You Never Knew by Jessica Hamilton (2021) Review
Some bonds survive death; some secrets don’t. Why I picked up the book: June and May spent every summer in the idyllic and private Avril Island. Until the year their dad disappeared, and they left everything behind, her mom sold the island and they never went back It isn’t until a car accident takes May’sContinue reading “What You Never Knew by Jessica Hamilton (2021) Review”
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