Book lover, collector, and reviewer
When everything in your life is falling part, there is nothing more healing than working in an old bookstore with a handsome but cantankerous man. Or, at least, that’s what makes this specific kind of romance/chick lit novel so much fun. When Thea loses her job and finds out her husband is having an affair … Read More “The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser” »
This was a quick thriller, perfect for those days when you just want to get lost in a mystery that you don’t have to think about too hard. Orla has been home with a new baby for months when her best friend, Kate, decides to whisk her away for a fun weekend in Portugal, just … Read More “The Weekend Away by Sarah Alderson” »
The Liar’s Daughter was a book filled with characters who were just the worst of the worst. And if you are triggered by child sexual abuse, then this isn’t a book for you, since it was obvious that this was a prevalent theme of the book from very early on and lasted throughout. But, even … Read More “The Liar’s Daughter by Claire Allan” »
This was a book about every mother’s nightmare, and it definitely hooked me. I didn’t want to put it down until I found out what really happened. The book opens with new mother Shelby Tebow going missing after going on a late run through her suburban neighborhood. Soon after, though, her case is overshadowed by … Read More “Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica” »
This one took a bit of time to get into, but with about 100 pages to go, I was hooked and needed to know how it ended. Penny was adopted when she was 4-years-old after Grace finds her abandoned in a playground. Now, twelve years later, she is found, clutching a knife and kneeling over … Read More “The Perfect Daughter by D. J. Palmer” »
Alice was recently left by her husband. Ursula’s husband died after a violent crime. And Gareth is a washed out, wannabe police officer working as a security officer in a mall. Ursula, Gareth and Alice don’t know each other — or only on the most superficial basis — when their lives intersect during a horrible … Read More “Strangers by C.L. Taylor” »
This thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way through to the end. It’s a story about revenge, a mother’s love for her child, and the abuse of power and privilege. Bree Cabbat grew up poor but thinks she hits the jackpot when she meets Trey, a wealthy and successful … Read More “Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson” »
I’m torn by this book. I liked most of the story itself, but I’m uncomfortable with the author writing from the perspective of a child with autism when she doesn’t have autism and doesn’t personally know anyone with autism, outside of those she said she interviewed to write this book. This, of course, begs bigger … Read More “Bring Him Home by Nicole Trope” »
BLOG TOUR ** Welcome to my stop on the Bookouture blog tour for The Missing Woman by Georgina Cross! This is a quick read filled secrets and lots of twists and turns. Erica, a single mother, and her best friend Tish, take their kids to the pool for the 4th of July – along with what seems like everyone … Read More “The Missing Woman by Georgina Cross” »
The Girl Who Never Came Home really reads more like YA than literary fiction and the tagline of it being a “gripping page turner’ might have been a bit of an oversell, but the overall story was good. Sixteen-year-old Zoe (daughter of Lydia and baby sister to Jessie) goes away for a weekend at school camp … Read More “The Girl Who Never Came Home by Nicole Trope” »