What a year! Who would have guessed we would have spent most of it stuck in our houses? I used my extra time to read (of course,) start reviewing on Instagram, and eventually creating this blog. I’d love it if you left your email address to receive my newsletter. While I know this year didn’t … Read More “Goodbye 2020! Year in Review” »
This is a dark, quick thriller that leaves you guessing (on some things) until the twisted and disturbing end. Lila Ridgefield is tired of being abused by her husband (who is a loved and highly-respected high school coach,) but when she finds a disturbing video of her husband with another girl, it’s the last straw, and she decides to do something about it, and attempts to make his death look like it’s self-inflicted. But now … Read More “Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane” »
This has been on my TBR list for a while… I must have heard about it on one of the Facebook reading groups I frequent, and I’m glad I did. I just wish I had gotten to this one sooner. Translated from Japanese to English, this is the story of 36-year-old Keiko Furukura, who lives alone in Tokyo in a small studio apartment. From the time she was a young girl, much to the consternation … Read More “Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata” »
I didn’t know what to expect with The Last Flight, but I’ve been hearing lots of buzz surrounding it, so I couldn’t wait to read it. And I wasn’t disappointed. This might be the best suspense/thriller book I’ve read this year, and at the very least it’s in my top three. The book alternates between the points of view of Claire and Eva. Claire, married to a wealthy and powerful (and physically abusive and controlling) … Read More “The Last Flight by Julie Clark” »
This book received a lot of publicity, and I think I had it built up in my head more than was completely realistic. There’s a lot going on in this book, and I think it just got a bit bogged down. Cussy Mary Carter, age 19, lives alone with her father in Depression-era Kentucky, following the earlier death of her mother. While her father is a coal miner, she works as a Pack Horse Librarian, … Read More “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson” »