Hollow’s Edge is a private neighborhood where not everything is at it seems. There’s the rich side and the not-quite-so-rich side of town, and everyone seems to have eyes on everyone else. Within this town, Brandon and Fiona Truett are murdered (before the book begins) and Ruby Fletcher goes to prison after her neighbors testified against her at her trial. But, her conviction is overturned and now she’s back, once again sharing the home with … Read More “Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda” »
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Overall, this was the perfect book for the beginning of autumn. The writing style reminded me of a fairy tale, and I just wanted to curl up under a warm blanket with some apple cider and enjoy it uninterrupted. Alice Hoffman’s latest addition to the Practical Magic series takes us back to the years of the Salem Witchcraft Trials, and we learn about Maria Owens — her childhood, her first love, her daughter — and … Read More “Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman” »
What a heartwarming, bittersweet book, based on the true story of the author’s family. In the first chapter of the book, we learn about two sisters, Fanny, 27, and Florence, 20, daughters of Joseph and Esther. Fanny is 7-months pregnant and on bedrest after an earlier stillbirth with her previous pregnancy. Florence is training to swim across the English Channel. Unfortunately, there is a freak accident and Florence drowns, and their mother decides that no … Read More “Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland” »
When Arden Olivia Maynor was 6-years-old she sleepwalked out of her house during a violent storm, was presumably whisked underground by the flooding, and was missing for three days, finally found clinging to the underside of a grate. Now, 20 years later, she’s Olivia Meyer and just wants to be left alone. Unfortunately, one night she wakes up outside, tripping over a dead body, someone from her past… This was another fun summer thriller, perfect … Read More “The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda” »
Woman on the Edge was a fun (albeit dark,) couldn’t-put-it-down, suspense novel. Set in Chicago (my home town!) this story is told in chapters alternating between the points of view of Nicole and Morgan. Nicole, the founder and CEO of a wellness company called Breathe, thrusts her infant daughter into the arms of a stranger, Morgan, telling her she knows she’ll keep the baby safe, before jumping in front of a train. Morgan, who has … Read More “Woman on the Edge by Samantha M. Bailey” »