Book lover, collector, and reviewer
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” »
**BLOG TOUR** I’m excited to be posting as part of the Bookouture Blog Tour for their latest thriller, The Birthday Weekend. Back in college, there was a close-knit group of girls who were seemingly very close: Amy, Kat, Louise, Daisy, and Hannah. Everyone got along until Hannah’s boyfriend and first love Sam left her for Daisy. Not too much later, Hannah was found dead in the woods by the school, presumed a suicide. Now, 25 … Read More “The Birthday Weekend by Lesley Sanderson” »
I had a lot of fun reading this book — couldn’t put it down — and then I got to the ending. Womp womp. Amber and Nick have separated and decided to sell the home that his mother, Barb, sold to them a few years earlier to make into a home for themselves and their two children. Now that their marriage has fallen apart, Amber wants to sell quickly so she can move on with … Read More “The Open House by Sam Carrington” »
For those who have read Lisa See’s The Island of Sea Women, you’ll be familiar with the haeneyo, the women who are deep sea divers in Korea. But, this is a very different story. Told in two parts, divided between post-WW2 Korea and present-day United States, we learn about Junja, a teenage girl who has become a successful haeneyo, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother. She convinces her mother to allow her … Read More “The Mermaid from Jeju by Sumi Hahn” »