One of Us is Lying (One of Us is Lying #1) – Karen M. McManus The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars, One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to Read more…
The Lost Girls of Paris – Pam Jenoff 1946, Manhattan. Grace Healey is rebuilding her life after losing her husband during the war. One morning while passing through Grand Central Terminal on her way to work, she finds an abandoned suitcase tucked beneath a bench. Unable to resist her own Read more…
Breathing Room – Susan Elizabeth Phillips She’s Dr. Isabel Favor, America’s diva of self-help.He’s Ren Gage, Hollywood’s favorite villain.Sometimes you just know that God has a sense of humor. Dr. Isabel Favor, author of Four Cornerstones for a Favorable Life, has sacrificed everything to build her self-help empire. Then, in a matter Read more…
The Proposal – S. E. Lynes (2018) This was quite a unique book. As I write this I am still unsure of how I am going to rate it. I’m still not sure how I feel about it. Aspiring writer Pippa answers the door one day and finds charming salesman Ryan Read more…
99 Percent Mine – Sally Thorne Crush: a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach… … If Darcy Barrett hadn’t met her dream man when she was eight years old, the rest of the male population wouldn’t be such a let-down. No one measures up to Read more…
Holy Ghost (Virgil Flowers #11) – John Sandford (2018) Pinion, Minnesota: a metropolis of all of seven hundred souls for which the word “moribund” might have been invented. Nothing ever happened there and nothing ever would—until the mayor of sorts (campaign slogan: “I’ll Do What I Can”) and a Read more…
The Butterfly Garden (The Collector #1) – Dot Hutchison Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees…and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, Read more…
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness – Sy Montgomery (2015) In pursuit of the wild, solitary, predatory octopus, popular naturalist Sy Montgomery has practised true immersion journalism. From New England aquarium tanks to the reefs of French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico, Read more…
The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern (2011) The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is Read more…
The Sunday Girl – Pip Drysdale (2018) As I write this introduction I am STILL debating on my rating of this one. I felt it wasn’t quite up to a 4 for me, however 3 seems a bit slack because I did enjoy it more than that. Times like this Read more…