Archives for 2016

Book Review – My Last Continent by Midge Raymond

Book Review – My Last Continent by Midge Raymond

Midge Raymond's debut, My Last Continent, is an ode to Antarctica with a unique and emotional love story. Raymond's rich and descriptive narrative, while at times overly used, takes readers on a harrowing journey to a land rarely traveled. Deb has dedicated her life to ...

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Book Review – Can I See You Again? by Allison Morgan

Book Review – Can I See You Again? by Allison Morgan

Can I See You Again is the type of contemporary romance I've been looking for. Allison Morgan pens a sweet and cute romance with emotional depth that left me smiling until the very end. I just have one question for the author: Ms. Morgan, Can I See You Again? Bree is a ...

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Audiobook Review – Monsters: A Love Story by Liz Kay

Audiobook Review – Monsters: A Love Story by Liz Kay

Monsters: A Love Story was one of those books that I picked up on a whim and then couldn't stop reading/listening to it. Stacey and Tommy's relationship is explosive and destructive, funny and sweet all at the same time. While there were several moments where I felt ...

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Audiobook Review – The Widow by Fiona Barton

Audiobook Review – The Widow by Fiona Barton

I've been really into thrillers this year (in case you hadn't noticed). The Widow was one release that was getting a lot of buzz in the publishing world earlier this year with its comparison to Gone Girl and Girl on the Train. In a nutshell, the story follows an ...

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Book Review – The Wedding Sisters by Jamie Brenner

Book Review – The Wedding Sisters by Jamie Brenner

Jamie Brenner's The Wedding Sisters is a contemporary family drama centering around the rocky road to three sisters' weddings and their mother's desperation to make it all happen without a hitch. This book was really fun to read. While the plot itself is a little ...

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Giveaway – All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

Giveaway – All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

I recently devoured Megan Miranda's All The Missing Girls, a suspenseful mystery that unfolds in reverse. (Read my Review) Nicolette Farrell heads back to her hometown to help her brother sell their family home, but her past haunts her and the town's hold on her is tight ...

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Book Review – All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

Book Review – All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

Quietly suspenseful with an ending that left me glued to the page, All the Missing Girls was an absolute hit for me. The draw of this book is its non-linear narrative, a mystery told in reverse, a countdown to the beginning. I didn't know how it was going to work, but Megan ...

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Book Review – How Not to Fall by Emily Foster

Book Review – How Not to Fall by Emily Foster

How Not to Fall is written by a New York Times Best Selling author of a non-fiction sexual education title. This book is her fiction debut. This book is very clearly written by someone with a Ph.D. in Health Behavior with a concentration human sexuality with its detailed and ...

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Book Review – The Doll’s House by M.J. Arlidge

Book Review – The Doll’s House by M.J. Arlidge

A deeply disturbed serial killer is on the loose once again in M.J. Arlidge's The Doll's House and Helen Grace is on the case. While I've come to really like Helen Grace's character, I've realized that the author's writing style just isn't for me. I am a huge fan of real ...

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Book Review – One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Book Review – One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

As much as I have enjoyed Reid's previous novels, One True Loves missed the mark. Despite having ample opportunity to take the reader on an emotional journey, exploring the depths of the situation, the novel only explored the surface of its potential and carried too much ...

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