Title: Circe Author: Madeline Miller Genre: Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, out now Summary: From Goodreads In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals … Continue reading Circe by Madeline Miller – Review
Month: April 2018
Top Ten Tuesday: Frequently Used Words in Crime/Thriller/Mystery Titles
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This is my first time taking part in Top Ten Tuesday and … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Frequently Used Words in Crime/Thriller/Mystery Titles
Ponti by Sharlene Teo – Review
Title: Ponti Author: Sharlene Teo Genre: General Fiction Publisher: Pan Macmillan in April 2018 Summary: From Goodreads 2003, Singapore. Friendless and fatherless, sixteen-year-old Szu lives in the shadow of her mother Amisa, once a beautiful actress and now a hack medium performing séances with her sister in a rusty house. When Szu meets the privileged, … Continue reading Ponti by Sharlene Teo – Review
Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall – Review
Title : Our Kind of Cruelty Author : Araminta Hall Genre : Psychological Thriller Publisher : Random House UK, Cornerstone Century on 3rd May 2018 Summary : From Goodreads This is a love story. Mike’s love story. Mike Hayes fought his way out of a brutal childhood and into a quiet, if lonely life, before … Continue reading Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall – Review
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw – Review
Title: The Wicked Deep Author: Shea Ernshaw Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Summary: from Goodreads Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow… Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Now, … Continue reading The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw – Review
Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser – Blog Tour – Review
Title: Not That I Could Tell Author: Jessica Strawser Genre: Drama, Mystery Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, out now Summary: from Goodreads When a group of neighborhood women gathers, wine in hand, around a fire pit where their backyards meet one Saturday night, most of them are just ecstatic to have discovered that their baby monitors … Continue reading Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser – Blog Tour – Review
The Buried Secrets of Peonies by Mernegar Dorgoly – Review
Title: The Buried Secrets of Peonies Author: Mernegar Dorgoly Genre: Short Stories Publisher: Independently Published and out now Summary: from goodreads Mernegar Dorgoly’s short story collection—The Buried Secrets of Peonies—is incredible in both its emotional breadth and intellectual honesty while taking readers through the labyrinth of post-revolution Iran. In “Peonies”, we pull the curtain back … Continue reading The Buried Secrets of Peonies by Mernegar Dorgoly – Review
I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara – Review
Title: I'll Be Gone In The Dark Author: Michelle McNamara Genre: True Crime Publisher: Faber & Faber Summary: from goodreads A masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer—the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade—from Michelle McNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case. "You’ll … Continue reading I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara – Review
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