Title: All Of This Is True Author: Lygia Day Peñaflor Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury UK Summary: from Amazon MIRI loves the novel Undertow like it's a living being. So when she and her friends get the chance to meet the author, Fatima Ro, they plot a way to get closer to her. As for … Continue reading All Of This Is True by Lygia Day Peñaflor – Review
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Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag!
Hello everyone! So I was tagged by the amazing Siobhan to do this fun tag which is great for having a think about the 62 books I've read so far this year! I cannot actually believe it's mid-July already, this year is going way to fast for my liking! Best Book You've Read So Far This … Continue reading Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag!
Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I’ve Read In 2018 (So Far)
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.Hi everyone! Welcome to another fun Top Ten Tuesday! This … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I’ve Read In 2018 (So Far)
The Mercy Seat by Elizabeth H. Winthrop – Review
Title: The Mercy Seat Author: Elizabeth H. Winthrop Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Cover: Summary: from Amazon As the sun begins to set over Louisiana one October day in 1943, a young black man faces the final hours of his life: at midnight, eighteen-year-old Willie Jones will be executed by electric chair for raping … Continue reading The Mercy Seat by Elizabeth H. Winthrop – Review
California’s Deadly Women by Michael Thomas Barry – Review
Title: California's Deadly Women: Murder and Mayhem in the Golden State 1850-1950 Author: Michael Thomas Barry Genre: True Crime Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Summary: from Amazon There's an old saying in the news business: If it bleeds, it leads. The nightly California news and other media outlets are filled with stories of crime, killing, and sorrow. … Continue reading California’s Deadly Women by Michael Thomas Barry – Review
Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Red, White and Blue Covers
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. Hello lovely people! Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday! … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Red, White and Blue Covers
Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton – Review
Title: Social Creature Author: Tara Isabella Burton Genre: Fiction, Psychological Thriller Publisher: Doubleday Summary : from Amazon Louise is struggling to survive in New York; juggling a series of poorly paid jobs, renting a shabby flat, being cat-called by her creepy neighbour, she dreams of being a writer. And then one day she meets Lavinia. … Continue reading Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton – Review
The Tall Man by Phoebe Locke – Review
Title: The Tall Man Author: Phoebe Locke Genre: Thriller Publisher: Wildfire, Headline Publishing. Summary: from Goodreads A SENSELESS MURDER. A TERRIFYING LEGEND. A FAMILY HAUNTED. 1990: In the darkest woods, three girls devote themselves to a sinister figure. 2000: A young mother disappears, leaving behind her husband and baby daughter. 2018: A teenage girl is … Continue reading The Tall Man by Phoebe Locke – Review
Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Awaken The Travel Bug In Me
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. Hi all! Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday! This … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Awaken The Travel Bug In Me
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman – ARC Review
Title: Us Against You Author: Fredrik Backman Genre: Fiction Publisher: Penguin UK - out June 14th 2018 Summary: from Goodreads After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they hear that their beloved local hockey team will soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the … Continue reading Us Against You by Fredrik Backman – ARC Review
