The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R Sloan REVIEW

This dive into the harsh effects of being an early 2000’s pop star is a harrowing look at the toll that fame takes on the psyche and relationships of young girls.  While there is a lot in this book, it did leave me looking for a bit more.  But I truly fell in love with

Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West review

I saw this book’s beautiful cover on Instagram and entered a giveaway to win it. I didn’t know when it appeared on my doorstep, that it would be a sparkling debut that would burrow it’s way into my soul.  Alice King is dead. She was shot in her own doorway, leaving behind her twenty-four year

Atomic Love by Jennie Fields review

I am going to be honest and say that Atomic Love is not what I expected. I went in expecting historical drama, and what I got was historical romance.  In 1950’s Chicago, women have been asked to leave the ‘men’s’ workplaces and go back to ‘women’s work.’ Rosalind was one of these women, but for

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia REVIEW

This book had everything: creepy dreams, an eerie house, and a misty graveyard. Usually, I don’t like horror (if you read my The Shadows review, I talk a lot about it), but I couldn’t put this down! The main character, Noemí, is the horror story hero I want. She never does anything that makes me

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett REVIEW

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett was difficult for me to read.  Not because of quality, but I had difficulty reading because of the weight of the text.  Each character has layers upon layers of complexities.  Each scene in the thirty year span of this story is strongly selected.  This book was more than just

You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen REVIEW

Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen are fantastic at making me confused. I’ve now read two of their books, and found myself guessing till the end! You Are Not Alone is creepy, twisty, and fun for the reader! Shay lives in New York in an apartment she shares with her friend Sean, who is in a

June 2020 Wrap Up

This month I did not read a lot of books, but every book I read was great! I have a bunch lined up for July and August that I cannot wait to get into.  But here is what I did read. Favorite end to a series: Chaos Reigning by Jessie Mihalik: If you have been

Beach Read by Emily Henry REVIEW

I found the title of this book to be a bit misleading. The characters do not read on a beach. The setting is Michigan! However, this book would be perfect to read at the beach. But I was too impatient to wait to go to the beach, so I gobbled this up like pasta salad

Midyear Freakout Book Tag

Can you believe it is already mid 2020? I sometimes think that it is still March! What a time to be alive. Here’s to the rest of the year being better than the first half! How much have you read? Twenty-six books! I am nine ahead of schedule according to Goodreads.  My goal is 38,

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins SPOILER FREE REVIEW

Suzanne Collins has done it again. She has brought the world of Panem back to the page, and I loved it.  I was concerned about Coriolanus Snow as a main character, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I ended up liking it. Coriolanus is a young man who is grasping at the remains