If you are looking for a memoir that reads like a fiction this is the one! This one is just so unique and raw so be ready for moments of WHAT THE HECK AM I READING. We read this for one of my book clubs and what an eye opening story! Jeannette Walls tells a… Continue reading The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
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Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas
“Virginity is a concept invented by people to make women feel worthless for having sex.” Marymount girls are good girls. Even if they weren’t, no one would know, because girls like Clay Collins keep their mouths shut. Not that Clay has anything to share, anyway. Always in control, she owns the hallways, walking tall on… Continue reading Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas
House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen
"Nothing in this house is made of glass.” On the outside they were the golden family with the perfect life. On the inside they built the perfect lie. A young nanny who plunged to her death, or was she pushed? A nine-year-old girl who collects sharp objects and refuses to speak. A lawyer whose job… Continue reading House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
I feel like this is the first "real" romance with more of a heavy storyline that I have read in a while. While The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez starts off with humor and the promise of a lighthearted love story, it quickly delves into weightier themes like infertility, grief, and personal sacrifice. The protagonist,… Continue reading The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
Grimstone by Sophie Lark
“Love is action. Love is trust.” Remi Hayes is beginning to think she’s cursed, her fiancé cheated on her, her brother Jude is a major pain in her ass, and the moldering mansion she inherited from her uncle might just be haunted. Flipping Blackleaf Manor already feels impossible, even before Remi is blackmailed by Dane… Continue reading Grimstone by Sophie Lark
The Women by Kristin Hannah
This is easily a 5 star book! If you enjoy historical fiction this is a MUST read for you. Kristin Hannah’s The Women is a powerful, emotionally stirring novel that offers a fresh and necessary perspective on the Vietnam War. I went into this book not fully aware of the impact and importance of the… Continue reading The Women by Kristin Hannah
Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show by Bethany Joy Lenz
In the early 2000s, after years of hard work and determination to breakthrough as an actor, Bethany Joy Lenz was finally cast as one of the leads on the hit drama One Tree Hill. Her career was about to take off, but her personal life was slowly beginning to unravel. What none of the show’s… Continue reading Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show by Bethany Joy Lenz
Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger
This was our September book for the Book Nook Buzz book club. This was a thriller that I had not read before. Our group really liked this one and thought this was a quick, easy read. Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger is a tense and atmospheric thriller centered around FBI agent Nell Flynn, who… Continue reading Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger
Daydream by Hannah Grace
“Don’t do something you don’t like for other people.” When his procrastination lands him in a difficult class with his least favorite professor, Henry Turner knows he’s going to have to work extra hard to survive his junior year of college. And now with his new title of captain for the hockey team, which he… Continue reading Daydream by Hannah Grace
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
This is a unique story told with dry humor and the premise had me hooked. Rupert Holmes’ Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide is a wickedly clever campus novel with a unique, dry humor. While the first half unfolds a little slowly, setting up its darkly satirical world, the second half picks up… Continue reading Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes