“My name is Celaena Sardothien. But it makes no difference if my name's Celaena or Lillian or Bitch, because I'd still beat you, no matter what you call me.” “We all bear scars,... Mine just happen to be more visible than most.” This novel follows Calaena Sardothien, a teenage assassin who, after a year enslaved… Continue reading Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
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Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
“Hearts don’t have bones. They can’t actually break.” “Maybe we did grow heart bones. But what if the only way of knowing you grew a heart bone is by feeling the agony caused by the break?” This novel follows Beyah. Beyah’s mission in life is to get away from Kentucky and her drug addicted mother.… Continue reading Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
“How do you explain it when you find in someone what you’ve been waiting for your whole life? Do you call it fate? It feels lazy to call it fate. It’s more like finding your way home—where home is a place you secretly hoped for, a place you imagined, but where you’d never before been.… Continue reading The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
“She glimpsed, opening up in front of her, the possibility of a quite different life from the one she currently led, a far richer (in the cultural sense), more peopled life.” “Everything is material. And comedy equals tragedy plus time. Isn’t that how it goes?” This book jumps between the characters Laura, Miriam, Carla, Theo,… Continue reading A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Mekkai
This one reads like a literary mystery. How important can podcasts be in solving cold cases? Can one person's memory of a past event really hold the key to solving a case? Can adolescent memory be trusted? What if the person who should speak up, never does? These are all questions that I thought about… Continue reading I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Mekkai
The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden
This is the second book in The Housemaid series. I think this could be read as a standalone, but I recommend reading the first book before reading this one. This one is also a thriller, also has some of the same characters as book one, and also contains some great twists. Millie is back to… Continue reading The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
“Even when you have nothing left in your life, hope is the one thing that can never be taken away.” “Did he love her? He loved parts of her. But the question isn’t whether or not he loved her. The question is… did he kill her?” This novel follows a married couple, Sarah and Adam… Continue reading The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
Someone Else’s Shoes by JoJo Moyes
This is a classic JoJo Moyes touching, heartwarming, & funny story. This premise, although a little far fetched, did grab me and had me wondering how a shoe swap could be such a life changing event. Nisha is a rich wife & mother. Her son is away at school in America. And her husband suddenly… Continue reading Someone Else’s Shoes by JoJo Moyes
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
“I wish you could see yourself the way I see you." “I'm starting to wonder if this is what being in love is. Being okay with ripping yourself to shreds, so the other person can stay whole.” This novel follows Olive, who ‘accidentally’ kisses the famous, and arrogant, Dr. Adam Carlsen in front of her… Continue reading The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
November 9 by Colleen Hoover
“When you find love, you take it. You grab it with both hands and you do everything in your power not to let it go. You can’t just walk away from it and expect it to linger until you’re ready for it.” “It took four years for me to fall in love with him. It… Continue reading November 9 by Colleen Hoover


