“How long do you think it takes for someone to fall out of love? A day? A month? I’m asking because I don’t have any experience with it. I’m asking because I think it will take you all of a heartbeat once you know.” Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at… Continue reading Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson
If you haven't read Peter Swanson before, this is the perfect time to get this short book read. I don't read many novella's, but this one was right up my alley for a perfect Christmas mystery. It is the perfect break from all the romance I had been reading lately. The story's first half unfolds… Continue reading The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson
None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
This is my favorite Lisa Jewell so far! None Of This Is True is a great suspenseful ride that will have you on the edge of your seat! Popular podcaster, Alix Summers, celebrates her birthday at a local restaurant when she runs into another person celebrating her birthday also, Josie Fair. Days later, the ladies… Continue reading None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
This isn't my typical genre but Fairy Tale by Stephen King was worth the read. I think it could have been 100-200 pages shorter, but still a classic King read. Charlie Reade is a typical teenage boy who is living with his father, as his mother died when he was younger. He is a baseball and… Continue reading Fairy Tale by Stephen King
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
This book was on my TBR for MANY years before finally this was a pick for book club! This one has an interesting premise. This was very much like a gothic Jane Eyre meets Rebecca. I honestly think reading what this is about might not be the best. It might be best to go into… Continue reading The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon
“I don’t believe places can be haunted. Only people, and not in a supernatural way. People are only haunted by their pasts.” 1978: at her renowned treatment center in picturesque Vermont, the brilliant psychiatrist, Dr. Helen Hildreth, is acclaimed for her compassionate work with the mentally ill. But when she's home with her cherished grandchildren,… Continue reading The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon
The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score
“It drives me batty to hear your generation going on and on and on about balance. There’s no life-work balance. Okay? Get it? It’s all life. You get the same twenty-four hours as the next girl. Fill yours with what you love.” When a late season hurricane hits Merry, Connecticut, city manager and single dad… Continue reading The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score
Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey
"Love doesn’t come and go that easily, Beat. You need to believe you can lean on it, even when you have to lean really hard." Melody Gallard may be the daughter of music royalty, but her world is far from glamorous. She spends her days restoring old books and avoiding the limelight (one awkward tabloid… Continue reading Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey
Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
“I may own every breath in your body, but make no mistake, Adeline, you own mine, too. I am yours to command. To bend and break. To mold and manipulate. Do you think that makes me weak? Or do you think I'm strong enough to admit that even though my body can physically live on… Continue reading Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
“Let me know which stars you prefer. The ones above you, or the ones I make you see.” Adeline Reilly is an author who has inherited her family home, Parsons Manor, passed down from several generations. During an Incident Addy finds her great grandmother's diary’s and reversals secrets and a key to her great grandmother’s… Continue reading Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton