Charlotte waves at her mother across the crowded lawn. Little red boots on, cowboy hat crooked over her blonde pigtails, she’s been looking forward to this party for weeks. Moments later, she disappears without a trace… Kathy Hamilton drives away from her sister-in-law’s pristine-white suburban house in Maple Falls certain she’s left her daughter in … More the birthday party by wendy dranfield // book review
the plot builds up very slowly being set up early on as a revenge story. the book alternates between three main POVs and switches between the past and the present. it involves a past set in a summer camp in the woods where artists serve as instructors to students teaching various forms of art. the … More mini-reviews: dark things i adore // the corpse flower // brightest star in paris
Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he’ll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out. But first there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in … More billy summers by stephen king // book review
i’m a week late with the post but it is here finally! october was a very eventful month and i got to read more mystery/thriller novels and even discovered some books i absolutely ended up loving! here is my monthly wrap-up for october: did you read any of these books or are they on your … More monthly wrap-up // october 2021
A pulse-pounding and deviously dark debut, written with the psychological acuity and emotional punch of Luckiest Girl Alive and All the Missing Girls, that explores the hungry, angry, dark side of girlhood and dares to ask what is most dangerous to a woman: showing the world what it wants to see, or who she really is? What did … More nice girls by catherine dang // book review
The bride ‧ The plus one ‧ The best man ‧ The wedding planner ‧ The bridesmaid ‧ The body On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a … More the guest list by lucy foley // book review
The perfect daughter… Jess Harper has spent her whole life trying to make her mum, Abigail happy and proud. And everything Jess does, from the clothes she wears, the job she has, the men she dates, are all approved by Abigail first. The perfect boyfriend… So when Jess announces that she has a new man … More perfect daughter by alex stone // arc review
It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from … More Review: Cinderella is Dead by Kaylnn Bayron
Book 1: The Bear and the Nightingale At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse’s fairy tales. Above all, she … More Review: The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden
Happy Wednesday y’all! I feel like I’ve been reading a lot of book series this year. Anyways the last month, I finally got around to starting the Raven Cycle series which I’ve been meaning to read for a long time now. Let me start with an overall summary of the plot before I go into … More Review: The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater | Books 1 & 2
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