Book Review: The Dilemma

I loved both of these and have been meaning to pick up Behind Closed Doors. So my expectations were pretty high for The Dilemma as well.

ARC review: Alice’s Story by Lilah Sturges; Lev Grossman

Author: Lilah Sturges and Lev Grossman Publisher: BOOM! Studios US Pub Date: July 16, 2019 Format: Adobe Digital Ebook Genre: Fantasy/ New Adult/ Graphic novel My Thoughts: Do not read this book until after you’ve read the entire Magicians trilogy. You will be majorly spoiled. I have read all of them and my review for […]

Little Girls: ARC review

Overall this was a decent graphic novel. It wasn’t mindblowing but it wasn’t horrible either.

Mera: Tidebreaker- ARC Review

This is pitched as the origin of Mera and Aquaman. I don’t really watch or follow any of the superheros or villains or anything but I am obsessed with this cover and the story actually sounded really good. I had high hopes for it.

The Perfect Girlfriend: ARC review

This. Book. I’ve been in desperate need for a good, creepy thriller and this one delivered that and more.

The Bone Parish Vol 1: eARC review

When a new drug is created made from the ashes of the dead it becomes a hot commodity in New Orleans. Then begins a fight for who controls it.

No Exit: ARC Review

This. Book. I thought I was a little sick of thrillers and my normal reads (the horror!) and then this book came and knocked me out of the water. It was absolutely amazing and well crafted and the characters!!

A Noise Downstairs: ARC review

His writing sucks me in within seconds and makes me put everything else aside to just finish the chapter (book). He also writes really short chapters so it just flies by.

Fragments of the Lost: ARC review

As I started this book I was so happy I was finally getting to it after having it in my possession for over a year. I liked the idea of the going through objects in order to tell a story.

I Do Not Trust You: eARC review

I used to be obsessed with ancient culture, specifically Egyptian, so when I read in the synopsis this was a book with travelling everywhere, including the catacombs in Paris and sacred Norwegian forests and even a submerged Egyptian temple? I was pretty sold.

Lying In Wait: eARC Review

I read Unraveling Oliver earlier this year and it took me a while to get into. By the end I loved it and wanted something else by her. And there was NetGalley to the rescue.

Sometimes I Lie: ARC Review

There were a couple of pieces of the mystery/ thriller part I enjoyed but those parts were infuriatingly not expanded upon. There was so much potential to this book and it just fell flat.

The Border: earc review

Author: Steve Schafer Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Pub Date: Sept 5, 2017 In Two Sentences: When narcos crash one of the quinceneras, murdering almost everyone, Pato and his friends are the only ones left. With a bounty on their heads they must escape from Mexico into the United States. My thoughts: Where to start…. I really […]

The Hate U Give: ARC review

Author: Angie Thomas Publisher: Balzer & Bray Pub Date: Feb 28, 2017 In Two Sentences: Starr balances her two worlds perfectly until she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil. She needs to decide when to stay silent and when to make her story heard. My Thoughts: I am so ashamed this […]

Ramona Blue: ARC Review

This past month I read Ramona Blue with a couple other bloggers for a book club started by Courtney at Curly Book Owl. Like any blogger I’m writing the review a week after I read the book… and I don’t remember much of it and I don’t normally take notes when I’m reading. So here […]

ARC review: Solo

Author: Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess Publisher: Blink Pub Date: August 1, 2017 In two sentences: Blade is the son of a famous father and feels he doesn’t fit into the family name. Then he discovers a family secret: dun dun dunnnnn…… My thoughts: This may turn into a very negative review… which I […]

The Marriage Pact: eARC review

Author: Michelle Richmond Publisher: Random House- Ballantine Books Pub Date: July 25, 2017 In two sentences: Alice, a rock singer turned lawyer, and Jake, a psychiatrist, get married and accept membership into The Pact. A group that thinks they have perfected the recipe for a lasting marriage, and will do anything to make sure members […]

The Girl Before: eARC Review

Author: JP Delaney Pub Date: Jan 24, 2016 In two sentences: Emma and Jane’s lives need a fresh start, a minimalist style. First Emma moves into One Folgate Street; when something happens Jane moves in and their lives begin to mirror each other. My Thoughts: Recently I’ve been obsessed with mysteries and thrillers. I’ve been […]

Promise Falls: E-arc/series review

Pub Date: Nov. 1, 2016 Broken Promise, Far From True, The Twenty-Three* Author: Linwood Barclay Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group

All the Ugly and Wonderful things: eARC review

Author: Bryn Greenwood Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Pub Date: August 9, 2016 Summary in two sentences: Wavy has had a difficult childhood, with two parents who ignore her and a little brother to take care of she’s doing everything she can. Then comes along Kellen, one of her meth dealing father’s workers, what unfolds is […]

Smarter Faster Better only made me a little smarter faster and better

Title: Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business Author: Charles Duhigg Pub Date: March 8, 2016 Rating: 8/10 My Thoughts: I normally don’t read nonfiction and I wish I read more of it. As part of the PopSugar reading challenge I decided to take on Smarter Faster Better. This has actually […]

eARC review: Sanctuary Bay: A short and sweet review

Author: Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz Pub Date: January 19, 2016 Rating: 4/5 I recieved a copy of Sanctuary Bay from NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press. This in no way effects my review.

eARC review: This is Where it Ends

Title: This is Where it Ends Author: Marieke Nijkamp Pub Date: January 5, 2016 Rating: 7/10 2 Sentence Summary: It’s a normal school assembly, but when they are left the doors to the auditorium won’t open. Then shots rang out.

eARC Review: Ashley Bell

Author: Dean Koontz Pub Date: Dec 8 2015 Rating: 8/10 Synopsis: Bibi Blaire is a blooming author- and then she is diagnosed with an incurable brain cancer. Then one day she is miraculously cured and she discovers the reason she was chosen to live: To save Ashley Bell.

ARC Review: Every Last Word- Tamara Ireland Stone

Publication Date: June 16, 2015Source: NetGalley and Disney Hyperion, thank you so much for allowing me to read and review this novel. Their generosity in no way effects my review. Goodreads Synopsis:If you could read my mind, you wouldn’t be smiling. Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior […]