Book Reviews

  • The Briar Club By: Kate Quinn

    Take a step into 1950 Washington DC’s Briarwood House. A boarding house where unlikely boarders are brought together by their mysterious, but caring, leader Grace. Creating their own family, dubbed ‘The Briar Club’ where simple meals and sharing stories bond everyone more than anyone could expect. Warning, do not assume this is a happy-go-lucky story.…

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  • The Locked Ward By: Sarah Pekkanen

    Georgia has been accused of murdering her sister. The only way she knows to protect herself, is by pretending to be insane to keep her out of prison. According to Georgia, she’s innocent. She reaches out to Mandy, her long lost twin sister that doesn’t even know that Georgia exist. She tells Mandy, ‘you have…

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  • How to Survive a Horror Story By: Mallory Arnold

    When renowned author dies several colleagues are mentioned in the will and brought to his mansion. Little do these other authors know it’s not to be handed a bunch of money. This is not your average will reading. I read the story as an ARC. Therefore, I know there needs to be a little bit…

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  • The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves By:Christine Nolfi

    Claire found a home in an antique store after life threw her a curve ball. This is how she is brought in on a unique opportunity to visit the infamous Hannah Reeves mansion. She is then not only asked to categorize and take on the project but also to stay on the property. After visiting…

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  • The Sirens By: Emilia Hart

    The Sirens By: Emilia Hart

    Lucy wakes up from a dream with hands around her neck. She doesn’t know how to explain it, but she knows she needs to get away. Lucy heads to the source, her estranged sister. She needs to know why these things keep happening to her. When she gets to her sister’s house, the house is…

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  • Kill for Me, Kill for You By: Steve Cavanagh

    Two strangers meet by chance in a support group and find they both want revenge. But what’s the point of revenge if you get caught? So how do you not get caught? You don’t commit the murder yourself. From there a pact is made.  For those with a short attention span for a long game…

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  • Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell By: Susanna Clarke

    I’m struggling how to quickly summarize this book and maybe that is something we should talk about in this upcoming review. If you’d like to know what this book is about, please check out this official synopsis written by someone way smarter than me.  My rating on this book makes me wonder if it’s so…

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  • The Historian By: Elizabeth Kostova

    A curious daughter finds an even more curious book in her father’s library. After much prodding she slowly starts to understand the story of the link to the darkest character in history, Dracula, and not only her father, but her family. To save her father from himself, she must chase after him and the history…

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  • 11/22/63 By: Stephen King

    If you could go back in time and change one thing, what would it be? Does the date 11/22/63 mean anything to you? For a lot of Americans this was unfathomable and set up a series of reactions. Jake, our main character, sets off to change time. Wow, obviously I’m in the minority here. I’ve…

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  • Famous Last Words By: Gillian McAllister

    If the police told you your significant other has taken hostages in a warehouse, would you believe them? I read two McAllister books back to back … first one 5 stars all the way. This one, although absolutely excellent, was a bit predictable. Which is really my only criticism with this book. The predictability. Even…

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