Tag: books

  • CARRIE SOTO IS BACK BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID

    CARRIE SOTO IS BACK BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID

    TJR is one of my favorite authors and Carrie Soto Is Back is a great example as to why. Why tennis? Who cares about sports? Who would ever read a book with play by play of a sporting event? Answer, no one… well, no one unless TJR is writing it. This is the magic of…

  • IF YOU TELL BY: GREGG OLSEN

    IF YOU TELL BY: GREGG OLSEN

    THIS IS NUTS.First of all I agree with many reviewers who say, sometimes reality is worse than fiction. So incredibly true. You hear about torture or watch it in movies but it hits differently when it is true.     This isn’t the most beautifully written book. I respect that the author wanted to make it  story-like…

  • THE MYSTERY AT THE END OF WILLOW STREET BY JANIS HENNESSEY

    THE MYSTERY AT THE END OF WILLOW STREET BY JANIS HENNESSEY

    I am not a kid (I know surprise) but I did choose to read this book when I received a free copy through a giveaway. Here are my thoughts as an adult reading this book and answering the question of, would I give this to ‘my’ kid or a kid.     I’m not sure I would?…

  • IT ENDS WITH US BY COLLEEN HOOVER

    IT ENDS WITH US BY COLLEEN HOOVER

    Let me start out by being honest here, I picked this book up only because it went ‘viral’, otherwise this book wouldn’t be something that would catch my eye. This is my first Hoover book and I’m still on the fence if it will be my last.     In the beginning of the book, I struggled to…

  • The House Across the Lake By: Riley Sager

    The House Across the Lake By: Riley Sager

    I’m giving this book 3 stars, but that is me being really nice. Huge Sager fan and I’m honestly baffled. This just simply isn’t that good. I think a good group of us readers are heartbroken as we really, really want to like anything Sager puts out.       What’s wrong with the book? Well, the first…

  • THISTLEFOOT BY GENNAROSE NETHERCOTT

    THISTLEFOOT BY GENNAROSE NETHERCOTT

    This is one of those books that I really wanted to like. I purchased it knowing that this book would be exciting, I was almost cocky about it. I loved the cover, I loved the premise of the book, and I love Baba Yaga. So, of course I went into this book with high hopes.​  …

  • GOLDEN GIRL BY ELIN HILDERBRAND

    GOLDEN GIRL BY ELIN HILDERBRAND

    I always go into a Hilderbrand book with anopen mind but realistic that I might not enjoy it. It’s a 50/50 chance for me. I started out with a big eye roll when I realized we were going into the … ‘super natural’. My overall feeling is this book is boring and drawn out to give…