I binge-read The Lingering by SJI Holliday in just two days. My first experience with SJI Holliday was Violet. Violet was a really unique book that was inspired by the author’s personal travel experiences. The Lingering is different from Violet and any other book I’ve ever read for that matter. There is a lot to…
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Into the Water by Paula Hawkins: Book Review
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins is the second book I’ve read by this author. My first, of course, was Girl on the Train. It was the first book I read with so many twists, and I was super excited to read more by Paula Hawkins. The first time I tried to read it, I…
Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten: Book Reads
Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten is a book that I put down after a chapter. I was binging psychological thrillers and this seemed too young for me at first. The characters are in high school and I graduated nine years ago, so I just couldn’t relate. A few months later, I picked…
Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris: Book Review
Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris was my third book by this author. Of course, I started with Behind Closed Doors, then devoured The Breakdown and finally got Bring Me Back delivered to my doorstep. Sans yellow Russian dolls, I already had a bunch of those laying around. You’ll get it when you read the…
Fingerprinted Hearts by Amy Spitzfaden: Book Review
Fingerprinted Hearts by Amy Spitzfaden is an amazing book that has a little bit of everything. Love, friendship, family bonds and, of course, strong inspiring female characters. This was my second novel by Amy Spitzfaden and I really enjoyed it. I binge books and have read at least 150 since I have read Fingerprinted Hearts….
The Cabin by Natasha Preston: Book Review
The Cabin by Natasha Preston was a much anticipated read for me. I skipped seven books on my “read next” list after I loved The Cellar so much. Maybe I set the bar too high or I wasn’t in the right mood, but I really didn’t like this book. One of the things I hated…
The Dinner by Herman Koch: Book Review
Reading The Dinner by Herman Koch was an interesting literary as well as culinary experience. It was a unique read because the entire story took place over one dinner. The entire book is even split into courses: aperitif, appetizer, main course, dessert and digestif. The story itself is different and unexpected from anything else I…
What My Sister Knew by Nina Laurin: Book Review
What My Sister Knew by Nina Laurin is the third book I read by this author. The Starter Wife and Girl Last Seen were both great reads and this book was no different. This story had two timelines. One where Andrea is a teenager and another where she is an adult. Andrea’s twin brother Eli…
The Breakdown by B.A. Paris: Book Review
The Breakdown by B.A. Paris is my second book by the author of one of the most disturbing books I’ve read. Behind Closed Doors was an intense book full of darkness and twists. I expected no less from The Breakdown. It wasn’t quite as crazy but I may have set the bar too high. It…
I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney: Book Review
This was another book that I discovered by accident when buying a lot of books. I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney is a book about an actress with a mysterious past. It took me a while to get into but the twists kept me reading and wondering! Alice Feeney is known for her…
The Cellar by Natasha Preston: Book Review
The Cellar by Natasha Preston is the first book by this author that I have heard so much about. This wasn’t her best-rated book on Goodreads, in fact it had much lower ratings than all her other books. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and if this is one of her worst, then I can’t wait…
The Starter Wife by Nina Laurin: Book Review
I discovered The Starter Wife by Nina Laurin purely coincidentally. It was abandoned along with with another book near a trashcan on a rainy day. Shame on whoever left it there, but one person’s trash is another’s treasure! Girl Last Seen was a great book and the moment I finished it, I ordered The Starter…
8 Books That I Will Read & Review Next
I have always loved to read but I have phases when I binge books like it’s my job (if only.) Currently, I’m reading I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney and I plan on finishing it tonight. After that, there are three books that I have already reviewed. They are scheduled for posting in…
Book Review: I’m a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter
Facebook has discovered that I am a bookworm and is now bombarding me with ads for all sorts of books. My husband is upset, my wallet is upset but I am so excited to get so many cool suggestions! One of them was I’m a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next…
The Other Woman by Sandie Jones: Book Review
The Other Woman by Sandie Jones: when a woman falls in love with someone, one of her biggest fears is that another woman will come between them. While most women who are fighting for a man’s attention are competing with another potential date, Emily is competing with someone who Adam can’t leave: his mother. The…
When She Returned by Lucinda Berry: Book Review
When She Returned by Lucinda Berry revolves around one of my favorite topics ever: CULTS! Well, just one cult. But you get the point. I read When She Returned right after reading The Perfect Child by the same author. When I say right after I mean I literally read the last sentence of one book…
The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry: Book Review
The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry: Janie is a young child who loves and manipulates her father but fails to bond with her mother. The child comes in between the couple because the father fails to see her shortcomings including her treatment of the mother. This may sound familiar to a book recently reviewed, Baby…
The Never List by Koethi Zan: Book Review
I read The Never List last year when I was binge reading psychological thrillers like my life depended on it. Some of the stories I read have blurred in my memory. Others disappeared completely. Earlier this year, I picked out an interesting looking book from my extensive library. I was a few pages in before…
Adultery by Paulo Coelho: Book Review
The name Paulo Coelho might ring a bell, and it should. He is the author of one of the best known books in the world, The Alchemist. I’m embarrassed to say that I have not read his other books yet. But I was definitely intrigued when I heard about Adultery. Classics meet 50 Shades of…
The River at Night by Erica Ferencik: Book Review
Once upon a time I paid someone $15 on eBay for a set of five hard cover books. Funny enough, they were all water-themed! One of these books was The River at Night by Erica Ferencik. It sat on my shelf for over a year until I finally picked it up and devoured it in…
The Woman in the Wall by Patrice Kindl: Book Review
I had just finished Odd Child Out and was slightly tipsy from wine tasting. I wanted a find shorter book that would still be interesting. So I browsed my library, packed to the brim with second-hand books from Saver’s 50% off days. That’s when I found The Woman in the Wall by Patrice Kindl! The…
Odd Child Out by Gilly Macmillan: Book Review
Earlier this year Gilly Macmillian got me out of my reading slump with her book What She Knew. If you read my review of it, you’ll know that I didn’t love it or hate it. But I did enjoy it enough to buy The Perfect Girl, another book by Gilly Macmillan. Odd Child Out happens…
Fit2Fat2Fit by Drew Manning: Book Review
I discovered Drew Manning’s Fit2Fat2Fit on Hulu. The TV show, available on Hulu and other streaming websites is called Fit to Fat to Fit. I knew nothing about it and just wanted to watch something that would motivate me to work out more. The show led me to wanting to learn more about the original…
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: Book Review
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson is an f-bomb filled self-help book that presents a counterintuitive approach to living a good life. I picked up this book after reading Brendon Burchard’s High Performing Habits. The two books couldn’t be more different, but there were a few similarities. In particular, both…
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