Reviews Done Quick My Lovely Wife will twist your mind and give you whiplash. I love a good domestic thriller, but Samantha Downing’s book was unhinged. The book had good pacing and snappy dialogue. Unfortunately, the characters were underdeveloped and unlikable. Therefore, despite the plot keeping me on the edge of my seat, I really […]
The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances gave me Brave Little Toaster feels in the best way possible. Our main character is a Roomba named Scout. Similar to Jean Louise Finch, Scout is curious and brave, which gets her into quite a bit of trouble. Glenn Dixon mirrors the narrative of To Kill A Mockingbird. I […]
I read The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris for my book club, and while it did make for good discussion, I have mixed feelings. I really enjoyed the Devil Wears Prada vibe I was getting. However, I found the characters to be unlikeable. Therefore, I developed little interest in the outcome of their […]
Don’t Open Your Eyes by Liv Constantine is the perfect summer domestic thriller. It is a poolside book to get lost in. Liv Constantine opens the book with a bang, a distressing nightmare that the reader knows will come back to haunt Annabell, the main character. The author sprinkles these premonition dreams throughout the story, […]
I was excited to read Bridget Jones’s Diary as I loved the movie and had heard good things about the book. The novel started out strong and Bridget was endearing at first… Bridget started out as someone I’d like to know but as time went on I began to roll my eyes and just wanted […]
First Impressions I was engaged from the start of Lessons in Chemistry. Bonnie Garmus’s writing is smooth and almost intimate, slowly introducing me to the character’s vulnerabilities, particularly Elizabeth Zott’s as she made her way just as good as any man and attempted to undo stereotypes from the 60s. Impressions While Reading Bonnie Garmus’ character […]
Reviews Done Quick The Golden Spoon is The Great British Bake Off meets Agatha Christie. Jessa Maxwell created a fun, read-into-the-night mystery that kept me guessing and deeply invested in the story, not just for the whodunit aspect but also for the characters’ backstories, particularly Betsy. I also loved the full last narration, it added […]
Reviews Done Quick Anna and Finn are thrown together when it is discovered that their spouses are having an affair and, because Finn has nothing better to do he follows Anna around the globe as she plays Carmen San Diego while attempting to solve an unsolved mystery via podcast. The plot of Conviction hooked me. […]
Why I Read it I have always like the film adaptation of The Help but of course had never read the book. When I found it in a little library I knew I had to give it a try. The Narrators Despite have a physical copy I also checked out an audio version from the […]
As soon as I finished The Push I wanted to read more by Ashley Audrain. With The Whispers Audrain did not disappoint. It may sound odd but I think the best way to describe the novel’s slow burn of a plot is to liken it to the film Titanic. From the beginning, we know the […]