The Girls in the Garden is officially my third Lisa Jewell book to read. Published in 2015, this novel is one of Jewell’s more recent releases. The storyline, fixating on a small communal residency in London, follows two families as they try to unravel the mystery behind why a thirteen year old girl, Grace, shows …
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Summerland
Elin Hilderbrand truly does know how to do summer well. She takes her traditional Nantucket setting, which includes many beach references, but she finds a way to create character development and a plot that doesn’t feel overly consumed with the beach storyline that could be so easily written about. Summerland, one of Hilderbrand’s older pieces …
The Vacationers
Don’t get me wrong, The Vacationers is a good book, but it’s an underwhelming book. I chose to read this novel after finding it listed as a top read for the summer. I don’t know about you, but there’s something about summer that leaves me wanting a solid romance story mixed in with some sand. …
Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby is another one of Mary Kubica’s twisted pieces of mysterious, suspenseful fiction. Set in Chicago like all of her novels are, we are exposed to darkness as we become a part of the serious struggles of loss, betrayal, and mental illness. Pretty Baby is told from the first-person perspective of three characters: Heidi, …
The Husband Hour
The Husband Hour had a slow start for me. Even though I didn’t really know much about the storyline, I expected to instantly be sucked in to the story because I had heard such positive reviews. A lot of my early struggles stemmed from the main character, Lauren. A little weak and desperate, Lauren is …
I’ve Got My Eyes on You
A recent high school graduate headed for Princeton, a young man with intellectual disabilities, and a random tow-truck driver all have one thing in common. At some point, they are suspected for the murder of Kerry Dowling. Kerry, an athletic and vivacious graduate, decides to throw one last party before all of her friends head …
Lawn Boy
Disclaimer: F-bombs are heavy handed. In most ways, Mike Munoz and I are very different, but we still have a few similarities. A biracial landscaper, Munoz, is tired of playing the game, and I get it. He’s tired of telling people what they want to hear. Tired of being what people think he should be. …
Then She Was Gone
Guys, Lisa Jewell is just talented. There’s really nothing else I need to say. She just is. She has the ability to create these tangled webs that instantly suck you in. You may remember, but the first book I reviewed on the blog was I Found You by the same author. I’ve suggested this book …
A Whisper of Bones
A Whisper of Bones was less of a whisper and more of a scream. What you would expect to be only one storyline ended up being multiple stories tied into one. It honestly seemed like too many stories in my opinion because there was so much going on and so many characters to keep track …
How to Be Safe
How to Be Safe is one of those books that makes you question the writer with every page. Who is this guy? What was he thinking? Is this story a reflection of who he is as a person? He says so much without ever really saying anything. He makes political references, race references, and religious …