The Dirty Secrets Club by Meg Gardiner is a book that came into my life via a sale at my local library last summer. At the time, I was in the midst of a new Karen McManus novel, and the name of this book with the red cover looked just like something she would put out.
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Book Review: For You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes
I…think I’m kind of over the whole You universe brought to us by Caroline Kepnes. It’s in that weird stage now where the show is a season ahead and not at all what the latest novel, For You and Only You, was about. Granted, I have no clue what Kepnes’ involvement with the show is and I realize that most adaptations don’t follow the source material closely at all, but still. It’s odd.
Read moreBook Review: Lie With Me by Philippe Besson
I’m not sure why it took me so long to finally read the source material that the Frameline Festival film, Lie With Me was based on. In fact, it had been on my ‘to be read’ list for quite some time prior to me even learning about the film!
Read moreBook Review: One of Us is Back by Karen M. McManus
I certainly appreciate McManus giving us all a roster of important players in her third novel for the One of Us is Lying series. It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since the last installment came out, but then there was also a television series introduced to muddy the waters a little bit. No fear though, if you were a fan of the first two novels, then One of Us is Back will be easy to pick up on right away.
Read moreBook Review: Pull Me Under by Zarah Detand
After reading Red, White and Royal Blue again, and then following it up with the movie adaptation, it’s no surprise that Zarah Detand’s Pull Me Under is what I flocked to next.
Read moreBook Review: A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson
I’ve finally decided to start working through all the books I’ve bought myself over the years that have been sitting on me shelf untouched. This novel by M.T. Edvardsson, like most of my other purchases, have been bargain bin finds, with blurbs intriguing enough for me to purchase. A Nearly Normal Family fit that mold, with its unsettling mystery at the center.
Read moreBook Review: Zero Days by Ruth Ware
I still don’t know if anything will beat In a Dark, Dark Wood for me, but Ruth Ware has continued to release strong novels ever since her debut in 2015. That’s no exception for her latest, Day Zero.
Read moreBook Review: The Only One Left by Riley Sager
I had the great honor of meeting the great Riley Sager, one of my favorite authors, at the beginning of the month where he was promoting his new book, The Only One Left.
Read moreBook Review: The Midnight Witness by Sara Blaedel
Sometimes you win with bargain book purchases, but sometimes you find mediocre ones. This was one of those times. Again, I’m not saying anything was outright bad with Sara Blaedel’s novel, The Midnight Witness, but I’d say if you ask me next month what this was about I couldn’t tell you much of anything.
Read moreBook Review: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
There’s been talk over the last year or so about the screen adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s insanely popular novel Red, White & Royal Blue, and I just couldn’t remember for the life of me if I read this or not. The premise sounded familiar, but with the now promise of a film hitting Amazon Prime in mid-August I decided now was the best time to find out if I had.
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