I recommend this book for a new and interesting take on a classic tale. View this story from the women’s perspective! I enjoyed this book a lot. I am not writing a full review for this book. But I will say that it was very well written and the plot was interesting!
Category: Fiction Reviews
Review of “The Girl with the Louding Voice” by Abi Dare
Emotional and powerful book! I am giving this book a 4.5 star review. Adunni is a 14 year old girl. She is sold to an older man by her father for marriage. She is able to escape there just to be enslaved by another wicked woman. She dreams of a life where she is free […]
Review of “Midnight Library” by Matt Haig
This book sure did have me thinking about my life and decisions. It is a 5 star read for me! Summary: Nora decides that she wants to die. Her life is not what she imaged. She dreams of the “what ifs” in her life. What if she became an Olympic swimmer, stayed in the band, […]
Review of “Girl A” by Abigail Dean
I am giving this book a 2.5-3 star review. I was not impressed with too much in this book. This book is about a group of siblings whose parents abused them as children. They were chained up and abused in what was called the “house of horrors” in the press. Afterwards, each child was separated […]
Review of “You Should See Me In A Crown” by Leah Johnson
It started off as a typical YA book, but the characters is what made this book special. Liz Lighty is not your typical prom queen. But after she loses her chances at getting finaincal aid for college, she needs the scholarship that comes with a win for prom queen. There is a front runner for […]
Review of “The Passage” by Justin Cronin
WOW! I feel so accomplished finishing this book (766 pages). I am giving this book a 4.5 star review. This book starts of with the world as we know it now. A man creates a virus which turns the subjects in immortal vampire like creatures. When the creatures escape, it does not take too long […]
Review of “The Ex Talk” by Rachel Lynn Solomon
I enjoyed this book. I am rating this book 3.5 star review. The characters were adorable but the jokes fell flat for me. This is the story of two co-workers that work at a radio station but are rivals. To save their public radio, they decide to pretend that they broke up in order to […]
Review of “The Dry” by Jane Harper
I am rating this book a4.5- 5 star review. This story introduces everyone to Det Aaron Falk. He returns to his hometown to attend the funeral of a murdered family of 3. The possible murderer is the dad. He is thought to have killed his entire family but his baby girl. Why on earth would […]
Review of “The Push” by Ashley Audrain
I am rating this book a 2 star review. Unpopular opinion: I really did not enjoy this book. I hated the characters and plot of this book. I really had to force myself to finish it. This book follows three generations of dysfunctional motherhood. It follows unloving mothers who abuse their children. You have Blythe’s […]
Review of “The Dating Game” by Sara Desai
What a cute read! I did enjoy this one and could not wait for that happy ending! Daisy is happy to be single. Liam is also happy to be single. Daisy hates Liam as he stood her up for her prom. Daisy’s family is constantly trying to arrange her marriage. Liam gets offered the family […]
Review of “Force of Nature” by Jane Harper
I am rating this book a 4 star review. Five women who on a corporate hiking adventure and only 4 come out of the woods. The woman that is missing was working with Det. Falk to exposed the corporation on some illegal activities that would have everyone lose their jobs. Needless to say, everyone had […]
Review of “A Torch Against The Night” by Sabaa Tahir (Ember in the Ashes: Book 2)
I did not like this book as much as the 1st one. But it was enjoyable. This is not my typical genre. I am rating this book a 3.5- 4 star review. I do not want to give too much away as this is the 2nd in the series. But basically Elias and Laia are […]
Review of “The Survivors” by Jane Harper
I am giving this book a 5 star review! I really enjoyed everything from the characters, mystery, and setting of this book! The story centers around two things that happen in a small town in Tasmania. The one event happened a decade before during a storm where 2 people died trying to rescue the main […]
Review of “The Pull of the Stars” by
I am giving this book a 3 or a 3.5 star review. This book is about the influenza of 1918 in Ireland. The setting is at a “motherhouse;” mothers who are inflicted with the “gripe” go here. The story is told from the nurse’s perspective and takes place for about 3 days in that ward. […]
Review of “The Light in Hidden Spaces” by Sharon Cameron
I am rating this book a 3.5 star rating. I felt like I have read this story already. Basically, I can sum up this book quickly. A girl hides 13 Jewish people in her house risking her and her sister’s lives for hiding them. This is a common theme for WW2 books. I liked the […]
Review of “In A Holidaze” by Christina Lauren
I am giving this book a 5 star review. WOW. I just loved this book! The characters were just fantastic. Enter, Maelyn, who is living with her parents, hates her job, and has no boyfriend in sight. Every year at Christmas, she spends it at a cabin in Utah with family friends and family. She […]
Review of “The Wife Upstairs” by Rachel Hawkins
I am rating this book a 3 star review. This is a “can’t put down” type of thrilling novel, however, it was so unbelievable and eye rolling that I had to rate it a little lower. This is a very brief summary of this book: A young woman with a hidden past is a dog […]
Review of “Malibu Rising” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
All I can say is wow. One of the best books that I read in 2020! Hands down a 5 star read. This novel is about a family of siblings, but so much more. It is set in the 80’s at Nina’s Riva’s annual party at her Malibu house. You meet the Riva family. Mick […]
Review of “The Edge of Falling” by Rebecca Serle
I am giving this book a 3.5 star review. This book just failed to deliver for me. Caggie is a young girl who lost her sister in a tragic way. She is grieving and it is consuming her. Everything that she does or decisions being made is from her grief. She breaks up with her […]
Review of “Eight Perfect Murders” by Peter Swanson
I am giving this novel a 3.5 star review. A crime novel book store owner, Malcom, is involved in a web of murders. He had a blog and wrote about the 8 perfect murders from novels. Someone is killing people by using his blog post as a guide to his murders. An FBI agent notices […]
Review of “The Hunting Party” by Lucy Foley
I am giving this book a 3 star review. There were 15 or more characters in this novel. There were 5 point of views. And you did not know who was killed or the murderer until the end. A classic who dun it. But the issue that I had was there were TOO many characters. […]
Review of “This Time Next Year” by Sophie Cousens
This was such a great novel! I enjoyed the characters a lot! It was a light and humorous read! I am giving this book a 4 star review. The plot of this book is unique. Two mothers are about to have babies on New Years Eve. Whichever mother has a baby first in the year, […]
Review of “The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany” by Lori Nelson Spielman
You will fall in love with the setting and characters- guaranteed! I am rating this book a 4.5-5 star review. This story is about a “curse” of the 2nd born women in the family. The curse is that they are never to marry. Emilia, Lucy, and Poppy are all a 2nd born daughter. Emilia’s life […]
Review of “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by V.E. Schwab
I am rating this book a 4.5 star review. What can I say about this book. I adored it. Basically, a girls sell his soul to the “devil,” so to speak. Addie makes a bargain to live forever but is also cursed at the same time to always be forgotten. She lives 300 years and […]
Review of “Leave the World Behind” by Rumaan Alam
I am rating this book a 2.5 star review. I enjoyed the overall plot, but the writing was not my style. In a nutshell, a family goes on vacation and rented a house. They are a couple with kids and went from the city to the country. All of a sudden, the owners of the […]
Review of “Furia” by Yamile Saied Mendez
I enjoyed this book a lot! I am giving it a 3.5-4 star review. Camillia is a 17 year old living in Argentina. She has kept a secret from her parents- she plays soccer. Her dad is abusive and her mother is rather strict for only their daughter. Her brother is allowed to play soccer […]
Review of “Well Played” by Jen DeLuca
I am rating this book 1 3.5-4 star review. I really enjoyed this cute story just like the 1st novel in the series (Well Met). I enjoyed the 1st one a lot better though. This story is once again set at the Renaissance Festival in the same small town as the 1st story. It is […]
Review of “Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah
WOW! What an awesome story with unforgettable characters! Kristin Hannah never disappoints! This is historical fiction novel. I have been going back and forth between a 4 or 5 star review on this book. I am going with a 4.5 and meet in the middle! This novel is multiple POVs between a mother and a […]
Review of “The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett” by Annie Lyons
I am rating this a 3.5 to 4 star review. If you liked “The Man Called Ove” by Fredrick Backman, then this will be a story that you will love. The story is about a woman, Eudora, who is 85 years old and decides that her life should end on her terms. She makes the […]
Review of “Shelter Mountain” by Robyn Carr (book 2 of the Virgin River series)
I am giving this book a 3 star review. I enjoyed this novel, but it was a little slow. It is a quick read. It is book 2 of the Virgin River series. I have read book 1 of the series before this. You do not have to read book 1, but a lot of […]