The Drowning Kind has made me SO happy that I didn't buy a house with a pond. Or, a lake. Hell, even a pool. Because I am legit now a little creeped out by all bodies of water and what may be lurking beneath the surface.
What's The Drowning Kind about?
This supernatural horror story is a mix of contemporary and historical fiction. It follows two main characters. There's present-day Jax, who returns to her Vermont family home after...
The quickest way to dissolve a marriage is with secrets and lies. Both abound in Recipe for a Perfect Wife.
This bold, thought-provoking, and heartfelt novel by Karma Brown captured me right from the start with its recipes, its gardening advice, and its setting in the New York suburbs – all the things an in-her-late-30s woman like myself enjoys.
What's Recipe for a Perfect Wife about?
In Recipe for a Perfect Wife, you have Nellie,...
Ghoster isn't a book I'd normally gravitate toward, but I’m glad I picked it up.
A fellow Bookstagrammer who rarely steers me wrong when it comes to thriller recommendations put this Jason Arnopp novel on my radar. Sure enough, Arnopp's clever writing sucked me into the story right away.
What's Ghoster about?
The premise of Ghoster is intriguing: main character Kate is suddenly “ghosted” (translation: abandoned) by her boyfriend...
Love Like That is the perfect book for when you don't have time to read an entire novel.
What's Love Like That about? Author Emma Duffy-Comparone’s collection of short stories is about imperfect women dealing with imperfect love in all its forms. The heroine of each story is flawed – humorously, pathetically, worryingly -- but always relatable. You may not identify with every situation portrayed in Love Like That, but you’ll...
The Lost Village is an excellent example of why I really, really dislike organized religion. Of course, I fully understand and acknowledge that not every religion turns into a cult. But the framework is there, and The Lost Village makes you realize just how easily the tide can turn with the right (or wrong) person to lead it. Despite that, I love a good cult story and an atmospheric creepy thriller. This debut novel by Camilla Sten delivers...
It took me a few chapters to get drawn into Surviving Savannah, but once I did, I couldn’t put this book down. Settle in, Tartlets, because this book review is going to be a little longer than usual. This bittersweet, fascinating historical fiction novel left me with two things: 1) a hardened resolve to never, ever, ever take a cruise 2) a need to know more about the real story behind the Pulaski steamship disaster...
It took me a long time to read Where the Crawdads Sing. Please don't make the same mistake I did.
Why it took me so long to read Where the Crawdads Sing There has been So. Much. Hype. around this 2018 novel by Delia Owens. It was picked up by both Oprah's Book Club and Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Book Club. And, the movie adaptation releases next week. Clearly, Where the Crawdads Sing is a BIG DEAL. So, why'd it take me so long to...
I'm just going to come out and say it. **deep breath** A Discovery of Witches is Twilight for adults. **cringes** And y'know what? I liked Twilight better. **ducks as A Discovery of Witches fans throw things at her**
I feel like I've read A Discovery of Witches before... C’mon, people! I can't be the first person to draw parallels between Deborah Harkness’ series and the wildly popular vampire books by Stephenie Meyer. SO MUCH...
Honestly, is it even summer without a Mary Kay Andrews book to read? You all know my love for MKA runs deep, and The Newcomer hit every expectation that I had for my summer beach read: dreamy Southern vacation spot along the water? Check. a sweet and plucky heroine? Check. a predictable but enjoyable romance with a hot, too-good-to-be-true guy? Check. a spot of murder for a dash of intrigue? Check.
What's The Newcomer about? When I told my...
It took me awhile to shake off everything that happens in When No One Is Watching. This is the type of thriller that stays with you long after you turn the last page. Because even though Alyssa Cole's novel is a work of fiction, it's all too easy to see how fiction is spun out of facts.
What's When No One is Watching about? Who here has watched the movie Get Out? That's pretty much what you're in for. When No One Is Watching was one of...
