My Summer Darlings
So I have some mixed reviews about this one. I read this book in one sitting because it was ridiculously good popcorn reading. But the plot is a bit like…
So I have some mixed reviews about this one. I read this book in one sitting because it was ridiculously good popcorn reading. But the plot is a bit like…
This YA book had me hooked from the cover. Several social media influencers in their teens and early 20s are invited to preview the exclusive Jagged Island, a private amusement…
Henry Winkler is a cool guy; waaay cooler than The Fonz, the character he created for sitcom TV some 50 years ago. In Being Henry: The Fonz and Beyond, Winkler…
I really enjoyed Stevenson’s first book, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, and wondered how he could top that. Well, after the success of his first book, Ernest was…
Still on my gothic horror kick, I found this book recommended for those who liked The Haunting of Hill House. Vera’s mother is dying and calls her back to her…
This was a fun YA book with a slightly predicable ending. Five teens have heard the stories about Salvation Creek and the people who have gone missing so they decide…
This is a mystery/thriller with lots of twists and turns AND a surprise ending. Alicia is a famous painter who is accused of murdering her husband. After the murder she does…
Katherine Arden’s newest historical fantasy is a moving, heart-wrenching look at what is lost during war, even beyond lives. When discharged WWI army nurse Laura Iven receives her brother, Freddie’s, belongings…
This was not the book I expected it to be! Angsty teen Jay Gardiner wants to find his deceased father’s remains in the Pacific Ocean, where the two would scuba…
I raised two teenagers in the late 90’s/early 2000’s, and believe I was engaged in their TV viewing as much as any cool soccer mom, however the book Freaks, Gleeks,…