Date Night: Ticked all the mystery/thriller boxes. Going in you have a nice couple, Libby and Sean go on a date night which is goes pretty bad because SECRETS! They come back and the babysitter is missing. The story begins to unravel at this point. Libby gets in trouble–arrested– for murder. … More Review: Date Night by Samantha Hayes
What you have to remember when reading MY DARK VANESSA is that this is a story about Vanessa and her experience. Her recollection of her experience is not often heard, it’s not often talked about publicly, it’s not the kind of story about sexual abuse that we hear about in the paper. But this does … More Review: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
🎉Congratulations to Kali Fajardo Anstine!! SABRINA & CORINA has been longlisted for the National Book Awards!!! 🎉 SABRINA & CORINA: I love short stories, there is a very specific art to them, to be able to bring forth all the elements of a story into such a short amount of time. … More Review: Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
I adore Acevedo. She presses the real questions in her writing and approaches the themes in her books with care and tenacity. WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH is no exception, I love how she crafts her characters lives and struggles with a vivacious description that flows from the … More Review: With the Fire On High – Elizabeth Acevedo
A must-read. Every time I turned the page I kept nodding my head in agreeance, in anger and frustration because there are so many truths that hurt but motivate to keep speaking your truth to stand up for what you believe in. This book is amazing! I felt Natalie’s … More Review: Lima::Limon by Natalie Scenters-Zapico
THE AU PAIRS: I could not put this book down! It’s one of my favorites this year. I enjoyed Emma Rous writing style, it’s descriptive and mysterious wanting you to continue reading. The story begins with siblings Edwin, Seraphine and Danny (the latter are twins) cleaning out their parents … More Review: The Au Pairs-Emma Rous
Every time I read anything by Karina I always set a couple of hours to dive into the world she creates for her characters. In My Life In Shambles we meet Valerie who has been laid off from her job, and is convinced that she must try to just live … More Review: My Life in Shambles – Karina Halle
😍 I had so much fun reading STRIPPED by Zoey Castile. 😍Let’s start with our characters Robyn Flores, teacher who’s still trying to figure it all out and Zac Fallon who’s a male stripper. They live in the same building and of course first encounters are hilarious. This is my first Zoey Castile … More Review: Stripped by Zoey Castile
GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW: Silvia Moreno-Garcia is an author I admire for her genre-bending stories. Her writing style immediately pulls you into the story and gradually lets you live inside it. It was so refreshing to read, the story is set in 1920s Mexico. It’s a fun, and engaging read, the mix of … More Review: Gods Of Jade And Shadow By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Welcome to the world of John Wick, this chapter begins right where John Wick Chapter 2 left off. John is stripped of his assassin protections, services, and has a 14 million dollar bounty on his head. Anyone who helps him will suffer the consequences. Thus that is how we are introduced to several characters … More Review: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
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