BLURB: In the near future, when America has become a police state, 100 boys are selected to enter an annual contest where the winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life. Among them is 16-year-old Ray Garraty, and he knows the rules – keep a steady walking pace of four…
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A Fatal Grace – Review
2020 is slowly becoming the year of me finding my love of reading books in a series again. After reading (or listening) to Still Life not long ago, and feeling a bit lukewarm about the story as a whole, everyone who has read and loved this series told me to keep going. They said, “It…
The Witness – Review
There are certain books that come along at the perfect time, exactly when you’re needing a pick-me-up, and The Witness was one of those books for me. I told my friend, Megan: @themoodymama.reads, I was in dire need of a five-star read. I was starting to feel one of the worst book slumps I’ve ever…
The Silent Patient – Review
BLURB: Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the…
Fly Away – Review
(If you plan to read Firefly Lane, you may want to skip this review as it will contain spoilers.) Fly Away is the continuation of Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah and a resolution I didn’t know I needed. This series is coming to Netflix next year, so I wanted to be certain to finish the…
The Light Between Oceans – Review
BLURB: Australia, 1926. After four harrowing years fighting on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns home to take a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season and shore leaves are granted every other year…
NOS4A2 – Review
I added the audio of NOS4A2 to my Overdrive holds list months ago, thanks to @whatmeganreads‘ excitement on Instagram. I can’t resist an exciting audiobook and Megan’s animation made me eager to check it out. I secretly hoped it would become available during the Fall/Halloween season and luck was with me! When I started listening…
The Institute – Review
One of the perks of being the biggest reader in my small town is first dibs on the new books at the library. I’m not an avid Stephen King reader, in fact, this was only my third book by the King, but the synopsis sounded so intriguing, I couldn’t pass it up. BLURB: In the…
The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery – Review
Since finding the Myers-Briggs personality test a few years ago, I’ve immersed myself in the world of self-discovery and personality tests. Learning about my strengths and weaknesses from the test opened up the world for me in a way I never expected. It was absurd to realize I’d lived in my body for over twenty…
The Identicals – Review
BLURB: Nantucket is only two and a half hours away from Martha’s Vineyard by ferry. But the two islands might as well be worlds apart for a set of identical twin sisters who have been at odds for years. When a family crisis forces them to band together — or at least appear to —…
Firefly Lane – Review
Kristin Hannah is quickly making her way to the top of my list of favorite authors. Her novels are among the most evocative I have ever read. This book alone made me sob like I was a character in the story myself! When I discovered the Firefly Lane series was becoming a Netflix show in…
Where the Crawdads Sing – Review
BLURB: For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for…
The Kiss Quotient – Review
I actually picked this book up at the library months ago, when the hype first started and put it back down after thinking, “Do I really want to read a book with the word ‘quotient’ in it?” Dirty math words immediately turn me off, even to things I love dearly, like sweet Romance novels. Thanks…
Cross Her Heart – Review
BLURB: Lisa lives for her daughter Ava, her job, and her best friend Marilyn, but when a handsome client shows an interest in her, Lisa starts daydreaming about sharing her life with him too. Maybe she’s ready now. Maybe she can trust again. Maybe it’s time to let her terrifying secret past go. Then her…
Good Luck With That – Review
After much insisting from several readers, I decided it was time to pick up my first Kristan Higgins book, and I’m so glad I did. I requested this book from the library months ago and put it on the backburner in my mind. Naturally, the library gods love to give us every book at one…
Ashes Books & Bobs 