The Broken Girls by Simone St. James This was one of my Book of the Month selections. You know I love a good ghost story, so I immediately devoured this book. Coming from the same author as The Sundown Motel I had high hopes for the creepiness factor. This book, however, didn’t deliver as well … Continue reading Book Review: The Broken Girls
Now that I’m out of my reading slump, I’m hoping to use this space for a little accountability to keep me reading. As such, here are the books I’m hoping to read and review this month: 1. A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh I picked this up in the romance section at the library. … Continue reading July TBR
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix This book came onto my radar several years ago, but I couldn’t get myself to commit to it. However, I was recently in an amazing mystery-centric indie bookstore in Madison, Wisconsin and picked up his newest book (The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires) and remembered this book. I bought … Continue reading Book Review: Horrorstör
Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann I saw this book recommended on Twitter as one of the best newly translated books available. It intrigued me so I bought it on Kindle. I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump since the world went pear shaped, so I didn’t have high hopes of getting into it. But … Continue reading Book Review: Tyll
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James I got this book as my Book of the Month Club selection back in January. I hadn’t heard of it before but once I started it, I couldn’t put it down. It was absolutely riveting and I read it in a span of about two days. — … Continue reading Book Review: The Sun Down Motel
Below is a list of books I recommend to take your mind off what’s going on in the world. I have separated them by genre and included a short blurb. For all of these, they are (as far as my memory serves) contagion, plague, and apocalypse-free. Romance A Rogue By Any Other Name by Sarah … Continue reading Books to Read During the Pandemic
The Holdout by Graham Moore I first heard about this book at some point last fall. It had come highly recommended by an established author who had received an advance copy. Based on this recommendation, I pre-ordered the book on Amazon and anxiously awaited it’s arrival. It wasn’t worth the wait. — Mild spoilers ahead … Continue reading Book Review: The Holdout
Last summer, my best friend and I spent a weekend in Madison, Wisconsin. The goal of the trip was to eat as much good food as possible, which was easily achieved. As we were leaving our last food stop we spotted a used bookstore just down the street. It was a blisteringly hot day and … Continue reading Magic of Used Bookstores
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