Title: The Maidens Author: Alex Michaelides Publisher: MacMillan Audio Published: 15 June 2021 Time: 9 hours and 19 minutes I’m not one to give out one-star ratings. So for me to give a one-star rating, it would have to be pretty bad! The Maidens opens with Mariana Andros’s niece, Zoe, contacting her about the murder […]
Title: Dial A for Aunties Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto Publisher: Berkley Published: 27 April 2021 Pages: 320 I do not remember the last time I had so much fun reading a book! I was in hysterics the whole time. When Meddelin “Meddy” Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date, her meddlesome mother calls for […]
Title: The Christie Affair Author: Nina de Gramont Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Published: 20 January 2022 Pages: 320 If you know anything about Agatha Christie or are a fan of Agatha Christie, put the book on the table and walk away. I’ve always been a huge fan of Agatha Christie and her books, especially the […]
Title: The Secret History Author: Donna Tartt Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Published: 16 September 1992 Pages: 544 This book has been on my TBR for ages, and I was so excited to read it. Unfortunately, that excitement didn’t last long. While I love dark academia books, and the plot was engaging, there was never any […]
Title: The Whispering House Author: Elizabeth Brooks Publisher: Doubleday Published: 6 August 2020 Pages: 352 Content Warnings: emotional abuse, suicide, chronic illness, self-harm, and physical abuse If I can do one good thing for people it would be telling them to not read this book. It is a waste of time, and I want those […]
Title: Good Girl, Bad Blood Author: Holly Jackson Publisher: Electric Monkey Published: 20 April 2020 Pages: 417 Content Warnings: murder, gun violence, death, sexual assault, kidnapping I was so excited when this book came out because I absolutely loved, loved, loved, the first book in the series, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and couldn’t […]
Title: The Last Time I Lied Author: Riley Sager Publisher: Dutton Published: 3 July 2018 Pages: 384 Content Warnings: mental illness, death, child death Emma Davis went to camp as a young girl where she was bunked in with 3 older girls. One night the 3 of leave with Vivian, the leader, closing the cabin […]
Title: Blackout Author: Marco Carocari Publisher: Level Best Books Published: 30 March 2021 I received an ARC ebook copy of the book from Books Forward in exchange for an honest review. To start off, if you’re looking for a fun, beach read for the upcoming summer break, I’d definitely keep this one in mind. Carocari’s […]
Series: Truly, Devious Trilogy Titles: Truly, Devious, The Vanishing Stair, and The Hand on the Wall Author: Maureen Johnson Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Release Date: 16 January 2018; 22 January 2019; 21 January 2020 Pages: 416 ;369; 369 Ellingham Academy is a private school in Vermont. Founded by Albert Ellingham, an early 20th Century tycoon, who envisioned a place […]