"People talk about having an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other. I have a pair of imaginary bill collectors, so no matter which way I turned, there was somebody to remind me I needed money." Ch 1
Category: Fiction
Review: “The Lost Apothecary” by Sarah Penner
"She would come at daybreak - the woman whose letter I held in my hands, the woman whose name I did not yet know." Ch1 opening
ARC Review: “Backstories” by Simon Van der Velde
"Dreamers, singers, talkers and killers; they can dazzle with their beauty or their talent or their unmitigated evil, but inside themselves they are as frail and desperate as the rest of us. But can you see them? Can you unravel the truth? These are people you know, but not as you know them. Peel back the mask and see."
Review: “Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke
"When the Moon rose in the Third Northern Hall I want to the Ninth Vestibule to witness the joining of the three Tides. This is something that happens only once every eight years." Ch1 opening
Review: “The Mist” by Stephen King
'This is what happened. On the night that the worst heat wave in northern New England history finally broke - the night of July 19 - the entire western Maine region was lashed with the most vicious thunderstorms I have ever seen." - The Mist, Ch1 opening
Review: “Onyx & Ivory” by Mindee Arnett
"Out here, darkness meant death" - Ch1 opening
Review: “Whiteout” (Dark Iceland #5) by Ragnar Jonasson
"The little girl stretched out her hands, and then everything happened so quickly that she had no chance to cry." - Whiteout, Prologue opening
January Book Haul
Hi, friends! This week I accidentally-on-purpose bought too many books, so I thought I'd share with you what I'm excited to be reading over the next few weeks. We've got a good mix of mystery/thriller and a sprinkle of fantasy this round. A couple shorter ones for an approachable, fast-paced read (as I try to … Continue reading January Book Haul
ARC Review: “Whisper Island” by Carissa Ann Lynch
"The backbone of every triumph is built on two simple words: Watch me." - Whisper Island, Chapter 1 opening
2021 Anticipated Releases
Happy New Year, everyone! To welcome in 2021 and what hopefully ends up being a better year to come, here are some anticipated releases I'm keeping an eye out for. These range in genre and are sorted by release month covering the first half of the year or so below, since release schedules have been … Continue reading 2021 Anticipated Releases
Review: “One by One” by Ruth Ware
TLDR; A cozy modern murder mystery
Review: “The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning #2)” by Evan Winter
TLDR; Evan Winter has become one of my favorite authors in a short time, and is well deserving of the acclaim heβs received on his debut series
ARC Review: “The Gorge” by Ronald M. Berger
TLDR; An un-putdownable white water rafting thriller!
Review: “The Lifeboat” by Charlotte Rogan
TLDR; A survival-mystery set in the early 1900s that casts readers into rough seas alongside 39 other former passengers struggling to survive.
Recent Disappointments π
Sharing recent reading let downs over the last couple weeks π