I started reading YA when my daughter was old enough to start reading YA books. That was over 20 years ago, and we both continue to enjoy reading lots of YA. Many people think YA books are somehow less worthy than other genres of books. Yes, there are YA books that are poorly written, predictable, … [Read more]
Beach Thriller by Jamie Day
Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review. This was really bad. I don't even know what to say. I think the ending was laughably bad. The parts in between weren't great and the character development was non-existent. Day has done dual POV's before … [Read more]
Let's Make a Scene by Laura Wood
Cynthie Taylor needs some positive publicity, fast. Once it was revealed that not only was the film director she recently broke up with married, but his wife is pregnant, former good girl Cynthie is now seen as a manipulative home wrecker (the cheating director is obviously not getting the same … [Read more]
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
We all know the trend: young women deliberately turning their backs on the modern world and cosplaying the rural homesteading lifestyle, where they grow their own veggies, bake their own bread, butcher their own chickens and make their own clothing. The lifestyle is then perfectly captured on social … [Read more]
Under Your Spell by Laura Wood
4.5 stars Clementine "Clemmie" Monroe has a lot of trust issues, and they're all because of the men in her life. Clemmie is one of three sisters, born within three months of one another, from three very different women who all got knocked up by her carefree rock star father, Rip Harris. Instead … [Read more]
Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
The five-member Cassidy-Shaw family is on their way to eldest son Charlie's last high school lacrosse tournament when their AI-assisted minivan becomes involved in a fatal car accident with another vehicle. Both fatalities are in the other vehicle, but the Cassidy-Shaws are far from … [Read more]
The Crossing by Corman McCarthy
Fair warning here - about half the dialogue is in Spanish. But with just my many decades old Spanish classes from the dim past, it really wasn’t that hard to follow. It’s pretty simple, and most of it you can get from context. But. So you know. This is the second book from McCarthy’s Border … [Read more]
