Another unfortunate victim of “if you loved Gone Girl” syndrome. I felt like this was very mild as far as thrillers go, which sounds crazy considering that this is the story of Tessa, the lone surviving Black-Eyed Susan who was dumped in a grave with other victims of a serial killer. As an adult, Tessa is unsure that the man scheduled to die for the crimes is the true killer and she seeks out legal help to exonerate the convicted man. The chapters alternate from […]
Every time I see you falling, I get down on my knees and pray
This well-researched book covers the short and insulated world of the Romanov sisters, the 4 daughters of the last tsar of Russia. Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia, along with their youngest brother Alexey were the central focus of their parents, Nicholas and Alexandra, and lived loving but deeply sheltered lives as monarchs until their exile and murder during the Russian revolution. While the main focus is on the girls, the book starts with Alexandra’s love match with Nicholas, as the foundation for the love and […]
You have to do more than just change the terminology to make it sound new
This is the first in a YA trilogy, and I’m not moving on to book two. I feel like that’s the whole review, but I’ll elaborate :) My book club friend recommended this based on my love of dystopian stories. Kayla and Mishalla are teenage GENs (Genetically Engineered Nonhumans) living on a future planet colonized after Earth became uninhabitable. Those who could afford and fund the move have become the planet’s top class, the Trueborn. The Lowborn were brought along for their inital indentured servitude. […]
That’ll do.
I got this as one of the Kindle Deals of the Day or something like that. Cheap, portable, and dark and twisty–a perfect vacation read. I read Kubica’s The Good Girl and can’t remember a darn.thing.about.it, but I know I liked it. I don’t even care how stupid that sounds…sometimes you just want a page-turner for the pool chair. I started Pretty Baby with the same expectations and it didn’t disappoint. Heidi, a perpetual helper, sees a homeless girl with an infant on the L platform and, […]