The Summit by the Sea by Michael Lajoie: A Book Review Genre: Realistic Fiction/ Parable [ Disclaimer: I received a copy of The Summit by the Sea with my promise of giving it an honest review. This does not reflect my overall rating or view of the book. ] The Summit by the Sea was … Continue reading Somehow I am saying Amen
Instagram Bookstack Challenge I decided to participate in the GRATEFUL and THANKFUL Bookstack challenges for Thanksgiving yesterday. Sharing today, I wanted to give an explanation of why I chose what I did and to encourage you to include them on your TBR list. Unlike my fellow Bookstagramers, I decided to include authors rather than just … Continue reading Thankful for Books
Hey everyone! So I am still reading House of Leaves and am currently on Chapter 7. My brain hurts! But, thankfully, in a good way. Things didn't really start getting interesting until the third or so chapter, but now there seems to be an elegance of supernatural and insanity being intertwined. This book is supposedly … Continue reading House of Shaking Update
Radium Girls by Kate Moore: A Book Review Genre: Historical Narrative Moore gives the horrifying true story of the women sentenced to die by their employer. Taking place during the whole timeline of events, the story is quite fast paced and details not only the women themselves, but their families as well. Moore even goes … Continue reading True Story, Lost Futures
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides: A Book Review Genre: Thriller; Suspense Oh my world! I was not expecting the ending on this one. Beautifully clashing the world of being a therapist to that of mental breakdowns, Alex Michaelides carefully crafts a story that will lead you wanting more while all the time exceeding your … Continue reading No Words
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines: A Book Review Genre: Historical Fiction A Lesson Before Dying was nothing like what I imagined it to be. Somehow Gaines manages to create characters that are as flawed as they are human. Through the slow character development of the main character, A Lesson Before Dying details … Continue reading Facing Death and Keeping Human
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens: A Book Review Genre: Romance Somehow in her debut novel, Sophie Cousens captures an unique romantic comedy just waiting to be turned into a movie. Filled with tears, hope, pain, and love, This Time Next Year brings a story of two star-crossed lovers born moments apart and yet … Continue reading Me Before We
7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton: A Book Review Genre: Mystery Thriller Reading this book was a rush. The beginning started out wobbly as just like the narrator, you as a reader have no idea what is going on leading to all sorts of confusion, but as the story moves forward, it … Continue reading Absolutely Mad, Amazingly Brilliant
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson: A Book Review Genre: Suspense While some would characterize this novella as horror, I cannot put the word to the story. As always, Jackson outdid herself in the writing aspect of the book. The “horror” comes from the anticipation of what is going to come … Continue reading Two Sisters Against the World
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson: A Book Review Genre: Horror Shirley Jackson is one of the most classic writers of the horror world and her short story, The Lottery is one of her most known. Being only 9 pages long, the story goes quite quickly with the reader only understanding what is happening at the … Continue reading Short but Simple and Beautiful
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