Mystery/Thriller
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The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray – REVIEW
The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh is the latest entry in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney series, one of my favorite ongoing series. Claudia Gray is one of my auto-buy authors, and I love almost everything she writes. Her Firebird series series is one of my all-time favorites, and I have also devoured Continue reading
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One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon – REVIEW
If you read contemporary young adult fiction, you’ve probably heard of Nicola Yoon. Her wildly popular novels The Sun is Also a Star and Everything, Everything adored by readers and were even made into movies. To be perfectly honest, her young adult novels never appealed to me. However, Yoon’s upcoming adult debut, One of Our Kind, is a very Continue reading
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Camino Ghosts (Camino Island #3) by John Grisham – REVIEW
There’s something you should probably know before you read this review. Camino Ghosts is comprised of many small elements that individually mean a lot to me. There are characters I feel I know. There are mentions of Ole Miss, a place I have far too many memories of. Most significantly, I’ve been to Bay Books, the bookstore Continue reading
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The One That Got Away With Murder by Trish Lundy – REVIEW
I definitely have a thing for YA mysteries and thrillers. I find they’re often more interesting and more compelling than adult mysteries. While YA mysteries are sometimes less intense, that’s not always the case. The One That Got Away With Murder is dark, twisty, and will have you reading long into the night. Continue reading
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The Main Character by Jaclyn Goldis – REVIEW
I devoured Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express as a teenager, and I’ve been obsessed with European train rides ever since. Jaclyn Goldis sets her newest mystery, The Main Character, on an elegant European train ride through the magical Italian landscape. It’s also a book about books, which makes it a ton of fun. Continue reading
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Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé – REVIEW
If there’s one subgenre that has a hold on my soul outside of sci-fi and fantasy, it’s dark academia. Some of my all-time favorite books, like The Secret History and If We Were Villains, are mysteries steeped in the dark side of academia. I’ve been incredibly excited for Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s Where Sleeping Girls Lie. With Continue reading
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These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by Izzy Wasserstein
I read These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart near the end of 2023 and I was completely blown away by how much I loved it. While I thought I would like the novella based on the synopsis, I wasn’t expecting this to be a favorite book of mine. These Fragile Graces is incredible, intense, and remarkably powerful. Continue reading
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Audiobook Review: King Nyx by Kirsten Bakis
Anna Fort tries to be a good wife – really she does. Her husband Charles is a writer, skeptic, and amateur scientist, though he has little respect in the academic and literary communities. While Charles makes their family look ridiculous with his wild theories, Anna works herself to the bone. Finally, Charles might have a Continue reading
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Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience by Rebecca Roanhorse
Welcome back to Back Shelf Saturdays, where I review backlist titles I didn’t get to read when they were first published. I do this (almost) every week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles. For my purposes, a backlist title is at least one year past its release date. This Continue reading
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Back Shelf Review: Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher #2) by John Scalzi
Welcome back to Back Shelf Saturdays, where I review backlist titles I didn’t get to read when they were first published. I do this (almost) every week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles. For my purposes, a backlist title is at least one year past its release date. This Continue reading