First of all, let's talk about this cover. I love the colors, the adorable shoes. It brings feelings of nostalgia to mind. Back in my publishing days I was called into cover meetings from time to time. It was a weekly meeting (I think) that the editors, designers and publisher attended. The designers would present... Continue Reading →
Tear Me Apart by J.T. Ellison, 4 Stars
I've only really read J.T. Ellison's standalone titles--No One Knows, Lie to Me and now Tear Me Apart. But they are so good, I really should check out her series work one of these days. I get a little bogged down with series books because they can get so formulaic and you really have to... Continue Reading →
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware, 4 Stars
I swear I could follow my four-year old around all day, cleaning up his messes, and the house would somehow still not be clean. Are you feeling me? But I will say that with the others back in school I am feeling a lot less crazed. And yesterday, I cleaned for an hour and actually... Continue Reading →
The Other Woman by Sandie Jones, 4 Stars
Today I am reviewing The Other Woman by Sandie Jones. When we think of the "other woman", we think of an awful, conniving woman who is out to steal our man away. So what happens, when (in the case of this book), that "other woman" is the woman who had him first--his mother? Of course... Continue Reading →
When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica, 3 Stars
It has been hard for me to sit down and read a book lately. I blame summer. Or rather, the hurried end of summer as we try to check every single last thing off our summer bucket list, go to all the dentist appointments and buy whatever it is that is the "best deal ever"... Continue Reading →
Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman, 4 1/2 Stars
I was kind of reluctant to pick up Something in the Water. I knew it was a NY Times bestseller and while many of those are completely amazing (most actually), I had it in my head for some reason that it was pretentious or one of those books that everyone says they love but that... Continue Reading →
She Was the Quiet One by Michelle Campbell, 3.5 Stars
Last week I was down to a couple of titles on Netgalley. I'm usually pretty conservative about requesting titles. But this summer, I haven't been getting many responses to my requests and I kept finding stuff. And then last week....I think all the marketing people came back from vacation because all of a sudden I... Continue Reading →