The Grownup Book Review: Thrilling Twists and Missed Opportunities
byA canny young woman struggles to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. On a rainy April morning, she is reading auras…
Gillian Flynn
20 Must-Read Books by Women Authors for International Women’s Day 2023
byFor International Women’s Day today, I thought I’d showcase some of my favorite books by female authors. I am listing 20 fiction books from…
Top Ten Tuesday – Books I wish had a sequel
byTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books that coincide with…
Top Ten Tuesday | 21st-Century Books I Think Will Become Classics
byTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books that coincide with…
Best books of the decade (2010-2019)
byI’ve been reviewing books on this site for the past 10 years or so (started blogging in 2009). I thought it might be fun…
TTT: Ten Books I Meant To Read In 2017 But Didn’t Get To
byTop Ten Tuesday is hosted by the wonderful The Broke and The Bookish. This week is the last week that Top Ten Tuesday is…
My Favorite Books of 2017
byLooking back at 2017, it wasn’t a good reading year. After a disappointing run with books accepted for review, I decided to stick to…
8 Cutting Deep: A Look at Sharp Objects
byI’ve read Gone Girl, so when I went into this book, I knew what to expect – seriously evil characters, and a dark, twisty…
I’ve been reading Sharp Objects – Gillian Flynn’s début novel, and I am torn at how much I admire her dreamy, descriptive writing style,…
- Teaser Tuesdays: Sharp Objects
Two Movies and a Makeover
byLast weekend was an epic movie-watching weekend. Gone Girl premiered on Star Movies on July 25th, and it’s one I’ve long wanted to see….