Night of the Mannequins

NIGHT OF THE MANNEQUINS Written by Stephen Graham Jones Published by Tor.com, July 14, 2020 My star rating – 2 stars THE SYNOPSIS: One last laugh for the summer as it winds down. One last prank just to scare a friend. Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun, right? Until it…

A Dark and Secret Place

A DARK AND SECRET PLACE Written by Jen Williams Published by Crooked Lane Books, June 8, 2021 My star rating – 4 stars THE SYNOPSIS: When prodigal daughter Heather Evans returns to her family home after her mother’s baffling suicide, she makes an alarming discovery–stacks and stacks of carefully preserved letters from notorious serial killer…

April 2021 Wrap Up!

Another month down, and another wrap up is on its way! I say that as if i’ve posted a wrap up on the blog in 2021 yet…….. shhhhhh! I’m doing it now and plan to for the rest of the year, so that statement counts lol. As some of you may know, I’ve decided that…

Firekeeper’s Daughter

FIREKEEPERS DAUGHTER Written by Angeline Boulley Published by Henry, Holt and Co, March 16th, 2021 My star rating – 4 stars THE SYNOPSIS: As a biracial, unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal, eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. Daunis dreams…

The Silent Patient

THE SILENT PATIENT Written by Alex Michaelides Published by Celadon Books, February 5th, 2019 My star rating – 5 stars THE SYNOPSIS: Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable…

All The Missing Girls

ALL THE MISSING GIRLS Written by Megan Miranda Published by Simon and Shuster, June 28, 2016 My star rating – 3.5 stars THE SYNOPSIS: It’s been ten years since Nicolette Farrell left her rural hometown after her best friend, Corinne, disappeared from Cooley Ridge without a trace. Back again to tie up loose ends and…

The Tenth Girl

THE TENTH GIRL Written by Sara Faring Published by Imprint, September 24th, 2019 My star rating – 3 stars THE SYNOPSIS: At the very southern tip of South America looms an isolated finishing school. Legend has it that the land will curse those who settle there. But for Mavi—a bold Buenos Aires native fleeing the…

Swipe Right For Murder

SWIPE RIGHT FOR MURDER Written by Derek Milman Published by Jimmy Patterson,  August 6, 2019 My star rating – 4 stars THE SYNOPSIS: On the run from the FBI. Targeted by a murderous cult. Labeled a cyber-terrorist by the media. Irritated texts from his best friend. Eye contact with a nice-looking guy on the train….

The Chalk Man

THE CHALK MAN Written by C.J. Tudor Published by Penguin, January 9, 2018 My star rating – 4 stars THE SYNOPSIS: In 1986, Eddie and his friends are just kids on the verge of adolescence. They spend their days biking around their sleepy English village and looking for any taste of excitement they can get….