One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus is a YA mystery about four high school students whose lives are forever changed after they witness their classmate die. It happens when the five students meet in detention, with each student representing a different high school stereotype. There's the brain, the beauty, the criminal, and… Continue reading One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus | A Review
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The Wife by Alafair Burke | A Review
The Wife by Alafair Burke is a domestic thriller about a woman named Angela who is the wife of a successful bestselling author and economics professor. When her husband is accused of sexual harassment by a college intern, and then shortly after, of an even more abhorrent crime toward another woman, Angela is forced to… Continue reading The Wife by Alafair Burke | A Review
Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli | A Review
Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli is a YA novel about a 16-year-old theatre kid named Simon, who finds himself being blackmailed by the class clown, Martin. When Martin finds Simon's private romantic emails between him and another male classmate, Martin threatens to reveal Simon's sexual identity if he doesn't help to… Continue reading Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli | A Review
In Conclusion, Don’t Worry About It by Lauren Graham | A Review
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About it is an expanded version of the commencement speech Lauren Graham delivered at her alma mater, Langley High School. The book outlines some of the lessons she's learned about success throughout her time as an actress. It's a tiny book that features a few anecdotes and some cute drawings, and… Continue reading In Conclusion, Don’t Worry About It by Lauren Graham | A Review
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman | A Review
In André Aciman's novel Call Me By Your Name, we meet Elio as he looks back on the summer of 1987, when he was living at his parents' home on the Italian Riviera, and where he spent his days reading and transcribing music. 17-year-old Elio becomes infatuated with 24-year-old Oliver, a scholar selected to help… Continue reading Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman | A Review
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen | A Review
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is one of those thrillers that's best enjoyed if you go in knowing very little to nothing. The description on the inside flap says to throw away any assumptions you may have, so I'll simply say that the story deals with a seemingly jealous ex-wife,… Continue reading The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen | A Review
Final Girls by Riley Sager | A Review
Riley Sager's Final Girls explores the horror movie trope of the final girl: the girl who survives and faces-off with the killer at the end of a horror movie. The story zeroes in on Quincy, a baking blogger who, years ago, witnessed the murders of her friends while vacationing in a cabin in the Poconos. Quincy… Continue reading Final Girls by Riley Sager | A Review
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