Before We Were Innocent

By: Ella Berman “You were so scared we were going to fracture that you broke us first.” I read this book for a book club and it was just eh for me. Joni, Evangeline, and Bess went to Greece the summer after high school. But only two returned – Jodi and Bess. Evangeline died there;Continue reading “Before We Were Innocent”

One Day in December

By: Josie Silver “You tread lightly through life, but you leave deep footprints that are hard for other people to fill.” Oh boy. This was another Booksta made me read it. Want a synopsis? Laurie and Jack see each other through a bus window while Laurie was riding the bus. She spent a year lookingContinue reading “One Day in December”

If I Can’t Have You

By: G.M. Lawrence Many thanks to Zooloo’s Book Tours and Inkubator Books for the gifted copy of this book! ABOUT THE BOOK Freya’s husband made her one simple promise – I will find you. Freya has recently escaped from her violent and abusive husband, Liam, and has moved to the city where she is fightingContinue reading “If I Can’t Have You”

Seeking A Plus One

By: Tabitha Bree “When you’re a kid you get told that what goes around comes around, that you reap what you so, yadda, yadda. But the truth was, life didn’t play fair. Most of the time, those born to privilege stayed privileged, and those who had to work hard for everything, had to shelp awayContinue reading “Seeking A Plus One”

Twenty-Seven Minutes

By: Ashley Tate Many thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the ARC of this book! A lot can change in 27 minutes. Why did Grant take so long to call for help after getting into an accident that ended with his sister, Phoebe, dying? Now it’s 10 years later, and the town is havingContinue reading “Twenty-Seven Minutes”

Only If You’re Lucky

By: Stacy Willingham Many thanks to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for the ARC of this book! I’ve read all of this author and I will continue to do so! We meet Margot in her first year of college. She is shy and quiet. At the end of her freshmen year, Lucy Sharpe tells her she’sContinue reading “Only If You’re Lucky”

Night Road

By: Kristin Hannah “I read somewhere that grief can be like breaking a bone. You have to set it right or it can ache forever.” This is another Booksta made me read it book. And I’m glad that I did. Lexi has been in and out of foster care most of her life. But herContinue reading “Night Road”

Someone I Used to Know

By: Paige Toon This was my first read of the year and Paige Toon knocked it out of the park with a 5 star book! Fifteen year old Leah lived in a house with her parents and her foster siblings. As the only, biological child of her parents, the foster siblings were like her realContinue reading “Someone I Used to Know”

My Son is a Murderer

By: Spencer Guerrero Many thanks to The Book Review Crew for the gifted copy of this book! This book surprised me! A teenage boy is missing and is found dead. The town police department start their investigation into the suspect. They take one boy in for questioning, and then they soon take Ethan in forContinue reading “My Son is a Murderer”

You’ll Never Know I’m Here

By: Kiersten Modglin Many thanks to KMod for the ARC of this awesome book! I’m so happy to have had the opportunity to read this book and be apart of your team! This was a great book with a refreshing concept. A group of book influencers meet up at a cabin in rural Kentucky toContinue reading “You’ll Never Know I’m Here”