The Stranger

By: Kiersten Modglin Many thanks to Kiersten Modglin for the ARC of this book! Wow, what a book! Walker meets Tibby walking on the side of the road in the middle of a snowstorm. He convinces her to get in his car and they drive, trying to make it to the nearest town. They windContinue reading “The Stranger”

Anna O.

By: Matthew Blake “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” This is another booksta made me read it! Anna O. stabs two people to death. She hasn’t woken up since, better known as resignation syndrome. Enter Dr. Benedict Prince, an expert in sleepContinue reading “Anna O.”

Rosie and the Dreamboat

By: Sally Thorne “I’ll say it again. Are you listening to me? You’re being really, really brave right now, and it turns out, you’ve always been brave.” This is the third book in the Improbably Meet Cute series. While only 44 pages, this one is packed with laughs. Rosie and her sister go to aContinue reading “Rosie and the Dreamboat”

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”