The Hazel Wood review

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert Star rating: ★★★★ ☆ 4/5 stars Format: library eaudiobook Summary: Alice has never met her grandmother but she knows all about her. Her grandmother is an infamous author of a rare out of print fairy tale book. Alice has never been allowed to read these stories but when her

All the Beautiful Girls review

All the Beautiful Girls by Elizabeth J. Church Star rating: ★★★☆ ☆ 3/5 stars Format: library eaudiobook Summary: After Lily’s parents died she had very little joys in her life besides dance. She decides to go to Las Vegas to become a troupe dancer but makes it instead as a showgirl. Review: Just beware this

The Lies They Tell review

The Lies They Tell by Gillian French Star rating: ★★★☆ ☆ 3/5 stars Format: library eaudiobook Summary: Pearl lives in a town that rich people vacation during the summer, she and her father work for them and tend to fade into the background. Until the family her father is working security for is murdered and

I Was Anastasia review

I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon Star Rating: ★★★★★ 5/5 stars Format: library eaudiobook Summary: Who was Anna Anderson? Was she really Anastasia Romanov, able to escape the executions the rest of her family faced? Review: I really liked the nonlinear narrative that this was told in. I thought it was brilliant. It left you

The Body in the Library review

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie Star Rating: ★★★★★ 5/5 stars Format: library eaudiobook Summary: The Bantry’s awake to find a strangled body in their library. Colonel Bantry calls the police while his wife calls her friend Miss Marple. Review: I may have to go on an Agatha Christie kick after this now.

My Girls review

My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie by Todd Fisher Star Rating: ★★★★★ 5/5 stars Format: library eaudiobook Summary: A tribute to his late sister and mother, Todd Fisher shares his experiences of growing up with Debbie Reynolds as his mother and Carrie Fisher as his sister. It follows up to their deaths and

July 2018 wrap-up

July felt super fast to me, did anyone else feel like it was fast? I somehow survived. The camping trip wasn’t terrible, but still was too damn long. I finished that Charlotte Brontë novel, finally and read a couple other physical books as well. So I feel like it was a good month. I started

Royals review

Royals by Rachel Hawkins Star rating: ★★★★ ☆ 4/5 stars Format: library eaudiobook Summary: Daisy is just a normal teen in Florida planing to go to cons with her best friend. Until her sister becomes engaged to a prince and now Daisy is suddenly in tabloids. To try to keep control of the situation, Daisy