The Guilty Wife was an okay book. That’s where I’d like to leave this review, but I guess that’s against the rules. The Guilty Wife, like all books labeled a “psychological thriller” post Gone Girl attempts to be sly and have at least one (possibly two or three) twists. And quite frankly? I’m sick of the twists…especially when you can see the big old twist a mile away down the road. I teach a fiction writing course and I always tell the kids that […]
Nobody’s Perfect
A bunch of women get together and call themselves the “May Mothers” after meeting on an online chat group for first time expectant parents. One by one each of the women become mothers and work to deal with the specific challenges that motherhood can present. In this book we see women trying to balance their careers while still being a “good mom”, the trouble with breastfeeding for some, post partum depression (and perhaps even psychosis), achieving intimacy with a partner, and just being able to […]
More Dead Girls
One of my favorite authors is Dennis Lehane. He’s a hard author for many because he goes so deep into the violent and depraved nature of people that most of us are blissfully unaware of. He shines a spotlight on the real boogeymen of the world and we can close the book when we’re done and say, “I’m glad this was just a book” and can go back to our normal lives. I feel like Eric Rickstad is a similar author with similar subject […]
Silent Girls Can’t Tell Who Killed Them
After his sister and brother in law were brutally slain in their home, Frank Rath gave up his badge to raise his months’ old niece as his daughter. But with his skills and instincts he never truly strayed that far from the job, taking up the profession of private detective, often having his daughter Rachel help him see the pieces of the puzzle he was missing. When his friend from the force comes to him asking him to investigate what has happened to his gorgeous […]
Neither Character Is As Awful As I Thought They Were In the Last Book
Ahhh what glowing praise I’ve bestowed upon the characters in my title. hahaha. I won’t be able to talk much about the plot of this book unless I was willing to talk about some major plot points from the second book because you might want to read that book. I personally never want to read that book ever again as it destroyed two characters that I loved in the first book, A Study in Charlotte. I disliked The Last of August so very much that I wasn’t […]
It Ain’t A Party Until Someone Loses An Eye…OR so I’ve heard…
One of my favorite books is the Ice Storm. It’s one of the saddest books ever and the impending storm builds as does the intense feeling that something awful is going to happen and the there’s no way to save the characters from themselves or their decisions. The book is bleak as hell and most people hate it because of that, but the writing and the tension are truly amazing. When I read the little blurb from Book Bub yesterday about The Party, I got […]
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