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Very Much The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Before Turning Into Another Book

The Woman in Our House by Andrew Hart

March 8, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. This book will be released on June 18, 2019. So initially I thought this was a pretty good book. We follow Anna (a young mother who is attempting to go back to work and is looking for a live in nanny) and Oaklynn (the nanny in question). Then Hart decides to follow other POV’s in this one (Anna’s husband Josh, a neighbor of the couple, a police officer, […]

Enough to Turn You Off True Crime

Two can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

March 1, 2019 by Classic 2 Comments

I didn’t like the two leads (Malcolm and Ellery) and the whole book really showcases why a lot of true crime fans like Ellery suck. They don’t really care about the victims of a crime, they just want to play amateur sleuths and think they can find the guilty party. That said, there was not really anything suspenseful in this read. I was bored from beginning to end. Even though this is a Young Adult mystery novel, the actual mystery part should make sense and […]

Creepy People Gonna Creep…and a Girl is Gonna Disappear

I am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll

February 26, 2019 by Melina Leave a Comment

Sarah and Anna are best friends, excited to be done school, ready to blow off some steam in the city before they take their A Levels later that summer. Full of verve and vivacity, they catch the eye of Ella Longfield, a middle aged mom headed off to attend a florist’s convention. They also catch the eye of two handsome young men that seem very taken by the ladies, buying them beer, flirting and to the horror of Ella, sharing honestly that they had both […]

This Should Either be 5 Stars or Negative 100

Her Closest Friend by Clare Boyd

February 16, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. This book will be released on March 5, 2019. I have no words guys. I stayed up until 1 am finishing this book. It’s engrossing because at times you can’t believe how bad the writing and flow is. I kept reading because I was wondering if the character of Sophie was finally going to snap and take out her closest friend Naomi. And I was baffled at how […]

The Audacity of the Rich White Lady

Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman

February 8, 2019 by lumenatrix Leave a Comment

Oh man. I really wanted to like this book, and I did like the first 1/4 or so. But then it just kept careening into stupider and stupider plot devices and the main character showed all the logic and self control of a baseball bat and I honestly barely finished it, even then it was just to hope against hope that it wouldn’t end the way it was so obviously going to… but no luck for me. The book is told from the first […]

When Chickens Come Home to Roost

A Legacy of Spies by John LeCarre

February 6, 2019 by lumenatrix Leave a Comment

John Le Carre (I can never figure out how to consistently get the accent mark to work on here, so I’m just not going to worry about it) is kind of a “warm blanket” writer for me. I love his books, especially the George Smiley ones, and I turn to them when I’m a little blue or distraught or as a palate cleanser from a more challenging book. When I saw he had a new book out I was so excited and it did not […]

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