Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson
I read over 100 books a year. I admit I only write reviews on Cannonball Read for 13 of them (too busy reading to stop and write 250 words about each one). The new psychological thriller genre which is all the rage is not my favorite. However, I do read the “hot” ones – The Silent Patient, The Girl on the Train, The Girl in the Window, etc. So, I picked up Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson in a desperate run to my […]
Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris
There are different kinds of books. Good books, terrible books, guilty pleasures, etc. I don’t really care if a book is good or bad so long as I enjoy it. This book was a wild ride and I loved every minute of it, but I can’t call it a good book because the reveal was such a cliche. Finn and Layla have a passionate, tempestuous relationship. While on vacation, they get in an argument and Layla disappears. Finn is the prime suspect, but with no […]
A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight
Kimberly McCreight is the author of one of my favorite books, Reconstructing Amelia, so when I saw that she had released a new novel, I had to get my hands on it right away. Thankfully, it was a May selection for the Book of the Month Club, of which I am a proud member. I quickly filled my box, hit ship, and waited anxiously by my mailbox. It finally came yesterday. I sat down to read it, and within the first 50 pages, I knew how […]
In the Barren Ground by Loreth Anne White
I’ve been in a bit of a book rut lately. I had such high hopes for the past few novels I’ve read, but they were all disappointing. I needed something reliable to give me a win. A few months ago, I ran across Loreth Anne White’s In the Dark. I devoured the fast-paced thriller in a couple of days, and it left me eager to read more of her work. In the Barren Ground has rave reviews on Goodreads, so I thought it might be […]
Lost by Joy Fielding
Lost follows Cindy Carver, a 40-something divorced mom of two who lives in Toronto in the early 2000s. When Cindy’s eldest daughter, aspiring actress Julia, doesn’t show up for her bridesmaid’s fitting, Cindy starts to worry. Most of the rest of the book is Cindy’s amateur attempts to find Julia as she grows increasingly paranoid and sleep deprived. There are occasional interludes where Cindy is spending time with her friends, her family (mother, sister, younger daughter), and her new romantic interest, but during all of […]
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
This was a creepy YA thriller that I do not recommend picking up late at night. You will stay up way past your bedtime reading this novel of messed up teenage girls forced into a life or death scenario. Learn from me, as I spent way too many nights reading past midnight. The Grace Year is set in a society somewhat like a fundamentalist cult in the 1800s. Tierney is our main character, a middle child in a large family who is about to experience […]
