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Review: The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Jenn

It seems like it’s a new tradition to kick off a summer of reading with the latest Riley Sager! Once again, he doesn’t disappoint.  Never could I have imagined the route this book was going to take! Sager leaves you … Continue reading →

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Review: The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Jenn

What a creepy fun read!  I devoured this one in just a few hours. I especially appreciated the character Marsh created in Dare.  A young girl, just getting over a break-up with her boyfriend.  She just happens to have Type … Continue reading →

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Review: Red Widow by Alma Katsu

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Jenn

Let me start by saying I don’t read spy thrillers.  Yes, you read that correctly.  I don’t read spy thrillers.  What I do read, however, is anything written by Alma Katsu. I must divulge that I’ve known Alma for just … Continue reading →

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Review: Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Jenn

This is one of the books of the summer you cannot miss, the very kind of book I’ve been seeking. I love a good haunted house tale and this one certainly reeled me in.   Told in alternating time periods/points of … Continue reading →

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Review: The Return by Rachel Harrison

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Jenn

This is just what I was craving; a completely unique and chilling read. The setting was phenomenal; a remote inn, with extravagantly- themed rooms.  Having stayed at a hotel like this before, I can vouch to feelings of unease when … Continue reading →

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Review: The Deep by Alma Katsu

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Jenn

Leave it to Katsu to turn an already terrifying historical series of events to something even more sinister and horrific! I’ve long been obsessed with the events that led to the sinking of the Titanic, so when I learned of the premise … Continue reading →

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Review: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Jenn

In looking for my first book to read of 2020, I found many examples of praise and acclaim for this title.  The premise is certainly timely and I found myself quickly immersed in Emira’s story.  For all of her life, … Continue reading →

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Review: Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Jenn

If you haven’t read this author’s previous work (Final Girls, The Last Time I Lied) you really need to get on it!  Sager excels at crafting characters you can’t fully trust with…questionable backgrounds. I’m usually could at solving endings but … Continue reading →

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Review: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Jenn

Those who know me well know that I typically hold out on reading titles people are raving about, if only to have the ability to make my own opinion without the influence of others. That said, the moment I read … Continue reading →

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Review: The Editor by Steven Rowley

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Jenn

What a book! Dysfunctional families are my kryptonite; as a member of a fairly “normal” family I’ve always been fascinated with their inner workings.  This novel is the perfect example of a dysfunctional family.  They don’t communicate, they hold grudges … Continue reading →

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