In The Maidens, Alex Michaelides is back with a new murder mystery (due to be published June 15 in the States), this time one involving a secret society based in Greek mythology at Cambridge. I’m not much for stories about secret societies typically, but I thought the plot twist in Michaelides’ previous novel The Silent …
We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart, is one of those books I’ve been meaning to read for a long time. It’s considered a young adult novel, but most seem to recommend it for the older end of that bracket. It’s also a great beach read for those looking for some summer reading and it’s the …
Part I: Welcome Part II Vermont Part III: Summer Seventeen Part IV: Look, A Fire Part V: Truth Part I: Welcome Chapters 1 – 4 The book opens by introducing the Sinclair family, all beautiful, blond, athletic, old-money Democrats. In the summertime, they vacation on Beechwood Island, a private island off the coast of Massachusetts. …
Prologue Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Epilogue Prologue The book opens by introducing Mariana, who is certain that a man named Edward Fosca has murdered two people, and she is determined to find a way to prove it. Part I Chapters 1 – 6 The story then flashes …
Prologue Part I Part II Note that the entire book takes place over the course of 24 hours — from at 7:00 AM on Saturday, August 27, 1983 to 7:00 AM on Sunday August 28, 1983 — with flashbacks in between. (I numbered the chapters to make it easier to reference, but the chapters are …
