The Chain
The Chain by Adrian McKinty has a cover that looks like something a 14-year-old boy designed with clipart, but a very intriguing premise. The backstory behind The Chain’s development is pretty interesting as well. McKinty, after struggling financially and getting evicted (he recalls “all our stuff being dumped on the sidewalk in front of our …
The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (to be released July 16, 2019) has been one of my most anticipated books of this year. With its lean profile running just over 200 pages and bold red cover, it tells a harrowing story about two boys in a reform school in Jim Crow-era America. The Nickel Boys …
Into The Water
So, I have lots of thoughts about Into the Water by Paula Hawkins. There’s spoilers ahead (at the end), but I’ll warn you before they start. Plot Summary (No Spoilers) For the Detailed Plot Summary, click here or scroll all the way down. The town of Beckford is known as a suicide spot. Its Drowning …
Book of the Month (BoTM) Review: Pros, Cons and A Cautionary Tale
Book of the Month Club, Pros, Cons and A Cautionary Tale. If you love books, you may have seen their ads or someone on Instagram hawking their books. So, I tried out a Book of the Month subscription a while back, and thought I’d share my cautionary experience. I’ve seen other reviews of it around, …
Nine Perfect Strangers
A friend of mine wanted to read Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty, so I offered to read it with her. I read The Husband’s Secret by the same author a long time ago, but I hadn’t been particularly enthusiastic about it, so hadn’t been planning on revisiting Moriarty’s writing. But Big Little Lies has …