We’re some years into the future, and temperatures are consistently beyond what is comfortable. Technological advancements have grown by leaps and bounds, and life is easier using such technology. But what if those advancements are being used for nefarious reasons? That’s what we look at in this novel. I must confess that I almost didn’t… Continue reading Flowers of Darkness, Tatiana de Rosnay
Tag: Psychological
January TBR
My reading has been a little slow-paced this week due to some family things and yet another root canal. So I thought I would share with you my TBR, and hopefully you find a book or two you want to read. Let's get to it! Do No Harm, Christina McDonaldWomen's Crime Fiction Blurb:Emma loves her… Continue reading January TBR
Good Neighbors, Sarah Langan
Maple Street is a community where you fit in or get out. One woman has the power to compel the neighbors to do her bidding, even if it’s completely nonsensical. They’re all so used to deferring they don’t know any other way. Things can turn dangerous when you either don’t or won’t think for yourself.… Continue reading Good Neighbors, Sarah Langan
Folly, Laurie R. King
This was my first ARC. I received it in 2001 when you gave your feedback directly to the publisher. It is my most favorite book. It came at a time when I was newly diagnosed with PTSD after 5 years of wandering lost with no diagnosis. King gave me Rae, a woman who was so… Continue reading Folly, Laurie R. King
The Night Swim, Megan Goldin
In the small town of Neapolis, they are awaiting the trial of one of their golden boys, accused of raping a teenage girl, called K. Rachel Krall is covering the rape and trial in her true-crime podcast. While prepping for the trial, Rachel’s attention is drawn to a letter she receives from a girl named… Continue reading The Night Swim, Megan Goldin
The Suicide House, Charlie Donlea
I didn’t know this was a book 2 when I requested it and I hadn’t read book 1, Some Choose Darkness. I found you need not have read it to follow along, but I loved this one so much that I will go back and read it now. This book was simply amazing, yet there… Continue reading The Suicide House, Charlie Donlea
Shadow Garden, Alexandra Burt
After 30 years of marriage, Donna’s husband Edward has dropped her off at Shadow Garden. But he’s stopped taking her phone calls, and she hasn’t heard from her daughter Penelope either. Edward must be keeping Penelope away from her, but why? We follow Donna as she struggles to piece exactly what is going on. So,… Continue reading Shadow Garden, Alexandra Burt
The Safe Place, Anna Downes
As the blurb promises, Emily is indeed a mess. She’s klutzy, she talks too much when she gets nervous, and she’s a bit of a drifter who has trouble keeping a job. But this new job her boss sends her to is perfect. Gorgeous house, property, and an amazing friend in Nina, it’s everything she… Continue reading The Safe Place, Anna Downes
The Girl From Widow Hills, Megan Miranda
This one came to me from Simon & Schuster, and once I started it, I didn’t want to put it down. I requested to review this one because, I too am a sleepwalker, and I loved the idea of things going so fantastically awry for Arden. Miranda wrote her suffering so well. The combo of… Continue reading The Girl From Widow Hills, Megan Miranda
Everyone Knows How Much I Love You, Kyle McCarthy
Rose leads a very fictitious life. Her personality is that she doesn’t know how to hold on to something good, and she burns everything in her wake. Rose is not a likable character, but her self-destruction makes this book so good. She’s knowledgeable and college-educated, but she’s incredibly awkward, a broken and pathetic person. I… Continue reading Everyone Knows How Much I Love You, Kyle McCarthy
