Rating: 5 / 5 I am a big fan of The Breakfast Club, so hearing that this book was somewhat of a play on the classic gave it a spot on my TBR quite a while back. It has been recommended to me many a time, so I was excited to finally squeeze it into… Continue reading ONE OF US IS LYING by Karen M. McManus
Month: August 2019
THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB by Craig Davidson
Rating: 4 / 5 THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB by Craig Davidson was the August book pick for the Grim Readers Book Club. It was billed as being in the vein of Stranger Things and Stand by Me which made me excited to pick it up. THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB tells the story of… Continue reading THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB by Craig Davidson
THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE by Agatha Christie
Rating: 4 / 5 When I read THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD by Agatha Christie earlier this year, it was the first Christie novel I had picked up in years. I rediscovered an old favorite and vowed to pick up more of her books! In August, my friend Mary (@ahatforeveryread) is hosting #AgathainAugust with weekly… Continue reading THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE by Agatha Christie
THE RETREAT by Sherri Smith (Out 8/13/2019)
Publication Date: 8/13/2019 Rating: 4 / 5 I received an uncorrected digital galley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Macmillan-Tor/Forge Books and Netgalley for the chance to read and review! THE RETREAT by Sherri Smith follows four women attending a wellness retreat. They are meant to clear their minds, drink the psychoactive… Continue reading THE RETREAT by Sherri Smith (Out 8/13/2019)
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS by Rebecca Skloot
Rating: 5 / 5 I have had THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS by Rebecca Skloot on my shelf for a while after receiving a few recommendations. It was on my Around the Year in 52 Books reading challenge TBR for 2019 for the STEM related book prompt, but a friend recently read and praised… Continue reading THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS by Rebecca Skloot
AURORA RISING by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Rating: 4 / 5 AURORA RISING by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is book one in their new Aurora Cycle scifi/fantasy series. I loved The Illuminae Files series, so I knew I would have to pick up this book when it came out! The recent Reading Rush prompt for a purple cover gave me an… Continue reading AURORA RISING by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
WIT by Margaret Edson
Rating: 4.5 / 5 The Reading Women Reading Challenge had a prompt for a play this year and that is the one prompt that really threw me the most. Finding a play written by a woman and available through one of my local libraries proved more difficult than expected! Finally I was able to identify… Continue reading WIT by Margaret Edson
DOG ON IT by Spencer Quinn
Rating: 2.5 / 5 The Book Riot Read Harder Challenge had a prompt for a non-human POV and the recent Reading Rush readathon had a prompt for a non-human main character, so DOG ON IT by Spencer Quinn made it onto my reading list. There was of course no doubt that Kylee would have to… Continue reading DOG ON IT by Spencer Quinn
MRS. EVERYTHING by Jennifer Weiner
Rating: 4 / 5 MRS. EVERYTHING by Jennifer Weiner is a book I read for a buddy read on Instagram and I really didn't know anything about it before I picked it up. This was also my first novel by Jennifer Weiner. Sometimes it is fun to go into a read somewhat blind and see… Continue reading MRS. EVERYTHING by Jennifer Weiner
My August TBR
July started out slow and ended with a lot of reading thanks to a couple of readathons. For August, I'm starting off with the Dewey's Reverse Readathon during the first weekend of August and a 25in5 readathon mid-month which will hopefully help me tackle some of these! I've once again built my TBR mainly around… Continue reading My August TBR