I was intrigued by the premise of this book, partly because I’m a book blogger, and partly just because it involves books and a bookstore. It’s about a a bookseller, Malcolm (Mal) Kershaw, and a blog post he wrote years ago in which he listed the top eight books featuring a perfect murder. It was READ MORE
Category: Sunday Review
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | I FOUND YOU – LISA JEWELL
I picked borrowed this from the library after reading We Were Never Here and The Paris Apartment and enjoying the fast pace of thrillers. This one was a little slower than those, but in a good way that I enjoyed. It all begins when Alice, a single mum who has her own struggles paying the READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | BEFORE WE WERE INNOCENT – ELLA BERMAN
I borrowed this from the library on another of my whims, mostly because I’ve had some good luck with Reese’s Book Club picks in the past, and this was another one. It’s a combo of psychological thriller/mystery and friendship drama. It straddles two time periods, both including two of the main characters – Joni and READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE PARIS APARTMENT – LUCY FOLEY
Not your typical mystery book – this one has lots of layers, several overlapping plots, and plenty of intrigue and misdirection. It’s the story of a young man, Ben, who is staying in a rather fancy apartment building in Paris. When we meet him, we know next to nothing about his life or why he’s READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | FRIENDS OF DOROTHY – SANDI TOKSVIG
I adored this book. Let me just start with that. I didn’t have any idea what I’d find when I started it, but it turned out to be a complete delight. It’s the story of a young couple, Amber and Stevie, who have just bought their own house. It’s not new, it’s definitely seen better READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | A GRIM REAPER’S GUIDE TO CATCHING A KILLER – MAXIE DARA
After reading The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, I was on the lookout for more books that had a paranormal element, but also a great and engaging storyline. This one seemed to fit the bill. It’s a thriller – a murder mystery, to be precise – but the protagonist, Kathy Valence, doesn’t have your READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE NIGHTINGALE – KRISTIN HANNAH
I doubt a single person who reads this blog missed out on hearing about this book. It’s been around for a while – ten years, in fact – and I even had it on my shelves for years without reading it. I borrowed the audiobook from the library several times, but had trouble focusing enough READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE THINGS WE CANNOT SAY – KELLY RIMMER
To continue my WWII-related reading streak, I decided to try a book that’s been on my TBR for quite some time. It’s a dual story that takes place in the present day(ish) and in the middle of WWII – 1942. The book bounces back and forth between two generations of a family that was irreparably READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WE WERE NEVER HERE – ANDREA BARTZ
I knew nothing about this book going in, other than that it had the Reese’s Book Club badge on the cover, and I enjoyed Wrong Place Wrong Time last year that I went into with similarly scant information. This is a thriller, a story about two young women, Emily and Kristen, who have been fast READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WE SOLVE MURDERS – RICHARD OSMAN
I am a huge fan of The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman. I’ve read three of them so far, and each one has been just as good as the last. I love that the main characters are seniors, but they’re not doddering or sedentary. They’re cunningly smart, have amazing skills and knowledge and READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | HOW TO AGE DISGRACEFULLY – CLARE POOLEY
This is another book I picked from the library on a whim that completely blew my socks off. As you know, I love books about older people doing things we don’t expect them to do (based on stereotypes). I also thoroughly enjoy books that include truly genuine inter-generational friendships. And I like fast-paced stories with READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES – SANGU MANDANNA
Mika Moon is a witch, and a member of a group of witches who meet up regularly – but not too regularly. As Mika and her fellow witches all know, the rules of their group mean they’re supposed to keep their magic a secret, only see each other at these meetings, and avoid spending time READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | ONE LAST STOP – CASEY MCQUISTON
Similar to Delilah Green Doesn’t Care, this book has been zooming around the internet (and being discussed very positively) since shortly after it came out. This is also a romance, which isn’t my usual genre, but as you guys know I do make exceptions for books that are, you know, just good books. As usual READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE POSTCARD – ANNE BEREST
I borrowed this book from the library without having heard any reviews of it, or really knowing what it was about. Something in the blurb caught my attention, and I paused my scrolling through available audiobooks for long enough to borrow it. I then promptly forgot about it for a few days until I was READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE – DEANNA RABOURN
Well, I messed up on reviewing this one. I thought I’d already written the review and have since moved on to other things… so now my memory of the details is a little fuzzy! My apologies that things like names and places are going to be vague. I was attracted to this because I love READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE YEAR I MET MY BRAIN – MATILDA BOSELEY
I started this book last April and stopped – not because I wasn’t enjoying it or didn’t want to read it, but because I knew I’d love it so much that I couldn’t bear the idea of it being finished. I decided to come back to it and treat myself because it’s the first book READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA – TJ KLUNE
If you’ve read The House in the Cerulean Sea, you’ll understand why I was so incredibly excited to read Somewhere Beyond the Sea – its sequel. But, as I always am with any form of sequel, I was quite nervous that it wouldn’t be as good as the first one, or that the story would READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE ELECTRICITY OF EVERY LIVING THING – KATHERINE MAY
Katherine May is an author whose books I’ve found interesting in the past and who I keep on my TBR. Wintering was the first of her books I read, but I’ve read two others that she either wrote or edited that I also liked. I know there are mixed feelings about her work, but for READ MORE