Title: Magic for Liars Author: Sarah Gailey Publisher: Tor Hardcover: 336 pages Source: Goodreads Giveaway Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Ivy Gamble has never wanted to be magic. She is perfectly happy with her life—she has an almost-sustainable career as a private investigator, and an empty apartment, and a slight drinking problem.… Continue reading Book Review: Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
Title: A Study in Charlotte Author: Brittany Cavallaro Series: Charlotte Holmes, Book 1 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Paperback: 321 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository The last thing Jamie Watson wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. But that’s not… Continue reading Book Review: A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
Title: You Owe Me a Murder Author: Eileen Cook Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Hardcover: 368 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Seventeen-year-old Kim gets more than she bargained for when she is set up for murder. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying, E. Lockhart, and Gillian Flynn. 17-year-old… Continue reading Book Review: You Owe Me A Murder by Eileen Cook
Title: Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles Author: Thomas Lennon Series: Ronan Boyle, Book 1 Publisher: Amulet Books Hardcover: 304 pages Source: NetGalley Expected Publication: March 5, 2019 Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Fourteen-year-old Ronan Boyle is the youngest and lowliest recruit to the secret Garda, an Irish police force that handles the misdeeds… Continue reading Book Review: Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles by Thomas Lennon
Title: Never Come Back Author: David Bell Publisher: NAL Paperback: 448 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Elizabeth Hampton is consumed by grief when her mother dies unexpectedly. Leslie Hampton cared for Elizabeth’s troubled brother Ronnie’s special needs, assuming Elizabeth would take him in when the time came. But Leslie’s… Continue reading Book Review: Never Come Back by David Bell
Title: The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of René Descartes Author: Andrew Pessin Publisher: Open Books Digital: 504 pages Source: LibraryThing Early Reviewers Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository An historical murder mystery based on real events. Who would want to murder the world’s most famous philosopher? Turns out: nearly everyone. In 1649, Descartes was invited by… Continue reading Book Review: The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of Rene Descartes by Andrew Pessin
Title: The Prisoner of Heaven Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon Series: The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, Book 3 Publisher: HarperCollins Hardcover: 288 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Once again, internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafón creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature, passion, and revenge,… Continue reading Book Review: The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Title: Echoes Author: Alice Reeds Publisher: Entangled: Teen Paperback: 400 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository They wake on a deserted island. Fiona and Miles, high school enemies now stranded together. No memory of how they got there. No plan to follow, no hope to hold on to. Each step forward reveals the… Continue reading Book Review: Echoes by Alice Reeds
Title: The Secrets She Kept Author: Brenda Novak Series: Fairham Island, Book 2 Publisher: Mira Books Paperback: 394 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Exciting, emotional, intense. The thrilling follow-up to New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak’s highly acclaimed The Secret Sister. The things that happen in families are always surprising and sometimes shocking! The rich… Continue reading Book Review: The Secrets She Kept by Brenda Novak
Title: The Weekenders Author: Mary Kay Andrews Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Paperback: 464 pages Source: Goodreads Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Some people stay all summer long on the idyllic island of Belle Isle, North Carolina. Others come only for the weekends-and the mix between the regulars and the weekenders can sometimes make the sparks fly. Riley Griggs has a season… Continue reading Book Review: The Weekenders by Mary Kay Andrews
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