Reviews

This page provides easy access to the books I have reviewed.

  • In a dark, dark wood

    I just finished reading In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware. I recommend this novel to anyone who loves the mystery thriller genre. I gave it 5 stars on Goodreads. This was the second book I have read by this author, the other one…

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  • The Woman in the Window

    I recently finished The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn. Initially, I wasn’t enamored by this novel. It was a slow start, and the characters thoughts were short and a bit jumpy, leaving you to fill in the gaps. There were times when…

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  • Wired For Story

    I recently finished Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron. I believe this is a good introduction to the craft of story writing for the aspiring author. I think the main…

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  • The Hunting Party

    I just finished The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley. This is the third novel I have read by her. I believe I am officially hooked on this author. There is really good character development in this novel. I feel like that’s the strongest part of…

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  • The Guest List

    I recently finished The Guest List by Lucy Foley. This is the second book I have read by this author. The first novel was called The Paris Apartment. I saw this book suggested in comments. Thank you for the suggestion! I am starting to like…

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  • The Paris Apartment

    One of my most recent reads is a book by Lucy Foley called The Paris Apartment. This was an excellent book, and very well written. The back and forth of character perspectives was done well. It kind of reminded me of Gone Girl, but with…

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  • The Silent Patient

    I recently finished The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. Thanks for the suggestion! I really enjoyed this book. It incorporated two of my favorite subjects, art and psychology. The characters were very interesting as well. They change dramatically from what you see in the beginning.…

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  • Gone Girl

    I started reading the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn a while back, but I paused about halfway through because things got in the way. I recently picked it back up and finished it. I thought I would write something about it while it is…

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