Helen says: Dysfunction Junction- My favorite kind of book! 2. The most original storyline I have come across lately. 3. The cream of the crop of psychological thrillers! 4. JHK- I love you! You are my favorite contemporary author. 5. Gritty and un-put-down-able! Least Favorite Book- Terrible to listen to on audible… Holly says: 1. […]
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Intermezzo
by: Sally Rooney Goodreads description: An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family—but especially love—from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties—successful, competent, and apparently unassailable. But in the wake […]
The God of the Woods
by: Liz Moore Goodreads description: When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide. Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most […]
The Girl Who Was Taken
by: Charlie Donlea Goodreads description: Two abducted girls—one who returns, one who doesn’t. The night they go missing, high school seniors Nicole Cutty and Megan McDonald are at a beach party in their small town of Emerson Bay, North Carolina. Police launch a massive search, but hope is almost lost—until Megan escapes from a bunker deep […]
The Stillwater Girls
by: Minka Kent Goodreads description: Two sisters raised in fear are about to find out why in a chilling novel of psychological suspense from the author of The Thinnest Air. Ignorant of civilization and cautioned against its evils, nineteen-year-old Wren and her two sisters, Sage and Evie, were raised in off-the-grid isolation in a primitive cabin […]
November 2024 Tidbit
Helen and Holly have differing opinions when it comes to Thanksgiving preferences…Here’s what we think! Comment and tell us what you think, too! Ham or Turkey? Helen says: Honestly, I much prefer ham to turkey, but I am very much a purist. I feel that It is imperative to eat turkey on Thanksgiving, though it’s […]
Upcoming Books for December 2024/January 2025
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All the Colors of the Dark
by: Chris Whitaker Goodreads description: 1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Mohammed Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy with one […]
Familiaris
By: David Wroblewski Goodreads description: The follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Familiaris is the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name. It is spring 1919, and John Sawtelle’s imagination has gotten him into trouble … again. Now John and his […]
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