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  • The ABC Murders BOOK REVIEW

    There is nothing quite so enjoyable as a good mystery.  Make that mystery a murder mystery and baby you’re really cooking with gas now!  There are arguably none that weave an intriguing web better than the late, the renowned, the respected Mrs. Agatha Christie.  She most certainly has that market…

  • Lockwood & Co. BOOK REVIEWs for 3, 4, & 5, (aka The Hollow Boy, The Creeping Shadow, & The Empty Grave)

    ‘What was behind that door?’, ‘What was the deal with all of those ghostlocked kids?’, ‘Would Norrie ever wake-up?’, ‘WHEN do Lucy & Lockwood kiss?’  Well, if you’ve read the books then you’ll know the answer (or lack thereof) to all of those questions. 

  • Book (+ SHOW) Recommendation: Shadow & Bone

    Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo is the YA enemies to (could’ve-been) lovers excellence that we’ve all been craving for years! Ok, please forgive me, but I’m going to give a synopsis in a very chaotic fangirl-fashion! Ready? Here we go! Alina Starkov is a solider in the Ravkan First…

  • Book Recommendation: The Bridge

    The Bridge by Jeri Massi is quite possibly one of my favorite books ever! It has been a hot minute since I last read this book (don’t worry though, it’s on my list of ‘books-to-re-read-asap’!), so my synopsis for it might end up a little janky – but here’s what…

  • Book Recommendation: And Then There Were None

    Book Recommendation: And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is the ultimate ‘whodunit’ ‘locked island’ murder mystery that has inspired mystery aficionados’ in the creation of more novels, movies and games for decades. Summoned to a mysterious island by an acquaintance, whom all of them they just ‘can’t seem to quite…

  • Book Review: Crown of Coral and Pearl

    Crown of Coral and Pearl is a young adult novel about twin sisters and their tangled destinies. There’s Zadie, the twin who wants nothing more then to stay in her hometown and marry the boy that she loves, but whose beauty has predestined her as the bride of the mother…

  • Book Rec: The Host

    The Host by Stephenie Meyer is quite possibly my favorite novel ever! I really struggle with that question “What’s your favorite book?” But if you forced me to give an answer, then it would be a hard tie between The Host and Jane Eyre (with all of the LOTR books,…