Plot: Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents’ marriage; her doll-crazy twelve-year-old sister, Kasey; and even her own anti-social, anti-cheerleader attitude. When a family fight results in some tearful sisterly bonding, Alexis realizes that her life is creeping from dysfunction into danger. Kasey is acting stranger than ever:Continue reading “Book Review: Bad Girls Don’t Die by Katie Alender”
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Book Review: Friend Request By Laura Marshall
Plot: 1989. When Louise first notices the new girl who has mysteriously transferred late into their senior year, Maria seems to be everything the girls Louise hangs out with aren’t. Authentic. Funny. Brash. Within just a few days, Maria and Louise are on their way to becoming fast friends. 2016. Louise receives a heart-stopping email:Continue reading “Book Review: Friend Request By Laura Marshall”
Book Review: The Club By Ellery Lloyd
Plot: Everyone’s Dying to Join . . . The Home Group is a glamorous collection of celebrity members’ clubs dotted across the globe, where the rich and famous can party hard and then crash out in its five-star suites, far from the prying eyes of fans and the media. The most spectacular of all isContinue reading “Book Review: The Club By Ellery Lloyd”
Book Review: The Murder On The Links By Agatha Christie
Plot: When Hercule Poirot and his associate Arthur Hastings arrive in the French village of Merlinville-sur-Mer to meet their client Paul Renauld, they learn from the police that he has been found that morning stabbed in the back with a letter opener and left in a newly-dug grave adjacent to a local golf course. AmongContinue reading “Book Review: The Murder On The Links By Agatha Christie”
Book Review: Family Of Liars By E. Lockhart
Plot: The prequel to We Were Liars takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come. A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts. A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow.A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy. A summerContinue reading “Book Review: Family Of Liars By E. Lockhart”
Book Review: The Mysterious Affair at Styles By Agatha Christie
Plot: Agatha Christie’s debut novel was also the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective. A refugee of the Great War, Poirot has settled in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactor, the elderly Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts hisContinue reading “Book Review: The Mysterious Affair at Styles By Agatha Christie”
Book Review: The Woman On The Pier By B.P. Walter
Plot: Two strangers meet on the pierOnly one walks away… Screenwriter Caroline Byrne is desperate to know why her daughter Jessica died, murdered in Stratford when she was supposed to be at a friend’s in Somerset. When Caroline discovers the messages Jessica had been sending a boy named Michael, she realises it’s because of him.Continue reading “Book Review: The Woman On The Pier By B.P. Walter”
Book Review: Imaginary Friend By Stephen Chbosky
Plot: Christopher is seven years old.Christopher is the new kid in town.Christopher has an imaginary friend. We can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us. Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of theContinue reading “Book Review: Imaginary Friend By Stephen Chbosky”
Book Review: Billy Summers By Stephen King
Plot: Billy Summers is a killer for hire. He’s among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet who can blend into any neighbourhood and disappear after the shot is taken. But he’ll only agree to a contract if the target is a truly bad guy. Now Billy wants out. But firstContinue reading “Book Review: Billy Summers By Stephen King”
Book Review: Just Another Liar By Mandy Byatt
Plot: Denise, Petra, and Anna all have their reasons for being alone.But they’re not ready to share them. David is the answer to all their problems.But they’ve only met him online. Each woman wants her happy ending.But only one of them can get it. One of these women will end up dead.But which one? AndContinue reading “Book Review: Just Another Liar By Mandy Byatt”