Review: “I Liked My Life”

"I Liked My Life" by Abby Fabiaschi 272 pages, St. Martin's Press Expected publication date: Jan. 31, 2017 ISBN: 1250084873 "... imagine the damage from believing you've caused something so horrible from such a young age; imagine the burden of thinking you ruined your mother's life ... So now my mom carried the same guilt I …

Review: “The Book of Mirrors”

"The Book of Mirrors" by E.O. Chirovici 288 pages, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Expected publication date: Feb. 21, 2017 (first published Jan. 26, 2017, by Century) ISBN: 1501141546 "The Book of Mirrors" is the story of a partial book manuscript and the truths and lies it uncovers about a brutal murder. That's my nutshell synopsis. The rest …

WWW Wednesday: Jan. 25, 2017

Happy Hump Day! My blog has been pretty review-dense lately, so I decided to try something I haven't done in a while. WWW Wednesday is a meme currently hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. It’s very simple – answer the three questions and leave a link on Sam’s post. The Three Ws …

Review: “Dust Bowl Girls”

"Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team that Barnstormed its Way to Basketball Glory" by Lydia Reeder 304 pages, Algonquin Books Published Jan. 24, 2017 ISBN: 1616204664 Lydia Reeder, great-niece of college women's basketball coach Sam Babb, lays out a story that deserved to be told in "Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story …

Review: “The Girl Before”

"The Girl Before" by J.P. Delaney 320 pages, Ballantine Books Expected publication date: Jan. 24, 2017 ISBN: 0425285049 Two women, each looking for a fresh start. One house, striking in its design. One architect, relentlessly committed to a rule-driven way of life. "You can make your surroundings as polished and empty as you like. But it …

Review: “The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett”

"The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett" by Chelsea Sedoti 400 pages, Sourcebooks Published Jan. 3, 2017 ISBN: 1492636088 High school senior Hawthorn Creely has it pretty rough. She's an outcast with a jock for a big brother and a hippie for a mom. She has no idea what she wants to do after graduation, even …

Review: “Missing You”

"Missing You" by Harlan Coben 399 pages, Dutton Published March 18, 2014 ISBN: 0525953493 NYPD Detective Kat Donovan has been single for 18 years when her best friend, Stacy, decides to set up a dating website profile for her. Kat is initially opposed to the idea, but then she becomes intrigued ... even more so …

Review: “Three Years with the Rat”

"Three Years with the Rat" by Jay Hosking 288 pages, Thomas Dunne Books Expected publication date: Jan. 24, 2017 ISBN: 067006937X Originally published Aug. 9, 2016, by Hamish Hamilton (Canada) A young man's quest to find his missing sister will catapult him into a dangerous labyrinth of secrets in this provocative, genre-bending, and page-turning debut. After …

Winter Bookish Bingo update

It's been over a week since my first progress report on Winter Bookish Bingo, so I thought I'd give you all an update.   I've filled three more spots on my WBB card since New Year's Day: Not YA: "Everything You Want Me to Be" by Mindy Mejia Survival: "Instrumental: A Memoir of Madness, Medication …

Top 5 Wednesday: Exciting 2017 debuts

Top 5 Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Lainey and Samantha over at Goodreads. This week's theme is 2017 debuts I'm excited to read. Without further ado ... "I Liked My Life" by Abby Fabiaschi 272 pages, St. Martin's Press Expected publication date: Jan. 31, 2017 I have received a copy from NetGalley and …