The first page, heck the first chapter of this book was super intense. WHAT A HOOK! I was somewhat let down after that first chapter. The Girl in the Headlines had so so so much potential. The blurb sounds like a true crime lover’s dream. But actually it was a true crime lover’s nightmare. There […]
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[Portia’s Review]: Twisted Circles (Secret Society #2) by Claire Contreras
Again, actual footage of me when Claire announced a 2nd book with Secret Societies (this is a throwback to my original review of the first book in the series, Half Truths <- click to read) : I could start this post off by raving about how amazing and wonderful and talented and pretty Claire Contreras […]
[Portia’s Review: Foul Is Fair by Hannah Capin (Foul Is Fair #1) [ Blog Tour]
I’m going into this review feeling very conflicted about this book. Based on the synopsis, I was hooked. I The only thing I might love more than a good retelling is a revenge plot. Seems like a recipe for success. But this didn’t quite hit the mark for me. ALSO: SUPER TRIGGER WARNINGS ! the […]
[Portia’s Review]: The Wives by Tarryn Fisher
The final book of the year for me in 2019 was The Wives by Tarryn Fisher. I really have a love/hate relationship with her books. Well, I guess I dont entirely HATE any of them, but some are just… meh, for me (Mud Vein is still my fave by her). So because of the back […]
Half Truths by Claire Contreras
Actual footage of me when Claire announced a book with Secret Societies: I know I go on and on about how amazing Claire Contreras is every time she release a new book, and I’m not going to stop now. I was SO FREAKING EXCITED to get my hands on this, and once I had it […]
Portia’s Review: Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman
I absolutely hate to say it, but this book was exhausting. I haven’t had such a hard time finishing a book in years. I was pretty excited to finally read a Laura Lippman book. I have been eyeing Sunburn and What the Dead Know by her for a while but never picked it up (don’t […]
[Marcia’s Review] : A Girl Named Anna by Lizzy Barber
This is every parent’s worst nightmare: a child disappearing from a theme park in another country! Do I have your attention now? 15 years later, we meet Anna, living with her very religious and neat-freak mama, in Florida. Anna is a good girl, but on her 18th birthday she wants to go to the theme […]