For the first time, I forgot to blog about a book I read. This is my problem with borrowing physical copies of a book; I get so worried about returning it on time that I forget about everything else. It’s a good thing I went through my posts and realized it was missing! Grace Blades is a brilliant psychologist with…
Mystery/Thriller
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
When I saw the cover for this book, it reminded me of the Narnia series. I love the Narnia series; it’s what got me through my elementary school years (along with Harry Potter). It has been so long since I read fantasy novels and this book made me remember those wonderful days of reading in the library when I was…
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
I feel like I’m super behind right now on the reading trend. This book was on all of the bestselling charts in the summer and I remember seeing scores of people reading it on the subway during my commute. Of course, I had placed a copy on hold but so had many other people and it has taken me a…
The Damned by Andrew Pyper
I FINALLY HAVE A LAPTOP!!! No more blogging on a slow tablet or on my tiny phone! Now, I have a proper keyboard with a proper screen for viewing and everything is so much easier! On top of that, I’m happy that I was still able to find the time to read even though I have exams coming up this…
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
I’m ashamed to say that before my detective fiction course, I have never read a novel by Agatha Christie. I know all about her, of course, and I knew I should read something by her but I never did. I guess I didn’t know where to start. Even though this book was an assigned reading, I’m going to write a…
The World More Full of Weeping by Robert J. Wiersema
Before I begin, I want you to know that this is a novella. And I’ve never read a novella before. In fact, I didn’t know what a novella WAS. According to Google, a novella is a story that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. Well, that seems about right because this was definitely not a…
Where They Found Her by Kimberley McCreight
Now that school has started, I’m probably going to slow down on the blogging. Believe me when I say that this makes me really sad. But the thing is I have so many books to read for my own courses that I don’t know if I can handle writing more than biweekly – and that is IF I find time…
The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper
I first borrowed this book in an audio format, which is something I almost never do. I’ve never enjoyed audio books but I could only find it in this format at the time. I listened to about half of the story before finally having to give up; it wasn’t that the story was bad but rather I kept falling asleep…
Memory Man by David Baldacci
I’ve heard a lot of good things about this author and I wanted to start a new mystery series. So I decided to start with this book. It is the first one to be written and I have no idea when the next one will be out (hopefully soon!) but I’m excited to give it a go! What would you…
Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbo
I waited almost a whole two months to read this book. During that time, I heard lots of raving reviews about this novel and this author, making me even more anxious to read it. I was so eager to read it that I started reading it while I was working (I’m so lucky that no one caught me doing that)!…