Trope Tuesday: Haunted House – Rebecca

This month I am back to doing reviews for the Trope Tuesday Link-Up. This week's trope is haunted house, and I will be reviewing Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier As a reminder each week there will be a trope for you to use as inspiration, find the trope list here. All post types are welcome: lists, book reviews, anything really, feel free to make it your own. Please link back to All the Books…

Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas

Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas Book 5 in the Lady Sherlock series Mystery/Thriller, Historical Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis Inspector Treadles, Charlotte Holmes’s friend and collaborator, has been found locked in a room with two dead men, both of whom worked with his wife at the great manufacturing enterprise she has recently inherited.Rumors fly. Had Inspector Treadles killed the men because they had opposed his wife’s initiatives at every turn? Had he…

Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey

Synopsis Rosie and Dominic Vega are the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. Well, they used to be anyway. Now Rosie’s lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Dom is faithful and a great provider, but the man she fell in love with ten years ago is nowhere to be found. When her girlfriends encourage Rosie to demand more out…

Four Reasons to Start Bookstagram

I have been bookstagramming for a little over two years now. I love it. There are certainly days when my follower count seems to be dwindling that I get discouraged, but overall I enjoy being a part of the community! Here are four reasons you should also think about joining the bookstagram community! The People This may be cliche, but I have met some of my closest friends on bookstagram. People I talk…

Devious Little Liars by Elle Thorpe

Synopsis He murdered my uncle then covered it with fire. A fire that should have killed me, too. Instead, he hauled me from the floor while flames licked the walls, strong arms holding me close.He saved my life.Now I want to know why. I never saw his face. All I know is the letters on his shirt. SVH.Saint View High.The worst school in a hundred miles. Full of drugs and despair. Breeding ground…

Trope Tuesday: Cryosleep

Happy Tuesday! This week we are talking about Cryosleep. For more information on the Trope Tuesday Link-Up or to see what tropes are coming up go to the original linkup post! Cryosleep Cryosleep is a trope found in Sci-fi. The purpose is that you are put to sleep as you make a long space trip. We are sometimes talking centuries long. The story always has to do with someone waking up from cryosleep…

October 2020 Releases to Add to Your TBR

October is my favorite month. And it is the release month of my favorite books I've read this year. Here is my list of October books to add to your TBR. Be sure to check out my 2020 Releases and 2021 Releases to see what else is coming out. Fantasy The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Addie LaRue made a bargain to life forever, but is cursed to be forgotten forever. …

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Fantasy Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go…

Havoc at Prescott High by C.M. Stunich

Synopsis There's one word you don't utter at Prescott High, not unless you want them to own you.H.A.V.O.C.Hael, Aaron, Victor, Oscar, and Callum.The Havoc Boys rule the hellhole we call Prescott High.Once upon a time, they ruled me. For an entire year, I endured their shit.But senior year is going to be different.This year, I own them.I’ve made a pact with the Havoc Boys to get the vengeance I deserve.Their price? Me. At…

Trope Tuesday: The Ugly Duckling

Happy Tuesday! This week we are talking about Ugly Ducking. For more information on the Trope Tuesday Link-Up or to see what tropes are coming up go to the original linkup post! The Ugly Duckling The Ugly Duckling or plain Jane trope is used in all sorts of fiction. You can find it in classic literature, romance, or fantasy. The trope revolves around a character who was objectively "not attractive" becoming attractive. Now…