Neverworld Wake | review | Marisha Pessl

Hey guys! So. I was at my local library (where I spend a reasonable amount of time there, ie all of my time) and I just randomly picked this book up: Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl. It is a magical realism mystery book and oh my stars, is it fantastic. I don't know how many...

If We Were Villains | review | ML Rio

Hiya, fam! You know those books that you're, like, hey, you have a nice cover; cool synopsis ... but don't know if you will ever read? Yeah, that was me with M.L. Rio's If We Were Villains. And then, somehow, I ended up reading it. Loving it, rather. It's a mystery/contemporary set in the 90s,...

Every Move | review | Ellie Marney

Heyyyy friends!!! Hope you all are well!! 😃 Today's review is one of the glorious books I got to read on glorious vacation in the glorious sun. (No, scratch that. I'm a vampire. I don't like the sun.) Every Move (Ellie Marney) is the third and finale installment in the Every series. For real guys,...

Escaping From Houdini (Carnival on a Boat with Muuuurder)

Hi bookish friends! I hope that your day has been as chilly as mine! (I like the cold, and that is why I am wishing you cold weather.) And if you are somewhere where it is 60 degrees or over, than I am severely sorry for you. My condolences on your loss. Moving on! I'm...

Every Word (Sherlock review Take Two)

I let you in on a little secret. I love Sherlock Holmes, okay? The retelling and movies, the show. I just do. Buuuut I've never finished the books. The young ones? Yeah, sure. But never the original. Oops. But all that to say is that the book I am reviewing today is a (sort of)...

Here Lies Daniel Tate (Sociopaths, muuurder, and more)

Heeeey, friends! How's it goin'?? But that's not what you're here for, is it?? Lol. You're here about the sociopaths and murders, right? That's what I though. Well boy do I have the book for you. Here Lies Daniel Tate by Cristin Terrill has plenty of that. Hey, did you like my bait? Did I...

Every Breath – A Sherlockian Book Review

Hey, folks! How's it going? Read anything good? Anyway. It's review week! This week the lucky book is the first in a trilogy, Every Breath by Ellie Marney. It's an Aussie contemporary Sherlock retelling that I do hope you'll read. Continue and enjoy! ❤ What I liked: So. This isn't, for all extent and purposes,...

I FINALLY Read a John Green book! (Ft. TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN Review)

Hel-lo, folks! Yes, yes, it is true. I, Alyssa, am (have? Read?) reading a John Green book. In a night + one morning. Yeah. First Hunger Games, then this. Tsk. Tsk. I am truly heading downhill from here. Anyways! To quote Katy Perry: I read a book and I liked it. (*note: For the slow peeps...

Gilt Hollow – Lorie Langdon

Hey everyone! Sorry I went AWOL last week! I was EXHAUSTED (when am I not???) and didn't feel like getting a post up. Anyways, today I'm reviewing a book titled Gilt Hollow by Lorie Langdon. Willow Lamott’s best friend is a murderer, and no one in the small town of Gilt Hollow will let her...