The Getaway List by Emma Lord is a romance book that follows the story of Riley as she moves to New York after graduating from high school. She reconnects with her best friend Tom, and together they try to rediscover who Riley is. To do this they take an old list of goals and dreams from their glory days. As they complete them, they make new friends and memories along the way. I thought this book was such a fun read, the book flowed very well and had a good plot.
The Locked Door is a fictional thriller about the life of Nora Davis, daughter of the Handy Man, a famous serial killer in Oregon. The book narrates Nora's lonely life as a surgeon while her father is behind bars. While Nora is in denial about her psychological similarities to her father, a copycat killer is on the loose and they're coming for her. Throughout the book, Nora experiences flashbacks that detail what her life was like living in a house where girls were being murdered in the basement.
Who doesn't like Christmas, this time of year when a family's invaluableness is appreciated? Ebeneezer Scrooge that's who. That's who dislikes the warm sensation of generosity. He alone with some help from curious individuals accommodate a unique traversal through happiness and tragedy. It is a journey that is meant to depict the joyous times of celebration where a small sacrifice is not as dangerous as it may seem, and yet the unseen hardships undertaken by families in this time are not all known to those with no financial worries.
Project Hail Mary begins with a guy who wakes up not knowing where he is, how he got there or why he is in the situation he is. Eventually, he comes to find out what his purpose is by relying on his impressive memory. His goal is to save the Earth from a small microbe called Astrophage. Astrophage is a huge problem because as it spreads rapidly the sun starts losing its light. Pressure is on for this sole survivor as he tries to save Earth before its too late.
Hardy Boys Adventures: Deception on the Set by Franklin Dixon is about 2 detective brothers, Joe and Frank Hardy, who solve and fight crime around their hometown of Bayport. Joe and Frank have been hired to act as extras for a new blockbuster movie. Everything in the movie is going great until someone is found trying to sabotage the production. It's the Hardy Brothers! Or is it someone trying to impersonate them and ruin their reputation?
This mystery book written by Kara Thomas follows the story of Hadley as she works on writing a story for her school newspaper about the school's two time national championship football team. As she works on writing this story, terrible things begin happening to the team. Slowly, she begins to uncover more and more information about the team that the school has covered up for years. As I read this book I found it so exciting. It was full of twists and turns that I never saw coming. It kept me on the edge of my seat from the first chapter and I hoped it would never end.
If He Had Been with Me was everything and more to me. The story follows Autumn and Finn, childhood best friends who had drifted apart, but remained in each other's lives. The novel explores their unfulfilled love, as they both go through life and relationship struggles. I have read many romance books, but none had me so in love with the characters as this did. This book inspired me to remember that I have to face reality along with the idea of love.
Normal People by Sally Rooney follows the relationship between Connell Waldron and Marianne Sheridan. Spending their youth in a small-town in Ireland, the two find themselves to be polar opposites in high school, Connell, a popular jock, and Marianne a quiet outcast. However, they discover that their interests align perfectly, sparking a relationship.
In a world where the first-born child of every noble family is burdened with a horrible curse, the second-born daughter of the Solon family, Cerise Solon, is an acolyte to the court. Like all the second-born children of the realm she is beholden to serve the goddess and become a Seer, only Cerise has no magical gift at all. But the only possible way to end the curse lies in Cerise's hands.
The Great Gatsby is a captivating novel exploring love, ambition and the American Dream. The story follows Nick Carraway, a Midwestern bond trader, as he becomes a part of the lavish world of his interesting neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, is hopelessly in love with Daisy Buchanan, a married woman who is also Nick’s cousin. He throws grand, lavish parties in hopes of winning her affection.
