The Golden Couple – Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

A therapist, Avery, who doesn’t go by the rules, is so confident in her techniques that if she can’t fix your issues in 10 sessions, she won’t even bother taking you on. A mother and wife, Marissa, so devoted and guilt-ridden over a one-time mistake, seeks out our therapist because this is exactly what her family needs. Avery conducts a brief interview to determine whether or not she can help those who seek out her therapy techniques. However, if all are not honest, it will bring up issues down the road, and surprises lurking in the shadows.

Full of suspense, twists, and turns, this book will have you on the edge of your seat and staying up until 5 a.m. to finish it. I have adored Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen since their first novel, The Wife Between Us, and they continue to put out stellar books with each publication.

I received an e-ARC from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review, as well as chose this book for my February 2022 Book of the Month pick!

*releases March 8th, 2022*

February 18, 2022

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Hiatus Return/Redesign

Seeing that November 2019 was my last post is both sad and mind-blowing because it feels like these past 2 years haven’t happened. It doesn’t feel like it’s been 2 years and it doesn’t feel like we are 2 years into a panoramic. I still feel March 2020 like it was yesterday. Schools letting out for 2 weeks, with a promise to come back, and grocery shopping at Walmart that weekend with my husband at 2 am, only to find the shelves insanely bare.

In November 2019, I was wrapping up the year and trying to decide on whether or not to move my platform to a different website, then being hit for a few months of hating any and everything I tried–no platform was right for me. Ultimately, I went old-school and went back to writing my book reviews in a notebook instead of online. I am debating on posting those, but if I do, I will post photos of the reviews from my notebook pages, since I think it’s a little more “personal.”

Along with coming back, I am redesigning the look of the site, I feel it’s a little outdated, but I have some learning to do because so many things have changed in 2 years regarding web design here, so please bear with me and if something looks wonky, please don’t hesitate to tell me!

Overall, I’m looking forward to coming back, and will be integrating media reviews (such as movies and tv shows) because I am finding myself watching them just as much as I am reading, but don’t worry! They won’t be without a book list or books similar to such movie/show if I can help it! Just recently, I binged all 3 seasons of Dynasty, which I loved, but was wanting way much more until season 4 premiered (Dec. 2021), and lists/recs with books similar to these always help me in a slump where I’m watching more than I’m reading, but if i just had something to read that was close to what I was watching, it can make easing out of the slump that much easier.

I know, this post is a lot longer than we’re used to, but I really wanted to address the 2 year absence and where we’re going from here, because I am striving to crush – no, obliterate – my 52-book goal this year, and I’m constantly making lists, getting and giving recommendations, and what better time is there to do it other than a new year.

Happy reading!

Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

Rules for Vanishing was a thrilling ride. I love documentary-styled novels, similar to Sleeping Giants, because it really makes the entire book come to life in a different way than just getting lost in a really good, traditional novel.

This book reminded me both of The Blair Witch Project and Broken Girls (young girl goes missing: girls, foul play, and ghosts are suspect), both in the way they tell their stories and the sinister feelings it has lying underneath.

This book brings me back to my adolescent age, where everything was an adventure, even the spooky things. As an adult who still loves reading semi-young adult novels and stories, this one read well enough for it to be smack dab in between adult and ya. Don’t pass this one up. It’s great for a read anytime, but if you’re feeling particularly spooky, read this when you’re all alone for a good weekend.

*IN STORES NOW*

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

This book is not for the faint of heart and certainly a book that everyone needs to read. Even though this is a YA novel, young adults and adults alike need to read this. This post-apocalyptic novel is not one to shy away from and shows how far our fighting spirits go, especially the fighting spirits in young women. The writing, paired with the contents of the story, was woven beautifully to convey a harrowing tale that sadly doesn’t seem all that fiction if it were to happen in another fifty to a hundred years from now.

This novel is fast-paced and will grab you from the start. Its grip is unrelenting and it will have its hooks in you until the very last page. Don’t sleep on this book, and add it to your TBR ASAP.

*Release Date: July 9th, 2019*