Hey readers! It's that time of year again... the best time of year actually - fall! I love the crisp, cool air, leaving my windows open, wearing a comfy sweater, sipping hot coffee or tea, and of course, getting lost in a good book. The colder weather, to me, is always the best time for [...]
Author: readwithsama
My Running Journey
My relationship with running is long, complicated but also amazing. If you follow me on Instagram, I'm sure you're familiar with the fact that I have been running almost everyday since the end of March. This was a mixture of having enough of my bad habits, and due to COVID-19. My History with Running First, [...]
MY DARK VANESSA by Kate Elizabeth Russell
MY DARK VANESSA RWS RATING: 5/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: MARCH 10TH 2020 TW: sexual abuse SYNOPSIS: Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer. 2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning [...]
Book Review & Meet the Author – DEAR WIFE by Kimberly Belle
DEAR WIFE RWS RATING: 4/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: JUNE 25TH 2019 An odd couple, a missing person, and one big mystery to solve. Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle is a great binge/popcorn read. SYNOPSIS: Beth Murphy is on the run... For nearly a year, Beth has been planning for this day. A day some people might call [...]
Book Review & Meet the Author – THE MATCHMAKER’S LIST by Sonya Lalli
The dating world is a tricky, tricky place to be. Wrong matches, awful dates, heartbreaks, ghosting - the possibilities are endless! So what if... your grandmother sets you up with some eligible bachelors? Does that sound like a good plan to you? Or would you rather meet someone the old fashion way - no matter [...]
Book Review & Meet The Author – THE WINTERS by Lisa Gabriele
THE WINTERS RWS RATING: 4/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 16TH 2018 SYNOPSIS A spellbindingly suspenseful new novel set in the moneyed world of the Hamptons, about secrets that refuse to remain buried and consequences that can’t be escaped After a whirlwind romance, a young woman returns to the opulent, secluded Long Island mansion of [...]
MEET THE AUTHOR – Sonia Faruqi
THE OYSTER THIEF RWS RATING: 3.5/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 2ND 2018 SYNOPSIS “It took her a journey across the ocean to learn what she knew of love and fear and hate, but the essence of it came to her in an instant, as she succumbed to the churning black depths of the deep sea.” [...]
MEET THE AUTHOR – Angela Dyson
THE LOVE DETECTIVE RWS RATING: 3.5/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 28TH 2018 SYNOPSIS “He’d thought himself the hunter, that I was easy prey but what he hadn’t bargained for, was contending with a woman who hadn’t eaten a square meal in twenty-four hours. I get mean when I’m hungry.” Clarry Pennhaligan, low on ambition but [...]
BOOK REVIEW – The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
THE SEVEN DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE RWS RATING: 4/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 18TH 2018 Imagine waking up in someone else's body? Imagine reliving the same day over & over? Now, imagine you wake up in a beautiful mansion, in someone else's body to solve a murder? Would you give up, or would you keep [...]
BOOK REVIEW – An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena
AN UNWANTED GUEST RWS RATING: 4/5 STARS RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 7TH 2018 READ IF YOU LIKE: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware A quiet hotel in the midst of Winter, contrasting personalities put together, and murderous events happening over the course of a weekend makes up [...]
