Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella Pages : 446 Genre : Fiction Stand alone My Rating : 3/5 From the back of the book  : Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose during lunch at one of London’s fanciest restaurants. But when his big question involves a trip abroad, not a trip down the aisle, she’s completely crushed. So when Ben, an old flame, calls her out of the blue and reminds Lottie of their pact to get married...

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Pages : 215 Genre :  Middle Grade, Horror Stand alone My Rating :5/5 From the back of the book  : The monster showed up after midnight. As they do. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting. He’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the...

Bellman and Black by Diane Setterfield Pages : 336 Genre :  Fiction Stand alone My Rating : 3.5/5 From the back of the book  : Caught up in a moment of boyhood competition, William Bellman recklessly aims his slingshot at a rook resting on a branch, killing the bird instantly. It is a small but cruel act, and is soon forgotten. By the time he is grown, with a wife and children of his own, William seems to have put the whole incident...

Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon Pages : 370 Genre :  Contemporary Fiction Stand alone My Rating : 3.5/5 From the back of the book  : Maybe it was because I was about to turn the same age my mother was when I lost her. Maybe it was because my husband and I were running out of things to say to each other. But when the online study called “Marriage in the 21st Century” showed up in my inbox, I had no idea it would change my life. It...

Red by Alison Cherry Pages : 320 Genre :  YA, Contemporary fiction, Satire Stand alone My Rating : 3/5 From the back of the book  : Felicity St. John has it all—loyal best friends, a hot guy, and artistic talent. And she’s right on track to win the Miss Scarlet pageant. Her perfect life is possible because of just one thing: her long, wavy, coppery red hair. Having red hair is all that matters in Scarletville. Redheads hold all the...

In The Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters Pages : 387 Genre :  YA, Paranormal, Historical Fiction Stand alone My Rating : 4.5/5 From the back of the book  : In 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front lines of a brutal war, creating an atmosphere of fear and confusion. Sixteen-year-old Mary...

Night Film by Marisha Pessl Pages : 602 Genre :  Thriller Stand alone My Rating : 5/5 From the back of the book  : On a damp October night, beautiful young Ashley Cordova is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in lower Manhattan. Though her death is ruled a suicide, veteran investigative journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise. As he probes the strange circumstances surrounding Ashley’s life and death, McGrath comes face-to-face...

Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard Pages : 388 Genre :  YA, Paranormal, Steampunk Series : Something Strange and Deadly, book 1 My Rating : 4/5 From the back of the book  : The year is 1876, and there’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia… Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich...