What I'm writing, What I'm reading
I received a digital advance copy of The Tally Stick by Carl Nixon via NetGalley. The Tally Stick is scheduled for release on January 18, 2022. The Tally Stick starts with a car crash in 1978. An English family (Dad, Mom, and four children) had just moved to New Zealand and were taking some time... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Desolation Canyon by P.J. Tracy via NetGalley. Desolation Canyon is scheduled for release on January 18, 2022. Desolation Canyon is the second book in a series that follows LAPD Detective Maggie Nolan. I have not read the first book in the series, but this doesn’t seem to have... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Such a Pretty Smile by Kristi DeMeester via NetGalley. Such a Pretty Smile is scheduled for release on January 18, 2022. Such a Pretty Smile focuses on two women (Lila and her mother Caroline) in two different points in time. Both are experiencing sights and sounds they can’t... Continue Reading →
The boy stopped outside the circle of light cast by the old brass lantern. He looked left, right, turned and looked behind him. The street was empty, everyone tucked into bed, where he should be.He took four more steps, now fully within the yellow glow. He reached, but the handle of the umbrella was too... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long via NetGalley. Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves is scheduled for release on January 11, 2022. Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves is a young adult science fiction story that follows Sena, a young woman who lost both of... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Joan is Okay by Weike Wang through NetGalley. Joan is Okay is scheduled for release on January 18, 2022. Joan is Okay follows a thirtysomething Chinese-American doctor who works in the intensive care unit of a New York City hospital. Joan is established and content when her father’s... Continue Reading →
It was always autumn at the bench. The thought flitted through Misha’s mind as she swiped another blob of snow from her cheek. What was falling from the sky was not flakes. Nothing delicate. They were blobs of slush, and reminded Misha of the mashed parsnips her baby brother liked to fling from his chair... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Hello, Transcriber by Hannah Morrissey via NetGalley. Hello, Transcriber is scheduled for release on November 30, 2021. Hello, Transcriber is the story of Hazel, a woman hired as a transcriber for a police department in Wisconsin. Hazel is married (no longer happily), and seems to be hiding in... Continue Reading →
“Hey,” he shouted at her back. “You’re going the wrong way.” In Eliza’s head, it was a shout, an interruption of the thought spiral that had so thoroughly distracted her. In reality, it was likely a very normal tone of voice, perhaps even quiet. She stopped, her hand raised to push open the door in... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman via NetGalley. All of Us Villains is scheduled for release on November 9, 2021. All of Us Villains follows seven young adults, each the champion of their magical family. The Blood Moon has risen, and the Blood... Continue Reading →
Susan Monroe McGrath 