What I'm writing, What I'm reading
I received an Advance Proof of Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin from the publisher (Freeform Books/ Buena Vista Books). Like Other Girls is scheduled for release on August 3, 2021. Mara loses her temper during a basketball and punches a teammate. Banned from the team, the only way to earn her way back next... Continue Reading →
“You may look,” he said, “but you will not like what you see.” “That’s a bit of a downer for a psychic, don’t you think?” I asked, lacing my fingers through Donovon’s. He tipped his head, let his eyes wander over the plate glass window in front of us. I mirrored his actions, scanning over... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance reader’s copy of The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin. The Nature of Witches is scheduled for release on June 1, 2021. The Nature of Witches follows Clara, a young woman who is also a very rare thing. Not only is Clara a witch, she is an Everwitch, able to... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance reader’s copy of The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter through NetGalley. The Photographer is scheduled for release on May 25, 2021. Delta is a photographer, paid to look through the lens at other people’s lives and capturing them at their most ideal. Sometimes, she has to help the images along... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent through NetGalley. The Summer Job is scheduled for release on May 18, 2021. The Summer Job is the story of Birdy, a woman who is struggling to find herself. She has no job, no plan for her future, and with the decision... Continue Reading →
Carter stacked a perfect slice of juicy red tomato on top of paper thin turkey slices. He added two crisp green lettuce leaves, then the second slice of bread already smeared with a perfect mixture of spicy mustard and mayo. He picked up the knife and cut the sandwich neatly from corner to corner. Triangles... Continue Reading →
I received an advance reader copy of The Nine by Gwen Strauss from the publisher (St. Martin’s Press). The Nine is scheduled for release on May 4, 2021. The Nine is the true story of nine female resistance fighters and their escape from an SS labor camp, through war-torn Germany to freedom in France. The... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon through NetGalley. Sorrowland is scheduled for release on May 4, 2021. Sorrowland is the story of young Vern, a pregnant teenager fleeing the religious compound where she was raised. Vern ends up a resident of the woods, giving birth alone on the very night... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer through NetGalley. The Perfect Daughter is scheduled for release on April 20, 2021. Penny is the perfect daughter. At least, she is the daughter that Grace always wanted, the abandoned girl that Grace rescued from a park when she was only four.... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of The Social Graces by Renee Rosen through NetGalley. The Social Graces is scheduled for release on April 20, 2021. The Social Graces is a story of Society in the days of the Astors and Vanderbilts. It follows Caroline Astor, the reigning queen of high society in Manhattan, as... Continue Reading →
Susan Monroe McGrath 