It is hard to believe we are at the end of the year with these book review write-ups, but here we are! ๐
House Between Tides by Sarah Maine
Atmospheric novel that goes back and forth between the years 1910 and present-day. A London woman receives word that she’s inherited the family ancestral home in Scotland. What she didn’t expect to find were human remains buried beneath it.
This is not a creepy or scary novel at all. The book goes back and forth between Hattie, the woman who has inherited the home and her trying to find out whose bones are on her property, and the year 1910 where the original inhabitants lived and breathed,ย and died. If you are looking for atmosphere, than this would be your book. The 1910 era of the book was informative and very interesting and I found myself wanting to skip the “current” time=frame and get back to the 1910 part to find out what happened.
Dear Rachel Maddow by Adrienne Kisner
I do not usually read young adult books, but I had this one on my radar for more than a year and realized I hadn’t tackled it. I am glad I did because I thoroughly enjoyed this book! ๐
This book is about Brynn Harper, a high school student who watches The Rachel Maddow Show daily and after writing to Rachel for a school project and actually getting a response, Brynn starts drafting emails to Rachel but never sending them. Brynn tells Rachel about her brother’s death, her dating life, problems with her mother and stepfather, even that she is stuck in remedial courses & is considering dropping out of high school. But when Brynn is confronted with a moral dilemma she has to figure out what to do and turns to the one steadying force in her life: Rachel Maddow and asks, what would Rachel Maddow do?
Guys, this book was so, so good! It has quite a bit of cursing in it, FYI so just a head-up, but it was such a great read!
The Vows of Silence by Susan Hill
So ever since I read my first Simon Serrailler novel, I have been a bit obsessed in reading all the novels in this series that follows a Chief Inspector working in England. It is a contemporary mystery series which is usually not my cup of tea owing to the fact that I like mysteries before the computer age, but these books are definitely worth the read.
This particular book finds Chief Inspector Serrailler trying to track down a gunman who is terrorizing young women in their town. It seems like the women being gunned down are random, with nothing linking them. But the Chief Inspector will look for any thread, no matter how tenuous, to find a link and catch a killer.
I am already onto the next Simon Serrailler novel and I have about three more after that ๐ What can I say, I enjoy this series! ๐
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That Rachel Maddow book sounds sweet! It seems like a unique person for a young girl to focus on, but it sounds like it works!
It totally works! I cannot recommend this book enough ๐
Oooh I like the sound of House Between Tides! Adding that to my TBR right now!
I hope you enjoy reading it! ๐
whenever i read a book that has two time periods, i always favour one and want to skip the other to get back to the one i prefer lol.
Oh, absolutely! I totally wanted to skip the “present” sections and just read the 1910 parts, ha!
I might check out that series, it sounds like it’s right up my alley.
I think you’ll enjoy it!
All of those sound like books I would enjoy reading! Thanks for sharing, and for the engaging summaries ๐
Yay! Glad you enjoyed it, hope these books work out for you ๐
I think I’m going to have to read the Rachel Maddow book. One, it sounds great and two, I really like Rachel Maddow
I really like Rachel Maddow as well ๐
I’m glad you liked Dear Rachel Maddow. I haven’t really seen much about that one. I do love YA though.
-Lauren
Yeah, I can’t really remember where I heard about the book, I think it was some random Instagram post, lol. But it is such a great read! I am glad I didn’t forget about wanting to read it ๐
I feel like Dear Rachel Maddow sounds like another book I read or heard about but I can’t remember!
There are so many books out there lol, I can’t keep up either ๐
All these books sound really intriguing. I like atmospheric books but I like it when they scare me and fill me with dread. ๐ Love the concept of the Rachel Maddow book. I had never heard of it and am definitely adding it to my TBR. And you know I love me a good mystery series, so the Chief Inspector Serrailler series sounds right up my alley. I don’t mind historical mysteries, although I have a slight preference for more modern mysteries with, of course, the exception of our good friend Sherlock Holmes. Well, I like the modern TV versions of Sherlock and really, really miss Elementary.
I think that you will totally enjoy the Rachel Maddow book! I couldn’t put it down! ๐
I miss Elementary too!!!!!!