BOOK miniREVIEW: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

 INFORMATION Title:  The Miniaturist Series:  - Author:  Jessie Burton Publisher:  Picador Published:  January 2015 Language:  English Format:  Paperback Pages:  424 ISBN: 9781447250937 ***********************************************************************        *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Adult. Average Goodreads rating: 3.57 On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives at a grand house in Amsterdam to begin her …

BOOK miniREVIEW: Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye

INFORMATION Title:  Jane Steele Series:  - Author:  Lyndsay Faye Publisher:  Headline Review Published:  March 2016 Language:  English Format:  Paperback Pages:  432 ISBN:  9781472217554 ***********************************************************************        *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Retelling, YA. Goodreads rating: 3.95 Reader, I murdered him. A Gothic retelling of Jane Eyre. Like the heroine of the novel she adores, …

BOOK REVIEW: A Madness so Discreet by Mindy McGinnis

INFORMATION Title:  A Madness so Discreet Series:  - Author:  Mindy McGinnis Publisher:  Katherine Tegen Books Published:  October 2015 Language:  English Format:  eBook Pages:  400 ISBN: 9780062320889 ***********************************************************************        *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Historical Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, YA. Average Goodreads rating: 3.79 Grace Mae knows madness. She keeps it locked away, along with her voice, trapped …

BOOK REVIEW: The Precious Stone Trilogy by Kerstin Gier

*********************************************************************** BEWARE - PREPARE FOR A LONG POST! *********************************************************************** I decided to review this trilogy with only one post, not only because I marathoned it but because thinking about each book by itself wasn't enough. This series could clearly have been one big book because they were really connected and each book didn't have a …

BOOK REVIEW: The Girls by Emma Cline

INFORMATION Title:  The Girls Series:  - Author:  Emma Cline Publisher: Ramdon House Published:  June 2016 Language:  English Format:  eBook Pages:  368 ISBN: 9780812998610 ***********************************************************************        *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Historical Fiction, Adult. Average Goodreads rating: 3.52 Girls—their vulnerability, strength, and passion to belong—are at the heart of this stunning first novel for readers of Jeffrey …

BOOK REVIEW: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

 INFORMATION Title:  The Book Thief Series:  - Author:  Marcus Zusak Publisher:  Black Swan Published:  September 2007 Language:  English Format:  Paperback Pages:  554 ISBN: 9780552773898 *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Historical Fiction, YA. Average Goodreads rating: 4.35 HERE IS A SMALL FACT: YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death …

Book REVIEW: Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

 INFORMATION Title:  Stalking Jack the Ripper Series:  Stalking Jack the Ripper #1 Author:  Kerri Maniscalco Publisher:  Jimmy Patterson Published:  September 2016 Language:  English Format:  eBook Pages:  320 ISBN:  9780316273505 *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Historicla Fiction, Thriller/Mystery, NA. Average Goodreads rating: 4.22 Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth …