Book Review | The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Danica Christina

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
Published by: William Morrow on January 2nd, 2018
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Psychological Thriller
Pages: 455
Format: Paperback
Source: Borrowed from the library

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Summary (from Goodreads): Anna Fox lives alone—a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times . . . and spying on her neighbors.

Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, a mother, their teenage son. The perfect family. But when Anna, gazing out her window one night, sees something she shouldn’t, her world begins to crumble—and its shocking secrets are laid bare.

What is real? What is imagined? Who is in danger? Who is in control? In this diabolically gripping thriller, no one—and nothing—is what it seems.

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Weekly Update #16 | 02/02 – 02/08

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Danica Christina

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The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. I’ll also be linking to Stacking the Shelves a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews.

Happy Sunday! I had a good week. I got promoted to a new position in my company and started with my new team at the end of the week. We went out for drinks and pizza on Friday and it was nice to build that quick bond. The weather’s been up and down, rainy and snowy. Our apartment is slowly getting patched up after the pipe explosion earlier this year. Can’t wait until it’s all done so we can get our bathroom all situated again.

Looking forward to a new week and new opportunities!

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Friday Book Beginnings & The Friday 56 | #60

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Danica Christina

Friday Book Beginnings is hosted by Rose City Reader and the Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice.

So Friday Book Beginnings you choose the book you are currently reading or the one that is closest to you and share the first few sentences. For the Friday 56 you simply turn to page 56 or 56% on your e-reader and share a sentence or two that you enjoy. Then just add maybe a synopsis about the book in case others are interested. That’s it!

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Published on: April 17th, 2003 by W. W. Norton Company

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Summary (from Goodreads): Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers—some willingly, some unwittingly—have been involved in science’s boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. In this fascinating account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them. Continue reading →

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ARC Review | Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Danica Christina

Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
Expected Publication Date: February 18th, 2020 by Simon and Schuster Canada // Simon Pulse
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance,
Format: e-ARC
Source: NetGalley

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Summary (from NetGalley): Will the princess save the beast?

For Princess Jaya Rao, nothing is more important than family. When the loathsome Emerson clan steps up their centuries-old feud to target Jaya’s little sister, nothing will keep Jaya from exacting her revenge. Then Jaya finds out she’ll be attending the same elite boarding school as Grey Emerson, and it feels like the opportunity of a lifetime. She knows what she must do: Make Grey fall in love with her and break his heart. But much to Jaya’s annoyance, Grey’s brooding demeanor and lupine blue eyes have drawn her in. There’s simply no way she and her sworn enemy could find their fairy-tale ending…right?

His Lordship Grey Emerson is a misanthrope. Thanks to an ancient curse by a Rao matriarch, Grey knows he’s doomed once he turns eighteen. Sequestered away in the mountains at St. Rosetta’s International Academy, he’s lived an isolated existence—until Jaya Rao bursts into his life, but he can’t shake the feeling that she’s hiding something. Something that might just have to do with the rose-shaped ruby pendant around her neck…

As the stars conspire to keep them apart, Jaya and Grey grapple with questions of love, loyalty, and whether it’s possible to write your own happy ending.

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Book Review | I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Danica Christina

I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
Published by: September 16th, 2014 on Dial Books
Genre: YA, Contemporary, LGBT, Romance
Pages: 371
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased

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Summary (from Goodreads): “We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.”

At first, Jude and her twin brother Noah, are inseparable. Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude wears red-red lipstick, cliff-dives, and does all the talking for both of them. Years later, they are barely speaking. Something has happened to change the twins in different yet equally devastating ways . . . but then Jude meets an intriguing, irresistible boy and a mysterious new mentor. The early years are Noah’s to tell; the later years are Jude’s. But they each have only half the story, and if they can only find their way back to one another, they’ll have a chance to remake their world. This radiant, award-winning novel from the acclaimed author of The Sky Is Everywhere will leave you breathless and teary and laughing—often all at once.

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ARC Review | The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Danica Christina

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
Published: February 4th, 2020 by Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Format: e-ARC
Source: NetGalley

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Summary (from NetGalley): Cal wants to be a journalist, and he’s already well underway with almost half a million followers on his FlashFame app and an upcoming internship at Buzzfeed. But his plans are derailed when his pilot father is selected for a highly-publicized NASA mission to Mars. Within days, Cal and his parents leave Brooklyn for hot and humid Houston.

With the entire nation desperate for any new information about the astronauts, Cal finds himself thrust in the middle of a media circus. Suddenly his life is more like a reality TV show, with his constantly bickering parents struggling with their roles as the “perfect American family.”

And then Cal meets Leon, whose mother is another astronaut on the mission, and he finds himself falling head over heels–and fast. They become an oasis for each other amid the craziness of this whole experience. As their relationship grows, so does the frenzy surrounding the Mars mission, and when secrets are revealed about ulterior motives of the program, Cal must find a way to get to the truth without hurting the people who have become most important to him.

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Book Review | Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Danica Christina

Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl
Published by: June 8th, 2014 on Delacorte Press
Genre: YA, Science Fiction, Mystery
Pages: 328
Format: eBook
Source: Borrowed from the Library

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Summary (from Goodreads): Once upon a time, back at Darrow-Harker School, Beatrice Hartley and her five best friends were the cool kids, the beautiful ones. Then the shocking death of Jim – their creative genius and Beatrice’s boyfriend – changed everything.

One year after graduation, Beatrice is returning to Wincroft – the seaside estate where they spent so many nights sharing secrets, crushes, plans to change the world – hoping she’ll get to the bottom of the dark questions gnawing at her about Jim’s death.

But as the night plays out in a haze of stilted jokes and unfathomable silence, Beatrice senses she’s never going to know what really happened.

Then a mysterious man knocks on the door. Blithely, he announces the impossible: time for them has become stuck, snagged on a splinter that can only be removed if the former friends make the harshest of decisions.

Now Beatrice has one last shot at answers… and at life.

And so begins the Neverworld Wake.

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