August end of summer reflections

At the end of every summer, I review our bucket list that we have made at the beginning of the summer and start to realize all of the things we did not get to do. This summer-we haven't taken the dog to swim at the local lake yet, we didn't have an adult party without …

Book review: A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine

Every day I get an email from BookBub giving me books that are free or on sale that are in the genres I like to read. A few weeks ago A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine came up as a suggestion. I read the summary on Amazon and on Goodreads and thought it sounded good. …

Book review: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Normally I don't choose nonfiction; however, since we had a trip pending to Savannah, I wanted to learn a little more about the area before we went to Savannah. The novel is written by John Berendt who went to Savannah to interview the wealthy antique dealer, Jim Williams. In the midst of the interview, the …

Book Review: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinsborough

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinsborough centers around a single mother, Louise, who shares a kiss with a random guy at a bar. A few days later she realizes it is her new boss, David! Awkward! Louise bumps into a woman later who seems in need of a friend, only to find out that the …

Book review: Fractured by Catherine McKenzie

Fractured by Catherine McKenzie reminded me a little bit of one of my favorite books, Big Little Lies. It has the same gossipy, Desperate Housewives feel to the plot. Julie Prentice is a bestselling author who has endured a stalker and moves her family to a suburb of Cincinnati to try to escape the harassment. …

Book Review: All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda is much different than the usual books I read. This book is told backwards from Day 15 to Day 1. It features Nicolette as the protagonist and switches back and forth from past to present to explain the events during Nicolette's senior year that come back to Nicolette's …

Book review: The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda

The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda is the book following All the Missing Girls, although these two books are totally unrelated to each other. The Perfect Stranger just came out in April of 2017. I purchased it for $2.99 on my daily BookBub email in one day in May when it was on sale. This …

Book review: The Breakdown by BA Paris

I was lucky enough to receive an Advance Reader Edition of The Breakdown by BA Paris this spring. I was so excited because I absolutely loved Behind Closed Doors that I read last summer. I saved this book for the beach because I usually read on my Kindle, but I won't take the Kindle to …

The Map That Leads to You by JP Monninger

I receved The Map That Leads to You by JP Monninger as an Advance Reader Edition from St. Martin's Press. I don't read romance books that often, but I am really glad I had to opportunity to read this book. It is a beautifully written book that takes place right after college graduation and follows three friends …

"Frippin’ It"………..our first visit to Fripp Island, SC

"Frippin' It"..............our first visit to  Fripp Island, SC   After searching and searching for a beach we had not visited within 2 hours from Savannah, I finally found the beach that I thought would be our perfect choice for the summer of 2017-Fripp Island, SC.   History   Tripp Island is a 6.5 square mile barrier island …