Short story review: The Gift by Alison Gaylin (Hush Collection)

Summary: This is a part of Amazon’s summer short story grouping called Hush Collection. All of the short stories and the Audible addition are free with Prime right now. Lyla McCord is a famous actress and the other half of the famous couple of Lyla and Nolan. Lyla is contacted the night of an awards …

Back to school 2020…….not what I envisioned

If you would have told me back in March that this is how my first day back to teaching my college freshmen, I would have never believed you. March 11, 2020-My last day teaching in person, but I didn’t know that. We knew that a few local colleges were going remote for a few weeks, …

Book review: Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

Summary: Maggie Holt lived in Baneberry Hall for a short period of time 25 years ago. After mysterious and terrifying events occurred, the Holt family left abruptly in the middle of the night. Maggie’s father wrote an account of the apparently supernatural occurrences which ended up becoming a bestseller. After Maggie’s father passes away, Maggie …

Book review: This is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf

Summary: Eve Knox was found 25 years ago by her sister and her best friend in a cave in the small town of Grotto. Maggie, Eve’s best friend, and her sister, Nola, have been haunted their entire lives by this discovery. There was never enough evidence to arrest any suspects. Eve is now a detective …