Book Review #7: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (2019)

Title: Disappearing Earth: A NovelAuthor: Julia PhillipsPublished: 2019 (Alfred A Knopf, Penguin Random House LLC, New York)Pages: 256Genre: Fiction, Novel, Thriller, Child Abduction, RussianLink Here “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” – Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy I was thinking about the quote above from the famous… Read More Book Review #7: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (2019)

Book Review #5: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa (2019)

Title: The Memory PoliceAuthor: Yōko Ogawa (Translated by Stephen Snyder)Published: 2019 (Pantheon Books, originally published in 1994 by Kodansha)Pages: 288Genre: Fiction, Dystopian, Orwellian Two reviews in one day, because I’m trying to play catch-up! I read this one a few weeks ago, and it was haunting from beginning to end. Ogawa tells a harrowing tale… Read More Book Review #5: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa (2019)

Book Review #4: Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (2019)

Title: Lock Every DoorAuthor: Riley SagerPublished: 2019 (Dutton, Penguin Random House LLC)Pages: 368Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Mystery Sager has only written 3 books, but her books have kept me guessing every time. I first read her earlier book, Final Girls. And after reading both, her books seem promising and something like ‘wow the women in her… Read More Book Review #4: Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (2019)

Book Review #3: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2019)

Title: Daisy Jones & The SixAuthor: Taylor Jenkins ReidPublished: 2019 (Ballantine Books, Penguin Random House LLC)Pages: 368 I am a few reviews behind due to normal busy life excuses, but I’m catching up now! As I’m writing this, I’m enjoying my 70s rock playlist that I made on Spotify. It features way too much David… Read More Book Review #3: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2019)