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Bad Tourists

Bad Tourists, Bad Logic, Bad Story Author: Caro Carver Three friends, bonded by collective loss and trauma, take a fancy trip to the Maldives on the ten-year anniversary of the massacre that drew them together. Camilla, an influencer/fitness instructor in an open marriage lost her brother in the killing. Darcy lost her mentor/boyfriend, and Kate is the sole survivor of that fateful night. They all found each other later, online, and bonded over a shared conviction that the man who was caught and prosecuted was not the true killer. Now in the Maldives, ostensibly celebrating Darcy’s divorce, they try to relax [...]

Frances Carden2025-07-14T10:23:30-07:00July 14th, 2025|Tags: Bad Tourists, book review, botm, read, reading, thriller|

Sorceress Comes to Call, A

"This was like... fear at first sight." Author: T. Kingfisher Cordelia is lonely and scared. In her mother’s house, she is forbidden to close doors. Her only friend and confidant is her mother’s beautiful white horse (Falada). The object of Cordelia’s every waking moment is to do everything in her power to keep her mother appeased so that she will not be made “obedient” again. You see, Cordelia’s mother, Evangeline, is a powerful and cunning sorceress, immoral and violent. Evangeline will do anything to gain wealth and riches. She will sell her own daughter to an elderly suitor. She will bewitch [...]

Frances Carden2025-06-30T15:06:18-07:00June 30th, 2025|Tags: A Sorceress Comes to Call, book review, dark fantasy, fairy tale, fantasy, horror, read, reading, T. Kingfisher|

What Does It Feel Like

“Fate’s the boss. And there are no teasers. All we can do is wait and see what happens.” Author: Sophie Kinsella Eve is a shopaholic, subject to the siren song of THE PERFECT dress. Her world is bright and happy, filled with a loving husband, tolerant of her maxed-out credit cards and impulse purchases, and her two children. Eve’s own love of shopping has even led her to write best-selling novels, finally giving her a chance to wear that perfect dress that inspired her to throw away her current novel and write what she knows: love, life, and shopping. Life couldn’t [...]

Frances Carden2025-06-23T19:21:35-07:00June 23rd, 2025|Tags: book review, medical, read, reading, Sophie Kinsella|