Author Archives: chrissie reads and reviews

If the books released this year are anything like last year then us readers are in for another really good reading year again and i must say i read some really good books last year but i will go into that more in another post this one is about the books that are released thisContinue reading “Books I Am Looking Forward To Reading In January 2021”

Lisa tells lies. Most of them are small white lies intended to make the life of her daughter, Ava, easier. But her biggest lie of all about to be exposed. Because Lisa is lying to everyone.  Lisa isn’t who she says she is.  Lisa isn’t even called Lisa at all.  Her real name is CharlotteContinue reading “Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough”

Coronation Day, 1953. Molly Heywood slips away from the celebrations and makes a shocking discovery: her friend Cassie is dead and her six-year-old daughter Petal has vanished without a trace. The only clue is a letter from London, where Cassie once lived. Now it is up to Molly to head there and uncover the pastContinue reading “Without A Trace by Lesley Pearse”

Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago. When she shot her husband in the head five times. Since then she hasn’t spoken a single word. It’s time to find out why. MY THOUGHTS I kept wanting to read this but kept putting it off as I kept hearing notContinue reading “The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides”

Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change. The books inContinue reading “The Midnight Library by Matt Haig”

DeniedSeventeen-year-old Constance has had a privileged upbringing in Clapham, with staff to attend to her every need. But her parents have always been cold and distant, never showing her love. DisownedCraving affection, Constance falls into the arms of Albie Jones, the cook’s grandson. But one fateful encounter leaves her ashamed and pregnant, and she isContinue reading “A Daughter’s Ruin by Kitty Neale”

a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives. Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on theContinue reading “Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo”

Is there a voice inside of you that’s urging you to make changes and seek a richer, more fulfilling life? Do you feel like you’ve been searching for something more meaningful, even if you don’t know exactly what it is? Have no fear—Percolate will show you how to let your best self filter through andContinue reading “PERCOLATE by Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino”

The orphaned Elsie Camden learned as a girl that there were two kinds of wizards in the world: those who pay for the power to cast spells and those, like her, born with the ability to break them. But as an unlicensed magic user, her gift is a crime. Commissioned by an underground group knownContinue reading “Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg”

Is there a voice inside of you that’s urging you to make changes and seek a richer, more fulfilling life? Do you feel like you’ve been searching for something more meaningful, even if you don’t know exactly what it is? Have no fear—Percolate will show you how to let your best self filter through and thrive!Continue reading “Percolate by Elizabeth Hamilton Guarino”