Whidbey is a literary exploration of three women bound together by the murder of Calvin Boyer, the man who harmed them in different ways. As Birdie flees to Whidbey Island and discovers another survivor’s memoir, and as Calvin’s mother grapples with his death, the novel examines justice, storytelling, and the long shadow of abuse. More character…
Category: Washington
Her Last Breath
Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams is a relentless, claustrophobic thriller that completely had me in its grip. The story follows best friends Tess and Allie as they embark on a long-delayed caving expedition that quickly turns into a nightmare. After a violent encounter deep underground leaves Tess trapped in a narrow crawl space, the narrative…
Where He Left Me
Sadie Sheridan and her husband Felix have just settled into Felix’s childhood home in the North Cascades mountains, for their year-long sabbatical. But when Felix leaves for a quick work trip and never comes back, Sadie finds herself completely isolated. She has no car, no phone service, and a storm is rolling in. As she…
The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie
This is a beautifully tender story about Lolly, a woman navigating grief, self-discovery, and unexpected love, all wrapped up in gentle magical realism. The magic elements provide glimpses into her past and add layers of emotion as she faces hard choices and seeks a new path forward. I read this a few years ago and…
Weather Girl
Let me tell you… this book was like a cozy rainy day wrapped in a warm blanket: comforting, emotional, and surprisingly bright. In Weather Girl, we follow Ari Abrams, a Seattle TV meteorologist who’s passionate about weather but struggling under the emotional thunderclouds of a toxic workplace and her own lifelong battle with depression. When…
Middletide
There is something about atmospheric mysteries set in the Pacific Northwest that just draws me in. I’ve always wanted to live in this area so maybe this is just me living out that dream. Middletide, Sarah Crouch’s debut, follows the investigation into the death of the towns local doctor. All signs point to suicide, that…
Recipe for a Charmed Life
Georgia Jackson is living out her dreams and is up for a Sous Chief position in Paris. That is until she catches her boyfriend cheating on her in the freezer at work and her sense of taste starts to leave her. Heartbroken and lost, Georgia heads back to The States and to her estranged mother…
What Lies in the Woods
When she was eleven, Naomi Shaw’s testimony put away a serial killer who had murdered six women. For decades she’s held fast that it was him who attacked her and her two friends, Olivia and Cassidy in the woods. But when Naomi’s return to her hometown spurs new questions, she begins to doubt if what…
Business or Pleasure
The only thing to make life worse for Chandler Cohen after a disaster of a one-night stand, is finding out her one-night stand (Finn) is her newest client. Even more awkward, after confronting Finn about how horrible he was in bed, he approaches her with a second arrangement. When she decides to take him up…
The Last Word
Emma Carpenter is in self-prescribed isolation. House sitting on a remote beach in Washington State, she spends her days reading cheap Kindle ebook thrillers. She never posts reviews but when she reads a truly awful book, she can’t help but post a one-star review. When the author response demanding her to take her review down,…