Jackal by Erin E. Adams
It’s watching.
Liz Rocher is coming home . . . reluctantly. As a Black woman, Liz doesn’t exactly have fond …
A little over my head but still thought-provoking.
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Librarian with a TBR list that is way too long. Sarcasm is my weapon of choice
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jaymeb rated When Women Were Dragons: 5 stars
Cultish by Amanda Montell
The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and …
A fictional examination of the lives of real-life scientists and thinkers whose discoveries resulted in …
Review of 'When We Cease to Understand the World' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
jaymeb reviewed The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D Jackson
New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America's …
Review of 'The Weight of Blood' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
An excellent retelling of Stephen King’s “Carrie”
jaymeb rated Ninth House: 4 stars
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Alex Stern, #1)
Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a …
jaymeb reviewed Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
George Washington Black, or "Wash," an eleven-year-old field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is …
Review of 'Washington Black' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A beautiful piece of literary fiction.
Zero day: a software bug that allows a hacker to break into your devices and …
Review of 'This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Excellent read. Perlroth write for the layman to help her readers understand the seriousness of our cybersecurity problem.
jaymeb rated Razorblade Tears: 5 stars
Seek You by Kristen Radtke
From the acclaimed author of Imagine Wanting Only This—a timely and moving meditation on isolation and longing, both as …
jaymeb rated Tell Me an Ending: 4 stars
Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin
A thrilling speculative novel about a tech company that deletes unwanted memories, the consequences for those forced to deal with …
Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates, Claude Seban
Blonde is a bestselling 2000 historical novel by Joyce Carol Oates that chronicles the inner life of Marilyn Monroe. Oates …
jaymeb reviewed My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)
Jade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and …
Review of 'My Heart Is a Chainsaw' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
As a horror fan who got all the horror movie references, I’m wondering how this book landed for those who don’t have a horror history. Although, I guess a book like this probably doesn’t appeal to people like that.
jaymeb rated Stolen Focus: 5 stars
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Is your ability to focus and pay attention in free fall?
You are not alone. The average office worker now …