The Midwest Blonde

The Chicken Sisters  By: K. J. Dell'Antonia  Released: December 1st, 2020 Pages: 352 My Rating: 4/5  Goodreads Synopsis:  In tiny Merinac, Kansas, Chicken Mimi's and Chicken Frannie's have spent a century vying to serve up the best fried chicken in the state--and the legendary feud between their respective owners, the Moores and the Pogociellos, has lasted just as long. No one feels the imp…

Fault Lines  By: Emily Itami Released: September 7th, 2021 Pages: 224 My Rating: 4/5  Goodreads Synopsis:  Mizuki is a Japanese housewife. She has a hardworking husband, two adorable children, and a beautiful Tokyo apartment. It's everything a women could want, yet sometimes she wonders whether she would rather throw herself off the high-rise balcony than spend another evening not talking to her hu…

The Keeper of Night    By: Kylie Lee Baker  Released: October 12th, 2021 Pages: 400 My Rating: 4/5  Goodreads Synopsis:  Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami, Ren Scarborough has been collecting souls in the London streets for centuries. Expected to obey the harsh hierarchy of the Reapers who despise her, Ren conceals her emotions and avoids her tormentors as best she can.   When her failure to …

Ace of Spades  By: Faridah Abike-lyimde Released: June 10th, 2021 Pages: 480 My Rating: 5/5  Goodreads Synopsis:  Welcome to Niveus Private Academy, where money paves the hallways, and the students are never less than perfect. Until now. Because anonymous texter, Aces, is bringing two students' dark secrets to light. Talented musician Devon buries himself in rehearsals, but he can't escape the s…

Heartstopper Vol. 3 By: Alice Oseman  Released: February 6th, 2020   Pages: 384 My Rating: 4/5  Goodreads Synopsis:  In this volume we'll see the Heartstopper gang go on a school trip to Paris! Not only are Nick and Charlie navigating a new city, but also telling more people about their relationship AND learning more about the challenges each other are facing in private... Meanwhile Tao and Elle wil…

Tomie By: Junji Ito  Released: December 20th, 2016  Pages: 752 My Rating: 5/5  Goodreads Synopsis:  Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But …

Heartstopper Vol. 2  By: Alice Oseman  Released: July 11th, 2019  Pages: 320 My Rating: 4/5  Goodreads Synopsis:  Nick and Charlie are best friends. Nick knows Charlie's gay and Charlie is sure that Nick isn't.  But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is discovering all kinds of things about his friends, his family... and himself. My Review: After finishing Volume 1 I could not wait to dive ri…

White Smoke By: Tiffany D. Jackson Released: September 14th, 2021  Pages: 384 My Rating: 5/5  Goodreads Synopsis:  Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a new job with the Sterli…

Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories  By: Many  Released: 1985 Pages: 249 My Rating: 3/5  Goodreads Synopsis:  Who better to investigate the literary sprint world than that supreme connoisseur of the unexpected, Roald Dahl? Of the many permutations of the macabre, Dahl was always especially fascinated by the classic ghost story. For this superbly disquieting collection, he selected fourteen of his fa…

The Only Good Indians  By: Stephen Graham Jones  Released: July 14th, 2020  Pages: 310 My Rating: 4/5  Goodreads Synopsis:  Seamlessly blending classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary, The Only Good Indians follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. Tracked by an entity bent on revenge, these…