The Summer We Buried

This one was more slow burn physiological fiction than fast pacing thriller. The analysis and development of the characters were well done. There is not much going on at first half of the book. We’re introduced both of the characters, getting glimpses from their haunted pasts including a terrible in......more

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY! An intriguing slow burn. The last time Tansy saw her former BFF, Selene, was twenty years ago. They were complete opposites: Tansy was 10 years younger and naive. Selene was brassy, bold, and - quite frankly - a b...well, I’m sure you can assume! Tansy couldn’t handle having her......more

Last year, I read and reviewed Gherman's The Girls Weekend and found it to be entertaining, but not entirely plausible. Overall, I feel like this book is a more solid offering, albeit still occasionally far fetched. The novel is a slow burn, featuring Tansy, a college counselor, who is visited one da......more

Twenty years ago, Tansy fell under Selene’s charming and erratic spell, and they quickly became inseparable friends. After a shocking incident that ended up shattering their friendship, they ceased all contact with each other. Now, Tansy is content working as an academic councillor at a small univer......more

Last year, I read my first book by author Jody Gehrman, and when her latest, The Summer We Buried, became available on NetGalley, I requested it. Thankfully, the publisher awarded me a copy, and it made it to the top of my queue this week. I was a little worried after reading some of the initial rev......more