Bookworm Ramblings

TRULY DEVIOUS by MAUREEN JOHNSON Publisher:  HarperCollins Date: January 16th 2018 Pages: 416 Rating: 5.0 A classic mystery that leaves you wanting more in the end. We enter the world of Ellingham Academy, a private school in Vermont that invites geniuses from all fields to study what they are most passionate about.  We follow Stevie Bell a true crime lover who begins her journey at Ellingham with a strong desire to solve the crime that occurred at Ellingham in the year 1986 when the wife and daughter of school founder Albert Ellingham went missing. The only clue was a poem signed “Truly, Devious.”Stevie is obsessed with solving this cold case, and the case becomes more real when one of her housemates is murdered and “Truly Devious ” takes the responsibility. We join Stevie on her journey and along the way meet several quirky but amazing characters who help and guide her. We see how she deals with various issues like anxiety, depression and her re...

TWENTIES GIRL  by SOPHIE KINSELLA Publisher:   The Dial Press Date:  July 21st 2009 Pages: 435 Ratings: 4.0 I love books that have a happy ending, what I love even more is a happy ending with a paranormal twist.  This is my first Sophie Kinsella book so I was quite sceptical before I started reading it, the only reason I picked it up was because of the fact that there was a friendly ghost in this book and the book had some mystery to it. Once I started reading it I was drawn into the lives of Lara and Sadie and truthfully I enjoyed their company. The start was quite good we were introduced to the primary leads and the way their bond develops is quite fun to read. Though at times I found the book to be boring, I think it certainly would have benefited if it had been 50 pages less as it would have resulted in the story being crispier. The romance sits on the backburner and I personally didn’t mind that all too much because we all know these novels al...