Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris ★★★☆☆ #BookReview #BookBlog

Primary Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller, Suspense
Published: 9 August 2016 by St. Martin’s Press
Page count: 293 (audio length 8:23:51)
My Format: Audiobook via Overdrive
Cover: Okay
Pacing: Fast
Ending: Decent
Would I recommend it: Yes
Commission Link: Buy Behind Closed Doors

My rating: ★★★☆☆

Premium Harmony by Stephen King ★★★★☆ #ShortStoryReview #BookReview #BookBlog

Primary Genre(s): Short Story, Fiction
Published: 9 Nov 2009 in The New Yorker
Page count: 5
Format: free online copy

My rating: ★★★★☆

A Dark Brown Dog by Stephen Crane ★★★★★ #ShortStoryReview

This short story was published in Cosmopolitan in March 1901, but it was believed to be written sometime in 1893 (although I’ve seen some information noting it was written in 1890). Knowing this was an allegory about the Jim Crow South during Reconstruction, I decided to read the story and see if I could identify the hidden meanings within it. This review will outline the themes and a character analysis I found online after I read the story. I will also include my personal thoughts and talk about whether or not I identified the meanings/themes while reading the story.

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor ★★★★★ #bookreview

This is a gem of a book. I just love discovering books like this and I can’t praise it enough. It is a super emotional middle grade book about a young boy with a learning disability who recently lost his best friend and is relentlessly bullied by the neighborhood kids. I fell in love with Mason and just wanted to