The Running Bibliophile

The Wrong Good Deed by Caroline B. Cooney   is a compelling work of women’s fiction that also blends elements of mystery . The novel is scheduled for release on May 2, 2023  and is published by Poisoned Pen Press . The story begins with Clemmie and her friend Muffin attending a church service, where Muffin unexpectedly spots someone from her past. She quickly pulls Clemmie out of the service, much to Clemmie’s irritation. However, as Muffin starts to reveal the story behind the encounter, Clemmie realizes that she may not be the only one carrying dark secrets. A big thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing an Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) of The Wrong Good Deed by Caroline B. Cooney in exchange for my honest review. I was genuinely thrilled when my request was approved. Caroline B. Cooney was one of my favorite authors as a tween and teen, so discovering that she now writes adult novels was an exciting surprise. The Wrong Good Deed appears to be a sequel...

The Face on the Milk Carton (Janice Johnson, #1) by Caroline B. Cooney opens with Janie Johnson and her friends laughing and joking at lunch about the missing children on the milk carton. As Janie takes a closer look at the carton, she realizes the face staring back at her is that of her three year old self. How could this be happening? Even though this was an extremely popular book in my middle school years, I had completely forgotten about The Face on the Milk Carton until a friend marked it as 'read' on Goodreads.com. I immediately ordered a used copy of this book as well as some of the others in the series. I was surprised that there were five books in the series as I thought there were only two books.  On top of that, I was stunned to find out that Caroline B. Cooney was the author as I knew her only as writing horror novels for young adults. I must not have read the book as a kid because I think I would've remembered who wrote it. However, I do know that I did watch...