Genre: Non-Fiction

Helltown by Casey Sherman

Posted September 9, 2022 by Alana in Book Reviews, True Crime / 0 Comments

This was a tough one to finish and review. Helltown tells the story of Tony Costa and his gruesome crimes against Christine Gallant, Sydney Monzon, Susan Perry, Patricia Walsh, and Mary Anne Wysocki. Ultimately, I am not one for fictionalized storytelling in my true crime. I don’t watch true crime shows with re-enactments and I noticed the fictionalized tilt in Helltown right away. The author takes a certain amount of liberty with recreating plausible dialogue and actions between Costa and […]

ARC Review: Jet Girl by Caroli..

Posted December 7, 2019 by Alana in Book Reviews, Memoir, Non Fiction / 1 Comment

Alternating between her time in the Naval Academy and later flight school to her deployment, Caroline Johnson gives readers a glimpse at the rigorous mental and physical training that all pilots undergo with special emphasis on those that fly jets. I thoroughly enjoyed Caroline’s story telling and watching hearing about her growth into an accomplished service member in spite of adversity. As a military spouse with girlfriends in the military, I have heard a number of stories that confirm the […]