When looking for a stand-alone book in between series, my go to is the Reese’s Book Club, mostly because there is a great selection of mysteries featuring strong, capable women. This is how I found Denise Mina’s Conviction; part adventure thriller, part true-crime podcast, and completely engrossing. I had no idea what the story was […]
When Dana Schwartz’s novel Anatomy ended with some unresolved story arcs, it was an easy decision, well, more like a necessity, to pick up Immortality: A Love Story, the second and final installment in The Anatomy Duology. I expected a continuation of Hazel’s journey towards being a surgeon mixed with a gothic mystery set in […]
I always like to start my reviews with the reason I picked up this particular book. Sometimes it is the cover, sometimes it is a well-loved author’s latest release, and sometimes it is because the author mentioned her book during her appearance on my favorite game show. That is too specific a scenario to not […]
My family was talking at dinner one night, when the subject of cremation came up, as it does. When I wasn’t quite able to grasp the concept of Aqua Cremation, my daughter brought up a helpful video posted by Caitlin Doughty in her “Ask A Mortician?” segment on YouTube. In a funny and engaging way […]
Kate Quinn’s body of work is filled with amazing portrayals of women and how they triumphed in unlikely circumstances. Her writing style blends human interest and history in a way that makes it so easy to connect with the characters. The Briar Club departs from the World War 2 era subjects I was used, and […]
Branching out from her smart new adult romances, Ali Hazelwood’s book, Bride is a paranormal romance that harks back to the vampire/werewolf craze of the 2000’s. As a huge fan of Vampires (sorry Were lovers), I was excited to read a fresh take on the subject. Misery Lark lives between worlds. Although she is a […]
My library reading queue is currently filled with holiday related stories. I’d like to think it was the universe knowing I needed a little Christmas in July, but it is probably just search algorithms trying to up the circulation of seasonal titles. Regardless of how it got there, I found myself reading One Last Gift […]
Ali Hazelwood is a genius when it comes to the Smart Romance genre. She doesn’t simply pay lip service to her subject, such as with a bio-physicist heroine that never actually does anything bio-physicist-y (yup, that is a word). The science she writes about is always an integral part of the story and the characters […]
When I pick up a stand-alone thriller/suspense novel, to some extent, I understand how the plot will unfold. I realize the ‘thrill’ part of thriller is in not knowing what is going to happen, however, if you read enough of them, they tend to unfold in a particular way. Regardless, I still enjoy the character […]
I think my most anticipated book every year is latest installment of the Veronica Speedwell series. I don’t hesitate to use my Audible credits to pre-order them, and spend the entire month before the release re-listening to the earlier installments. A Grave Robbery is book number nine in this fun, well-written series. I can hardly […]