Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong: A Book Review Genre: Thriller Armstrong writes a story were mysterious things are happening to a property located on an island in Lake Superior. Thinking that it is vandalism, the owner of the property, along with her ward, ex, past BBF, and two “intruders” (previous friends and brother) go to … Continue reading Supernatural Happenings
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The Trouble with Marriage
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen: A Book Review Genre: Thriller Hendricks and Pekkanen write a terrific story of a failing marriage. Full of the ups and downs of everyday life, the characters are shown as completely human, with the flaws and personalities of those in the public eye. I did especially … Continue reading The Trouble with Marriage
Horrors of Human Fear
That Night in the Library by Eva Jurczyk: A Book Review Genre: Thriller Think libraries are boring? Not this one. Crafting a story in which seven students lock themselves in a Rare book library, Jurczyk drops them one by one. Throughout the story, both you and the characters are asking the questions: What is going … Continue reading Horrors of Human Fear
Screaming for More
The Retreat by Sarah Pearse: A Book Review Genre: Thriller, Mystery Pearse does not disappoint in her sequel to The Sanatorium, The Retreat. Once again focusing on Detective Elin Warner in the mist of her uncertain future, Pearse captivates the reader with the intense suspense she inflicts among her stories. While two may be a … Continue reading Screaming for More
Catching Flies Over Here
River of Ashes by Alexandrea Weis & Lucas Astor: A Book Review Genre: Suspense Pardon my jaw-drop Weis and Astor writes a phenomenal thriller in their novel, River of Ashes. While the beginning was rather slow, once the middle hit I couldn’t bare to put the book down. All I could wonder was ‘who was … Continue reading Catching Flies Over Here
The Strange and Unusual – Somehow Completely Human
True Crime Stories You Won’t Believe by Romeo Vitelli: A Book Review Genre: True Crime I don’t read a lot of True Crime stories to review – but I do tend to watch a lot of shows on the matter. I find documentaries about serial killers and such extremely fascinating – so I jumped at … Continue reading The Strange and Unusual – Somehow Completely Human
Did She Really?
Verity by Colleen Hoover: A Book Review Genre: Suspense/Romance Colleen Hoover writes a very interesting story in her novel, Verity. As a writer looking at it, it is actually kind of aspiring seeing chapters written in the antagonist’s point of view (like the antagonist’s books that are talked about in the main story). As it … Continue reading Did She Really?
Remembering What Was Lost
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner: A Book Review Genre: Historical Fiction; Mystery While I am typically not fond of historical fiction, Bookstagram sold me hard on Penner’s The Lost Apothecary and I am actually really glad it did. Perhaps it was because there seemed to be a mystery involved and I wanted to find … Continue reading Remembering What Was Lost
Beautifully Done, Magically Wonderful
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy I was hesitant at first with the “James Patterson Presents” banner at the top of the book since I am not a fan of James Patterson (I don’t like his writing style), however, everyone had good things to say about the series on … Continue reading Beautifully Done, Magically Wonderful
Internal Screaming Starting Now
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus: A Book Review Genre: YA Realistic Fiction; Mystery I honestly did not expect to like this book as much as I have. First off, multiple first person narrators are not my thing - to the point that if I had known before picking up the book … Continue reading Internal Screaming Starting Now
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