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 Last Greek Story
Lore by Alexandra Bracken: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy Bracken writes a story where the Greek Gods were kicked out of Olympus and made mortal by Zeus due to them abusing their power. To make his point even more efficient, Zeus created a game for his favorite warriors/heroes, in that they were then tasked with … Continue reading The Last Greek Story
A Fun Little Documentary
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson: A Book Review Genre: Thriller Jackson writes another interesting story with The Reappearance of Rachel Price. Reminding me a lot of her A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series and One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus, the novel surrounds the story about the disappearance of … Continue reading A Fun Little Documentary
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
Unconventional Awesomeness
Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy Lucier writes an epic story involving two newly combined kingdoms and a dark secret that threatens to tear them apart. Focusing on two side characters rather than the actual main characters, Lucier keeps the reader separate from the major dealings, but close enough … Continue reading Unconventional Awesomeness
Smart Minds, Killing Times
Inhuman Acts by Brooke L. French: A Book Review Genre: Thriller French hits every thriller mark in her debut novel, Inhuman Acts. Surrounding the story of Letty, readers are able to see a woman’s world crash around her even as she fights to remain upright – but that’s not all – something is going on … Continue reading Smart Minds, Killing Times
Not Worth the Hype
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens: A Book Review Genre: Mystery (Noir); Coming-of-age Delia Owens offers an unique story in her first work of fiction, Where the Crawdads Sing. Focusing on the character, Kya, a child who survives alone in the swamp land of North Carolina after her family abandons her. With shifting time … Continue reading Not Worth the Hype
CanAm Missing Project: Shout Out
Missing 411: North America and Beyond by David Paulides: A Book Review Genre: Nonfiction I don’t typically plan books to be read together – rather I try to let the reading selection be either more organic (as in I REALLY want to read this book now) or completely random (TBR jar: pull and pick) – … Continue reading CanAm Missing Project: Shout Out
Investigating At Its Finest
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson: A Book Review Genre: Mystery Jackson captivates the reader straight away (or at least me). Opening the book to “a print out of” an online proposal form, struck me not only as odd but interesting. The inclusion of the proposal forms and entries were also quite … Continue reading Investigating At Its Finest
In a Remote Hotel… there is a killer on the loose
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse: A Book Review Genre: Thriller, Mystery You would think that Switzerland would be the most peaceful place in the world, but Sarah Pearse shows that it can be anything but in her novel, The Sanatorium. A stunning thriller that kept my on my toes the whole way through, The Sanatorium … Continue reading In a Remote Hotel… there is a killer on the loose