Vanishing Day: Logan Book 4 by Valerie Davisson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is book four in the series. I have read other books by this author and I’m always drawn into the storyline. There’s plenty of mystery and intrigue to keep the pages turning! The plot of an abusive relationship and controlling […]
Alterations Trilogy: Alterations, Game Changer, Primal Will by Jane Suen My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a set of captivating sci-fi thriller novels. Why would someone agree to be implanted with a mind-controlling chip? The concept of the plot is intriguing and suspenseful. I feel like the books can be read as stand-alones […]
A Death on Fools Lane by Jane Suen My rating: 4 of 5 stars A Death on Fools Lane is the fourth book in the Eve Sawyer Mystery series. It can be read as a standalone but is a nice continuation of the series. I didn’t feel like I got lost without reading the previous […]
Lucky Break by Lee Wood My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Trentbridge Crime series is as much about the location as the characters. Characters come and go during this series, but we see more of the town of Trentbridge with each book. We start in London in this story, but then plot slowly turns […]
Born to Die by Winter Austin My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is book two in The McIntire County series. Austin does a great job intricately weaving an exciting plot that keeps you on my your toes. The romantic suspense creates tension between the two main characters that also includes a lot of backstory. […]
The Mother’s Threat by Susan Specht Oram My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have read several other books by the author and this book doesn’t disappoint. The Mother’s Threat is based on a small waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest among the San Juan Islands and goes into Washington state. This book does a […]
The Hand of God: From Oppenheimer to Hypersonics – A Crash Course on Nuclear Weapons and Humankind’s Most Dangerous Game by Paul McCarthy My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is a casual exploration into nuclear weapons and its history. McCarthy provides a captivating historical insight and easy to understand language all to understand. […]
Rocketship Made of Stars: Naming Constellations by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is book two in the I Am An Alien series. I like the cuteness of the alien and the friendship with Shirl. It’s cute how the kids at school all the alien a bunch of questions. The constallations map […]
Notebook Mysteries ~ A Party to Remember by Kimberly Mullins My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m loving this addition to the Notebook Mysteries series. The novel does well as a stand alone, but I recommend reading the other books in the series as they are just as wonderful! The story is well written and […]
A Forever Kind of Thing by Carrie Thomas My rating: 4 of 5 stars Through the roller coaster of emotions, the reader is taken on a ride in high school. There is being the target of bullies, intimidation, and cruelty that many have found themselves in at school. Kids are cruel sometimes. The authors did […]
Oscar and Emmy Lose a Friend: A story about pet loss and saying goodbye to a furry friend. Ages 5-11 and kindergarten through grade 5. by Terri Sabol My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book covers the difficult topic of what to do when an animal we love becomes so ill that a choice […]
Atonement by Winter Austin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Atonement is book one in The McIntire County series. I was hooked from the start. Who doesn’t like a romantic thriller with a mystery to be solved? It was awesome to see a story where the PTSD of our veterans is part of the plot. […]
Conversations with the Tarot: Bewitching Meditations on Reading the Cards by Maria DeBlassie My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have read several works from this author and it’s such a delight! Being new to tarot, this was interesting to read 78 word stories with each of the cards. It’s an interesting way of meditating […]
Dead Keen by Anise Eden My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dead Keen is book two in the Things Unseen series. This novel does well as a stand alone. The suspense is cleverly written and the reader is pulled into a tangled web. Nothing is as it seems and you’re on a roller coaster ride […]
Dead Sound by Anise Eden My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is book one in the Things Unseen series and the novel has chapters that alternate the point of view between Neve and Cornelius. The romance and suspense between the two is filled with heart-wrenching yearning and non-stop suspense. The reader questions who the […]
I Am An Outer Space Alien by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a cute little book with pleasing illustrations. I like the storyline of the main character thinking she’s an alien because she didn’t remember being born. She meets a real alien and they become friends. It’s a happy every […]
A Rainbow Like You by Andréa Fehsenfeld My rating: 4 of 5 stars I could relate to the writer’s block the main character, Adrian, was going through! The author weaves backstory into each of the characters which brings life to them on the page. This story is an adventure of self-discovery and introspection. It was […]
Fortune’s Favorite by C.L. Schneider My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is book two in the series. I didn’t read book one but this book does well as a stand alone novel. Fortune’s Favorite is filled with action, mystery, magic, and adventure. Each chapter is from the point of view of Ian or Jarryd […]
Oscar and Emmy Gain a Friend: A Story About Trap-Neuter-Return by Terri Sabol My rating: 5 of 5 stars Illustrations are wondering done and full of detail. I like how the kids want to help a stray cat and give it food. The cats that Oscar and Emmy have were adopted from the shelter and […]
Mr Lucky by Lee Wood My rating: 5 of 5 stars Mr Lucky is a gripping British crime thriller of book one in the Trentbridge Tales series. This is an exciting psychological crime thriller with lots of twists and turns. The story is original, intriguing, and full of suspense. You don’t want to stop reading […]
The Ring of Eagna by Andrea Matthews My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is book four in The Cross of Ciaran series. While I haven’t read the first three, this book does well as a stand alone read. Matthews draws you into the deadly mystery that is abundant archaeologicsl facts and rich with history. […]
When Magic Calls: A Collection of Modern Fairy Tales by Caitlin Berve My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of magic infused fairy tales. Each story is a noir adventure uniquely written and keeps the pages turning. The effort of rewriting the stories so they have their own personality instead of […]
Oathbreakers Anonymous by Scott Warren My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an interesting sci-fi story with an included who’s who reference for the reader and it was helpful to keep the characters straight throughout the story. There is good character development and world-building that pulls the reader into the story. This is a […]
The Secrets they Hide by P.J. Mann My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Secrets they Hide is the second book in A Commissario Scala Mystery in Rome crime series. This book may be part of a series, but it reads easily as a standalone novel. This crime thriller has plenty of action, suspense, tension, […]
Hole in the Rock by Rebecca Bischoff My rating: 5 of 5 stars Hole In the Rock by Rebecca Bischoff, is a unique coming-of-age story. It’s a fast-paced middle-grade novel inspired by an actual cave house in Moab, Utah. I remembered that I had driven but it several times on my road trips back and […]
Broken. by N.D. Jackson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second book in the series. While I haven’t read the previous book this does well as a stand alone story. The author weaves plenty of back story so you don’t feel lost with the characters. This store offers plenty of charged emotions, […]
Parisian Intrigue by Kimberly Mullins My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is book 6 in the series and I have read almost all of the books! Even though this novel is part of a series, it does well as a stand alone book. Who would turn down a trip to Paris? Not me! That’s […]
Tequila Midnight by Kathryn Dodson My rating: 5 of 5 stars The first chapter had me hooked. The reader is immediately drawn into the suspense of Jessica and her job. There’s just the right amount of romantic heat in the story. Tequila Midnight is a suspenseful women’s fiction novel with plenty of danger, grit, suspense, […]
The Misery House by David Duane Kummer My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love stories that are around creepy abandoned houses. Is the house haunted? What secrets do the old walls hold? The setting of New Haven is beautiful orchestrated and brings the reader onto the suffocating life a small town can bring. The […]
The Master of Demise by Nadija Mujagic My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Master of Demise is a gripping psychological thriller that keeps the reader turning the pages to see where the story leads you. Mujagic takes you on a thought provoking journey through the mind of a narcissistic man enraptured by his own […]
