Dark Bastard by India Kells My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was an intriguing story from the beginning to the explosive end. Both Sam and Ellie are ready to embrace death after different traumatic events begin to take their toll, but a misdialed number brings them together in a twist of fate. Sam seeks […]
The Third Nanny by Michele Pariza Wacek My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. This book will have you trying to sort through all the pieces up until the very end, with a major surprise ending. Janey enlists the help of her friend and roommate, Bryn, in trying to solve the mystery of her missing […]
Manifested Dreams by Yvonne Johnson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I loved the way the author wove the stories of U.S. black history into personal journal entries through generations of a family. The book included historic moments and public figures, and offered several events I hadn’t previously learned about. The storytelling manner made the […]
Bared. by N.D. Jackson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Despite her best efforts to keep her heart encased in a fortress, Athena finds herself giving up morsels of herself to Tru between steamy hookups and sharp-witted banter. The pair find themselves the center of attention among Athena’s friends, who are concerned she’s given up […]
Death of a Coupon Queen by Jenna Harte My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sophie Parker finds herself caught in the middle of a mystery after discovering her coupon group friend murdered in her home. After initially being cleared of being a suspect in the murder, Sophie keeps getting dragged into the mystery through unfortunate […]
The Myder Bird Tattoo by Julia Colbourn My rating: 5 of 5 stars Elfern works to unravel the secrets of her race, the Ellisians, and several mysteries about their coexistence with the Cadians and Ephems in the realm of Arcadia as tensions rise against the kingdom her queen mother rules with power and terror. The […]
Taking Flight by Brooke May My rating: 5 of 5 stars Hidden in the shadows of her identical twin sister’s pursuit of fame and neglected by her family in their pursuit to fulfill her sister’s every whim, Jody gets fed up with putting her life on hold while fulfilling a contract to keep her sister’s […]
Courage of Us by Brooke May My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s a story of mixed signals and wrong assumptions from both Patience and Duke that came between the best-friends-turned-lovers for one night of passion following graduation, where Patience decided it was worth the risk of losing her friend if she gained a partner […]
Competing with the Star by Krysten Lindsay Hager My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this second book in the series. Where I had trouble relating to the obsession about celebrities and trying to fit in to the popular group in the first book, it really built a foundation for book two of […]
Next Door to a Star by Krysten Lindsay Hager My rating: 4 of 5 stars I haven’t read a YA book in years, apart from some dystopian fiction, so this book was a little different than the typical adult novels I read. But, overlooking the teen girl obsession of appearances and celebrity gossip, I thoroughly […]
Forged by Secrets by Amy McKinley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow! Third book in the series, and I happened to read them all in succession. This one was, by far, my favorite! So much edge-of-your-seat action and suspense, along with romance and enough backstory to bring the whole book together. I was internally […]
Bound by Secrets by Amy McKinley My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love when a series of books can be read independently or together as a series, and book two of the Deadly Isles Special Ops series does not disappoint. Exploring a romance between two characters you meet in book one, the second book […]
Twisted Secrets by Amy McKinley My rating: 5 of 5 stars I couldn’t put this book down, and am already anticipating starting the next book in the series. The characters are easy to invest in quickly and the story develops in a way that keeps you guessing until the end. I loved the way the […]
