Fall to Pieces by Becky Flade
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book took me under and kept me hook. Lexi is such a great main character that brings a lot to the table. It can a bit dark with the past, but man does it keep you wanting more. Xavier is also a piece of work with a lot of package, but once again, worth the read. Great job to the author indeed!
The Heart of a Hussar by Griffin Brady
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I am a history buff and I have to say color me impressed! The amount of detail she goes into makes me feel like I’m back in the 17th century watching all of this unfold. I’m not always a big fan of male leads in books because they are always so cocky, and don’t learn. But I fell in love with Jacek. His character progression had me baffled. He was confident in himself but humble and you don’t see that very often. The story progression had me for a ride. It was steady but fast paced, it didn’t bore me and wasn’t too slow. I’m excited to read what happens next n this adventure! Well done author well done!
Hanging Softly in the Night: A Detective Nick Larson Novel AUDIO BOOK by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra
4 out of 5 Stars
This book is filled with twists and turns. The suspense is off the charts. Once you get hooked, you won’t be able to stop listening.
Nick Larson is a homicide detective with skeletons in his closet. When a case brings those skeletons out, Nick must manage his emotions, the case, and blossoming relationship. As Nick and his partner dig further into what appears to be a suicide, all the signs are pointing to homicide. As the cases pile up, Nick notices a connection that might point to a serial killer.
Will his skeletons keep him from figuring the case out? Can his new romance survive his job?
The author builds on the characters developed in this series to keep one hooked. It was a wonderful listen. Can’t wait for the next chapter in this saga.
Limbo by Laura Koerber
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Alyse is a young lady of seventeen and she is dead, but she isn’t happy, she is stuck in a village of other ghosts, it is in the middle of nowhere and more like something you would find in the wild west than the afterlife. Alyse misses her family, her friends and her life, but she feels isolated despite being surrounded by the other dead, so she decides that she wants to get to know them all a bit more.
One day, when the boredom and loneliness has become too much, Alyse decides to throw a party for the outposts inhabitants and asks for help from some of them too, however, as she makes the arrangements and encourages the others to join in, but will it be a success or a failure? Along the way, Alyse realises some things about herself which realign her thinking, but will the lessons improve or hamper her existence in Limbo?
This is a new take on the subject of life after death in a place where people are thrown together and have to try to make the best of the situation they find themselves in.
Reviewed by @roxsannel
King Bastard by India Kells
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I foolishly started with book 6 of this series and while I loved the story and was able to follow it well, getting to know all the characters a little, I truly believe had I started from the very beginning my enjoyment would have been enhanced. I HIGHLY recommend starting from book 1 and reading the entire series… this exciting action packed world will captivate you from the very first word.
This story brings the events effecting all these wonderful characters to an exciting conclusion but especially the story of the very very Alpha Lazarus and the woman to capture his heart through all the turmoil, the Beautiful Dr Sasha. Lazarus seems to take on the weight of the world in this powerful story but Sasha is strong enough to see through all his walls to see the true Oz and together they will fight the battles before them.
If you are looking for something new to read this series is a MUST read from this fabulous author.
Limbo by Laura Koerber
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a wonderfully written and original novel with a unique and intriguing storyline, which caught my attention and held it from start to finish. Sixteen year old Alyse died and found herself in ‘limbo’. In this story ‘limbo’ is literally a ghost town, whose residents are all deceased. Being sixteen she feels she has nothing in common with any of the other occupants in the afterlife she has found herself in. Feeling lonely and isolated she decides to throw a neighbourhood block party. Whilst planning this party she gets to know the other people better and a series of revelations about both herself and the others, lead her to realise things she did not learn whilst alive. Alyse also discovers more about herself and by the end of the story is happier and wiser.
This is definitely an odd read but one that I could not put down. The descriptive narrative really brought ‘limbo’ vividly alive, making me feel immersed in the story. However, it was the strange mix of quirky characters that really made the story for me. Each character had their own backstory and you got little glimpses into their lives before they died. Although you are not told why any of them are in ‘limbo’, you do get some clues in their backstories. Alyse was a great main character who was both likeable and relatable. An engaging read which left me with many questions, and I was left thinking about the storyline long after I had finished the book.
King Bastard by India Kells
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I will admit I was dreading starting this book, not because of the story; but because I wasn’t ready for the end of this series. I quickly became invested in the lives of the brothers and was looking forward to seeing how they overcame the obstacles that were thrown their way by their father. Lazarus and Sasha’s story didn’t disappoint. I was hooked the moment that I started. The chemistry between them was tangible and I loved every minute of this book. I hate seeing it end, but man this story was the perfect way to go out.
Reviewed By @awesomelyamber
Fall to Pieces by Becky Flade
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Great detective romance story. The story line was great it pulled me in especially with the massive plot twist. Detectives Lexi and Xavier are on the hunt for a child killer but Xavier has a hidden agenda and it could jeopardise the whole case if he concentrates on what he has been hired to do. Lexi and Xavier are spending so much time together on this case that feelings start to grow between the pair can they remain professional and ignore these feelings
Fall to Pieces by Becky Flade
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
An engaging, well-written romantic suspense/crime novel! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and read it in a couple of sittings. It was hard to put down; the story was fast-paced with fully developed characters drawing the reader in deeper. The world building was also excellent, making the reader feel like they are in the middle of the story, with vivid details. The author tackles many difficult themes in the story, including suicide and loss of child to murder, which makes the book feel a bit darker and could make it challenging to read, but I found her writing flawless and her ability to capture emotion of characters excellent, doing proper justice to difficult subject matter. Overall, this was an excellently written book and I look forward to more from this author.
Hanging Softly in The Night: A Detective Nick Larson Novel by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was a great read. It was full of twists and turns and the story was cohesive and easy to follow. It had good suspense and a nice New York detective storyline with originality and style. There was no shortage of details to keep you intrigued and immersed.
Apocalypse Thoughts by Kendra Griffin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book made a impact on what my thoughts are on the world what it is right now, what it was, and certainly what it could be. This book is one we all need to read, where ever we are in life, it really brings on something so enlightening, it really hits your soul, hard. It’s one I shall defiantly be reflecting on.
This book really brought on realization of life with how things are now with Covid times and such. We can not take thing for granted. Clean Water? Food sources from our grocery stores? What if that was all gone and we had to use our own survival skills to just basically get by in this everchanging world.
I loved this book, it brought on the skills of our own humanity, the need and want to rely on one another. The creatures in the book I really identified with Covid and the dark times of the world. This book was full of suspense, and a thrill to get to survival. I read and constantly was wondering if Kella and her gang would make where they were heading towards. The book was full of characters, that you rooted for, darkness of the world and creatures, and a true impact to think about the world and things!
This is a must read for sure, and shall not be passed up. That is my recommendation to you. I found it literally an eye opener, and a joy and inspiration in itself to read. I really enjoyed it, and will be looking up this wonderful author of their other works! I highly recommend this book and enlightening author!
Priscida Finds Greatness: In Herself and in Others by Constance Mays
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Priscida Finds Greatness by Constance Mays – Review by Barbara Stegall
I just loved reading this book to my grandson. It has so many little life lessons in it. The story was short and to the point which is just perfect for small kids. The cat Priscilla is the perfect character for these little lessons. My grandson was very happy that he could read most of the book by himself!
Priscida Finds Greatness: In Herself and in Others by Constance Mays
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A super cute and creative little book! I recommend this book to anyone who has children, even if you have to do the reading for them. I plan to order a paper copy so i can add it to my kids’ bookshelf.
This story is a beautiful reminder that we can all be great, no matter who or where you are!
The Unholy: A Supernatural Tale by Paul DeBlassie III
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have read one other book by this Author so I will repeat again that they have a one of a kind writing style, creating extremely vivid visual pictures and characters. As with my read and review of “Goddess of Everything”, there is a lot happening in this book, but it is layered very well with the characters and varying storylines.
The Author takes us on a deep journey into faith and religion, it really twists your mind and makes you think about your own situation. This book does not disappoint!! I recommend this read for mature readers due to the topics in it.
Master Trentino by Sylvia Black
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I am a huge fan of vampire romances and this book filled every requirement. I love finding new authors and I love a series that grabs you. I found the author’s created world to be very unique and refreshing. I also was so caught up into the story I did not want to put the book down.
The characters have a nice complexity as does the plot of the story. I like how the author has given a good mix of drama and adventure mixed with romance. My favorite part of this series is how the characters are written and how you just get swept up into the story. I cannot wait to read more from this author.
Reviewed by @caraleel
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Limbo by Laura Koerber
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A beautifully woven story that examines the meaning of life and death and all the small in-betweens. In Limbo, we see how a plethora of diverse lives comes to be, existing in a place that is neither heaven nor hell, and the ability each individual has to cope with such an existence. The author shows how connection and community uplifts those to give meaning during a time of uncertainty. Together, the community in Limbo is able to reinvent their purpose and identify important details of their lives before death, translating it to the after-life. A wonderful read that will leave your heart feeling full!
Priscida Finds Greatness: In Herself and in Others by Constance Mays
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I was looking for a great book for kids since I’ve been reading to my nices a lot lately and because I got tired of those books that doesnt teach much to kids.
No doubt Priscida finds Greatness is a GREAT books and it teaches them several important things in a very nice, mature but still fun way.
Thank you to the Author for creating this master piece for the kids books world.
We adults totally appreciate it.
Unchained Memory by Donna S. Frelick
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is an edge of your seat romance with a sci-fi twist. I’ve never read a sci-fi romance before and I am so happy that I did and that this was my first one. This story absolutely sucked me in from the very first page. Poor Asia randomly loses three entire hours of her life and when she comes to, she realizes that everything that matters to her is suddenly gone. No mother should ever have to go through what she did. On her quest for answers and peace she ends up meeting Ethan who comes to mean so much more to her than simply a psychiatrist. The energy between them both from their very first meeting is magical and I absolutely loved watching them grow closer. There is so much mystery and danger that you never know what will happen next. The ending for this book was beautiful and this is a book that you definitely don’t want to miss.
Thief of Magic by Bree Moore
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. While above everything, it was a fantasy novel, it was so much more than that. It kind of felt like a mix of many popular genres: action, romance, fantasy, it has it all! This was definitely a unique take on the “magic powers” trope, which was entertaining on its own, but it also had great world and character building! I would definitely recommend it as a fun, easy read.
The Heart of a Hussar by Griffin Brady
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a good polish book set back in the 17th century. I know very little about this time period and I thought this book gave enough detail that I learned alot about more thanI knew starting out. I thought the main characters were good and even though this isn’t my typical read (Historical Romance) I enjoyed spending my weekend reading it. I am looking forward to reading more by this author in the future!
HAPPY READING!
Tally and the Angel Book Two, Canada by Eleanor Dixon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
5 Stars
Tally and the Angel: Book Two, Canada by Eleanor Dixon
Tally and Jophiel are back in this wonderfully written young adult/children’s book. I absolutely loved this book and although its intended for ages eight and up I enjoyed it just as much as the first book in this series. In this story Tally and Jophiel and her dad are off on an adventure to Canada to learn dog sledding but along there travel they come across a village. But certain circumstances lead them back to the cursed village where her dad falls under the curse as well. Now Tally and Jophiel are trying to save her dad and break the curse before it’s to late. I highly recommend reading this book to find put what happens next. I look forward to sharing this book over the holidays with my neices and nephew’s. They love stories like this one. I look forward to many more books by this author.
Chain Reaction by C.L. Schneider
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Chain Reaction is the second book in the Nite Fire series. I would definitely recommend starting at book one, Flash Point, so you get to know the characters and the world. It’s an urban fantasy series about Dahlia Nite, a shape-shifting dragon who investigates crimes related to other monsters who have crossed over into the human world.
In Chain Reaction, Nite and her colleagues are presented with a particularly baffling series of cases. Spontaneous human combustion is involved, which makes gathering evidence near-impossible! And also means they’ve got no chance of hiding what’s happening from the public. So it’s a race against the clock to work out what’s happening before it happens again and public panic worsens.
Evans comes into his own in this book. As one of the few humans who knows Nite’s secret, he has declared himself her sidekick and helps cover for her when she needs to use her abilities to gather clues. In this book, we also get to meet Dr Winters, the medical examiner who has the mammoth task of working out what happened whilst she is being kept in the dark about the paranormal aspects of the case.
This book gets five stars from me! I would recommend the series to fans of urban fantasy and paranormal mystery. And anyone who wishes they could turn into a dragon!
Tally and the Angel : Book One India by Eleanor Dixon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
As an avid fantasy reader, I tend to enjoy religious-themed fantasy novels as well. This was no exception. While it’s definitely written for middle-school aged readers, it’s done well enough to still be enjoyable as an adult. This is definitely the type of book that I would have LOVED when I was younger. Short, cute, and entertaining, I would definitely recommend it for younger fantasy readers!
Tally and the Angel Book Two, Canada by Eleanor Dixon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A lovely follow-up adventure to Book 1. Tally must use her intellect and courage to survive the challenges in front of her to save the day. The remote Yukon town is tainted with a century-old curse that Tally must unravel and contend with. Lots of exciting twists and turns in this story to keep readers on their toes. Tally is a great heroine, brave but vulnerable, and I enjoyed jumping back into her world. A nice family story for adventure lovers of all ages.
Reviewed by @ericalorraine
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Master Trentino by Sylvia Black
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I’m officially obsessed, this book being even better then the first two if that’s even possible. The plot in this book I feel takes the series to a whole new level, with extra intrigue and suspense… but still just as steamy and delicious as the first two. There’s nothing better then a hot alpha male, and this series gives it to you in spades. Please never stop writing more! A MUST READ for anyone who loves paranormal romance.
King of Pain by Donna S. Frelick
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a must read sci-fi romance. I love that this book has characters in it from previous books in this series. This book is just as amazing as the others in this series and I definitely recommend that you go back and read the others if you haven’t yet. It’ll give you some important background on this story line as well as some of these characters. Jace is actually the great grandson of Ida, which I find really fascinating. There is so much action and suspense in this book that you never know what will happen next. Sara is so strong and gutsy, and I love the sparks between her and Jace. I didn’t see the ending coming but it actually makes perfect sense and definitely brought a smile to my face.
Fall to Pieces by Becky Flade
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
If romantic suspense is your thing, you’ll definitely want to give this book a chance. I was on the edge of my seat and couldn’t wait to finish this one.
Lexi’s career is on the line and a lot of things factor in to that but she is determined to bring justice to Arthur. Xavier is brought on to determine if Lexi is capable of doing her job and doing it well but Lexi is not privy to that information. Xavier doing his job could very well compromise the case Lexi is working on to serve justice to a child murderer. I don’t want to say too much so as not to give anything away as the suspense is part of the experience. This was such a good read. I definitely recommend!
Black Canvas by Laura Rossi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I want to start this off by saying this does have triggers and brought out feelings in me that while making me uncomfortable, shows the true talent of this author.
This deals with very sensitive subjects and shapes our main character and effects her in her daily life.
Forbidden Moon by C.R. Robertson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is an amazing finale to an incredible paranormal series. This book is amazing! I loved this series so much and the final book in this series exceeded my really high expectations after enjoying the first two books so immensely. There is so much danger, action, and incredible love between Levi and Tasha. They have a bond like nothing else and are just sheer magic together. I love that Levi is just as protective and sweet with Tasha as he is fierce on the battlefield. I was glued to this book from beginning to end and I am so sad that this series has come to an end. But, at the same time I was so happy with how it all was wrapped up in the end. This is a series that I will enjoy reading through from start to finish multiple times because it is just that incredible!
Forbidden Mate by C.R. Robertson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The story of Levi and Tasha is so addictive and really pulled me right back in from the very first page. If you haven’t read the first book in this series, you definitely should. It tells all about how these two meet and fall in love and it gives a lot of background on the history between vampires and lycans as well as their mutual enemy. There is so much danger and action mixed in with this incredible love story that I couldn’t set this book down once I picked it up. I just had to know what was going to happen next! This is one series that you definitely don’t want to miss and I cannot wait to read the next book in this series and find out what happens next! I held my breathe during so many parts of this one, just not sure how it was going to turn out because there are so ,many twists and turns. This is a definite must read!
