Note: I read this book in the summer of 2016 before it was announced that the publication date would be pushed back to summer 2017. With the way The Beautiful Ashes ended, I was curious enough to pick up the sequel. The Sweetest Burn lacked the same kind of action found ...
Book Review – The Sweetest Burn by Jeaniene Frost
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Audiobook Review – The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel
August 9, 2017 by · Leave a Comment
An exquisitely constructed literary thriller that pulls you in from its striking opening scene and holds your attention until the end, THE LOLA QUARTET is another solid novel from Emily St. John Mandel about the ripple effect of our decisions and their affects on unintended ...
Audiobook Review – Devil’s Cut by J.R. Ward
August 1, 2017 by · Leave a Comment
Within the pages of J.R. Ward's DEVIL's CUT is the conclusion to one of my most highly anticipated love stories this year—the fate of Samuel T. and Gin's whatever-mance they have going on. J.R. Ward's Dynasty-inspired Southern soap opera is a quick and run romance read. I ...
Book Review – Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber
July 31, 2017 by · 1 Comment
Kathleen Barber's ARE YOU SLEEPING blends two formats together: the true crime podcast and a psychological thriller. Readers who are fans of true crime podcasts may want to give this book a try. I felt this novel was missing something, either unique plot and/or riveting ...
Book Review – He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly
July 30, 2017 by · Leave a Comment
Erin Kelly uses an eclipse as a metaphor for truth in her latest thriller HE SAID/SHE SAID that asks readers this question: how far would you go to cover up a lie to save someone you love? This slower paced novel with an delicate plot took me awhile to get into and the ...
Book Review – The Reason You’re Alive by Matthew Quick
July 4, 2017 by · 1 Comment
THE REASON YOU'RE ALIVE is another hit from Matthew Quick. Through an elderly right-wing, seemingly racist, Vietnam veteran and American patriot, Quick pens a story about finding common ground and unity in a politically polarizing world. Like in Forgive Me, Leonard ...
Book Review – Purple Hearts by Tess Wakefield
June 27, 2017 by · Leave a Comment
Tess Wakefield pens a modern day love story in PURPLE HEARTS, highlighting many of the problems Americans face today—access to healthcare, cost of medical care, issues with veterans benefits, mental health, and addiction. While her efforts to draw from real-life issues are ...
Book Review – Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
June 26, 2017 by · Leave a Comment
“...there is always, however remote it might seem, the possibility of change.” Gail Honeyman’s charming, quirky, and resilient Eleanor Oliphant might just be one of my favorite characters I’ve met in a long time. Eleanor’s transformation from the woman she was in the ...
Book Review – Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley
June 13, 2017 by · 2 Comments
WORDS IN DEEP BLUE hooked me from the beginning and I couldn't wait to get home from work to read more of Rachel and Henry's time inside Howling Books. The cast of characters was charming, lovely, and funny in all the right places. My only problem was that, ultimately, the ...
Book Review – The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker
June 12, 2017 by · 2 Comments
Kayla Rae Whitaker's THE ANIMATORS is an absolutely stunning, visceral, and funny story about the friendship between two talented animators and business partners, Sharon Kisses and Mel Vaught, and their rise to fame in the world of animation and cartoons. Kentucky native ...
