Category: Book Reviews
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Review: NEON IN DAYLIGHT by Hermione Hoby
Thank you so much to Catapult for sending me a free copy – all opinions are my own. Summary: New York City in 2012, the sweltering summer before Hurricane Sandy hits. Kate, a young woman newly arrived from England, is staying in a Manhattan apartment while she tries to figure out her future. She has…
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Review: A RIVER OF DARKNESS by Masaji Ishikawa (Translated by Risa Kobayashi and Martin Brown)
Thank you so much to Amazon Publishing for sending me a free copy – all opinions are my own. “Someone once said, ‘If a crying baby could tear down the universe, it would.’ Thats how I felt that day. I wanted to demolish the whole universe, but the sad truth was, it had already come…
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Review: THE VANISHING SEASON by Joanna Schaffhausen
Thank you so much to the fabulous Minotaur Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Summary: Ellery Hathaway is the soul survivor of a string of murders at the hand of a serial killer, Frances Michael Coben. She was abducted and held captive, but then, days later, rescued by FBI…
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Review: HEATHER, THE TOTALITY by Matthew Weiner
Thank you so much to Little, Brown and Company for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. “She was radiant with life, even when she was alone, or thought she was.” My Review: Mark and Karen Breakstone met and married at age 40 so when they had a daughter, Heather, she became…
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Review: THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A.J. Finn
Thank you so much to the fabulous William Morrow for sending me a free copy – all opinions are my own. Summary: Anna Fox suffers from agoraphobia and lives alone in her New York City home. She cannot leave the house without causing a panic attack. She spends her days watching and observing…
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Review: MR. DICKENS AND HIS CAROL by Samantha Silva
Thank you so much to Flatiron Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Summary: Charles Dickens is not feeling the Christmas spirit. His newest book is an utter flop, the critics have turned against him, relatives near and far hound him for money. While his wife plans a lavish holiday…
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Review: LIE TO ME by J.T. Ellison
Summary: Sutton and Ethan Montclair’s idyllic life is not as it appears. They seem made for each other, but the truth is ugly. Consumed by professional and personal betrayals and financial woes, the two both love and hate each other. As tensions mount, Sutton disappears, leaving behind a note saying not to look for her.…
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Review: BEASTS OF EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE by Ruth Emmie Lang
Summary: Orphaned, raised by wolves, and the proud owner of a horned pig named Merlin, Weylyn Grey knew he wasn’t like other people. But when he single-handedly stopped that tornado on a stormy Christmas day in Oklahoma, he realized just how different he actually was. That tornado was the first of many strange events that…
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Review: EXQUISITE by Sarah Stovell
Thank you so much to Orenda Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Summary: Bo Luxton has it all—a loving family, a beautiful home in the Lake District, and a clutch of bestselling books to her name. Enter Alice Dark, an aspiring writer who is drifting through life, with a…
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Review: KILLMAN CREEK by Rachel Caine
I read the first book, Stillhouse Lake, earlier this year and loved it! So needless to say I had to get my hands on a copy of the sequel! Thank you so much to the author, Thomas & Mercer, and Amazon Publishing for providing me a free advance copy – all opinions are my own.…