Fiction

Dating Dr. Dil (If Shakespeare was an Auntie #1) by Nisha Sharma

3.5 stars

This is a fun and flirty contemporary romance. Kareena Mann is an attorney living in her childhood home with her family. She just turned 30 and is more interested in restoring her deceased mother’s old car than dating. When she finds out her father is selling their home, she makes a deal with him. If she gets engaged in four months, he will sell the house to her. But, it won’t be easy because Kareena believes marriage should be a love match. While helping her sister who is appearing on a local tv show, she sees Dr. Prem Verma, or Dr. Dil. He believes that “love” is actually harmful to one’s health and believes that it is not necessary to have a happy marriage. In the middle of the show Kareena and Prem get into an argument that goes viral.

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March 6, 2022 0

The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf #1) by Richard Swan

4.5 stars

Wow. This is a fantastic first book in a new epic fantasy series. I am not sure when the next book in this series is coming out, but it’s not soon enough. I have not read this author before and I’ve clearly been missing out. I need to go back and read his other series The Art of War Trilogy.

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March 6, 2022 0

Let the Game Commence by David Palin

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This is a book about secrets, betrayals, vengeance, and revenge. The book starts off strong with a compelling story about a bitter elderly man who is determined to get revenge on his erstwhile neighbors. Arthur Du Fuss commits suicide with two secrets. His neighbors learn about his first secret when they receive a post-mortem invitation to attend a meeting at a charismatic attorney’s office.

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February 28, 2022 0

The Harbor (Korner and Werner #4) by Katrine Engberg and Tara F. Chace

This is an ok mystery thriller set in Copenhagen, Denmark. It begins with the 15 year old son of a wealthy family who is allegedly kidnapped. Two detectives are assigned to the case, who doubt the boy has been kidnapped, but rather perhaps run away. As they look into the circumstances of the young boy’s life just before his disappearance, several people die under mysterious circumstances – each one with ties to the young boy. As the detectives peel back the layers of the family’s life, it’s clear that more is going on other than a young boy’s disappearance.

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February 28, 2022 0

The Good Girl’s Guide to Rakes (Last Chance Scoundrel’s #1) by Eva Leigh

This is a fun, steamy historical fiction set in 1818 London, England. Kieran Ransome is the third son of an earl. He, his brother Finn and their friend Dom are notorious for their drinking, carousing and crazy antics. When the men’s latest antic results in a massive scandal, their fathers issue an ultimatum: each man must find a respectable woman and be married within one year’s time or they will be permanently cut off from their family money and inheritances.

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February 21, 2022 0

The Little French Bookshop by Cecile Pivot

This is a good epistolary fiction set in contemporary France. Esther runs a bookshop and when she loses her father to suicide, she runs an ad in the newspaper inviting people to join her letter writing workshop. Five people sign up – a disillusioned businessman, a husband and wife struggling with her postpartum depression, a lonely elderly widow, and an awkward teenager trying to deal with his brother’s death from cancer. The group meet first in person to get to know each other, and are asked to answer one simple question: What Battles Are You Fighting?

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February 18, 2022 0

The Trust by M.H. Eccleston

This is a very good cozy mystery that is a quick and easy read. The mystery is interesting and I really liked the main character Astrid She is smart, curious and the growth in her character throughout the book felt natural. She comes to the countryside ensconced in her designer clothes and expensive tastes, but soon finds herself befriended by free spirit Kath who serves as a sort of liaison between Astrid and the village. As her friendship with Kath grows, Astrid’s stiff exterior melts away and she is slowly accepted by the village. The minor characters from the village add a lot of charm to the book and provide a good sounding board for Astrid’s ideas. I love stories that are set in tiny villages because we are always treated with a variety of quirky characters, and the author does not disappoint here.

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February 13, 2022 0

The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson

This is a fantastic horror/SciFi/thriller that analyzes what could happen if another, different kind of pandemic sweeps the world, and how three women living under the specter of domestic abuse can break free and make a better life for themselves. The disease, called The Violence, causes the infected to suddenly blank out and become deadly, viscously violent toward their target. Once the target is eliminated, the person drops out of the episode and has no memory of the attack. The world, suffering from COVID fatigue, initially discounts the disease and doesn’t take notice until it has spread like a wildfire through the populace.

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February 10, 2022 0

The Broken Tower (The Barrier Lands #2) by Kelly Braffet

3.5 stars

Once again, we visit this harsh, brutal world where pain is meted out indiscriminately and self-preservation is the only way to survive. Trust no one and watch your back. Remain armed at all times.

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February 3, 2022 0