4 stars
This was a very good psychological thriller. The plot was interesting, the action was fast-paced and there are characters you can love and hate. The book is a quick read and I had a hard time putting it down. Continue reading “An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen”
3 stars
This is the conclusion to the Carve the Mark book series. I liked this book better than the first book. The ending seemed a bit rushed, but I liked it. Continue reading “The Fates Divide (Carve the Mark, #2) by Veronica Roth”
3.5 stars
A pretty good mystery/thriller. Continue reading “Broken Ground (Inspector Karen Pirie, #5) by Val McDermid”
4 stars
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a hard book to describe. It’s part folktale, part mystery, part romance and part magical fairy tale. The story starts off slowly, but stick with it. As it unwinds, the pace picks up until its tragic, but wonderful, ending.
During a dark midwinter’s night in a small inn by the Thames river, the regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories. A badly injured stranger bursts through the door carrying a little dead girl. After the healer tends to the injured stranger, she inspects the body of the little girl and discovers she’s alive. The regulars speculate as to how the little girl could be alive. Is it a miracle, magic, science or something else? Continue reading “Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield”
4 stars
Another good book in this mystery series.
Deputy Sheriff Brody’s girlfriend Adrienne goes missing and Mattie and her K-9 partner Robo are called in to conduct a search. As the search intensifies, Mattie and Robo eventually find the girl’s dead body in the mountains just as a snow storm hits the area. Mattie and Robo must guard the body while Brody hikes back down the mountain for help. Veterinarian Cole Walker hikes up to take supplies to Mattie and help keep her safe while they wait for the rest of team. Continue reading “Stalking Ground (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery #2) by Margaret Mizushima”
2 stars
A ship heading back to earth from deep space is hit by debris and damaged. The AI supercomputer running the ship is woke early to make repairs and ensure that the ship stays on course. While the crew members didn’t know each other before the journey, they were fed information about each other and their skills were updated so that they would be prepared for duty once they woke up. The crew immediately starts repairing the ship, but strange things start happening. Continue reading “Daisy’s Run (The Clockwork Chimera #1) by Scott Baron”
4 stars
This is the first book in a really good mystery series centered around Deputy Sheriff Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo. Mattie is fresh out of the K-9 Academy and learning to use Robo in the field and trust his instincts. Their partnership is put to the test when a young high school girl is found murdered in the woods and Mattie uncovers what could possibly be a drug ring in her small town. Continue reading “Killing Trail (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #1) by Margaret Mizushima”
4 stars
I really enjoyed this book. It’s set in the same world as the All Souls Trilogy books. This book centers on Marcus, Matthew de Clermont’s son, and his fiance Phoebe. The story begins with Marcus’ life as a young boy in rural Massachusetts just before the Revolutionary War. Fleeing an abusive home, he runs away to join the military to fight the British. While there he begins training with various medical doctors and starts tending the troops. During one brutal campaign he meets Matthew in a field hospital. When he later takes ill and is about to die, Matthew offers to make him a vampire, and Marcus accepts. The remainder of the story centers on Marcus’ journey from young vampire to present day. Continue reading “Time’s Convert by Deborah Harkness”
Caledonia Styx’s family ran a rogue ship that defied a corrupt warlord Aric Athair and his bloodthirsty army of young men called Bullets. As she and her best friend are on a remote island gathering supplies, Athair attacks her family’s ship and everyone onboard is killed. Continue reading “Seafire (Seafire, #1) by Natalie C. Parker”
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