The Butterfly Garden is a thriller/suspense mystery that will grab you from the first page and have you page turning well into the night. Embedded within the main story line are a raft of sub-stories. That makes this review difficult to do without giving anything away. So, my description of the story will be briefer than normal and repeat… Read more »
An Emerging Threat falls under the sword and sorcery, fantasy genre. There are also mentions of steampunk. I need to start by admitting that I am not a fan of fantasy. Why, because they all read the same and, An Emerging Threat did not disappoint me. There was absolutely nothing original about it. The two main characters, Oliver and… Read more »
Mobster’s Girl is said to be an Italian Mafia Romance story. I would also classify it as a Coming of Age Romance story. In either case, it is a very well written story that will capture your attention and hold it until the end. The two main characters are Antonio and Megan. One Italian (Antonio) and one Irish (Megan,… Read more »
This review is very difficult. If I were reading this book on my own, I likely would not have finished it. However, because I was asked to review it, I hung in there. In the end, I found it interesting but more as a textbook on forensic science, than a mystery. Fire Sign is a short novella, listed under women’s… Read more »
I’m always pleased to give a good review: Especially when it comes on the heels of two, not so good, reviews. In this case, my review rating is not good; it’s absolutely outstanding. If I could, I’d give Everything We Keep a 7 out of 5 rating. 5 for being very good, 6 for outstanding writing and, 7 because… Read more »
Something to Witch About is a witches and wizard’s suspense, mystery. It is also the fifth book in Amanda Lee’s Wicked Witches of the Midwest Mystery series. Because I love this series, I’ll be reading and reviewing all of the books in it and using the same format for each of the books. So, if my reviews look and sound… Read more »
Witching on a Star is a witches and wizard’s suspense, mystery. It is also the fourth book in Amanda Lee’s Wicked Witches of the Midwest Mystery series. While you certainly do not need to read the first three books in order to enjoy or follow Witching on a Star, reading them will certainly help put you in the right… Read more »
For all of you that have not read any of my books yet, I’m doing a free book promotion on all of my books from tomorrow, July 4th until July 8th. The only thing that I ask is that you please leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads after you’ve read one or all. Thank you and I hope you… Read more »
Doing It Over is a contemporary romance novel and the first in the Most Likely To series by Catherine Bybee. Making good on a promise to return for her ten-year reunion, Melanie, with her daughter Hope, are on their way to the small town in Oregon where Melanie grew up. Before they can make it into town, her junker… Read more »
We’re all Damaged is listed under humor and satire. I decided to read it for the humor but found it to be more of a goofy satire with a strange love story (or two?) thrown in. The main character is a sad sack named Andy Carter, who is a bartender in New York City. Originally from Omaha, his… Read more »
In many ways, the plot of Finding Me is typical of a high school, senior football jock meets new girl, love story. For that reason, I reduced my rating but, other than that, I truly enjoyed Finding Me. Elise Riley’s older brother Thad loves and adores her, as do her two best friends. The same cannot be said for her… Read more »
Ghost Gifts is an enjoyable romance/mystery that’s long on mystery and short on romance. Aubrey Ellis, the stories main character, was born with a “special gift”. Her gift is that she can communicate with the dead or, more precisely, they can communicate with her. This makes her an ideal conduit to pass on messages (good or bad) from the… Read more »
Who, What, Where, When, Die is listed under Cozy, Mystery, Suspense. I need to tell you that I’m not sure that it fits any of these categories. I also need to tell you that I am a rabid fan of Amanda’s Wicked Witches of the Midwest Series. For both of these reasons, I was extremely disappointed in Who, What, Where,… Read more »
Sally Spitz is a 17-year-old dork who is deeply entrenched in Harry Potter, Star Wars and other current science fiction. She is also the worlds worse date since she really has no interest in boys or dating. Enter her best friend Hooker who, along with Sally’s mom, is bound and determined to connect her up with someone. Actually, anyone; male… Read more »
Alex is pretty much your typical New York 16-year-old. Or, at least she was, until her best friend Cass, is killed in an automobile accident on Alex’s 16th birthday. An accident which Alex believes she caused. From there, Alex’s life spirals out of control as her mother Meg, watches and tries to help her cope with the loss of… Read more »