#Book Review – Fancy Shop; V. Stanoevich

Reviewing collections is harder than reviewing a single novel. Why? Because just like the author has to come up with different scenarios and characters before wrapping everything up with an eye to the word count, reviewers have their work cut out for them, too.

#Book Review – Day of Days: September 11, 2001, A Novel of the Fire Service; F. Napolitano

Covering recent historical events is not an easy feat. Both authors and readers might be emotionally biased about it, and that could affect the entire experience—that’s one reason why I’m careful when selecting such stories.

#Book Review – Resistance #1 – Liberty; E. McGinness

ve into WWII and the French resistance. Sabine and Hérisson have to navigate through a dangerous historical moment, balancing their private lives and the ongoing war. 

#Book Tour #Book Review – Just the Way You Are; B. Moran

Full disclosure, I love this book. I went in with my regular expectations—good technique, engaging plot—and they got blown away by Moran’s storytelling.

#Book Tour #Book Review – The Girl in the Corn – J. Offutt

I had high, high hopes for this book. The blurb was intriguing, the cover promising, and the first chapters were so captivating I was looking forward to seeing how things would pan out. Then, something happened and left me with more questions than answers.

#Book Tour #Book Review – Unravelling; H. Forbes

Unravelling is both the title of this book and an accurate description of the feeling that permeates the pages. Forbes doesn’t pull any punches: her novel is captivating, able to hold the reader’s attention and take them on a dizzying journey. Yay!

#Book Tour #Book Review – The Ghosts of Thorwald Place; H. Power

Oh, wow. Wow, wow, wow. The Ghost of Thorwald Place is a fantastic book, one that had me at hello. 

#Book Review #ARC – If It Rains; J.L. Wright

The long and the short of If It Rains is, it blew me away. Complex story, complex characters, an unsympathetic MC, entwined subplots, and splendid growth arcs. What’s not to love?

#Book Review #ARC – The Summoning; J.P. Smith

The Summoning has been sitting on my TBR list for quite a while, and truth be told, I had great expectations about it. A captivating premise, an intriguing plot, and the first chapter read so promising: I mean, a fake medium who scams people in order to pay the hospital bills? Talk about dubious morality and shades of grey. I was hooked. Problem is, the rest of the book didn’t deliver.

#Book Tour #Book Review – Love the Way They Lie; L. Smolkin

Without giving away plot points, I’m impressed with the courage Maggie—and, of course, Smolkin—shows. That’s just what I hoped to find in a book featuring a plot like this; a different outcome would have cheapened it all, and I’m glad Smolkin didn’t take the easy, more mainstream way out.