Christina Phillips, grieving after a personal tragedy, leaves California for Istanbul, hoping the exotic sights and sounds and smells of the ancient city will help her...
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- July 18, 2020
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Suspense
Review: Tess Gerritsen – The Surgeon
I knew from the synopsis that this would be a gory book, but I did not expect how gruesome it would be. Rape, mutilation, sexism (going both ways), and unlikable characters made this challenging to finish.
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- November 12, 2020
- Book Reviews
Review: N. K. Holt – Missing Peace
I will freely admit that I picked up this book because it is set in Iowa and written by an author from Iowa. It was well worth picking up as a touching look at grief, war, love, and hope affect us and those around us.
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- October 19, 2020
- Book Reviews
Happy Release Day! Jan Coffey – When the Mirror Cracks
USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick writing as Jan Coffey
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- August 25, 2020
- Release Day
Review: Jan Coffey – When the Mirror Cracks
Most of the suspense novels that I read fall closer to the thriller genre. So, it was a nice change of pace to read a more psychological book than action-oriented. The theme that all actions (good and bad) have consequences that still affect us decades later is brought to life by the juxtapositions of the lives of Christina, Zari, and the other women that fill the pages. If I had to use one word to describe this book, it would be ‘haunting.’
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- August 3, 2020
- Book Reviews
Review: Lisa Gardner – Touch & Go
This book is a slow, plodding tale, especially in the beginning. No one has a happy story, and we get to learn those tales in painstaking detail. Fortunately, this book keeps you guessing till the end and picks up the pace about halfway through.
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- May 25, 2020
- Book Reviews