tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091885526149494552024-03-14T04:44:17.940-04:00MrsLeif's Two Fangs About ItWe review fiction books.MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.comBlogger4439125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-29074204684754743912024-02-19T17:02:00.003-05:002024-02-19T17:02:53.880-05:00The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCisTQyKlqKD2qELcWRK0mWJRtKma1k88gPuCrf_WeZpSpPBHxHbqdDZW2xNeUhVVRnjkuT1UPONYVb2XNDQ2TQaJRE1ePAgyoaJddx86XFQUZx0WqvE4XvrexM85LKZumojUAqAd4iPXgjNUwaHckKzIPxqoBXWzlyRuQ8GcyrwXB8cBCZTy9KAh/s522/The%20Woman%20on%20the%20Ledge.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="337" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCisTQyKlqKD2qELcWRK0mWJRtKma1k88gPuCrf_WeZpSpPBHxHbqdDZW2xNeUhVVRnjkuT1UPONYVb2XNDQ2TQaJRE1ePAgyoaJddx86XFQUZx0WqvE4XvrexM85LKZumojUAqAd4iPXgjNUwaHckKzIPxqoBXWzlyRuQ8GcyrwXB8cBCZTy9KAh/s320/The%20Woman%20on%20the%20Ledge.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div> <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>The Woman on the Ledge</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Ruth Mancini</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Harper Paperbacks</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>January 4, 2024</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6202460772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A woman falls to her death from a London bank's twenty-fifth-floor roof terrace.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You're arrested for her murder.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You tell the police that you only met the victim the previous night at your office party. She was threatening to jump from the roof, but you talked her down.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You've got nothing to do with this tragedy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You're clearly being framed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So why do the police keep picking holes in your story?</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And why doesn't your lawyer seem to believe you?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It soon becomes obvious that you're keeping secrets.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But who are you trying to protect? And why?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C2QB3QFM/ref=x_gr_bb_kindle?caller=Goodreads&tag=x_gr_bb_kindle-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-woman-on-the-ledge-ruth-mancini/1143360509?ean=9780063340565" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Engrossing and with great twists!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tate Kinsella is working as a temp in a bank. She's at the bank's Christmas party when she decides to go to the rooftop terrace to smoke a cigarette. It is there where Tate realizes she is not alone. A woman who says her name is Helen is sitting on the lede. She seems to be ready to jump! Tate starts talking to her and convinces her to come down to safety. They leave the party together and spend some time in a bar before calling it a night.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The next day, she gets a call from Helen. Helen has left something at the bank and will Tate mind going back to the office with her. Tate has no idea that this decision will complicate her life immensely. By the end of the night, a woman has fallen from the rooftop and Tate is the prime suspect!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The more Tate talks to the cops, the worse her story becomes. What really happened that night? Did the woman fall to her death on her own or did someone push her? And if so, why?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ruth Mancini's plot was devised with the right amount of suspense, darkness, secrets, and a more than satisfying conclusion. I couldn't put this one down. The twists were the best!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Harper Paperbacks via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-21037073823568761462024-02-19T17:02:00.000-05:002024-02-19T17:02:01.475-05:00The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3H3LB0lzwbE3exQf9ndCfCAY69lLgSPtB35BvowOnykYwrSFsC476xQJGsbf0_C5DrhkqKyhy9smwoSaqJhfLaOX0xphp0WauUU86P8hgmxDDEBCiQxGY63RdLJr5vXlUVN3sNl93XP2FL7L4XmAu1r0qeRGiegpgHv6v7C_2XCjsM22t7ZfRTeKY/s500/The%20Heiress.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3H3LB0lzwbE3exQf9ndCfCAY69lLgSPtB35BvowOnykYwrSFsC476xQJGsbf0_C5DrhkqKyhy9smwoSaqJhfLaOX0xphp0WauUU86P8hgmxDDEBCiQxGY63RdLJr5vXlUVN3sNl93XP2FL7L4XmAu1r0qeRGiegpgHv6v7C_2XCjsM22t7ZfRTeKY/s320/The%20Heiress.jpeg" width="210" /></a></div> <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>The Heiress</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Rachel Hawkins</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>St. Martin's Press</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>January 9, 2024</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6037179466" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When RubyMcTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she’s not only North Carolina’s richest woman, she’s also its most notorious. The victim of a famous kidnapping as a child and a widow four times over, Ruby ruled the tiny town of Tavistock from Ashby House, her family’s estate high in the Blue Ridge mountains. In the aftermath of her death, that estate—along with a nine-figure fortune and the complicated legacy of being a McTavish—pass to her adopted son, Camden.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But to everyone’s surprise, Cam wants little to do with the house or the money—and even less to do with the surviving McTavishes. Instead, he rejects his inheritance, settling into a normal life as an English teacher in Colorado and marrying Jules, a woman just as eager to escape her own messy past.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ten years later, Camden is a McTavish in name only, but a summons in the wake of his uncle’s death brings him and Jules back into the family fold at Ashby House. Its views are just as stunning as ever, its rooms just as elegant, but coming home reminds Cam why he was so quick to leave in the first place.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jules, however, has other ideas, and the more she learns about Cam’s estranged family—and the twisted secrets they keep—the more determined she is for her husband to claim everything Ruby once intended for him to have.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But Ruby’s plans were always more complicated than they appeared. As Ashby House tightens its grip on Jules and Camden, questions about the infamous heiress come to light. Was there any truth to the persistent rumors following her disappearance as a girl? What really happened to those four husbands, who all died under mysterious circumstances? And why did she adopt Cam in the first place? Soon, Jules and Cam realize that an inheritance can entail far more than what’s written in a will—and that the bonds of family stretch far beyond the grave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C1X8MWL1/ref=x_gr_bb_kindle?caller=Goodreads&tag=x_gr_bb_kindle-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-heiress-rachel-hawkins/1143330046?ean=9781250280046" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I can say that I loved this one!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We get 3 points of view:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first one is from the letters written by the deceased heiress RubyMcTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore. She was the sole owner of the McTavish's fortune. She was also abducted when she was a child and returned home to Ashby House after a year of being taken. Ruby never got along with her sister Nelle who seemed to be full of envy and jealousy towards her. Ruby was also married four times and all her husbands died. Did she kill them or did she just have bad luck in love?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The second one is from Camden. Ruby's adopted son. He was bullied while growing up by his cousin Ben and hated by Nelle. As soon as Ruby passed, Camden left for California. Leaving his inheritance behind and working as a teacher he is much happier especially when he meets his future wife, Jules. Then, he is summoned to come back to Ashby House after the passing of his step-uncle.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The third comes from Jules, Camden's wife. She can't wait to move into Ashby House. She feels they deserve the estate and they need to get rid of the people who made Camden's life hell. Yet, things are never that clear once they get there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Heiress is an atmospheric and full-of-intrigue novel with perfect-timing twists that had me turning the pages as fast as I could. A winner for sure!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">5/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by St. Martin's Press via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-18774706487846077842024-02-19T17:01:00.002-05:002024-02-19T17:01:33.792-05:00The Guests by Margot Hunt<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW1I0_1Ug4tom7X9g97i6w7n997QSvn5_JImYL1_02J0TiRt350SkcNcvIoCFVmXTkdkesJpablzXowJHyqHPU8EVTDacgTkOrZZztxT2zl4NUYE82Qf0bxkccwZ8tnnn_VsxGq9b4FZg00M7bAQwS-v54vD-bctwC0JDt2xQkHwBPCpa-0t6tU-p/s346/The%20Guests.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW1I0_1Ug4tom7X9g97i6w7n997QSvn5_JImYL1_02J0TiRt350SkcNcvIoCFVmXTkdkesJpablzXowJHyqHPU8EVTDacgTkOrZZztxT2zl4NUYE82Qf0bxkccwZ8tnnn_VsxGq9b4FZg00M7bAQwS-v54vD-bctwC0JDt2xQkHwBPCpa-0t6tU-p/s320/The%20Guests.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div> <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>The Guests</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Margot Hunt</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Thomas & Mercer</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>January 9, 2024</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6152478663" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From USA Today bestselling author Margot Hunt comes the chilling tale of what happens when a family besieged by a storm must play host to uninvited guests.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When a Category 5 hurricane is poised to hit their coastal Florida town, the Davies family takes refuge in their waterfront manse. Marlowe, Lee, and their teenage twins invite their close friends to wait out the storm in comfort and style.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Uninvited are the three strangers who dock on the family’s shore right before the storm descends. Brothers Jason and Bo—and Bo’s girlfriend, Darcy—are a charming, helpful trio in need of a safe haven that the Davies are only too happy to provide.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But as the storm outside grows more threatening, so does the tension in the house.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Soon, the lines between family, friends, and strangers blur. Danger mounts with every pointed finger and broken confidence, and long-held secrets are revealed one after another until only one truth not everyone is going to make it out alive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BSJ2PJQT/ref=x_gr_bb_kindle?caller=Goodreads&tag=x_gr_bb_kindle-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a> </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A terrifying situation with deadly consequences.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a category-5 hurricane approaches Florida, the Davies family is ready to spend it at their waterfront home. After all, the house was built with hurricane standards. Even if this is the wrong decision, it is too late to leave the premises. Traffic is at a standstill with all the people who are trying to evacuate. If they leave now, they will just be experiencing the hurricane winds on the road. Staying at their home should be safer or so they think until a boat carrying three strangers arrives uninvited at their dock.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two brothers (Bo and Jason) and Bo's girlfriend Darcy join the Davies and their friends who are already in the house. As the storm rages, the possibility that the brothers showed up as a coincidence becomes doubtful and a more menacing plan seems to be in the works.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Guests had a good amount of suspense and I felt bad for Marlowe and her kids. I was rooting for them to succeed in surviving the night.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had some issues with the storyline and how naive some of the characters were. The end was too far-fetched for my taste which took some of the enjoyment away from the novel.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3.5/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Thomas & Mercer via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><br /></div></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-9107833732704830642024-02-19T17:01:00.000-05:002024-02-19T17:01:00.187-05:00First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6F7fyZqVHmlY9testTbKy5pgGx1vHJiIHhJlR0la3KnGkMzqzGHCcDZdOkKqHTJSR2VTbgFu-240CwhtSmAiTLgV9zTgM3IcXwZf-6zpQexxKWr-iAbV1UTAAEvywwxZ1dds3nrDueAJ8h6T43I7xgfQEeWsZ3eTN0CdCCLx7THW57LIzinbbZInQ/s499/First%20Lie%20Wins%20%20Ashley%20Elston.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6F7fyZqVHmlY9testTbKy5pgGx1vHJiIHhJlR0la3KnGkMzqzGHCcDZdOkKqHTJSR2VTbgFu-240CwhtSmAiTLgV9zTgM3IcXwZf-6zpQexxKWr-iAbV1UTAAEvywwxZ1dds3nrDueAJ8h6T43I7xgfQEeWsZ3eTN0CdCCLx7THW57LIzinbbZInQ/s320/First%20Lie%20Wins%20%20Ashley%20Elston.jpeg" width="212" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>First Lie Wins</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Ashley Elston</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Pamela Dorman Books | </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>PENGUIN GROUP Viking</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>January 4, 2024</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5972070500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The identity comes to Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the target: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Evie isn’t privy to Mr. Smith’s real identity, but she knows this job will be different. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she’s starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can’t make any mistakes--especially after what happened last time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Because the one thing she’s worked her entire life to keep clean, the one identity she could always go back to—her real identity—just walked right into this town. Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there’s still a future in front of her. The stakes couldn't be higher--but then, Evie has always liked a challenge...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C1Y9RMLR" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/first-lie-wins-ashley-elston/1143331345?ean=9780593492925" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Perfectly crafted thriller!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Evie Porter is living the suburban life with her boyfriend, Ryan Sumner. She wishes for a garden and to have a place to call home. She can envision this future with Ryan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The only problem is that she is not really Evie Porter.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ryan is the next mark on Mr Smith's list. "Evie" has worked for Mr. Smith for the last few years and her identity is created and changed depending on what he wants from his targets. Evie is the best at what she does but Ryan has made her question her future.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A truly enjoyable thriller from the very first chapter. Ashley Elston has written a fast-paced, twisty-galore, and addictive story that kept me glued to the pages.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Pamela Dorman Books | PENGUIN GROUP Viking via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-19018286765956085992024-02-19T17:00:00.001-05:002024-02-19T17:00:10.821-05:00Please Tell Me by Mike Omer<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_GTujV0oxR_5ZITsatTRSfYi0tQxbCTCe7Q_-zN-C8VYKnEWMzefqbhWJBzoZp99YlT8xiCJuA1CaGsSxXqSSxRcB3DbosdBJhyphenhyphen7Cujce1V4WH5Po2LhQgDxW5_2TXmPllbV9ZvFAzrob9WzvXAUpO2HHXXyj-SZJxccG0lX-JIcPMHpAVOt-Zby/s499/Please%20Tell%20Me%20%20Mike%20Omer.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_GTujV0oxR_5ZITsatTRSfYi0tQxbCTCe7Q_-zN-C8VYKnEWMzefqbhWJBzoZp99YlT8xiCJuA1CaGsSxXqSSxRcB3DbosdBJhyphenhyphen7Cujce1V4WH5Po2LhQgDxW5_2TXmPllbV9ZvFAzrob9WzvXAUpO2HHXXyj-SZJxccG0lX-JIcPMHpAVOt-Zby/s320/Please%20Tell%20Me%20%20Mike%20Omer.jpeg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Please Tell Me</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Mike Omer</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Thomas & Mercer</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>November 7, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5518961426" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After a year in captivity, a kidnapped child escapes―only to reveal horrific truths that lead her psychologist on a race against time in this thriller from New York Times bestselling author Mike Omer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When eight-year-old Kathy Stone turns up on the side of the road a year after her abduction, the world awaits her harrowing story. But Kathy doesn’t say a word. Traumatized by her ordeal, she doesn’t speak at all, not even to her own parents.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Child therapist Robin Hart is the only one who’s had success connecting with the girl. Robin has been using play therapy to help Kathy process her memories. But as their work continues, Kathy’s playtime takes a grim turn: a doll looks to stab another doll, a tiny figurine is chained to a plastic toy couch. All of these horrifying moments, enacted within a Victorian doll house. Every session, another toy dies.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But the most disturbing detail?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kathy seems to be playacting real unsolved murders. Soon Robin wonders if Kathy not only holds the key to the murders of the past but if she knows something about the murders of the future.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Can Robin unlock the secrets in Kathy’s brain and stop a serial killer before he strikes again? Or is Robin’s work with Kathy putting her in the killer’s sights?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Please-Tell-Me-Mike-Omer-ebook/dp/B0BWNW9G8X/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This had a disappointing ending.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The novel begins with a child, Kathy Stone, escaping capture. She had disappeared for a year when she was found wandering around the road at night. Her parents are ecstatic to get her back but Kathy has been non-verbal since returning. Her mother knows she must get help and she believes the local child therapist, Robin Hart, can help her.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Robin followed the case of Kathy's shocking disappearance like the rest of the town. When Kathy's mother asks her to help her daughter, Robin can't say no and takes the case. Robin wants to help Kathy and her play sessions are usually quite successful. As Kathy starts trusting Robin, the therapy process, and her own safety, her reenactments become too real. It seems that Kathy is reenacting real murders!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have a few issues with the story and the characters.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Robin is supposed to be a great therapist but her relationship with her own mother is so dysfunctional and the whole thing with the dollhouse was nuts. Her behavior was beyond childish. You would think she would have learned some coping mechanisms to deal with her crazy mother. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The worst was where the story went at the end. In my opinion, the big reveal was too out there to be believable.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Thomas & Mercer via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-72699559142935713862024-01-14T11:10:00.000-05:002024-01-14T11:10:03.354-05:00A Winter in New York by Josie Silver<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Gx-_-eWcFsGyHWFRFFgJUe9i1w7ihWImqVTN4n251KKkkNo-R9EkBP48ThBjuh53gU9Y8hfo6431Kq0Pjm7B7EgSBvgtfcxx7_2i7Cj-DM8CIWQsqGsHVPVDJMPf_RmNRcS4hSYW0tStk1EPK67wX4vlJOX7WZBRS_jNK5DLZtsZ4kv3nYV4paBO/s2400/A%20Winter%20in%20New%20York%20%20Josie%20Silver.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Gx-_-eWcFsGyHWFRFFgJUe9i1w7ihWImqVTN4n251KKkkNo-R9EkBP48ThBjuh53gU9Y8hfo6431Kq0Pjm7B7EgSBvgtfcxx7_2i7Cj-DM8CIWQsqGsHVPVDJMPf_RmNRcS4hSYW0tStk1EPK67wX4vlJOX7WZBRS_jNK5DLZtsZ4kv3nYV4paBO/s320/A%20Winter%20in%20New%20York%20%20Josie%20Silver.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>A Winter in New York </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Author: J</b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>osie Silver</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Delacorte Press</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>October 3, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5879153293" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A young chef stumbles on a secret family recipe that might lead her to the love—and life—she’s been looking for in this stunning novel.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When Iris decides to move to New York to restart her life, she realizes she underestimated how big the Big Apple really is—all the nostalgic movies set in New York she’d watched with her mom while eating their special secret-recipe gelato didn’t quite do it justice.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But Bobby, Iris’s best friend, isn’t about to let her hide away. He drags her to a famous autumn street fair in Little Italy, and as they walk through the food stalls, a little family-run gelateria catches her eye—could it be the same shop that’s in an old photo of her mother’s?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Curious, Iris returns the next day and meets the handsome Gio, who tells her that the shop is in danger of closing. His uncle, sole keeper of their family’s gelato recipe, is in a coma, so they can’t make more. When Iris samples the last remaining batch, she realizes that their gelato and her gelato are one and the same. But how can she tell them she knows their secret recipe when she’s not sure why Gio’s uncle gave it to her mother in the first place?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Iris offers her services as a chef to help them re-create the flavor and finds herself falling for Gio and his family. But when Gio’s uncle finally wakes up, all of the secrets Iris has been keeping threaten to ruin the new life—and new love—she’s been building all winter long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BSKTT3FV/ref=x_gr_bb_kindle?caller=Goodreads&tag=x_gr_bb_kindle-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-winter-in-new-york-josie-silver/1142954341?ean=9780593722879" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sweat in a gelato kind of way!</div><br />Iris was devastated after losing her mother to cancer. Then she moved to New York City after leaving London or escaping London should be a better way to describe it. She was in an abusive relationship and she finally was able to leave him behind.<br /><br />Iris is a chef but in NYC, she is working in a noodle restaurant. Here is where she met Bobby, her friend who offered her a job and a place to stay. Iris doesn't go out much but when Bobby insists that she must go with him to the Little Italy's autumn fair, she can't say no. Her future changes when she stumbles into a family-owned gelateria with a door that seems familiar to her. She remembers the door from a picture her mother had. Her curiosity makes her return to it and walking inside she meets Gio, one of the family owners. <br /><br />Gio is in dire straights. His gelateria might close soon. Santo his uncle and father figure had a stroke. Santo is the one who has the secret recipe for the famous vanilla gelato they have been serving for years. Unbeknownst to Gio, Iris knows the recipe and she has been making it for years. Her mother had been given the recipe years earlier by someone in Gio's family!<br /><br />How can Iris help Gio without revealing secrets that could hurt him?<br /><br />I liked the story. Gio was sweet and caring. His family was amazing. They all treated Iris so well. I also loved Bobby. He was there for Iris when she needed a helping hand. <br /><br />I had some issues with Iris. I didn't like how many secrets she had and the lies she was keeping.</div><div><br /></div><div>Overall, it was an enjoyable story.<br /><br />Cliffhanger: No<br /><br />3.5/5 Fangs<br /><br />A complimentary copy was provided by Delacorte Press via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.<br /><br /><br /></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-38417272235468568872024-01-14T11:08:00.001-05:002024-01-14T11:08:12.205-05:00Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-OcWRJI3aw5ZV0iXdpg6gZlVWk3nxmfHfud5B0QrCe7cwcpl4m25-vR4jt2AEmuCVC1Plir-88Y_TqWM0PwA_mJdbKMeNWDK1fCOEcDmPiKpSoIQ30uzi8ZA953QiiuBwQ_2GpUwBJOQ_k1G0RA2bhWsH4zlV-I18nw7AjY-9NEI8gBigJCFM5_C/s1440/Thornhedge.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-OcWRJI3aw5ZV0iXdpg6gZlVWk3nxmfHfud5B0QrCe7cwcpl4m25-vR4jt2AEmuCVC1Plir-88Y_TqWM0PwA_mJdbKMeNWDK1fCOEcDmPiKpSoIQ30uzi8ZA953QiiuBwQ_2GpUwBJOQ_k1G0RA2bhWsH4zlV-I18nw7AjY-9NEI8gBigJCFM5_C/s320/Thornhedge.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div> <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Title: T</b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>hornhedge</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>T. Kingfisher</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Publisher: T</b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>or Books</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Release Date: A</b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>ugust 15, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5595849701" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There's a princess trapped in a tower. This isn't her story.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But nothing with fairies is ever simple.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Centuries later, a knight approaches a towering wall of brambles, where the thorns are as thick as your arm and as sharp as swords. He's heard there's a curse here that needs breaking, but it's a curse Toadling will do anything to uphold…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thornhedge-T-Kingfisher-ebook/dp/B0B9KV1NR8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/thornhedge-t-kingfisher/1141976562?ean=9781250244109" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A nice way to retale Sleeping Beauty with a twist.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Toadling was taken by faeries when she was born. She was raised in the water in fairyland. She loved the monsters that lived there as her own family. Then, she is retaken from the water that she loves and told that she must be educated. Furthermore, she is told that she must go back to the human world and give a blessing to a child.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Due to her inexperience, the blessing she performs turns into a curse. As the years pass and the danger grows, Toadling decides to do what must be done to stop worse things from happening.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Centuries later, Toadling's isolation is interrupted when a knight stops by trying to break the curse. Toadling thinks he would be better off staying away but she can't seem to make him leave and starts looking forward to spending time with him. But can she let him break the curse?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I like the writing, the descriptions, and the main character, Toadling. Yet, I did feel like the end was underwhelming.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3.5/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Tor Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-70781110794516026282024-01-14T11:06:00.001-05:002024-01-14T11:06:16.245-05:00The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjb1F-kkRE9h-9zv9q4r9k1pvdNczNoKJtrBqxDxEaaB3mLGScNonYfEmuPl_mRKHc4-BP6ho9Uy5pptRiaurxFFxBj09F4QKzIAAM7OibhcCrgqEJigaU99jb11ZZcnTpHWEXYXieLRsF4llb-HuRJYwRJllrhdk2YYcNMaCCe5DrcSTWuDxkQfh7/s400/The%20Christmas%20Guest.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjb1F-kkRE9h-9zv9q4r9k1pvdNczNoKJtrBqxDxEaaB3mLGScNonYfEmuPl_mRKHc4-BP6ho9Uy5pptRiaurxFFxBj09F4QKzIAAM7OibhcCrgqEJigaU99jb11ZZcnTpHWEXYXieLRsF4llb-HuRJYwRJllrhdk2YYcNMaCCe5DrcSTWuDxkQfh7/s320/The%20Christmas%20Guest.jpeg" width="208" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>The Christmas Guest</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Peter Swanson</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>William Morrow</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>October 17, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6082764661" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An American art student in London is invited to join a classmate for the holidays at Starvewood Hall, her family's Cotswold manor house. But behind the holly and pine boughs, secrets are about to unravel, revealing this seemingly charming English village's grim history.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ashley Smith, an American art student in London for her junior year, was planning on spending Christmas alone, but a last-minute invitation from fellow student Emma Chapman brings her to Starvewood Hall, country residence of the Chapman family. The Cotswold manor house, festooned in pine boughs and crammed with guests for Christmas week, is a dream come true for Ashley. She is mesmerized by the cozy, firelit house, the large family, and the charming village of Clevemoor, but also by Adam Chapman, Emma's aloof and handsome brother.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But Adam is being investigated by the local police over the recent brutal slaying of a girl from the village, and there is a mysterious stranger who haunts the woodland path between Starvewood Hall and the local pub. Ashley begins to wonder what kind of story she is actually inhabiting. Is she in a grand romance? A gothic tale? Or has she wandered into something far more sinister and terrifying than she'd ever imagined?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Over thirty years later the events of that horrific week are revisited, along with a diary from that time. What began in a small English village in 1989 reaches its ghostly conclusion in modern-day New York, many Christmas seasons later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Guest-Novella-Peter-Swanson-ebook/dp/B0BSFV6K6W/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-christmas-guest-peter-swanson/1142950342?ean=9780063297463" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This was a very creepy and successful novella!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ashley Smith is an American girl studying art in London for her junior year. She has no family after the death of her mother. Not having many choices, Ashley is prepared to spend the holidays alone when a classmate, Emma Chapman invites her to stay at her family home, Starwood Hall. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ashley is more excited about the trip after meeting Ashley's twin brother, Adam. The days spent in Starwood Hall are full of family, games, food, and the local bars. Ashley finds herself falling for Adam. He is charismatic and spending time in his company is exciting to Ashley until she discovers that Adam is the prime suspect in the murder of a local woman who looks like her. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the blink of an eye, this goes from being a romance to becoming a horror novel.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Christmas Guest is an atmospheric novella with engaging characters and I couldn't wait to see how it all ended.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by William Morrow via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-32564529826369561232024-01-14T11:04:00.001-05:002024-01-14T11:04:41.838-05:00Rough Country by John SandfordVirgil Flowers #3<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ie90qM2C0io0JhbUhZoB_IgInbnfX_zqZABHCdh8EuWa2eWIePC3OxAyaSwa4X2fdAwgSuLFzl_7sGCmxUcheYk3hFkPLTlfY8HITS3oI7sqywotN4_dBLuqIIqTjaH6ZxZdE3Sp6MySTvmpyWm_GclovdbEnmNxzh4DWkCZpV2EAqCbAF69-2pZ/s475/Rough%20Country%20%20by%20John%20Sandford.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ie90qM2C0io0JhbUhZoB_IgInbnfX_zqZABHCdh8EuWa2eWIePC3OxAyaSwa4X2fdAwgSuLFzl_7sGCmxUcheYk3hFkPLTlfY8HITS3oI7sqywotN4_dBLuqIIqTjaH6ZxZdE3Sp6MySTvmpyWm_GclovdbEnmNxzh4DWkCZpV2EAqCbAF69-2pZ/s320/Rough%20Country%20%20by%20John%20Sandford.jpg" width="212" /></a></div> <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Rough Country</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Series: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Virgil Flowers #3</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>John Sandford</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>G. P. Putnam's Sons</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>September 29, 2009</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6101475621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Virgil Flowers has always been known for having a somewhat active, er, social life, but he's probably not going to be getting too many opportunities during his new case. While competing in a fishing tournament in northern Minnesota, he gets a call from Lucas Davenport to investigate a murder at a nearby resort where a woman has been shot while kayaking.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The resort is for women only, a place to relax, get fit, recover from plastic surgery, commune with nature, and while it didn't start out to be a place mostly for those with Sapphic inclinations, that's pretty much what it is today.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Which makes things more complicated for Virgil because, as he begins investigating, he finds connections between people at the resort and some local women, notably a talented country singer. The more he digs, the more he discovers arrows of suspicion that point in many directions, with many motives: jealousy, blackmail, greed, anger, and fear. Then he discovers that this is not the first murder, that there was a second, seemingly unrelated, the year before. And that there's about to be a third, definitely related. As to a fourth... well, Virgil better hope he can catch the killer before that happens. Because it could be his own.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Librarian's note: as of 2021, there are 13 volumes in the author's Virgil Flowers series. The last was published in April 2021. It is part of the "Prey" series but Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers share the billing - "Ocean Prey."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rough-Country-Virgil-Flowers-Novel-ebook/dp/B002DW937Y/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rough-country-john-sandford/1100316142?ean=9781101140536" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ok, now I'm starting to really like this series.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a fan of the Lucas Davenport series, it was hard not to compare the two series. The end result was Virgil's falling short every time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It pays to trust the author. In the first two books, I was missing the funny one-liners and the banter Lucas has with everyone. In Rough Country, we finally get Virgil showing some of the same.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now to the story:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The novel begins with Virgil on vacation. He is participating in a fishing tournament when Lucas calls and assigns him a new job. A woman has been killed while canoeing. As soon as he gets there, many become suspects. It's up to Virgil to figure out who is behind the murder.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I can't wait to start the next one.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-64144862816267012572024-01-14T10:59:00.001-05:002024-01-14T10:59:32.173-05:00Good Girls Don’t Die by Christina Henry<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpdVE2s6u0wvE4VMisHqfTPF12XIfh-jfFJc88ilOI9DHTJFW73fmRSlem4wJyGrRW0Tg5VsTkWEiXqpmV5ccbROnAOIKz0tFh3-vmlSYI2JeuK7nt0M1gw6-cQwlHqHIsu_FEyW_BkE1EDhU5gGTXqVr6guTXZjIcvBN2x-N6fZRY6WK_LV8jE9s/s400/Good%20Girls%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Die.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpdVE2s6u0wvE4VMisHqfTPF12XIfh-jfFJc88ilOI9DHTJFW73fmRSlem4wJyGrRW0Tg5VsTkWEiXqpmV5ccbROnAOIKz0tFh3-vmlSYI2JeuK7nt0M1gw6-cQwlHqHIsu_FEyW_BkE1EDhU5gGTXqVr6guTXZjIcvBN2x-N6fZRY6WK_LV8jE9s/s320/Good%20Girls%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Die.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Good Girls Don’t Die</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Christina Henry</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Berkley</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>November 14, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6084244273" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A sharp-edged, supremely twisty thriller about three women who find themselves trapped inside stories they know aren’t their own, from the author of Alice and Near the Bone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Celia wakes up in a house that’s supposed to be hers. There’s a little girl who claims to be her daughter and a man who claims to be her husband, but Celia knows this family—and this life—is not hers…</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Allie is supposed to be on a fun weekend trip—but then her friend’s boyfriend unexpectedly invites the group to a remote cabin in the woods. No one else believes Allie, but she is sure that something about this trip is very, very wrong…</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Maggie just wants to be home with her daughter, but she’s in a dangerous situation and she doesn’t know who put her there or why. She’ll have to fight with everything she has to survive…</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Three women. Three stories. Only one way out. This captivating novel will keep readers guessing until the very end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Good-Girls-Dont-Christina-Henry-ebook/dp/B0BVTSWG64/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/good-girls-dont-die-christina-henry/1143072787?ean=9780593638200" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I got to say it, this was fantastic!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I know some readers didn't like the ending and I kind of agree with it but I loved the book so much and would love to see it as a movie.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Three women's destinies can be cut short unless they can survive what is coming for them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first woman we are introduced to is Celia. She wakes up one morning in a house she doesn't recognize, with a daughter she doesn't remember giving birth to and a husband with whom she doesn't feel any connection at all. The only thing that seems to bring a spark of recognition, is the restaurant she is working at. Cooking relaxes her and she knows how to do it. Her life makes no sense to her and she is pretty sure that this is NOT her life. Why can't she remember her past?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The second woman is Allie. She is in her twenties. She is supposed to spend her birthday at the beach with her two best friends. However, the two friends's boyfriends have decided to show up too. Worse while the girls were sleeping instead of going to the beach, they woke up in a remote cabin. Why are they there? And who is out there stalking them?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Third but not least is Maggie. She is abducted from her home. She finds herself in a container with other women who have been abducted as well. Men come in and the women are told that they need to enter a maze and survive it if they want to live and see their loved ones again. Maggie can only think about her child. She must survive at all costs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can feel the tension while reading Good Girls Don't Die. The sense that time was running out and their lives were at stake. I liked all three women. They were survivors and despite their horrible circumstances, they were going to fight until the end for their freedom.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4.5/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Berkley via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-64974078941556666802024-01-14T10:57:00.000-05:002024-01-14T10:57:06.970-05:00The Innocent Sleep by Seanan McGuireOctober Daye #18<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNneXFi6yd5cQVJhI_jZldbtRKXiLps-YdVxh2CjjIo-IXSvbVVgS57wR7hi9fULKREA5MYAaOuAgiN8pmnzUw6YuCaWinIsJVEva2liSBaI4MGSDKKeIITxNfJb55cN4L_Q458y2lRZ38AUsSkg7wVmyrjaKksa4G2Rm95UivkS-iIXhU78zlg8wR/s500/The%20Innocent%20Sleep%20%20Seanan%20McGuire.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNneXFi6yd5cQVJhI_jZldbtRKXiLps-YdVxh2CjjIo-IXSvbVVgS57wR7hi9fULKREA5MYAaOuAgiN8pmnzUw6YuCaWinIsJVEva2liSBaI4MGSDKKeIITxNfJb55cN4L_Q458y2lRZ38AUsSkg7wVmyrjaKksa4G2Rm95UivkS-iIXhU78zlg8wR/s320/The%20Innocent%20Sleep%20%20Seanan%20McGuire.jpeg" width="212" /></a><br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>The Innocent Sleep</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Series: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>October Daye #18</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Seanan McGuire</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>DAW Books</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>October 24, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5972282807" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For one bright, shining moment, Tybalt, King of Cats, had everything he had ever wanted. He was soon to set his crown aside; he had married the woman he loved; he was going to be a father. After centuries of searching for a family of his own, he had finally found a way to construct the life of his dreams, and was looking forward to a period of peace—or at least as much peace as is ever in the offing for the husband of a hero.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alas for Tybalt and his domestic aspirations, fate—and Titania—had other ideas. His perfect world had been complete for only a moment when it was ripped away, to be replaced by hers. Titania, Faerie’s Summer Queen, Mother of Illusions and enemy of so many he holds dear, has seized control of the Kingdom, remaking it in her own image. An image which does not include meddlesome shapeshifters getting in her way. Tybalt quickly finds himself banished from her reality, along with the Undersea and the rest of the Court of Cats.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To protect his people and his future, Tybalt must find the woman he loves in a world designed to keep her from him, convince her that he’s not a stranger trying to ruin her life for no apparent reason, and get her to unmake the illusion she’s been firmly enmeshed in. And he’ll have to do it all while she doesn’t know him, and every unrecognizing look is a knife to his heart.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For Tybalt, King of Cats, the happily ever after was just the beginning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Innocent-Sleep-October-Daye-Book-ebook/dp/B0BX2KR1HH/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-innocent-sleep-seanan-mcguire/1143133296?ean=9780756416829" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This was like a Christmas gift! Being in Tybalt's head was great!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Despite knowing what was going to happen after reading Sleep No More and following Toby's journey of self-discovery, The Innocent Sleep shouldn't have surprised me, right? Yet, Seanan McGuire was able to pull it off.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">McGuire gave us enough changes to make it worth it. I'm not going to lie, it was painful seeing Tybalt suffering not knowing what had happened to Toby, and then when he found out where she was and what happened to her, he realized that nothing could be done for several months.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tybalt embarks on a journey of his own. He needs to find enough allies who will be ready to help and fight for what is right and real.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I can't wait for what is next. but at the same time, I know this series is ending and I will be so sad when it is all done. Toby is an amazing heroine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-60783367799177064102024-01-14T10:49:00.001-05:002024-01-14T10:49:25.190-05:00What Remains by Wendy Walker<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BAL8EsZVBr-AM_yorsf-fsrKiMIjj_gLnHn84y2pLAJErv7POQZZpWxvLBQ2LnNNJD6Npwqr_vdsguKwxcQ-DxfosahkScfdmlHjKUrYaJP8tKOA1cP9FmQ4Qzr_Lk1IMi9Clt4NzQKTgv5ohnuxyQKId5Cq_8HO7MFsyz1ZSTEl5MNnVe1XoQrq/s343/What%20Remains%20%20Wendy%20Walker.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BAL8EsZVBr-AM_yorsf-fsrKiMIjj_gLnHn84y2pLAJErv7POQZZpWxvLBQ2LnNNJD6Npwqr_vdsguKwxcQ-DxfosahkScfdmlHjKUrYaJP8tKOA1cP9FmQ4Qzr_Lk1IMi9Clt4NzQKTgv5ohnuxyQKId5Cq_8HO7MFsyz1ZSTEl5MNnVe1XoQrq/s320/What%20Remains%20%20Wendy%20Walker.jpeg" width="191" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>What Remains</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Wendy Walker</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Blackstone Publishing</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>June 13, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5615149779" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She saved his life. Now he‘ll never let her go.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. Each crime is a puzzle to solve, pulled from the past. Elise looks for cracks in the surface and has become an expert on how murderers slip up and give themselves away. She has dedicated her life to creating a sense of order, at work with her ex-marine partner; at home with her husband and two young daughters; and within, battling her own demons. Elise has everything under control, until one afternoon, when she walks into a department store and is forced to make a terrible choice: to save one life, she will have to take another.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Elise is hailed as a hero, but she doesn’t feel like one. Steeped in guilt, and on a leave of absence from work, she’s numb, even to her husband and daughters, until she connects with Wade Austin, the tall man whose life she saved. But Elise soon realizes that he isn’t who he says he is. In fact, Wade Austin isn’t even his real name. The tall man is a ghost, one who will set off a terrifying game of cat and mouse, threatening Elise and the people she loves most.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/What-Remains-Wendy-Walker-ebook/dp/B0BKBVWXRZ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-remains-wendy-walker/1141761933?ean=2940185671115" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This was a great thriller!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Detective Elise Sutton is stopping to buy pink towels for her girls while her partner, Rowan, circles the car around the block. The last thing Elise expected was to find herself in front of an active shooting scene.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Elise is usually surrounded by cold cases. She is able to solve them due to her great attention to detail. She also still contributes to a class she used to teach and the way she taught it was from the killers' point of view and how to get away with murder.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the day of the shooting, she has to make a hard choice. She uses her weapon to save the life of a tall man, Wade Austin, who is about to get killed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The aftermath has her completely numb. She feels nothing until she is about to return to work from her leave. She unexpectedly meets with Wade. During those few hours, she opens up about her feelings and releases all her fears, but soon their reunion takes a dark turn.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Elise discovers that Wade Austin doesn't exist. No one knows who he is or how to find him. Wade is obsessed with Elise and becomes her stalker. He is one step ahead of her and her partner. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">How is Elise going to keep her family safe?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wendy Walker knows how to write them. I was submerged in this fast-paced thriller. I was rooting for Elise to teach Wade who was the Prey and who was the Hunter.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm looking forward to reading more books by this author.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Blackstone Publishing via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-26604907290262256302024-01-11T20:26:00.000-05:002024-01-11T20:26:04.684-05:00Double Booked by Cassidy Berg<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvJgM7aHIaHfVNE7s3XdLkH_rDjPARJlwZrLIPhadFE65x7f4RF3xUYR-XnIhvpW_bidOI-JZUSCd4igpjKt3lxmGD04bksFmE0YI-ozjnqOzBQ-_ONMTnMUHG-4ZkkdrM4ZJux7fvtpS9akwkcYvMDF1oNDxmKYRCGwsQiCCg9cjpK3Bq3DmU3RK/s500/Double%20Booked.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="336" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvJgM7aHIaHfVNE7s3XdLkH_rDjPARJlwZrLIPhadFE65x7f4RF3xUYR-XnIhvpW_bidOI-JZUSCd4igpjKt3lxmGD04bksFmE0YI-ozjnqOzBQ-_ONMTnMUHG-4ZkkdrM4ZJux7fvtpS9akwkcYvMDF1oNDxmKYRCGwsQiCCg9cjpK3Bq3DmU3RK/s320/Double%20Booked.jpeg" width="215" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Double Booked </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Cassidy Berg</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Entrada Publishing</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>October 30, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6063961934" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From the bestselling author of Christmas in Snow Falls comes a heartwarming holiday read that’s perfect for fans of Jenny Hale, Sheila Roberts, Debbie Macomber, and Jill Shalvis.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bakery owner Kate, eager for a peaceful escape from her busy life, books a trip for Christmas to the idyllic small town of Snow Falls. The cottage comes with lots of charm and an unexpected complication. Alex has also booked the cabin and is looking for his own solo getaway. After arguing with the owner, they reluctantly agree to share to avoid having to cancel their vacations. But Christmas magic is in the air. As they explore the Christmas festivities in the small town and cozy up in the cottage, they each find what they didn't know they were looking for.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A heartwarming holiday escape for readers looking for that small-town, sweet romance this Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CM764DXL?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&storeType=ebooks" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kate is ready for a Christmas getaway. She is the owner of a bakery but she wants a vacation. She books a place in the small town of Snow Falls. To her shock, when she gets there, she is not alone. A man by the name of Alex is also staying there. He has proof that he booked the cabin for the same amount of time as Kate did.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What starts as an uncomfortable situation, changes as their attitude for each other morphs too. Spending the holidays together and discovering the beautiful town brings them closer together.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This was a sweet short story. Enjoyable during Christmas!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-40656962692785178202024-01-10T20:17:00.001-05:002024-01-10T20:26:07.309-05:00Snowed In by Catherine WalshFitzpatrick Christmas<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZ-wm0guIxUDLyhM6IwxQ5jmxzdb-cqbYtAQ9V0j53aWBmrOPZ3uOwm4wDqHM_aIgC8sHK-5A4CbXMhWZlTvl2Xq9hNbVwchRiVtxzFmVza4IHgzqu2d1fQzHCdMsfdBPW6oHExlJD_oldbsObih5uBt9JDlGyIxoAuWReyVPGq6uHHFr4QPzYO5e/s500/Snowed%20In%20%20Catherine%20Walsh.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZ-wm0guIxUDLyhM6IwxQ5jmxzdb-cqbYtAQ9V0j53aWBmrOPZ3uOwm4wDqHM_aIgC8sHK-5A4CbXMhWZlTvl2Xq9hNbVwchRiVtxzFmVza4IHgzqu2d1fQzHCdMsfdBPW6oHExlJD_oldbsObih5uBt9JDlGyIxoAuWReyVPGq6uHHFr4QPzYO5e/s320/Snowed%20In%20%20Catherine%20Walsh.jpeg" width="209" /></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Snowed In</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Catherine Walsh</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Series: </b></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Fitzpatrick Christmas #2</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Bookouture</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Release Date: N</b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>ovember 1, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5930828241" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Megan is dreading going home for the holidays. She’s the village pariah, the she-devil who left local golden boy Isaac at the altar four years ago and ran away to the big city. She could really do without the drama. Particularly as he’s engaged again, and she’s just been dumped for the fourth time this year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Christian’s fed up of being on his own every Christmas. He doesn’t mind being alone, but he hates his family’s sad eyes and soft tones as they sit around coupled up. Because he’s actually, totally, fine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So when Megan literally bumps into Christian in a Dublin pub, they come up with a pact to see them through the holiday season. They’re going to be the very best fake dates for each other, ever.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rules are drawn up, a contract is signed on a wine-stained napkin. They will sit through each other’s family gatherings and be outrageously in love until freed from their annual obligations. After all, it’s only for a few weeks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But with everyone home for the holidays, two big families to deal with alongside old friends, old flames and old feelings, things are bound to get messy. And when a snowed-in cabin and a little Christmas magic are added to the mix, anything could happen…</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A swoonworthy and utterly gorgeous romantic comedy that will make you laugh out loud and fall completely in love. Fans of Emily Henry, Sophie Kinsella and Abby Jimenez won’t be able to put this down!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CDC2XZSK" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/snowed-in-catherine-walsh/1144208035?ean=9781837906666" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Snowed In is the next book in the Fitzpatrick Christmas series.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I loved The Holiday Romance and I couldn't wait to see how the next couple got together.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Catherine Walsh uses the fake dating trope masterfully.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Megan has not gone back home for the last five years. The last time she was there, was when she ran away from her wedding. She was going to marry her high school sweetheart, Isaac. Yet, Isaac was not really sweet but she never told anyone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Christian knows his family expects him to return home for the holidays but he is not looking forward to it. His family is all coupled up except for him. So when he bumps into Megan at a Dublin bar, he realizes they have something in common, neither can return home without a significant other. The best plan would be to make their family believe that they are a couple and that way they can enjoy the holidays without the pressure.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was so nice going back to the town and these characters. Megan and Christian were easy to like and root for.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I can't wait for the next one in this series.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-37053831403292819302024-01-10T19:07:00.001-05:002024-01-10T19:07:20.812-05:00Becoming the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgithXai5Zg5jla9gT-h64dK3eYoZEBniakFIYEnaHlguo0SvLptbQTMJOSaluJPtXCH9fBgIua8fXUu8KTzqPAQbFeObu51zp0wt8gz4c6Kj8F0sqCZF1iW0atZ_3ZnZztp_7nykX8VrliAcFaF63ZqrZUb4hHzH8RlpDTB9_6oNsJBvoZKke29usY/s400/Becoming%20the%20Boogeyman.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgithXai5Zg5jla9gT-h64dK3eYoZEBniakFIYEnaHlguo0SvLptbQTMJOSaluJPtXCH9fBgIua8fXUu8KTzqPAQbFeObu51zp0wt8gz4c6Kj8F0sqCZF1iW0atZ_3ZnZztp_7nykX8VrliAcFaF63ZqrZUb4hHzH8RlpDTB9_6oNsJBvoZKke29usY/s320/Becoming%20the%20Boogeyman.jpeg" width="212" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Becoming the Boogeyman</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Series: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>The Boogeyman #2</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Richard Chizmar</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Gallery Books</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>October 10, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5896269314" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A riveting, haunting sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller Chasing the Boogeyman—a tale of obsession and the adulation of evil, exploring modern society’s true-crime obsession with unflinching honesty, sparing no one from the glare of the spotlight. Will those involved walk away from the story of a lifetime in order to keep their loved ones safe? Or will they once again be drawn into a killer’s web? As the story draws to its shattering conclusion, only one person holds all the answers—and he just may be the most terrifying monster of them all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Boogeyman-Richard-Chizmar-ebook/dp/B0BTZ9DMZP/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/becoming-the-boogeyman-richard-chizmar/1143030243?ean=9781668009185" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I enjoyed Chasing the Boogeyman and I couldn't wait to see what was new in the world of Richard Chizmar!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chizmar delivers a story with enough suspense and mystery to entertain. However, in difference to Chasing the Boogeyman, this story dragged in some areas. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I do like his winning formula of inserting himself and his life into the world where a serial killer is out to get him. Chizmar gave us enough questions, including if there was a new killer and if he was someone he already knew. Was he just following orders from someone from prison? or if a copycat was lurking on his property just to create non-stop fear.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The ending gives a perfect place for book 3 which I would read without hesitation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: Yes</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3.5/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Gallery Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-49859420846756750452023-12-21T21:54:00.002-05:002023-12-21T21:54:24.444-05:00A Very Happy Christmas by Elise Noble<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dP5TmR2YLgM9dkKsloLUonfwMr-0-Rk1H-a0_vhuDQD54X4pdgzYkPUYoTMWpjJJKtljsw6-ZnI7vC7lTFNhNPWe95N5lGO7KFqtZmLTfA2KXvqW0Wpkpj1Ku-dBBl_3Ua-Fmtx4m-6ugM3p3_ntJou7URyAyCWdEBbWzcm2aNBehkK_btq3khQ0/s2500/A%20Very%20Happy%20Christmas.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dP5TmR2YLgM9dkKsloLUonfwMr-0-Rk1H-a0_vhuDQD54X4pdgzYkPUYoTMWpjJJKtljsw6-ZnI7vC7lTFNhNPWe95N5lGO7KFqtZmLTfA2KXvqW0Wpkpj1Ku-dBBl_3Ua-Fmtx4m-6ugM3p3_ntJou7URyAyCWdEBbWzcm2aNBehkK_btq3khQ0/s320/A%20Very%20Happy%20Christmas.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>A Very Happy Christmas</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Elise Noble</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Undercover Publishing Limited</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>October 31, 2016</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6063940594" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Some Christmas presents unwrap themselves...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When a colleague gets her 'S's mixed up, care worker Marissa Taylor gets a bigger Yuletide gift than she ever imagined. Stripper, Santa, they’re practically the same thing, right? At least none of the residents had a heart attack.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Marissa isn’t the impulsive type, but when Liam Carlisle offers her a private show, she decides to treat herself to a little festive fun. Can the Christmas magic last? Or will Marissa stop believing in Santa for good?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Very Happy Christmas is a standalone romantic comedy novella in the Happy Ever After series.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Very-Happy-Christmas-Elise-Noble-ebook/dp/B01MDTGZC3/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1703212070&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-very-happy-christmas-elise-noble/1125052018?ean=2940161469996" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Continuing with the Christmas spirit, I went and opened this book.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The story begins with Marissa Taylor who works at a nursing home. She is working on Christmas when the hired Santa shows up. It turns out that her boss instead of booking a regular Santa, has hired a stripper Santa.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Liam Carlisle is working as a stripper while he finishes med school. When he meets Marissa, he can't avoid proposing a private show.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fun and interesting characters in this short novella. I like that Liam wasn't embarrassed about his side job. He was pretty confident. They made a good couple.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4/5 Fangs</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-54908267022790164332023-12-21T21:51:00.001-05:002023-12-21T21:51:52.676-05:00Peppermint Kisses by Macie St. James<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48Ye4oJNFb5lEM01cbZLthRgZqsc1FaiKutAX90U-gy044EyLBfWfllBZuoZN81Xf-1n60FBCfn-B_-pRl9OYsgGyNZIut1y9xk8r4wazavRBoYe1WvL9W8mVLXiahcwUSX09QSCJ9vfryzY0wCtjd1CPij88C2jrMNb59hOauo1gbK3tm9ydr6bX/s2560/Peppermint%20Kisses.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48Ye4oJNFb5lEM01cbZLthRgZqsc1FaiKutAX90U-gy044EyLBfWfllBZuoZN81Xf-1n60FBCfn-B_-pRl9OYsgGyNZIut1y9xk8r4wazavRBoYe1WvL9W8mVLXiahcwUSX09QSCJ9vfryzY0wCtjd1CPij88C2jrMNb59hOauo1gbK3tm9ydr6bX/s320/Peppermint%20Kisses.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Peppermint Kisses</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Series: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Reindeer Ridge</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Macie St. James</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Amazon Digital Service</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>October 15, 2021 </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6063943766" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love is in the air in Reindeer Ridge as four female shop owners celebrate the season.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meredith Aikman is struggling as the newly elected mayor of Reindeer Ridge. She beat out her childhood friend Christopher Shepard for the job, so she's working extra hard to prove that voters made the right choice. But nobody warned her how complicated planning the town's Christmas festivals would be.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As former mayor, Christopher should want Meredith to fail. But he's secretly loved her since the first time he saw her in second grade, even if she never loved him back. When the opportunity arises to help her out, he can't resist.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The more time Meredith spends with Christopher, the more she realizes she might have misjudged him. Maybe he's not the heartbreaker she always thought he was. Maybe she should start seeing him as more than a friend.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Reindeer Ridge series is a sweet, clean contemporary Christmas series filled with swoon-worthy heroes and a small-town setting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BXM1JX6Z/ref=x_gr_bb_kindle?caller=Goodreads&tag=x_gr_bb_kindle-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a> </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reindeer Ridge town has a new major, Meredith Aikman. Meredith is trying to prove herself to the town. However, she is drowning in Christmas preparations for the yearly festival. She knows she is running out of time. Then, she crashes into the prior major Christopher Shepard whom she has known all her life, and despite having run against him, he is willing to help her out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Christopher has always cared for Meredith. You could say he had a crush on her since high school. Now as an adult, he wishes they could be more. He wants to help her succeed and as a bonus, he could spend more time with her in the process.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Really cute Christmas story. Love Christopher. He was a sweetheart.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-8446544424356974782023-12-21T21:49:00.001-05:002023-12-21T21:49:32.259-05:00Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead by Jenny Hollander<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8Lshs7xA-tTzVoM_NunXrrpaUvOxb1iFc85C-Xx5rodowoN9PauIOxu41hgM73So7X9aSatXS_LXcA3PjJKX97a8BE_nZ4giriiELqqJWiw2g0b1UgcM50jTqFaMs-HnmuDI3mU3TKy6_ssO5aJXu9CLaNaCRfBavta4Qm327pGLimCbNN7Okt_6/s400/Everyone%20Who%20Can%20Forgive%20Me%20Is%20Dead.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8Lshs7xA-tTzVoM_NunXrrpaUvOxb1iFc85C-Xx5rodowoN9PauIOxu41hgM73So7X9aSatXS_LXcA3PjJKX97a8BE_nZ4giriiELqqJWiw2g0b1UgcM50jTqFaMs-HnmuDI3mU3TKy6_ssO5aJXu9CLaNaCRfBavta4Qm327pGLimCbNN7Okt_6/s320/Everyone%20Who%20Can%20Forgive%20Me%20Is%20Dead.jpeg" width="210" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Jenny Hollander</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Minotaur Books</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>February 6, 2024</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6063969957" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What if everything you know about the worst night of your life turns out not to be true?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nine years ago, with the world's eyes on her, Charlie Colbert fled. The press and the police called Charlie a "witness" to the nightmarish events at her elite graduate school on Christmas Eve—events known to the public as "Scarlet Christmas"—though Charlie knows she was much more than that.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, Charlie has meticulously rebuilt her life: She's the editor-in-chief of a major magazine, engaged to the golden child of the publishing industry, and hell-bent on never, ever letting her guard down again. But when a buzzy film made by one of Charlie's former classmates threatens to shatter everything she's worked for, Charlie realizes how much she's changed in nine years. Now, she's not going to let anything—not even the people she once loved most—get in her way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Who-Can-Forgive-Dead-ebook/dp/B0C1X7W5QP/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/everyone-who-can-forgive-me-is-dead-jenny-hollander/1143330021?ean=9781250890849" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With the incredibly engaging book name, I was excited to read this novel. Yet, I can't say that I loved it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Charlie Colbert is the current editor-in-chief of a prestigious magazine called C. She is engaged to be married to Tripp who is a rich heir in the publishing world. Charlie reinvented herself after a horrible tragedy that occurred nine years earlier.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During her time as a student at Carroll, three people died in what is known as the Scarlett Christmas. A book has been published about the events of that night and now a movie is in the works. Charlie is not able to handle it. She needs to stop the movie from coming out. She is not sure what happened because at some point she passed out. She does worry if she hurt someone that night.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With the help of her therapist, Charlie will try to piece together what happened that horrible day before the movie is out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I liked the first half of the book. I was interested in learning what really happened that night and who were the people who died. Unfortunately, the last part of the novel didn't work for me. It felt rushed and sloppy. Also, the romance between Tripp and Charlie felt lacking. Why were they even together?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This was a buddy read with Jayme and DeAnn. Check out their reviews.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Minotaur Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-21669979208932104142023-12-21T21:47:00.001-05:002023-12-21T21:47:45.829-05:00The Exchange by Jon Langford<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUadD8E3FCMXB3g2XJs8D54YqXVY7eOjFhTt3ABYZVsICB-mYaMgg41Fy28LlhdFllU3LYP8qn1_vA6-tSd56HUqlpWptQiEreIY_YuXs3QzcfWX87EKBITFu8tJ-BHk-LDNYEQ_gf8axtJk5mh8SPCQrgQZQvE-h25XvOdnjks4fzney8pt2GgCH/s601/The%20Exchange%20%20Jon%20Langford.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUadD8E3FCMXB3g2XJs8D54YqXVY7eOjFhTt3ABYZVsICB-mYaMgg41Fy28LlhdFllU3LYP8qn1_vA6-tSd56HUqlpWptQiEreIY_YuXs3QzcfWX87EKBITFu8tJ-BHk-LDNYEQ_gf8axtJk5mh8SPCQrgQZQvE-h25XvOdnjks4fzney8pt2GgCH/s320/The%20Exchange%20%20Jon%20Langford.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>The Exchange</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Jon Langford</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5887642470" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fiction, Short Story</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Hello, sir. How may I help you?”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This 3-page short story was entertaining. The main characters included an alarm clock, the owner, and a customer service representative.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I laughed out loud at this exchange. I recommend it to anyone who has dealt with a similar situation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is the link:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Exch978.shtml">https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Exch978.shtml</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-30046758293760289492023-12-21T21:45:00.001-05:002023-12-21T21:45:44.132-05:00Behind a Closed Door by J.D. Barker<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF0qCBkTcrYW5W3mSnMRBP0Z4RkY_UgCfSTEB3WOL0ytPFtj7QpH6f9xxGSDwKAAXkqRLHeBjB1t-k7-68K7BZ5HSbJVu5ApiE96K276zzSKwrYeiYjtOQ-gv-8DxITQlyx_Tvhmw-HM0EfPazqUqLCAImPXXX5e61jEexPSEAtAbZXYXRzcyVvA-/s1500/Behind%20a%20Closed%20Door.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="991" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF0qCBkTcrYW5W3mSnMRBP0Z4RkY_UgCfSTEB3WOL0ytPFtj7QpH6f9xxGSDwKAAXkqRLHeBjB1t-k7-68K7BZ5HSbJVu5ApiE96K276zzSKwrYeiYjtOQ-gv-8DxITQlyx_Tvhmw-HM0EfPazqUqLCAImPXXX5e61jEexPSEAtAbZXYXRzcyVvA-/s320/Behind%20a%20Closed%20Door.jpeg" width="211" /></a><br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Title: </b><b style="text-align: left;">Behind a Closed Door </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>J.D. Barker</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Hampton Creek Press</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>May 13, 2024</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6031225407" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Soon to be a major motion picture!Would you kill a total stranger to save someone you love?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sugar & Spice is the latest app craze taking the world by storm, but for Abby and Brendan Hollander, downloading it leads to a dangerous game of life and death. When the app assigns them a series of increasingly taboo tasks, they soon find themselves caught up in a twisted web of seduction and violence in this sexually charged dark thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Fourth Monkey—master of suspense, J.D. Barker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Closed-Door-J-D-Barker-ebook/dp/B0CNZP" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/behind-a-closed-door-j-d-barker/1144310730?ean=9781734210477" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thrilling until the end!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Behind A Closed Door begins with a therapy session. A couple's relationship, Abby and Brendan Hollander's marriage is in trouble. When the first session ends, their therapist recommends that they download an app called Sugar and Spice to improve their sex life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the beginning, the app seems interested in only spicing their sex life but progressively it becomes more intense until the app asks Abby to kill someone or Brendan will die. Abby believes this is true but she is nowhere near ready to murder a stranger or is she?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">J.D. Barker writes very interesting characters that take over your life while reading his books. I could not put this book down. I had to know how it was all related and what ending was I getting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Was I able to guess some of the twists? Yes, but not all of them. This could be a great movie!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Hampton Creek Press via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-27487254899334854952023-12-08T16:37:00.001-05:002023-12-08T16:37:45.602-05:00None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ci2_ZVhBdBuE-yhBHo9IqeZr0GzEpb14sdUTlRjjsvO_E5S2ik78MLjZrYkMq2EGEUdAWMcJn802JQVpb5GQr3JWH09om6kTCvE1_g36kzRC7bjv00koQugpuMUwjCxD8ABpWr0pOjhTqDCokrtfXu-zOZObffhaQVG0SbRaUaQyCaEp_hD1nG5u/s2125/None%20of%20This%20Is%20True%20%20Lisa%20Jewell.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2125" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ci2_ZVhBdBuE-yhBHo9IqeZr0GzEpb14sdUTlRjjsvO_E5S2ik78MLjZrYkMq2EGEUdAWMcJn802JQVpb5GQr3JWH09om6kTCvE1_g36kzRC7bjv00koQugpuMUwjCxD8ABpWr0pOjhTqDCokrtfXu-zOZObffhaQVG0SbRaUaQyCaEp_hD1nG5u/s320/None%20of%20This%20Is%20True%20%20Lisa%20Jewell.jpeg" width="211" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>None of This Is True </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Lisa Jewell</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Atria Books</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>August 8, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5461218170" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie has been listening to Alix’s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Josie’s life appears to be strange and complicated, and although Alix finds her unsettling, she can’t quite resist the temptation to keep making the podcast. Slowly she starts to realise that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it, Josie has inveigled her way into Alix’s life—and into her home.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But, as quickly as she arrived, Josie disappears. Only then does Alix discover that Josie has left a terrible and terrifying legacy in her wake, and that Alix has become the subject of her own true crime podcast, with her life and her family’s lives under mortal threat.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Who is Josie Fair? And what has she done?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BDMPQ2FC" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/none-of-this-is-true-lisa-jewell/1142483491?ean=9781982179021" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A strange one!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alix Summers is a well-known podcaster. She is celebrating her fortieth birthday at the local pub with her husband and friends. She is happy. On a closeby table, Josie Fair is also celebrating her birthday. She is also turning forty. When Alix goes to the restroom, Josie follows. They have a brief interaction where Josie tells Alix, they are birth twins.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The next time they see each other, Josie is outside her children's school. Josie convinces Alix that she will be a great next subject for Alix's new podcast. Josie tells her, she is on the brink of major changes in her life and that she is ready to tell her story.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The more Josie reveals, the more shocked Alix is. On the one hand, Alix wants to stop because Josie has a dark energy but on the other hand, she knows she has gold in her hands. The podcast will be a sure success. Then Josie and her husband both disappear.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What has Josie done?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I did enjoy this book until the last part. I felt too many things were left open-ended. What was true? What was a lie? Who killed who? I am okay with leaving things for the reader to interpret but here there were way too many unanswered questions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Would I read another book by Lisa Jewell? Of course, I would.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3.5/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Atria Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-29275715291815360912023-12-08T16:35:00.001-05:002023-12-08T16:35:55.540-05:00Dark Corners by Megan GoldinRachel Krall #2<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwC47uQuKMEXiFJF0roxQ_uojlAI38N3y3TfO59_P-Hi9rceyHg7KDgQPigYyaUWmk5qHzxli4qUvKSpOnCw6tR8lMs6SFYpT3ZpW7SK9dD1GwrQszOvADy8EihoDVYjI57tREU-GXcW_CaK53vTV4bV8CbaNr2fwp-gfuJn5WjvWASkdonChZ-HTi/s2560/Dark%20Corners.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwC47uQuKMEXiFJF0roxQ_uojlAI38N3y3TfO59_P-Hi9rceyHg7KDgQPigYyaUWmk5qHzxli4qUvKSpOnCw6tR8lMs6SFYpT3ZpW7SK9dD1GwrQszOvADy8EihoDVYjI57tREU-GXcW_CaK53vTV4bV8CbaNr2fwp-gfuJn5WjvWASkdonChZ-HTi/s320/Dark%20Corners.jpeg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Dark Corners </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Series: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Rachel Krall #2</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Megan Goldin</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>St. Martin's Press</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Release Date:</b><span style="text-align: left;"><b> August 8, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5245942097" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Terence Bailey is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering, though investigators have long suspected him in the murders of six women. As his freedom approaches, Bailey gets a surprise visit from Maddison Logan, a hot, young influencer with a huge social media following. Hours later, Maddison disappears, and police suspect she’s been kidnapped—or worse. Is Maddison’s disappearance connected to her visit to Bailey? Why was she visiting him in the first place?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When they hit a wall in the investigation, the FBI reluctantly asks for Rachel’s help in finding the missing influencer. Maddison seems only to exist on social media; she has no family, no friends, and other than in her posts, most people have never seen her. Who is she, really? Using a fake Instagram account, Rachel Krall goes undercover to BuzzCon, a popular influencer conference, where she discovers a world of fierce rivalry that may have turned lethal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When police find the body of a woman with a tattoo of a snake eating its tail, the FBI must consider a chilling possibility: Bailey has an accomplice on the outside and a dangerous obsession with influencers, including Rachel Krell herself. Suddenly a target of a monster hiding in plain sight, Rachel is forced to confront the very real dangers that lurk in the dark corners of the internet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rachel Krall, the true crime podcaster star of Megan Goldin’s acclaimed Night Swim returns to search for a popular social media influencer who disappeared after visiting a suspected serial killer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B9KXDHV8" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-corners-megan-goldin/1142234097?ean=9781250280695" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I enjoyed Night Swim and Rachell Krall's character. I was glad Megan Goldin decided to bring her back.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rachel is an athlete but she is better known as a true crime podcaster. Rachel is called by the FBI to come to Florida. A prisoner, Terence Bailey has shown a desire to speak with her after being visited by a famous influencer, Maddison Logan. Terence is in prison for breaking and entering but he is suspected of the murder of six sex workers. In forty-eight hours his release is imminent and the FBI will ask for any help trying to keep him locked up for life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rachel is intrigued about why he is asking for her and even more so when she learns that Maddison has gone missing too. A video shows someone possibly abducting her. Does this mean that Terence had an accomplice?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rachel decides to infiltrate BuzzCon, an influencer meeting. She will go undercover using her athlete's account instead of her true crime persona. The more Rachel learns about Maddison and the other influencers the more questions she has. Has someone kidnapped her or has she created this to increase her followers count? What is the connection with Terence? and is there a second killer?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I enjoyed this one but not as much as the Night Swim. I like Rachel although, at times, I thought she put herself in danger despite the FBI agent telling her to pack her things and go before the serial killer got close to her.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3.5/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by St. Martin's Press via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-2449831947970034302023-12-08T16:34:00.001-05:002023-12-08T16:34:19.342-05:00Before She Finds Me by Heather Chavez<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYl3zc7nyQdd8KTVzMj7pc5aw3V0_QnNHiQoKcWKfvAWvMlfS4AcyiIRQqSKTI7UMDLLHQ_btvtlffLDvh1NeRJoPSIiiSWKJ1osRASItAxsIiR14XvF_LWQOGeHXWG8xvvI4y7R8T4MnwjaGa2zyAvB7CmPmRj2ABJzYWB5ToWASgQEQP4iX9nN8g/s400/Before%20She%20Finds%20Me%20%20Heather%20Chavez.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYl3zc7nyQdd8KTVzMj7pc5aw3V0_QnNHiQoKcWKfvAWvMlfS4AcyiIRQqSKTI7UMDLLHQ_btvtlffLDvh1NeRJoPSIiiSWKJ1osRASItAxsIiR14XvF_LWQOGeHXWG8xvvI4y7R8T4MnwjaGa2zyAvB7CmPmRj2ABJzYWB5ToWASgQEQP4iX9nN8g/s320/Before%20She%20Finds%20Me%20%20Heather%20Chavez.jpeg" width="206" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Before She Finds Me</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Heather Chavez</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Mulholland Books</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>June 27, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5595907695" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In this shocking thriller, two unlikely mothers race to uncover the truth behind a horrific attack—even after it becomes clear that the truth will destroy one of their families.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Julia Bennett has worked hard to create a stable life for her daughter, Cora, in Southern California. So when Cora leaves for college, the worst thing Julia expects on move-in day is an argument with her ex-husband and his new wife. But a sudden attack leaves the campus stunned—and only Julia’s quick actions save Cora’s life. Shaken in the aftermath, and haunted by a dark secret, Julia starts to wonder: What if the attack wasn’t as random as everyone believes?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Newly pregnant Ren Petrovic has an unusual career—she’s a trained assassin, operating under a strict moral code. Ren wasn’t on campus that day, but she knows who was: her husband, Nolan. What she doesn’t know is why Nolan has broken their rules by not telling her about the job in advance. The more Ren looks into the attack, the more she begins to question: Who really hired Nolan? And why did one woman in the crowd respond so differently from all the rest?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Julia and Ren each want answers, but their searches quickly pit them against each other. One woman is a hired killer, but the other is a determined survivor. And both mothers will defend their families to the bitter end.<span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BH4JSCR1" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/before-she-finds-me-heather-chavez/1142422494?ean=9780316531559" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Shield the innocent. Kill the guilty. Defend the family.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Julia Bennett is a good mother. She has raised her daughter, Cora the best way she can. Cora is moving to college and Julia is terrified of letting her go but she knows she must. When the moving date occurs, Julia is also dreading the interaction between Cora and her ex-husband Eric, and his new wife, Brie. Then, the unimaginable happens, a sniper is shooting people down. Julia jumps in to protect her daughter from the attack. The shooter leaves fatalities behind. Julia starts doubting that the attack was random but who were the targets?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ren Petrovic is an assassin married to Nolan who is also an assassin. Ren is pregnant and is looking forward to motherhood. She believes in a code of conduct and in her book only evil people should be eliminated. Getting paid while doing it is only a plus. Ren prefers poison to firearms but she can shoot if needed. When she learns of the attack, she immediately believes her husband is the shooter but why did he take a job without telling her?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Before She Finds Me was a riveting story that had me glued to the pages up to the very end! I love both female characters. Tough women in their own way. I was hoping for both to survive what was definitely coming for them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">5/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Mulholland Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-69738898669048296162023-12-08T16:33:00.001-05:002023-12-08T16:33:15.688-05:00The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTnMvNhqrNxW4sAIynHYbFgTDE6ML1rKUS-7fwtohtvspmsJ2rsXDOGPEZYmoTU6Dts3bexT7VBdIPauvdg7qMLqFlBqloDMeO4eNS38NMW7ua1thzL4s5Dk-uiEigD1_LRRccOITt16CUPFcYy_TQD1W_q6VHp5TuwJpYnhq5td-cgX5Ggct17V6/s400/The%20Connellys%20of%20County%20Down.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTnMvNhqrNxW4sAIynHYbFgTDE6ML1rKUS-7fwtohtvspmsJ2rsXDOGPEZYmoTU6Dts3bexT7VBdIPauvdg7qMLqFlBqloDMeO4eNS38NMW7ua1thzL4s5Dk-uiEigD1_LRRccOITt16CUPFcYy_TQD1W_q6VHp5TuwJpYnhq5td-cgX5Ggct17V6/s320/The%20Connellys%20of%20County%20Down.jpeg" width="210" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Title: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>The Connellys of County Down</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Tracey Lange </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Celadon Books</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>August 1, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5982629654" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When Tara Connelly is released from prison after serving eighteen months on a drug charge, she knows rebuilding her life at thirty years old won’t be easy. With no money and no prospects, she returns home to live with her siblings, who are both busy with their own problems. Her brother, a single dad, struggles with the ongoing effects of a brain injury he sustained years ago, and her sister’s fragile facade of calm and order is cracking under the burden of big secrets. Life becomes even more complicated when the cop who put her in prison keeps showing up unannounced, leaving Tara to wonder what he wants from her now.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While she works to build a new career and hold her family together, Tara finds a chance at love in a most unlikely place. But when the Connellys’ secrets start to unravel and threaten her future, they all must face their worst fears and come clean, or risk losing each other forever.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Connellys of County Down is a moving novel about testing the bounds of love and loyalty. It explores the possibility of beginning our lives anew, and reveals the pitfalls of shielding each other from the bitter truth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B9KWH2FT" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-connellys-of-county-down-tracey-lange/1141976590?ean=9781250865397" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Great sophomore novel!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Connellys of County Down follows 3 siblings.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tara Connelly: Tara has been serving time in prison for the last eighteen months for trafficking drugs. Tara was an art teacher but she won't be able to return to her job. She will need to start her life all over again. Without a place to call her own and without money, she will need to stay at their childhood home with her other 2 siblings and her nephew.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When her sister, Geraldine is not there to pick her up, she is offered a ride home by Brian Nolan. Brian is one of the two cops who arrested her. Why is he there?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Eddie Connelly: He had a traumatic brain injury many years ago but he's still dealing with the sequela of his trauma. He gets debilitating headaches. Eddie has a son, Connor who lives with him after his mother left them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Geraldine Connelly: She likes rules and tries to keep the house running. She feels responsible for her family. She is also very stressed at work and in reality, being overwhelmed is a better way to describe her.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love the dynamics of the main characters brought to life by Tracey Lange. Despite being flawed characters, it was hard not to root for a good outcome for all of them. The Connellys had not been treated well by life and you wanted a win for them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A complimentary copy was provided by Celadon Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.</div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909188552614949455.post-52509468944589054912023-12-08T16:32:00.001-05:002023-12-08T16:32:16.863-05:00 The Vanishing Hour by Seraphina Nova Glass<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZO1WX9aEJS3uqzA6kyYPVNmqxdLkolhoUbE7M1tDpHW1gkQaj2-l3OxP0R0f8eMjFqptnSHBFkRYxF0_qIDLXu3fzhLOhjaxUSLTUjLxGEsl0ZeVvRHdDfa8Me2L97TTaX5V3oU0pzVltrcEo9G7uL7j8kF9Hq00ws7ycUk3wce7gL0ooiVpzrDs/s346/The%20Vanishing%20Hour.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZO1WX9aEJS3uqzA6kyYPVNmqxdLkolhoUbE7M1tDpHW1gkQaj2-l3OxP0R0f8eMjFqptnSHBFkRYxF0_qIDLXu3fzhLOhjaxUSLTUjLxGEsl0ZeVvRHdDfa8Me2L97TTaX5V3oU0pzVltrcEo9G7uL7j8kF9Hq00ws7ycUk3wce7gL0ooiVpzrDs/s320/The%20Vanishing%20Hour.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>Title: T</b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>he Vanishing Hour</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>Author: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Seraphina Nova Glass</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>Publisher: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Graydon House</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>Release Date: </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>May 30, 2023</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5956088107" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sv0eUrxj_h4/VrAQFINMvyI/AAAAAAAALbE/YscJIob02Ig/s1600/Goodreads.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="270" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiSiXdQl5Mk/XILx6HC8phI/AAAAAAAAtXw/vHDgmMG18YgIp_Y6YCLaCTY_QLyZJweRACLcBGAs/s1600/SINopsis.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Glass weaves a taut web of suspicion, murder and revenge in this chilling tale."—Liv Constantine, internationally bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish, on Someone's Listening</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From the Edgar Award–nominated author of On a Quiet Street comes a shocking thriller about secrets…and the lengths some people will go to keep them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Grace Holloway keeps to herself. Since narrowly escaping death at the hands of the man who kidnapped her, she’s thrown herself into the small inn she runs in Rock Harbor, Maine. It’s quiet, quaint and, in the off-season, completely isolated—the perfect place for Grace to keep her own secrets.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But Grace isn’t the only one with something to hide, and Rock Harbor isn’t just a sleepy vacation town. Someone is taking young women—girls who look an awful lot like Grace did when she was kidnapped so many years ago.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When a surge of disappearances brings the investigation to her door, Grace finds herself unwillingly at the center of it all and doing everything she can to keep her distance. Because Grace knows something…something that could change everything. And when the truth comes to light, getting justice for the vanished might be more than Grace can handle alone…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="269" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kr0weSyDKAY/XILxxIisNYI/AAAAAAAAtXo/WL4nSmHAtkoUAcjHedoIFRrbWbFaxymBgCLcBGAs/s1600/BUY%2BNOW.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vanishing-Hour-Seraphina-Nova-Glass-ebook/dp/B0BC1TVSCB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YJMDTC40N9XE&keywords=B0BC1TVSCB&qid=1701277659&s=digital-text&sprefix=b0bc1tvscb%2Cdigital-text%2C82&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-vanishing-hour-seraphina-nova-glass/1144041752?ean=9780369736345" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--qheksDB6Ew/XILxjgKo2gI/AAAAAAAAtXk/k0XUPrESjwcm5j6OJ0cIdDkSmyjYyb89gCLcBGAs/s1600/REVIEW_MrsLeif-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Vanishing Hour was interesting but the ending was too out there for me!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At night, women go missing from "the Strip" on Hemlock Lane. Over the years, drug addicts and prostitutes have disappeared from this sketchy area of town in Rock Harbor, Maine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest young woman who was taken is Brooke Everett. Her mother Kira Everett will do anything to find her daughter. She follows all the clues she can get her hands on. She knows the police might not be enough.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides Brooke, Aden Coleman's father has also disappeared. At first, Aden thinks that he might have gone fishing and will be back soon but after talking to the police, he is not sure about this anymore. He decides to stay in an inn until his father is found.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Grace Holloway works for the local Inn. Usually, during summer it's busy but during winter, she has the place to herself. You see eight years ago, Grace was abducted and kept for a month until she was able to escape. Since then, she has kept to herself and doesn't watch TV or have a social media presence. However, she can't continue to stay in her cocoon when she discovers women who look like her are the ones being taken.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Vanishing Hour started strong but the last third was chaos. Some parts were not realistic and unlikely to happen in real life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cliffhanger: No</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3.5/5 Fangs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>MrsLeifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056010021378441009noreply@blogger.com0