Book reviews for genres: Fantasy, Children's Fiction, Sci Fi, Mystery, Thrillers, and YA
By Gayle Curtis
Published on: January 1, 2020
This book flew by for me. I remember reading it for what felt like just a few minutes only to find I was already 20% through. I thought “That can’t be possible.” But it was. I Choose You is a twisted and disturbing psychological thriller that makes you thankful for the family you actually have (I hope).
Continue reading “I Choose You – Book Review”Kate Shackleton #11 by Frances Brody
Published on: November 12, 2019
In my mind, there is no better decade for mysteries than the 1920s and 1930s – where time is caught at the beginning of modernization and between two world wars. Where life was changing faster than anyone knew.
Continue reading “The Body on the Train – Book Review”Kate Marshall Book 1 by Robert Brynzda
Published on: December 1, 2019
I love the feeling I get when I pick up the first book in a brand new series so I was happy to select this novel as my Amazon First Read choice. In Nine Elms, Kate is an ex-detective who now lectures at a local college. She is also known as the detective who identified the Nine Elms Cannibal serial killer back in 1995.
Continue reading “Nine Elms – Book Review”By Brianna Labuskes
Published on: October 29, 2019
Atmospheric and at times brooding, this mystery is unique in how it draws the reader into understanding how different life on an isolated island located off the coast of Maine can truly be.
Continue reading “Black Rock Bay – Book Review”By Alex North
Published: August 20, 2019
This review focuses on the audio book version.
Prior to The Whisper Man being released, I started seeing the terrific reviews coming in for this book. I knew almost immediately I wanted to read it, but wanted to wait until October, which seemed to me to be the perfect month for this book.
Continue reading “The Whisper Man – Audio Book Review”Nik Pohl Thriller Book 1 by Alexander Hartung
Translated by: Fiona Beaton
Published on: November 1, 2019
A gritty police procedural thriller I picked as my October Amazon First Reads selection. Originally published in German, it has now been translated to English by Fiona Beaton.
Continue reading “Broken Glass – Book Review”DI Sasha Dawson #1 by M.K. Hill
Published on: September 5, 2019
An enjoyable start to a new detective series. In The Bad Place characters ooze with life and the primary detective on the case has her hands quite full both on the job and off.
Continue reading “[ARC Review] The Bad Place”