Book reviews for genres: Fantasy, Children's Fiction, Sci Fi, Mystery, Thrillers, and YA
Detective Iris Locke Book 1 by Geraldine Hogan
Published on: August 23, 2019
There’s something almost joyous about being at the start of a new detective series. The Detective Iris Lock series is just that – a new series by Geraldine Hogan set in Limerick, Ireland with new flawed characters to love, be frustrated with, and hope at the end of the day they just make it home.
Continue reading “[ARC Review] Silent Night”A Merriweather and Royston Mystery by Vivian Conroy
Published on: August 13, 2019
Death Comes to Dartmoor is the 2nd book in the Merriweather and Royston Mystery Series by Vivian Conroy. The story centers around the mysterious murder of a girl, whom the villagers immediately believe was killed by Merula’s and Raven’s current host, Oaks. Oaks is known for his house full of zoological specimens and its existence stirs fears, gossip, and rumors in the nearby village. Merula and Raven wish to help their host out and find the real culprit, so they use their knowledge, power and deduction to help find clues and whittle down the list of suspects.
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By Ruth Ware
Published on: August 6, 2019
Loved it! Completely loved it! The Turn of the Key is a thoroughly absorbing tale full of just the right combination of creepiness, mystery and suspense in this new modern gothic mystery.
Continue reading “[ARC Review] The Turn of the Key – Book Review”By Jack Adams
Published on: August 2, 2019
Set in Australia, Asylum is a mystery story involving two young friends – Adam and Nate and a man who lives at a nearby Asylum that they meet and become friends with – Joe. Years later, Adam and Nate receive an inheritance from Joe, which then leads to questions such as “What happened to Joe?” and ‘What really went on at that asylum?”
A Salem B&B Mystery #1 by Traci Wilton
Published on: July 30, 2019
A new cozy mystery series set in Salem, Massachusetts. Charlene Morris needs a fresh start after the death of her husband and buys an estate in Salem in order to open a Bed-and-Breakfast. What she doesn’t know is that her first guest is already there.
Continue reading “[ARC Review] Mrs. Morris and the Ghost”Sukey Reynolds Mystery Book 6 by Betty Rowlands
Published on: July 22, 2019
Finally, 10 years after moving into his home Arthur Soames had won the annual garden competition. With delphiniums and hollyhocks blooming he set out to enjoy his breakfast in the garden and began reflecting on what the future might hold for him and his fiancée. Later, the police report would say that he had lost his footing coming down the garden steps that morning, resulting in an accidental death. However, his estranged daughter, Sabrina, refuses to believe that his death was anything but murder committed by the fiancée and begins camping out at the police station day after day insisting that they continue to look into it. To help ease the situation Sukey talks to the daughter and suggests she ask a few questions on her own to see if she can find anything that can help to reopen the case. In the mean time, Sukey begins to ‘unofficially’ look into a few things herself…starting with the fiancée. Things take a turn when the fiancée reports Sabrina missing while another separate murder is discovered.
Although this is the sixth book in the series, this was my first Sukey Reynolds mystery so I had no preconceived expectations nor knew who any of the characters were going into it. I found it easy to understand the overall setting as well as who everyone was and didn’t find readers needed to read the prior books in the series to understand what was going on.
After finishing the book I found that what I had enjoyed most about this was how the flow felt natural. Sukey never sets out to force the issue or find all the clues, instead it was more of “let’s have a conversation and see where it takes us” approach. I also appreciated how Sukey knew when there wasn’t enough evidence for the police to move forward with and let Sabrina or the fiancée know.
While I enjoyed the book I did find a particular connection between certain characters to be a bit too coincidental and easy and I wish I could go into detail about this a little bit more, but since this is a mystery it probably wouldn’t be too wise. I also found the end wrapped up too quickly for my own personal tastes. I typically find the discovery at the end the most enjoyable and satisfying part of the mystery, but felt a little left out as we are told about certain events after the fact.
Although I had a few minor issues overall I found the book a quick read and believe fans of this series and cozy mysteries will find it enjoyable.
Thank you Netgalley and Bookouture for the advanced reader copy and opportunity to provide an honest review.
Seth Walker # 2 by Joseph Reid
Published on: June 18, 2019
This thriller is full of action sequences and characters that kept my interest through-out the entire book. Plus, I learned a lot about drones that I didn’t know before.
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