by Michelle | Mar 20, 2023 | Book Review, Books Read in 2023, F Author, Review Copy
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox is one of the best modern-day examples of Gothic fiction. The heroine’s name, Ivy Radcliffe, reeks of a Gothic story as it exudes innocence and privilege. Then it takes place on the Yorkshire moors because of...
by Michelle | Dec 19, 2022 | Book Review, Books Read in 2022, D Author, F Author, M Author, Review Copy, V Author
The end is in sight, peeps! I’ve now caught up to books released in November, of which there were many. I’m ready to be done and promise never to let myself get this far behind again. Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria sounds promising on paper but was...
by Michelle | Dec 9, 2022 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2022, F Author, G Author, H Author, M Author, P Author, S Author, W Author
Part two of my one-sentence reviews for the many audiobooks I’ve listened to this year. Hang in there!
by Michelle | May 17, 2022 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2022, F Author, H Author, K Author, M Author, S Author
One of the ways I discovered that I might not be handling the stress of the past few months is that no matter how often I tried, I could never summon the energy or desire to sit down and write reviews. At first, I didn’t think anything of it, knowing I would...
by Michelle | Dec 29, 2021 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, F Author, G Author, M Author, P Author, S Author
I hate starting the new year with outstanding reviews to write. Twenty reviews. Four days. It’s crunch time, and it’s going to get ugly. And short. These are not going to be award-winning reviews. Here are the next five. I started Behind Her Eyes by Sarah...
by Michelle | Apr 16, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, F Author, Review Copy
The Witch Elm by Tana French reads less like a thriller and more like a mystery. Even then, it is less a whodunit and more of a search for the correct psychopath. All of this with elements of a family drama, a coming-of-age reckoning, and a reflection on the idea of...
