by Michelle | Dec 31, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, H Author, Review Copy
It has been too many years since I was last on a beach, and I have been trying to convince my husband to remedy that situation for at least two years. After reading Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins, however, I might have to rethink that desire. With its dark tone that...
by Michelle | Dec 27, 2021 | A Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, D Author, M Author, Review Copy, S Author, W 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. Here are the first five. The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling is way too charming for its good. Vivienne is totally capable,...
by Michelle | Nov 30, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, M Author, Review Copy
You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus makes for an interesting twist on the day-off adventure, a la Ferris Bueller. Instead of having fun playing hooky from school, Ms. McManus’ story has our three friends stumble upon a murder and decide they have...
by Michelle | Nov 30, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, R Author, Review Copy
I make it no secret that I love Nora Roberts’ books. I particularly love her fantasy novels. Perhaps it is because she is amazing at world-building. Maybe it is because her fantasy worlds tend to have an Irish basis. It could be the fantasy elements are...
by Michelle | Nov 29, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, S Author
Book two of The Drowning Empire series, The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart is every bit as epic in scope and gory in detail as the first book. Lin is now emperor, committed to improving the lives of her people and solving the issues created by her father’s...
by Michelle | Nov 29, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, K Author, Review Copy
Aurora’s End picks up after that mother of all cliffhangers with which Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff left us at the end of book two of The Aurora Cycle. You would think this means relief or, at the very least, a few answers. In true Kaufman/Kristoff fashion,...
