by Michelle | Dec 20, 2022 | Book Review, Books Read in 2022, C Author, M Author, R Author, Review Copy, W Author, Y Author
Well, folks. I did it. By the end of this post, I will be caught up on reviewing the almost eighty books I’ve read since March of this year. I didn’t think it would be possible because whenever I tried to do it at other times this year, something always...
by Michelle | Jan 27, 2022 | Book Review, Books Read in 2022, M Author, Review Copy
The Magician’s Lie by Greer Macallister is a novel I did not expect to like as much as I did. It seems people have mixed feelings about it, which always makes me nervous. Also, after getting burnt out on historical fiction, I was cautious about dipping my toe...
by Michelle | Dec 17, 2020 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy
In her latest novel, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, Marie Benedict takes the real-life, unsolved mystery of Agatha Christie’s eleven-day disappearance and imagines what actually happened during that time. We have no way of knowing how accurate Ms....
by Michelle | Oct 30, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, Review Copy, T Author
After having thoroughly enjoyed The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, I looked forward to starting Stuart Turton’s latest mystery foray, The Devil and the Dark Water. Except, his latest novel is nothing like his previous work. Gone are the science...
by Michelle | Apr 3, 2019 | Book Review, Books Read in 2019, M Author, Review Copy
The problem with not reviewing books right after finishing them is that some books have no lasting power. You don’t remember specifics and have nothing but impressions that also fade over time. Plot details go missing. While you can jog your memory by reading...