A few years ago, The Longings of Wayward Girls by Karen Brown hit the streets running, generating a lot of early positive reviews. I remember it clearly because I didn't read it, which is a perpetual problem for avid readers. But when the publisher reached out to see whether I wanted to try out her latest, The Clairvoyants, I vowed not to let Brown pass me by … [Read more...]
K.A. Tucker Delivers in ‘He Will Be My Ruin’
I received a copy of this book for free through TLC Book Tours. See a list of all of the reviews here.I've been reading more mysteries and thrillers lately, and I have to say I've really been enjoying them. My latest, He Will Be My Ruin by K.A. Tucker, is no exception. It's the story of a woman named Maggie who comes home after a friend's suicide. Convinced her friend would … [Read more...]
‘Resolve’ – A Thriller You’ll Love to Race Through
Back in 2014, J.J. Hensley joined the inaugural #30Authors event. He was, and is, quite a fan favorite and has joined in every year since. Even so, I hadn't read any of his books until recently. This was mostly because I like him as a person and was afraid that, because he writes a genre I don't read a lot of, I wouldn't connect with the book. It's a thriller that uses a … [Read more...]
What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross
You know how sometimes you read a book that everyone is raving about but it doesn't click for you? That's how What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross was for me. It started out promising and I devoured the first half of the book but by the end I was left feeling a bit deflated. In hindsight, this is partly because the synopsis gives away pretty much the entire book and … [Read more...]
‘Sometimes the Wolf’ a Gritty, Family-Driven Mystery
I'm not a big reader of mysteries and thrillers but this year I'm trying to widen my reading net and have been picking up more than usual. Such was the case with Sometimes the Wolf by Urban Waite, a title that I've had on my Kindle for longer than I care to admit. I'm one of those readers who tends to ignore books that have been on my Kindle for too long but if this one is any … [Read more...]
‘Missing Pieces’ Is Absolutely Perfect!
Before picking up Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf (a #30Authors contributor), I was having a tough time finding a book I could get into. I wouldn't call it a reading slump but I was definitely in a book-picking slump, so as a long-time Gudenkauf fan I was almost afraid to pick it up due to my state of mind. That fear was misplaced, however, because once again … [Read more...]
Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica (Book Review)
Thanks to BookBar for letting me borrow this book!What would you do if you came across a homeless teenage girl and her infant? Would you buy them a meal? Ignore them? If you’re Heidi, you take them home with you. This is where Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica kicks off and the ripple effect of her act of charity leave no one unscathed, including Heidi’s own husband and … [Read more...]
My Sunshine Away: Rich, Complex, and Stunning
My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh has been getting rave reviews since it was first released, which is partly why I put off reading it. I was afraid that the hype would outshine the reality of the book, and so I waited. This, my friends was a mistake. In fact, My Sunshine Away not only lived up to the hype, it exceeded it, and I can't believe I made such a foolish mistake.In a … [Read more...]