Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for this Advanced Reviewer Copy; all opinions expressed in the review are my own. Detective Amanda Steele is at it again in this new installment of the "Detective Amanda Steele" series by Carolyn Arnold. I remember being impressed with Arnold's writing when I read "Her Frozen Cry,"... Continue Reading →
InReview is pleased to announce its fourth annual Revvies site awards for 2022. This year, InReview is adding its first-ever literature category as part of the awards. The following have been selected by InReview’s editors and writers. To be eligible, all books had to be published during the calendar year 2022 and read by a... Continue Reading →
Rebecca Heath is one of Australia's newest contribution to the ever-growing list of mystery-thriller writers. "The Summer Party" is Heath's debut novel and I must say she has entered the arena with a bang. The story depicts the events happening in two different timelines -- one in the year 2000 and the other in the... Continue Reading →
Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for this Advanced Reviewer Copy; all opinions expressed in the review are my own. I wanted to read "The New Couple" as I had heard a lot of good things about Alison James, particularly for "Her Sister's Child" and wanted a chance to read her latest book.... Continue Reading →
Robert Bryndza is quite popular for his police-procedural thriller series "Detective Erika Foster." "Fatal Witness" is the seventh book in the series and here are my thoughts about it. A young woman is brutally murdered in her own home and Erika, who just so happens to be around when the body is discovered, gets pulled... Continue Reading →
Hello readers, those who read my reviews regularly will know I had mentioned in my review of the Netflix series “Maid” that I will review more international TV shows. Well, it has been a long time since then (sorry about that) and here I am with a review of another Netflix limited series “Anatomy of... Continue Reading →
I have read quite a number of police investigation books by now and almost all of them have been thrilling, chilling, racy, atmospheric or a combination of any of those elements. However, very rarely have I come across a police investigation story which stays very close to the long, drawn-out, tedious and sometimes mundane process... Continue Reading →
"All the Broken Girls" by Linda Hurtado Bond is a thriller which deals with the concept of childhood trauma and the affect it has on a child, while exploring forgiveness and redemption in the same context. Mari Alvarez is a crime reporter for a newspaper, demoted recently to a lesser position due to her badly... Continue Reading →
"A Wedding at Sandy Cove" by Bella Osborne, published during July 2022, is a light read. Apparently this book was initially written as a four-part series and has been compiled into a single book. The book opens with the principal female character, Ella, who is a seamstress who specializes in alterations of wedding gowns, as... Continue Reading →
"The Serial Killer's Daughter" by Alice Hunter is the sequel to her wonderful "The Serial Killer's Wife." I loved the first book and was interested in seeing if the author managed to create the same magic found in the first book. I must say she has exceeded my highest expectations and quite marvelously too. This... Continue Reading →
Janet Dailey is one of my favorite authors amongst those who write feel-good romances and it has been long since I got an opportunity to read one of her works. Hence, I am ever so glad I got to read "Somebody Like Santa" which is the 5th book of her "Christmas Tree Ranch" series. In... Continue Reading →
"Home to Brambleberry Creek" by Elizabeth Bromke is the story of a family, focusing particularly on one of its members named Morgan Jo Coyle, who finds herself unable to connect with it after a traumatic event. Morgan is the granddaughter of Essie Nelson, who is the owner of the farmland, house and surrounding land that... Continue Reading →
A mother is expecting her second baby and suddenly her husband behaves strangely; a wife who is obsessed with having a baby and her husband who feels resentful about it -- haven't we all come across people like that in our lives? If you want to know more, you will have to read "A Perfect... Continue Reading →
Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for this Advanced Reviewer Copy; all opinions expressed in the review are my own. "Up All Night with a Good Duke" is the first book in a new series "The Byronic Book Club" by Amy Rose Bennet and is a wonderfully written historical romance containing interesting, likable... Continue Reading →
Tracy Gardner is a very good writer who has a crisp and very clear writing style. She is able to pull in the reader from the very first page of the story and manages to hold our attention throughout by throwing in several small mysteries relating to the secondary characters.
Thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for providing this Advanced Reviewer Copy; all the opinions expressed in this review are my own. I have only ever read one book which is based on the backdrop of the underground mafia. "Her Payback" by Emma Tallon is the second one and I am glad I opted... Continue Reading →
Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing an Advanced Reader Copy. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. "I'll Be Seeing You" by Robin Lee Hatcher is a story which follows two timeliness simultaneously, the 1940s and current period, with two women's lives -- Daisy in the 1940s and... Continue Reading →
Thanks to Booksprout, the publisher and the author for providing an Advanced Reader Copy. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Here is yet another The Duchess's Investigative Society story from Samantha Holt. Now that we are done with all the sisters, we are now following the Musgrave family who are cousins... Continue Reading →
Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing an Advanced Reader Copy. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Historical romance has been one of my most favorite genres to read ever since I read "Almost Heaven " by Judith McNaught. After that spectacular introduction to this genre, I have... Continue Reading →
As the name suggests, "Mr. Grier and the Governess" is the story of Olivia Poole, who is the governess to Grayson Grier's ward and the relationship that develops between them. I mostly always like Sophie Barnes' work but I can't say that I've loved it. Having dived into this book with the same expectation, I... Continue Reading →
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