Sacha T.Y. Fortuné's Blog, page 3
August 5, 2022
Review: “The Taking”
This book came to me via an ARC program, and I chose it because the blurb piqued my interest. The Premise As a five-year-old child, Tori walked into her newborn brother’s room in the middle of the night to see a shadowy figure abducting him,...
August 1, 2022
Review: “The Murder of Sarah Grosvenor”
This book came to me via an ARC program, and I chose it as the opening lines caught my attention. The Premise In the 18th century, a series of unfortunate events and circumstances led to the death of a young woman, Sarah Grosvenor. This historical...
July 31, 2022
Review: “Toddler Inc.”
A heartwarming, insightful, witty, and amusing memoir about “dadding” This was my fifty-fifth book I chose via the Reedsy Discovery program, for which I am the single approved reviewer for this new book. I loved the first two in the series, Dear Dory and Dear Arlo,...
July 7, 2022
Review: “The Edge of Discontent”
This book came to me via an ARC program, and I chose it because the blurb was intriguing. The Premise At thirty-seven with two teenagers and a husband who isn’t bringing home the bacon, Trudy is unhappy with life. When an attractive ex-coworker suddenly shows...
July 4, 2022
Review: “Butterflies”
This book came to me via an ARC program, and I chose it because the preview sounded interesting. The Premise After her husband leaves her for a younger woman and her daughter heads off to college, Emerson is divorced and feels like the prime of...
Review: “Broken Promises”
This book came to me via an ARC program, and I chose it because the preview sounded interesting. The Premise Years after Marcus and his wife Charlotte adopted Eva, her birth mother Reine shows up on their doorstep demanding to get her child back. However,...
July 2, 2022
Review: “Roots & Wings: A parent’s guide to learning and communicating with children to forge a family with mettle”
This book came to me via an ARC program, and I chose it out of a few others because I was interested in the subject. The Premise This non-fiction book explores the different phases of childhood development with a focus on the family unit and...
July 1, 2022
Review: “Intersections”
I received an advance copy of this book directly from the author, for whom I have reviewed several other books prior, namely the list below. While my short story tastes by this author are a mixed bag, the first book I read from her was...
June 13, 2022
Review: “The Boy on the Lawn”
This book came to me via an ARC program, and the preview was intriguing so I chose it. The Premise When his younger brother Stevie disappears from in front of their house, Michael wants to pitch in to help find him. He’s relieved when Stevie...
Review: “Wrightsville Beach”
This book came to me via an ARC program, and I chose it out of a few others because the synopsis looked good and the existing other reviews were also very positive. The Premise Hank is on probation, working a dead-end job while he recovers...
