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Here's my 3.91 rounded to 4 stars review of Smolder
by Laurell K. Hamilton:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is a relationship intense paranormal romance blended with a supernatural suspense story line. This one seems to be a set-up book for the next one in the series.
Here's my 3.48 rounded to 3 stars review of How I'll Kill You
by Ren DeStefano:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Overall, this was suspenseful, but disconcerting for m, e with memorable characters that kept me turning the pages to see what was going to happen next. However, there were times when the pacing felt uneven and the ending was somewhat predictable.
Here's my 4.05 rounded to 4 stars review of Lone Women
by Victor LaValle:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The author has managed to combine horror, mystery, suspense, historical fiction, and the supernatural in a western set in 1914-1915. Overall, this was a compelling, shocking, unique, and dark story that also had some uplifting moments. I always expect to learn something new from a historical fiction novel, and this one delivered. The writing is vivid and atmospheric.
Here is my 3.86 rounded to 4 stars review of Those Empty Eyes
by Charlie Donlea:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The author has crafted a complex novel of crime and sleuthing with plenty of suspense in his latest standalone novel. Overall, this compelling story grabbed my attention with likeable characters, a harrowing escape, and multiple mysteries. Great characterization, plenty of investigations, some suspenseful moments, and an action-packed ending make this a recommended book.
Here is my 3.45 rounded to 3 stars review of Travis
by Mia Sheridan:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Contemporary romance
Here's my 4.49 rounded to 4 stars review of The Lonely Hearts Book Club
by Lucy Gilmore:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
What a wonderful find! Overall, this was an entertaining, heartwarming, and engaging story of lonely misfits finding each other. It pulls on the emotions and heartstrings at times.
Here is my 3.74 rounded to 4 stars review of Murder in PostScript
by Mary Winters:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mary Winters has penned the first book in a new historical cozy series featuring Victorian era countess Amelia Amesbury and is set in London, England. With plenty of levels to the plot and several red herrings and twists, the story kept me engaged throughout. It grabbed my attention with likeable characters, a mystery to be solved, and a society that was undergoing changes.
Robert Dugoni's latest, Her Deadly Game, is a courtroom drama with a good investigative dilemma at the heart and a most intriguing solution.
3.5~4★ My review of Her Deadly GameIf you're a NetGalley reviewer, it's on NetGalley until 11 April.
A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon certainly has some strange, tidy characters as well as a strange, tidy ending. There is a lot of love out there for this one twisty mystery.
3★ My review of A Tidy Ending
Here is my 4.67 rounded to 5 stars review of The Instructor
by T.R. Hendricks:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Overall, this exciting debut novel is a powerful page-turner with great world-building details and tension that was almost alive. It is a military action thriller with a lot of violence. Hendricks balances the shocking and upsetting aspects of the novel well against the mystery of the group he’s training and Derek’s love of his family.
Here is my 3.86 rounded to 4 stars review of
A Problem Princess by Anna Harrington:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Anna Harrington provides readers with a regency historical fiction tale that includes romance, danger, and suspense in the sixth and final book in the Lords of the Armory series.
Getting caught up.Blind Spots (4 stars): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Librarian (3.5 stars): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Only Survivors (4 stars): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
What the Neighbors Saw by Melissa Adelman, is a slow burn of a domestic suspense in an exclusive neighbourhood. 3 - 3.5 starsreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.12 rounded to 4 stars review of Paper Cuts
by Ellery Adams:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This cozy mystery is set in western North Carolina. The protagonist owns a book store and the novel is filled with references to books that may lead to an increase in your TBR. Amateur sleuths, great friendships, and more....
Here is my 4.03 rounded to 4 stars review of Sisters of the Lost Nation
by Nick Medina:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The author has crafted a novel filled with native folklore interwoven with a coming-of-age story and a riveting and all-too-real mystery. Overall, this amazing, memorable, and emotional debut novel is a powerful and vivid page-turner with great world-building details and tension.
Here is my 3.16 rounded to 3 stars review of The Secret Service of Tea and Treason
by India Holton:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
India Holton blended historical fantasy, romantic comedy, and espionage. Overall, this memorable and funny novel has adventure, romance, a mystery, and plenty of excitement. My biggest quibble was that there were times when the story was more “telling” than “showing”. While the book is somewhat over the top, it also has more depth than one might expect with the level of romantic comedy involved.
Here is my 4.65 rounded to 5 stars review of Breakneck
by Marc Cameron:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Marc Cameron has created another action-packed, suspenseful, and shocking crime thriller in this fifth book in the Arliss Cutter series. This tense, exciting, gripping, and high-octane book takes readers on an emotional rollercoaster.
Fractured Oak is an unusual and entertaining mystery with an oak tree as a key witness who can't testify. Author Dannie Boyd mixes magical realism with a good police story and it works.
3.5~4★ My review of Fractured Oak
Here is my 4.5 rounded to 5 stars review of Loving the Wolf: A Fated Mates Romance by Paige Tyler:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Paranormal romantic suspense
Overall, this book is emotionally-charged, full of danger, and intense; with a terrific romance and nonstop action.
Here is my 4.66 rounded to 5 stars review of Forgotten War
by Don Bentley:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This fourth book in the Matt Drake thriller series has an intensity that few writers can achieve. Overall, this fantastic novel is shocking, emotionally-charged, and riveting. Be aware that there is plenty of danger, death, intrigue, and violence in this story.
I read Orphan X by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz It is an unusual thriller, about a secret US government program to train assassins. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.49 rounded to 3 stars review of The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This post-apocalyptic science fiction novel is emotionally-charged, unique, intense, challenging, and thought-provoking, with fantastic world-building and great characterization. It’s creative and is captivating with its unpredictable plot. This was very close to a 4 star rating for me. The pacing in the first half of the novel is what lowered it to 3 stars for me.
Here is my 4.28 rounded to 4 stars review of The Poisoner's Ring
by Kelley Armstrong:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This historical mystery with a time travel aspect keeps getting better.
Here is my 4.36 rounded to 4 stars review for Wolf on the Wild Side: Sexy Shifter Romance
by Terry Spear:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is the first book in the Run with the Wolf paranormal romantic suspense series. However, it is set in the same town in Colorado as some of the author's other series. Overall, the novel was intriguing, intense, and contemporary. It was well crafted, paced well, and entertaining; with the suspense that I enjoy in this genre.
I read. An Evil Heart by. Linda Castillo It starts with a brutal murder and is not a cozy mystery. My 4 star review. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished
The Girl who survived by Lisa JacksonLisa Jackson.Here's my 4.5* review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my 4.29 rounded to 4 stars review of Her Dark Grave
by Carolyn Arnold:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural
Once again, Carolyn Arnold has penned a strong and impactful tale. Overall, this was a story that captivated me from the first page to its last. The author did a great job of building suspense throughout the story and weaving the threads together.
The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries: The Education of a Doctor
Due out May 23
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished
The Bedroom Window by K.L. SlaterKL SlaterA great psychological thriller. Here's my 5* review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Through the Wilderness: My Journey of Redemption and Healing in the American Wild
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.21 rounded to 4 stars review of Peril
by Kat Martin, Alexandra Ivy, and Rebecca Zanetti: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Romantic Suspense
Overall, this fantastic trio of novellas has three wonderful couples facing a gang of criminals in very different situations. It’s emotionally-charged, suspenseful, and entertaining.
Here is my 4.16 rounded to 4 stars review of Identity Identity by Nora Roberts:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Romantic Suspense
Overall, this was a story that quickly pulled me into the narrative and the lives of Morgan and those around her. While the pacing isn’t as brisk as some romantic suspense novels, the author did a great job of building suspense throughout the story and I enjoyed the journey. She is a superb storyteller that intermingled the ever-present threat that was looming over Morgan and the rebuilding of her life. I would love to see this become a series.
Here is my 4.23 rounded to 4 stars review of Murder Off the Books
by Tamara Berry:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cozy Mystery - Engaging and funny with great characters
Here is my 4.59 rounded to 5 stars review of Second Shot
by Cindy Dees:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Action Thriller - first book in a new series
What a fabulous start to a new series! Cincy Dees, a new-to-me author, has created an exciting action-packed and suspenseful thriller with a more mature main character. Overall, this fantastic novel is shocking, emotionally-charged, and pulse-pounding.
Here is my 4.15 rounded to 4 stars review of Dead Drop
by M.P. Woodward:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Espionage thriller
The premise of the story felt all too real to me, making it thought-provoking and believable. From the shocking prologue to the tension-filled middle to the action-filled conclusion, this story captivated me. Overall, this book was intense, briskly paced, suspenseful, and a powerful page-turner.
Here is my 4.11 rounded to 4 stars review of Marrying Off Morgan McBride
by Amy Barry:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Historical Romance - Western Setting - 1887
Both the characterization and the world-building were great. Overall, it was an entertaining, heartwarming, and funny novel with some deeper themes embedded into the story line.
I wouldn't recommend this one. 
The New Mother by Nora Murphy I didn't realise was going to be a mystery until more than half way through the book as the first half went on way too long about the distress a new mother with a colicky baby was experiencing. While postnatal depression is an important social topic deserving empathy, this seemed excessive for a mystery.
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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