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Lane
was a big change from Peter Grainger’s other series. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward I rate it 3.5 stars rounded up.. It is a reimagining of a slave's life in pre-Civil War US. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished Unhinged by Thomas Enger and Jorn Lier horst
My first book by these authors, but not the last!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder In Maastricht by Graham Brack, #7 in his Master Mercurius series set in 17th century Netherlands is another entertaining cosy murder mystery review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished reading When I'm Dead by Hannah Morrissey and was consumed by this gripping, highly emotional & atmospheric thriller! 4.5 Stars My Review
Here is my 3.26 rounded to 3 stars review of Hanging by a Thread
by Dorothy Howell:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cozy Mystery
Overall, this novel is entertaining and was a pleasurable reading experience. It's a fun cozy featuring many unique and interesting characters. Humor is sprinkled throughout the novel. However, the start is somewhat slow and there is some repetition that was somewhat annoying.
Here is my 4.36 rounded to 4 stars review of The Buried
by Lisa Childs:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Romantic Suspense
Overall, I enjoyed this novel which was suspenseful, atmospheric, full of action, and it had great characterization.
The River We Remember
is one of my favorites of 2023. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead is a darkly gothic tale of religious bigotry and corruption in a small Louisiana town.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I won The Longmire Defense[ in a GR giveaway. I enjoyed it and recommend it.My 4.5 star review, rounded down. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.24 rounded to 4 stars review of The Ghost Illusion
by Kat Martin:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Romantic Suspense + Ghosts and more
Overall, this novel was entertaining and had great characterization. The plot is multi-layered and gets increasingly dangerous as the unsettling disturbances escalate and secrets are revealed. It’s twisty, thought-provoking, and tragic, as well as full of suspenseful moments. It's also very atmospheric.
Ruthless by Anne Mette Hancock is the third book in her nordic noir series featuring journalist Heloise Kaldan and DS Erik Schäfer. This one is quite dark with Heloise investigating a cold case of a missing woman in Jutland. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Caretaker, by Aussie author Gabriel Bergmoser, is a tense thriller about a woman who is hiding out alone on a snowy mountaintop. 
My review of The Caretaker
Dead and Gone Dead and Gone was my least favorite of the Annalisa Vega series. But it’s still entertaining. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Watchmaker from Auschwitz by Sergiu Someşan It is historical fiction and I rated it 4 stars. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Twas the Bite Before Christmas
is a fun addition to the series. My four star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.16 rounded to 4 stars review of Pines
by Blake Crouch:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Suspense, Science Fiction, Horror, and more
Overall, this novel was somewhat uncomfortable at times, entertaining, and imaginative.
Here is my 3.38 rounded to 3 stars review of A Curse of Queens
by Amanda Bouchet:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fantasy
Intrigue, danger, action, suspense, a quest, and a romance are mixed with Greek mythology and fantasy in the fourth book in Amanda Bouchet’s Kingmaker Chronicles. There was always something new happening in this story that demanded my attention once the quest started. However, the first third of the book was extremely slow-paced. It also took me a while to understand this new-to-me fantasy world. I wanted a little more world-building. I believe those who have read the earlier books in the series would already have that grasp.
If you enjoy good writing, history, mystery and complex characters, join me in my love of C.S. Harris's Sebastian St. Cyr historical murder mystery series.
When Falcons Fall
is #11, (but do start with #1).
My review of When Falcons Fall
Here is my 4.19 rounded to 4 stars review of The Last Guardian
by Simon Gervais:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Political Thriller
A great start to the novel grabbed my attention. Action, suspense, intrigue, and danger keep this novel moving at fast pace. There is a strong sense of good versus evil throughout the novel. Geopolitical conflicts that help enable drug, human, and weapons trafficking are highlighted in this book.
American Girl by Wendy Walker is a psychological thriller featuring an engaging neurodiverse teenager who witnesses a crimereview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.2 rounded to 4 stars review of Her Last Words
by Carolyn Arnold:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural
The author brings action and intense moments to the novel, but the story built a little less suspense into the story line than usual. Despite this, the plot is intriguing, full of chasing down leads and interviewing suspects and witnesses in anticipation of identifying the killer.
First Victim by L.A. Larkin, #3 in her Sally Fairburn murder mystery seriesreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Lewis Man
is a great combo of drama and crime mystery. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
When I’m Dead
is a well done police procedural/ thriller. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Raven's Grave
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Ravens Grave by Charlotte Stuart
@cstuartauthor
19th Sept 2023 #release
Read as an ARC on #booksirens
Stone cold murder mystery based in Alaska. Fun ride.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Joe Hill's The Pram is one of the Amazon Original Stories in the Creature Feature Collection. Good creepy read that comes to quite a sudden stop!
My review of The Pram
Known during the Depression as "the most violent woman in Sydney",
Iris
Webber led a rough and ready life as a thief and prostitute. Aussie author Fiona Kelly McGregor paints a vivid picture of the underworld and extreme poverty of the 1930s.
My review of Iris
The Cottage at Whisper Lake by Phillipa Nefri Clark was a delightful read about a woman reconnecting with her mother and helping an elderly woman solve a traumatic childhood mystery that cast a long shadow over her whole lifereview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.48 rounded to 3 stars review of Station Eternity
by Mur Lafferty:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The cross between science fiction and mystery worked well. What a great first sentence! However, the book quickly goes back and forth in time without notice causing one to feel unsettled and disrupting the flow and pacing. These instances are also from different points of view and only slowly reveal what has happened in the past. Despite this, the plot was interesting and complex. Overall, this novel was entertaining and had great world-building.
I finished Vanishing Bodies by Moses Yuriyvich MikheyevVanishing Bodies
Captivating! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Of White Ashes: A WWII Historical Novel Inspired by True Events I won this book from LibraryThing. It is historical fiction and I recommend it. My 4-star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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