I loved this book for all the reasons. But one word . . . more. Perhaps depth. I seem to talk about that more than anything else here lately, but let's talk about why I loved this book first; then it'll make sense why I say more. Before I say anything I want to talk about the research this author ...
BOOK REVIEW: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
The writing style is almost lyrical, a lot of words, a LOT of words, but they weave together really well to create a narrative and characters that you really fall in love with. And the narrator on the audiobook? Honestly, it really brought that lyrical quality to life for me. Though not going to ...
BOOK REVIEW: The Accused by Cara Putman
I really enjoyed this book. The Accused is something a bit different than what I've read here lately. A lot teacher vs. practitioner and a toss toward the Amanda Knox trial(s). Putman even talks about that in the acknowledgments and how it fueled this story to life. That aside, I think I'm in a ...
BOOK REVIEW: At Your Request by Jen Turano
I read the first two books in this series in the before time. I don’t remember a lot about it, but I will be rereading, as I have decided to finish the series and there’s that third book I never got around to reading. But here I am catching up with both the prequel and the final ...
BOOK REVIEW: Death on the Lanai by Rachel Ekstrom Courage
If you remember that I struggled a bit with the first book in this new series Murder by Cheesecake. Growing up with The Golden Girls, both book hit all the nostalgia feels for me. One thing that bothered me more with Lanai than it did with Cheesecake was the characterization of the ladies. ...