I just don’t get the hype. It felt a bit like a smidge of The Blue Lagoon meets a heaping serving of Nell and a cuppa Good Will Hunting. This isn’t one of those situations where I didn’t get the hype and don’t like the book. It’s a good book, a solid story really, and I enjoyed it, but the hype . ...
Mystery
BOOK REVIEW: The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright
This is technically a re-read for me. Technically, because I literally never tracked it or reviewed it all those years ago. It’s Jaime Jo Wright’s first book, and it’s all the reasons I fell in love with her writing. I love suspense, I love dual timeline, Jaime Jo does everything I love with ...
BOOK REVIEW: Camp Club Girls: Sydney by Jean Fischer
Picking up where I left off with Elizabeth, Sydney highlights issues I had with the previous book but didn't bring up. And brought a new set of issues. I won't rehash Elizabeth because we'll that's a done deal but here we go! I just want to talk about Sydney for a moment. While Elizabeth comes ...
BOOK REVIEW: Beauty in Flight by Robin Patchen
When this trilogy of books first came across my radar I was hooked in the need to read them all. I am a sucker for Christian fiction filled with suspense and intrigue. I mean please, an ex-con, maybe a stalker and a bit of the Vegas life? What is not to fall in love with? OK, perhaps I didn't ...
BOOK REVIEW: Find You in the Dark by Nathan Ripley
The synopsis of this book drew me. It's been a minute since I've read a thriller and when they are well done I really love them. This one sent me scurrying to the Google. Dexter. The Talented Mr. Ripley. Both things I was not familiar with. One a movie the other a TV show. To be fair, I'm not ...