Your Dark Secrets has a protagonist that is hard to like, making the book hard to like as well. I read the first part, skimmed the middle, and finallyYour Dark Secrets has a protagonist that is hard to like, making the book hard to like as well. I read the first part, skimmed the middle, and finally got drawn into the story at the end. It was an okay thriller, with a weird ending, but if you want something that compels you to keep reading, this will meet that mark.
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This series has been cute and funny, but number three was just more of the same. This is the last of the Aunties books, which is good! It gives a satiThis series has been cute and funny, but number three was just more of the same. This is the last of the Aunties books, which is good! It gives a satisfying ending to the series....more
Seeker is an interesting book, with a world that you become totally immersed in. However, it didn't really capture me the way it probably was supposedSeeker is an interesting book, with a world that you become totally immersed in. However, it didn't really capture me the way it probably was supposed to! I found it jarring as things seemed to be of great importance in one chapter, then not mentioned in the next. I will admit I skimmed much of it. It wasn't for me, but I won't say some fantasy lovers won't like it....more
It Had To Be You is a surprisingly heartwarming story about two contract killers. Eva and Jonathan meet on a sleeper train to Paris. Eva just scattereIt Had To Be You is a surprisingly heartwarming story about two contract killers. Eva and Jonathan meet on a sleeper train to Paris. Eva just scattered the ashes of her ex, who was also a contract killer. Jonathan is shot and is going to Paris to see his brother Mas, who is a doctor. They hook up but then Jonathan passes out in the bathroom, and Eva thinks he ghosted her. Neither is aware they have the same career.
When Eva is hired to kill Jonathan, things take an interesting turn. Can she really kill someone she actually likes? Who, really, are they working for?
Even though they are both bad guys, it's easy to like Eva and Jonathan and want them to make it out alive. The story isn't necessarily original, but it's a fun read.
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This series is so enjoyable! I like that the romance between Saffron and Alexander finally took off, and I love that this book was a little darker thaThis series is so enjoyable! I like that the romance between Saffron and Alexander finally took off, and I love that this book was a little darker than some historical mysteries. I am glad there are definitely more Saffron books on the way, because I have to know what happens next....more
This is a fun twisty thriller that will surprise you in the end.
Stephanie is a news director in Madison, WI. Her station is sending her to San Diego fThis is a fun twisty thriller that will surprise you in the end.
Stephanie is a news director in Madison, WI. Her station is sending her to San Diego for a conference of news directors.
Jasmine is a down-on-her-luck waitress who is escaping a bad relationship. She's going to Denver with a little bit of money she's saved up and plans to figure it out when she gets there.
Stephanie and Jasmine will cross paths on an airplane. A week later, both text friends that they have met a great new guy, Trent, and they are going with him to Atlanta. Then Trent is accused of murdering them both.
What really happened? You'll have to read the book to find out!
I won't say much, because this is a book that very much needs you to go into it knowing as little as possible. I will say some of the twists are pretty predictable, while others were not. That made this a very fun read. Some of the characters are pure caricatures rather than 3-dimensional people, and that could be a problem for some readers. It also has murder, sexual assault and kidnapping, so be warned.
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The Phoenix Ballroom is the kind of book that warms your heart. I love a good contemporary story about women accomplishing their goals, especially wheThe Phoenix Ballroom is the kind of book that warms your heart. I love a good contemporary story about women accomplishing their goals, especially when they are older!
Venetia just lost her husband Hawk. Her son, Heron, believes she needs a keeper, or a granny nanny as her grandson Kite puts it. But Venetia knows she just needs to get back out into the world.
Liberty just lost her job, mostly because she had been having an affair with her boss and he decided it was time to recommit to his wife. She also just lost someone, her mother, who didn't leave her the house or her money, but instead left her a newspaper, a photo album, and the charge to accomplish an unnamed goal. Then she'll get her inheritance. When she sees the ad to be a companion for an older woman, she applies, having no idea what she's getting into with Venetia!
I loved getting to know Venetia, Liberty, Kite, and the many other souls who inhabit this book. The story has enough sadness and surprises to counter its sweetness. The ending is so satisfactory! Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy of this book....more
I'm giving this book 4 stars because it ended as a 4 star book, but at times, it was a 3 star book instead. If you like fantastical adventure stories I'm giving this book 4 stars because it ended as a 4 star book, but at times, it was a 3 star book instead. If you like fantastical adventure stories and books that tap into African royalty stories, you will enjoy this book. You just have to overlook the discordant notes that occasionally occur....more
It's Elementary adds a new sarcastic, smart amateur detective to the book world.
Mavis has an adorable little girl, Pearl, who is in second grade at KIt's Elementary adds a new sarcastic, smart amateur detective to the book world.
Mavis has an adorable little girl, Pearl, who is in second grade at Knoll Elementary. She gets roped into chairing the PTA's DEI Committee (given that she is one of the few minority parents at the school). She has avoided the meetings so far, and it is all that she feared. Women are trying to prove they are the better mom, the principal and PTA president are fighting, and she just wants to go home and go to bed. While walking her dog after the PTA meeting, she sees the PTA president Trisha doing something suspicious - walking out of the school with giant black trash bags, wearing yellow rubber gloves.
The next day, the school principal is missing, and Mavis is wondering if Trisha was disposing a body last night. She teams up with the cute school psychologist to try to solve the principal's disappearance. Meanwhile, she has to content with changing friendships, bullying, her real job, her ex husband who might be coming back to town for good, and her father, who lives with her and Pearl. It's a lot, and every woman will be able to relate!
This book is a fun read, with some sharp commentary on race, parent culture in affluent schools, and adult friendships. The culprit didn't surprise me, but it still was a satisfying mystery.
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