Another View by Rosamunde Pilcher My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Gist Back in the mid-90’s the German public television broadcasting channel ZDF began producing movies based on Pilcher’s stories, novels and short stories. Even before these began to air I was aware of Pilcher’s works, since my mom loved them. So, in a sense I sort of grew up with Pilcher, yet I never read a book of hers until now. I remember a few years ago I attempted The Shell Seekers, I believe, but I had a lot on my plate back then and the sheer size of the book had me intimidated. To ease myself into…
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The Lost Apothecary
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you NetGalley and Park Row Publishing for providing me with an ARC of The Lost Apothecary in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I was supposed to participate in the blog tour promoting The Lost Apothecary, but life got weird for a few months and I lost track of everything that had nothing to do with the immediate situation I had to take care of. The blog tour may be over, but that doesn’t stop me from still reading and writing a review for this story. The Details It took me…
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Outer Domain
Outer Domain by Terence Thomas My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you NetGalley and First Edition Design Publishing for providing me with an ARC of Outer Domain in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist Outer Domain has been on my NetGalley reading list for a few years and at some point I started reading it, but had to stop because life kind of took over. I’m not a fan of having to abandon a book mid-chapter, but sometimes it can’t be helped. So, once again I’m full of determination to keep up with my readings and reviews because they truly help me relax,…
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Just My Luck
Just My Luck by Adele Parks My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, HQ, for providing me with an ARC of Just My Luck in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist What would you do, if you won the lottery jackpot? Go on a wild spending spree? Take lavish, luxurious vacations? Or pull a Scrooge McDuck, build a money bin and swim in it? How about watch your relationships and life crumble to pieces? Sounds fun, doesn’t it? Just My Luck takes the reader on that psychological thriller journey. The Details Even though I said Just My Luck will take…
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Tell No Lies
Tell No Lies by Allison Brennan My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Mira Books, for providing me with an ARC of Tell No Lies in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I love murder mysteries. I mean, give me murder, intrigue, shifty characters, atmosphere and a good setting and I’m all yours. It relaxes me; I feel comforted. It’s weird, I know, but murder mystery stories are incredibly soothing for me. When I read the synopsis of Tell No Lies I thought that this could be a great way to forget about certain very stressful points in life right…
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Honey Girl
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Park Row Books, for providing me with an ARC of Honey Girl in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist Who among us hasn’t felt lost? Lately, because of the global pandemic or just in general? So incredibly lost and untethered to anything solid underneath their feet? I certainly have. I graduated from grad school while the pandemic and first lockdown were in full swing. And I spent the summer sending out over 50 job applications, only to receive a whole lot of silence. Where can I go from…
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Wrong Alibi
Wrong Alibi by Christina Dodd My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, HQN Books, for providing me with an ARC of Wrong Alibi in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist It was news to me that between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day there are only 6 days. That meant I almost missed my deadline of writing the review of Wrong Alibi. In all seriousness, I have always struggled with the days between Christmas and New Years, thinking there are weeks, not days, between those two holidays. Needless to say, my organization got a little chaotic and I ended up…
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The Last to See Her
The Last to See Her by Courtney Evan Tate My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Mira, for providing me with an ARC of The Last to See Her in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I have to confess I don’t know how to write this review. How do I start and what should I write? What little anecdote should I include before getting to the details? I never had the pleasure of reading any of the author’s other works, so I didn’t know what to expect. The synopsis sounded intriguing and I sure could have used another distraction…
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Confessions on the 7:45
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger My rating: 3 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Park Row, for providing me with an ARC of Confessions on the 7:45 in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I have seen promotions for Confessions on the 7:45 quite a bit during the last month or so on various social media outlets. I’m always excited when I get to read an ARC that gets some publicity. Call it a bit of pride. On my wall calendar I noted all the book reviews that are part of the Fall Reads Blog Tour and the closer we…
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The Orphan of Cemetery Hill
The Orphan of Cemetery Hill by Hester Fox My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Graydon House, for providing me with an ARC of The Orphan of Cemetery Hill in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I had Fox’s first novel, The Witch of Willow Hall, on my to-read list ever since it came out in 2018. Being the hopeful optimist that I am, I kept making plans to read it any day now. Well, the road to hell is usually paved with good intentions. So, sadly, I hadn’t been introduced to her writing until the publisher was so kind…
