A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Graydon House, for providing me with an ARC of A Lullaby for Witches in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I loved Fox’s The Orphan of Cemetery Hill and could not contain my excitement when I found out Fox wrote another story. For the past two years I have noticed a slight change in the publication process, shall we call it, in the books that have hit the shelves. A larger number than before feel like they are missing the last bit of polish before getting…
-
-
The Overnight Guest
The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Park Row, for providing me with an ARC of The Overnight Guest in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I started reading The Overnight Guest around the time Toronto had the historic snowfall and blizzard. Imagine me, sitting all curled up by my big window overseeing the snow bury the city in up to 50cm in the white fluffy stuff. It was sort of cozy until I got three pages into the book and realized that this is an eerie story. Throughout most of The Overnight Guest…
-
The Ex-Husband
The Ex-Husband by Karen Hamilton My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Inkyard Press, for providing me with an ARC of The Ex-Husband in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I think I’m preaching to the choir when I say that 2021 did not really turn out the way many, perhaps all of us had hoped. Personally, it was a crazy, weird, and difficult year, but I wanted to remind myself of the things that still bring me much happiness in life. And things that I am still grateful for. These things include the fact that I am still fortunate…
-
You Will Remember Me
You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Mira Books, for providing me with an ARC of You Will Remember Me in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I had the pleasure of reading McKinnon’s previous book Sister Dear last year, I believe. So, when I found she had a new story ready to hit the shelf I was quite excited to get my hands on a copy. This is only my second book by McKinnon, but I am starting to sense a theme to her stories, especially the type of atmosphere she…
-
Such a Good Wife
Such a Good Wife by Seraphina Nova Glass My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Graydon House, for providing me with an ARC of Such a Good Wife in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist If I could, I probably would have swallowed Glass’ previous novel Someone’s Listening whole. I loved every page of it. So, when I found out Glass had written another book, I could not have gotten my fingers on a copy fast enough. As some may have already gathered, I am a female of a certain age who decided not to partake in the rather “typical”…
-
Voices in Summer
Voices in Summer by Rosamunde Pilcher My rating: 2 of 5 stars The Gist After I finished Another View by Pilcher I was ready to dive into another one of her books. It is a bit difficult to find a good, reliable listing of her publications, the year of publication and a synopsis that isn’t misleading. It took me a bit of time, but I finally settled on Voices in Summer based on the little book blurb I found. The Details Sadly, I found the synopsis for this story very misleading, which impacted my opinion of the story while I was reading it. I kept waiting for the thing to…
-
Another View
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…
-
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…
-
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,…
-
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…
