The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton My rating: 1 of 5 stars I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.Kate Morton used to be one of my all-time favourite authors. During the time I was reading her first three books, I was not to be disturbed. I was enchanted and pulled into her skilled way of storytelling. Sadly, with her fourth book, The Secret Keeper, I began to notice a change in her writing style. This continued with The Lake House and now with her most recent publication The Clockmaker’s Daughter. I missed her old way of telling a rich story…
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Girl at the Grave
Girl at the Grave by Teri Bailey Black My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was given this ARC by the publisher in return for an honest review.I have to start out by saying I couldn’t read this story during my commute, because I got so invested in it that one time I only made it home through sheer muscle memory. At one point I found myself on a bus and only hoped it went to my destination.What a journey this story was! If I remember correctly, one of my favourite authors wrote a review on Girl at the Grave and I immediately had to read it. I was so…
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Odd & True by Cat Winters
Odd & True by Cat WintersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I was given this ARC by NetGalley in return for an honest review.With all Cat Winters’ books, I read them in one or two sittings, trying to swallow them whole and then mope that I have to wait for her next book to be published. Odd & True is no exception, I loved every page of it.The main characters, two sisters are very different, yet joined together in a fantastical adventure that has the reader question what is reality and what is myth.The author’s talent and skill creating not only two very interesting young women to follow along their…
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Yesternight by Cat Winters
Yesternight by Cat WintersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I missed the publication of Winters’ latest book and did not purchase it until the Valentine’s Day weekend, after my husband insisted on getting it for me as quickly as possible. Just like with all of Winters’ book, I could have read it in one sitting.I truly enjoy Winters’ decision to write each book in a different time period and this story, set in the 1920’s was just as engaging as all of her previous stories. The paranormal aspect had me turning page after page as the story unfolded.The main character was a well crafted multidimensional young woman, stuck between the…
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The Uninvited by Cat Winters
The Uninvited by Cat WintersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars This may sound a bit forward and weird, but this author’s stories I could just swallow whole, because I can’t get enough of her wonderful story telling and read fast enough to discovery another gem that she created.The main character was such a mysterious reading pleasure to get to know. She was easy to identify with, partly because I saw a little bit of myself in her, but mostly because the author’s ability to create multidimensional characters is just absolutely amazing. The interaction she created between the protagonist and the secondary characters is superbly executed. She is part of the…
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The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters
The Cure for Dreaming by Cat WintersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I never judge a book by its cover. I don’t care, if there is a pretty picture on the front cover, trying to allude to the contents of the story or if it is just wrapped in brown paper. But something struck me when I looked at this book the first time. I had to read it without even perusing the synopsis. It was a strange and enticing feeling being drawn to a book with such intensity. This strange and enticing feeling continued throughout the entire reading of the story. It was dark, sad, infuriating and powerful.Being an…
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The Steep and Thorny Way by Cat Winters
The Steep & Thorny Way by Cat WintersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I was supposed to read this title through NetGalley a few months ago, unfortunately the e-file did not work properly, so I had to wait until it was available from the library. It was worth the wait.The characters were well created with multidimensional facets that showed the many sides of a person with respect to situational circumstances. It was refreshing to read a story set in the 1920’s from the point of view of a young woman with a black father and a white mother. The secondary characters are equally complex and help address a variety of…
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In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat WintersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I was so impressed with the author’s writing after reading The Cure for Dreaming that I could not wait until I got my hands on her first book, In the Shadow of Blackbirds and I was not disappointed.The mood created was perfect. It was grey and full of gloom and hopelessness, yet the reader could not help cheering on the protagonist as the plot unfolded.The introduction of the protagonist in the first few pages was one of the best introductions I have ever read. It established the foundation of growing interest that is based on a character…
