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…
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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…
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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…
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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”…
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Danger in Numbers
Danger in Numbers by Heather Graham My rating: 1 of 5 stars Danger in Numbers. Thank you to the publisher, Mira Books, for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I have been on a little book review hiatus. And the first review I get to write has me staring at my trusted little laptop screen. I don’t know what to say. Well, I do know what to say, I just don’t know how to say it without sounding like a complete jerk. What the heck?! Here it goes: I thought this was really not that good. Wow! Can…
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Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder by T.A. Willberg My rating: 1 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Park Row, for providing me with an ARC of Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I have wasted almost an hour trying to write this review for Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder. During that time, I have cleaned the kitchen, made myself a tea, ate chips, moisturized my hands three times and watched 22:39 minutes of an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. The thing is, I don’t want to sound mean. I am not a mean person.…
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Edinburgh Midnight
Edinburgh Midnight by Carole Lawrence My rating: 1 of 5 stars The Gist I loved Lawrence’s two previous books in the Ian Hamilton Mysteries Series, Edinburgh Twilight and Edinburgh Dusk, and I eagerly awaited the publication of Edinburgh Midnight. Usually, I can’t put the book until I have finished the last page, but with Edinburgh Midnight I struggled. I struggled a lot. The Details As the third in the series, I thought that at this point the reader might find out a little more about the protagonist. Instead, it felt like the author decided to take Hamilton a step back; to make him more obscure than in the first two…
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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…
