True to Me – Audible Book Review

True to Me by Kay Bratt, book one in her By the Sea series, is the first book I’ve devoured this quickly since the pandemic. I realize, after trial and error, that I’m no longer an avid reader of print or digital books. Listening to True to Me in audible was an exceptional experience. It…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2023, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2023

BOOK REVIEW: The Mountains Wild

THE MOUNTAINS WILD by Sarah Stewart Taylor is everything I crave in a mystery thriller. I chose this book because it took place in Ireland, one of my favorite travel destinations. This police procedural travels from Long Island to Ireland during two timelines featuring Detective Maggie D’Arcy in pursuit of her missing cousin. Although Erin’s…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2020

BOOK REVIEW: The Arctic Fury

THE ARCTIC FURY by Greer Macallister is exactly the type of historical fiction adventure story I love to read. An all-female crew including a journalist, a translator, two maids, a mountaineer, a nurse and a med student, two British Royal Navy wives, an illustrator, a dog breeder and trainer, and a navigator, join their sometimes-fearless…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2021, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2021

REVIEW: Mrs P’s Book of Secrets, aka The Book Ghost

MRS P’S BOOK OF SECRETS, aka THE BOOK GHOST, by Lorna Gray will endear book lovers to publishing history. Stepping back in time was my favorite part, in addition to the author’s ability to make me feel as if I’m viewing it all in Moreton-in-Marsh. Mrs P’s imaginings lead her on an adventure during the…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2020

REVIEW: Big Lies in a Small Town

BIG LIES IN A SMALL TOWN by Diane Chamberlain is a good rendering of a dual timeline that works seamlessly to move the story forward. I love books about artists. In this one, we get two artists – one modern day and one from the 1940s. Dual timelines are a favorite storytelling method for me…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2020

REVIEW: A Family of Strangers

A FAMILY OF STRANGERS, a good murder mystery and reunited lovers’ theme, leaves the reader with one unasked question – would you do the same thing if faced with this situation? Ryan Rose Gracey is celebrating the success of her cold case podcast she co-produces with her friend Sophie when she receives an urgent call…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2019

REVIEW: I Found You by Lisa Jewell

I FOUND YOU by Lisa Jewell captivates with a family vacation gone wrong, propelling the future for many when the past refuses to stay where it belongs. Excellent suspenseful story that shocks as it redeems. Single mother Alice Lake has found a remote British seaside cottage to live with her three children. She earns a…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017

REVIEW: Cruel Winter by Sheila Connolly

CRUEL WINTER by Sheila Connolly is an entertaining mystery that unravels in a pub in Ireland during a snowstorm. Upon her grandmother’s death, Maura Donovan from Boston inherits a pub in Ireland from a distant relative. When a bad snowstorm detains Maura and her staff, plus several locals in the bar, an unsolved murder begs…

Category: Books, Life through the Lens, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017, Travel, Travel Highlights

REVIEW: Beauty and the Wiener by Casey Griffin

BEAUTY AND THE WIENER by Casey Griffin is a cute story that’s part mystery mixed with the right amount of warmth and emotion at the end. Animal lovers will appreciate this mad little caper for its suspense and humor. Addison Turner is looking for love in all the wrong places. Can being forced to work…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017

REVIEW: The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James

An exciting 1920s ghost story featuring a psychic and a war veteran who try to outsmart a killer who seems to have a real dislike for psychics, including the one hunting him! The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James Category: Historical Gothic Romantic Suspense Publisher: NAL (April 7, 2015) ISBN: 978-0451419491 Blue…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2015

True to Me – Audible Book Review

BOOK REVIEW: The Mountains Wild

BOOK REVIEW: The Arctic Fury

REVIEW: Mrs P’s Book of Secrets, aka The Book Ghost

REVIEW: Big Lies in a Small Town

REVIEW: A Family of Strangers

REVIEW: I Found You by Lisa Jewell

REVIEW: Cruel Winter by Sheila Connolly

REVIEW: Beauty and the Wiener by Casey Griffin

REVIEW: The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James

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