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

Review: The Sun Down Motel needs a warning label!

THE SUN DOWN MOTEL by Simone St. James is so creepy it needs a warning label! Early on, I decided to read this one only during the day. It wasn’t until almost the end that I deemed it safe enough to read at night without succumbing to nightmares. The book begins in November 1982 when…

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: The Invited

THE INVITED by Jennifer McMahon leaves a lasting impression. Even though I guessed a small part of the mystery before it was revealed, the author completely surprised me with the who, what, and where. Highly recommend this nail-biter! In the beginning, we learn about Hattie Breckenridge and her daughter Jane in the year of 1924….

Category: Books, Life through the Lens, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2019

Review: The Winter Sister by Megan Collins

The Winter Sister by Megan Collins grabbed me with the first sentence. Metering out clues chapter by chapter, author Megan Collins kept me riveted with this unsolved crime story. Even though I wasn’t sold on the book’s conclusion, the author’s prose set my craving for whatever she writes next. Great debut! The Winter Sister begins…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2019

REVIEW: Force of Nature by Jane Harper

FORCE OF NATURE by Jane Harper is exactly the type of thriller I love to read. Full of wilderness survival and the heightened tension caused by the situation, this book is an exciting foray into a modern whodunit. Two groups set off on an organized hike through the bushland of the Giralang Ranges in Australia….

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2018

REVIEW: The Dry by Jane Harper

THE DRY by Jane Harper is a superb debut full of interesting characters in a small town in Australia, caught up in a mass murder while more than one mystery unravels. Federal Agent Aaron Falk receives a mysterious note from someone in his hometown about lies and his best friend’s funeral. He returns to his…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2018

REVIEW: If the Creek Don’t Rise by Leah Weiss

The journey into fictional Appalachian Baines Creek is twisty, eerie, funny, and charismatic, with lyrical writing that engages while it haunts. I loved IF THE CREEK DON’T RISE by Leah Weiss and I can’t wait for more from this talented author. Normally I’m not fond of multiple points of view, but I found this book…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017

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: The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M. J. Rose

Filled with dark history, ancient artifacts, artists’ ambience, sensuality, suspense and a most compelling characterization, THE WITCH OF PAINTED SORROWS contains the perfect twist Gothic Romance lovers will find irresistible. The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M. J. Rose Series: The Daughters of La Lune, Book 1 Category: Dark Historical Paranormal Publisher: Atria Books…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2015

BOOK REVIEW: The Mountains Wild

Review: The Sun Down Motel needs a warning label!

REVIEW: A Family of Strangers

Review: The Invited

Review: The Winter Sister by Megan Collins

REVIEW: Force of Nature by Jane Harper

REVIEW: The Dry by Jane Harper

REVIEW: If the Creek Don’t Rise by Leah Weiss

REVIEW: I Found You by Lisa Jewell

REVIEW: The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M. J. Rose

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