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ICE COLD MURDER Book Review
It's a new year for Allie and Alec and that means a new mystery to solve. When beloved elementary school teacher Iris Rose ends up on ice, they must find her killer before her killer makes Allie the second victim.

Myranda
May 1, 20232 min read


LOVE IS MURDER Book Review
Love is in the air in Sandy Harbor, Maine and so is murder. Allie McSwain and her PI boyfriend, Alec Blanchard, are thrust into the middle of a murder investigation where love makes solving the murder tricky.

Myranda
May 1, 20231 min read


Reading Recap for February & March 2023
January was so ambitious and then I got swept away in my race training and work that reading kind of took a back seat. That is why I am combining February and March. The only book club books that I managed to finish on time were the ones for my own book club, VBC.

Myranda
Apr 15, 20234 min read


REMINDERS OF HIM Book Review
After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself.

Myranda
Apr 14, 20232 min read


CANDY CANE KILLER Book Review
It's Christmas time and while that jolly elf dressed all in red is preparing to deliver presents around the world, Allie's daughter Jennifer discovers a murdered neighbor on the lawn.

Myranda
Apr 14, 20232 min read


THE DREAMLAND MURDERS Book Review
FBI agent Nate Russo as he tracks an elusive serial killer and discovers an ancient curse. This time, Russo’s unique psychic gifts and killer instincts will lead him to the secrets of an idyllic New England village, and to Dreamland—the abandoned amusement park.

Myranda
Apr 14, 20231 min read


THE WIFE BEFORE Book Review
Renowned pro golfer Roland Graham is wealthy, handsome, and caring, and Samira is dazzled. Soon, they are married amid a media firestorm, and Samira can't wait to make a fresh start as the second Mrs. Graham.

Myranda
Apr 14, 20232 min read


THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE Book Review
After nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.

Myranda
Apr 14, 20232 min read


DEAR IJEAWELE OR A FEMINIST MANIFESTO IN FIFTEEN SUGGESTIONS Book Review
A new mother who wanted to know how to raise her baby girl to be a feminist. Dear Ijeawele is Adichie’s letter of response.

Myranda
Apr 14, 20232 min read


THE HAUNTING OF WINSLOW MANOR Book Review
Fresh from their expedition into Rainier Asylum, librarians Sadie and August attempt to dig further into the past, uncovering hideous truths related to the noxious cult. Their research into the diabolical sect dredges up more questions than answers.

Myranda
Apr 14, 20232 min read


ASYLUM Book Review
The asylum is not as abandoned as it seems. There is something sinister in the building. It has watched and waited for nearly three decades, and when Stephen and his students enter, they find themselves at the center of a nightmare 28 years in the making.

Myranda
Apr 14, 20232 min read


ORACLE Book Review
Nate Russo is an FBI psychic who helps solve abductions and homicides by touching those close to the missing persons. His unique gift comes with a terrible price: He sees the horrific moments before the victims disappeared.

Myranda
Apr 14, 20232 min read


THE LOST LOVE SONG Book Review
The multiple story lines and narrators almost took me out but ultimately all of those stories needed to be told to give us the full pictures, kind of like in movies like "He's Just Not That Into You".

Myranda
Apr 14, 20233 min read


THE RETREAT Book Review
Detective Elin Warner is called to the retreat when a young woman’s body is found on the rocks below the yoga pavilion in what seems to be a tragic fall. But the victim wasn’t a guest—

Myranda
Feb 3, 20232 min read


THE BONE FARM Book Review
Katherine Haskell, a young college co-ed is on her way back to school, but she never makes it there. Instead, she becomes the latest prey of the rapist and murderer dubbed by the tabloids the “Mother Hater.”

Myranda
Feb 3, 20232 min read


MIDNIGHT FLIGHT Book Review
At Dr. Foreman's School for Girls, the "students" sleep in barns, work on a farm in the blazing heat, and are subjected to ruthless guards who watch their every move. It's an institution run by the dreadful Dr. Foreman, a woman who delights in administering the worst form of punishment--the mysterious Ice Room where the girls face their darkest fears.

Myranda
Feb 3, 20233 min read


THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT Book Review
When Alex first began posting unscripted family moments and motivational messages online, she had no intention of becoming an influencer. Overnight it seemed she’d amassed a huge following, and her hobby became a full-time job.

Myranda
Feb 3, 20232 min read


WINTER GARDEN Book Review
When their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters.

Myranda
Feb 3, 20232 min read


DEMON COPPERHEAD Book Review
In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.

Myranda
Feb 3, 20232 min read


RUIN AND RISING Book Review
The capital has fallen. The Darling rules and now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.

Myranda
Feb 3, 20232 min read
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