My Christmas wish for you is this, as we navigate through another trying year en masse, let books be the gift you choose to give. To others, and to yourself. This instalment of Wrap It Up gathers together books for those seeking magic & make believe. Whether it’s you or a love one, find a cozy spot, crack open a book and have a wonderful, joyous, and peaceful holiday season.
Read MoreMy Christmas wish for you is this, as we navigate through another trying year en masse, let books be the gift you choose to give. To others, and to yourself. This instalment of Wrap It Up gathers together books for those seeking wit & wisdom. Whether it’s you or a love one, find a cozy spot, crack open a book and have a wonderful, joyous, and peaceful holiday season.
Read MoreMy Christmas wish for you is this, as we navigate through another trying year en masse, let books be the gift you choose to give. To others, and to yourself. This instalment of Wrap It Up gathers together books for those channeling their inner super sleuth. Whether it’s you or a love one, find a cozy spot, crack open a book and have a wonderful, joyous, and peaceful holiday season.
Read MoreMy Christmas wish for you is this, as we navigate through another trying year en masse, let books be the gift you choose to give. To others, and to yourself. This instalment of Wrap It Up gathers together books for those that require sustenance for the soul. Whether it’s you or a love one, find a cozy spot, crack open a book and have a wonderful, joyous, and peaceful holiday season.
Read MoreMy Christmas wish for you is this, as we navigate through another trying year en masse, let books be the gift you choose to give. To others, and to yourself. This instalment of Wrap It Up gathers together books for those that embrace weird genius. Whether it’s you or a love one, find a cozy spot, crack open a book and have a wonderful, joyous, and peaceful holiday season.
Read MoreMy Christmas wish for you is this, as we navigate through another trying year en masse, let books be the gift you choose to give. To others, and to yourself. This instalment of Wrap It Up gathers together books for those that enjoy the art of storytelling. Whether it’s you or a love one, find a cozy spot, crack open a book and have a wonderful, joyous, and peaceful holiday season.
Read MoreThe authors gathered for this special collection celebrating Miss Marple perfectly execute the hallmarks of a classic Christie mystery, which lets be honest, form the tenets of the genre. Capturing every bit of the essence that is Marple, sharp wit, droll ingenuity, deceptively demure countenance, and unique mannerisms. And delivering the denouement with all the flair we know and love!
Read MoreAgatha Christie is not just a famous mystery writer; she is the bestselling novelist of all time. Of all time! The Grande Dame of red herrings and mis-directions, she can always be counted on to provide unexpected twists and unforeseen denouements. All this in trim volumes that focus on plot, dialogue and setting in order to maximize intrigue. Although I would say all of Christie’s masterful mysteries are worth reading, I have collected just four of the best, each distinct from the other, to get you started!
Read MoreNo one is more surprised than Will that he snatched a priceless artifact while a heist was in progress at the museum where he worked. That’s not all he finds in his pocket when he gets home from giving his statement to the police. There’s a business card with an invitation, one he can’t resist. Note I have included an extended list of reading recommendations set in the art world with this review!
Read MoreThis is the story of Sonya, a young woman living her out days in a prison after the collapse of the oppressive dystopian regime into which she was born. She is given an offer, find a missing girl and earn your freedom. If you’ve read as many dystopian novels as I have you probably realize there is no such thing. While the world building in this novel is stellar, the character development falls a bit short.
Read MoreA creepy as hell and wildly inventive ghost story that delivers a read perfect for the heat of long summer days or the early chill of fall. Fresh out of rehab, Mallory takes a job as a nanny for five-year-old Teddy. A sweet boy with a vivid imagination and a love of drawing. As the drawings Teddy brings down after his daily quiet time grow steadily more sinister and unsettling, Mallory begins to wonder what she has gotten herself into!
Read MoreTake slasher movie adoration, wicked satire, flawed characters, full tilt plot twists and what do you get? A fiendishly good book that grabs you by the throat and won’t let go until it’s good and ready. And trust me when I tell you, you won’t want it to!
Read MoreCarrie can’t have nice things. Like a healthy relationship with a boyfriend, or the unconditional love of a dog. Or hopes and dreams. She’s spent her lifetime under the thumb of her wretched serial killer of a sister Becca who leaves evidence pointing to Carrie’s guilt at every one of her crime scenes. She thought she was done with the drama, turns out, not so much…
Read MoreNotwithstanding the references to magic and mystery in the synopsis, which delicately infuse the pages of this book, at its heart this is a love story. The love of soulmates, the love of friends, the love of home and the love of family. Some of it desperate, some of it healing and some of it destructive.
Read MoreA speculative spy novel sure to keep the reader’s synapses firing on all cylinders while somehow managing to be both sinister and absurd. A mysterious and somewhat shadowy company sets up an elaborate plan to kill an unknown individual in a fancy hotel, recruiting seven ordinary people and molding them into sleeper agents to do their bidding. And that’s just the beginning!
Read MoreWhen a reader signs up for a rock ‘n roll biography they expect to be regaled with tales of debauchery, and they will get them in spades here. I must applaud Stewart for telling some cringe worthy tales of his sexcapades. That I was expecting, what I wasn’t expecting is that he is kind of a nerd! One with an iconic career and a husky beauty of a voice.
Read MoreA book that begins with a curse, this stellar novel is seeped with rich world building. Moments before her death, a woman loyal to her people and a warrior, curses her kingdom for their slights against women. There will be no more daughters born. With extinction too close for comfort, an unlikely hero will emerge and not only save the kingdom, but give women their rightful place within it.
Read MoreThis novel is a love letter to the fairytales and storybooks of our childhood, the ones that left the deepest impression and endure the most retelling. The ones that assured us our happily ever after. That is what King has given us in his latest, Fairy Tale. With a twist of course. King takes the curses we imagined from those youthful treasures and gives them teeth. Inflicting new horrors on beloved characters and then giving them a savior, Charlie.
Read MoreIn anticipation of my review of King’s latest, Fairy Tale, that I am posting on Thursday, I wanted to reshare The Institute review. Given that in 4+ years and 600+ reviews it is one of only three 10/10 ratings I have given, I would say it’s worth repeating!! Side note, we should all be grateful King has chosen to use his powers for good…
Read MoreReaders should take the authors dedication very much to heart as they embark on this read…“This book is dedicated to anyone who has ever loved a monster.” Years after he went to prison and her cold, harsh mother kicked her out, Vera is returning home to the house her serial killer father built. Mother is on deaths door and there are things that require settling. You would like the familial baggage is with Dad, turns out not so much…
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