"The Lost Woman (Louise Rick, #6)" by Sara Blaedel 304 pages, Hatchette Published Feb. 7, 2017 (first published Nov. 7, 2014, in Denmark) ISBN: 1455541079 Inspector Louise Rick, head of the elite Special Search Agency in Denmark's National Police Department, finds herself entangled in a case that becomes rather personal in "The Lost Woman." Her colleague … Continue reading Review: “The Lost Woman (Louise Rick, #6)” by Sara Blaedel
"Right Behind You (Quincy & Rainie, #7)" by Lisa Gardner 400 pages, Dutton Published Jan. 31, 2017 ISBN: 0525954589 Young siblings Telly and Sharlah Nash are separated after Telly kills their drug-addled father, who's just stabbed their alcoholic mother to death. Now, nine years later, both are living in foster homes. Telly is about to age … Continue reading Review: “Right Behind You (Quincy & Rainie, #7)” by Lisa Gardner
BINGO! As you can see, I've gotten two bingos since the last time I posted about WBB (which has been far too long ago!). Not YA: "Everything You Want Me to Be" by Mindy Mejia White Cover: "Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk" by Kathleen Rooney FREE SPACE Science Fiction: "Three Years with the Rat" by … Continue reading Winter Bookish Bingo update
My goodness! Where did January go? In terms of reading during the first month of 2017, I was incredibly busy – 12 books! I'm slacking a bit with my blog and my reviews lately ... still need to review two of the books I finished in January. In my defense, there's been a lot of … Continue reading January wrap-up
"The Book of Mirrors" by E.O. Chirovici 288 pages, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Expected publication date: Feb. 21, 2017 (first published Jan. 26, 2017, by Century) ISBN: 1501141546 "The Book of Mirrors" is the story of a partial book manuscript and the truths and lies it uncovers about a brutal murder. That's my nutshell synopsis. The rest … Continue reading Review: “The Book of Mirrors”
It's been over a week since my first progress report on Winter Bookish Bingo, so I thought I'd give you all an update. I've filled three more spots on my WBB card since New Year's Day: Not YA: "Everything You Want Me to Be" by Mindy Mejia Survival: "Instrumental: A Memoir of Madness, Medication … Continue reading Winter Bookish Bingo update
Happy 2017, all! I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable New Year's Eve/Day. On Saturday, Jared and I had a late lunch with his parents (mainly to celebrate my father-in-law's birthday). Then, we spent the evening with friends – eating more food, drinking delicious beverages, playing Jackbox games and laughing ourselves silly. Yesterday was … Continue reading Happy New Year!
So with this post, I suppose I'm ending 2016 on a bit of a negative note. But after seeing a similar post from Jess @ The Mud and Stars Book Blog, I thought it might be interesting to come up with my own list of my least favorite books read this year. Check out my favorite … Continue reading Top 10 least favorite reads of 2016
"No Good Son" by J.L. Vaughan Kindle edition, 211 pages Published Dec. 31, 2015 ASIN: B01A29FNZK I started this book with an open mind. The synopsis seemed intriguing enough. A former thief (the term "thief" is a gross understatement) named Mike comes out of hiding after making a promise to set things right and pay … Continue reading Review: “No Good Son”
Just 12 days until Christmas ... can you believe it? Me, neither. Thank God all I have to do now is wrap gifts. Finishing my Christmas shopping like... This topsy-turvy year isn't behind us just yet, but I'm already looking forward to what the the new-release shelves of 2017 have in store. This week's Top … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Highly-anticipated new releases of 2017
