Reviews + Articles
Darkness Falls by Robert Bryndza
While I liked Darkness Falls, a Kate Marshall thriller by Robert Bryndza, I know there are two words connected to this book that are trigger warnings for some readers. If you can’t or don’t read books with serial killers, this one isn’t for you....
How to Book a Murder by Cynthia Kuhn
Cynthia Kuhn launches a new series with How to Book a Murder, the first Starlit Bookshop Mystery. Readers who enjoy cozy mysteries featuring bookstores might want to check this one out. Although Emma Starrs just finished her PhD, she turns down a tenure-tracked...
From Ladle to Grave by Amy Patricia Meade
When I had a few quibbles about the first Tish Tarragon mystery, Cookin’ the Books, I never thought the author Amy Patricia Meade would go on to write such interesting mysteries in the series. The fourth book, The Curse of the Cherry Pie, was an enjoyable...
What Are You Reading?
While we’re here to talk books, I’ll admit I want to know how others are doing as well. Did Jeff and Jackie make it back from New Orleans yesterday? How is Rosemary doing in Scotland? And, I’ll tell you that I had a ticket with a great seat to see...
The Becoming by Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts’ The Becoming is one of the best books I read this year. However, I can’t recommend the second book in her Dragon Heart Legacy trilogy unless you’ve read the first one, The Awakening. Breen Siobhan Kelly’s relationships and life...
Dark Night by Paige Shelton
While I loved Thin Ice, the first book in Paige Shelton’s Alaska Wild series, I wasn’t as fond of the second one, Cold Wind. Beth Rivers, the protagonist, was one of those “Had I But Known” characters in the second book, and I hate...