This author deftly and unflinchingly has the reader confront the worst of their childhood fears, whether they want to or not. He masterfully pens deep-seated menace on every page. Imagine The Exorcist meets It vibes and if that’s not your jam, move along. I don’t know what is says about horror fans that we love a demonically possessed child cast in our fiction...but here we are.
Read MoreI’m a planner in every way you could imagine, a particular quirk that benefits my reading life. And now you dear reader, will reap the rewards with my new monthly post that will feature three of the most interesting books coming out in the next month as well as a few extra just for fun. Happy Reading!
Read MoreI’m a planner in every way you could imagine, a particular quirk that benefits my reading life. And now you dear reader, will reap the rewards of my new found (rediscovered) love of beautiful story time books for kids!
Read MoreOne book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. Alice has writing a stunning debut novel. This book follows the impact of her words on nine individuals. All on different paths in life, each of whom will be forever changed by her book. A beautifully written and inventive book that reminds readers from all walks of life that nothing is as powerful as a story.
Read MoreAfter burning out at the Police Academy, Patrick is forced to put his skills to the questionable role of private eye. Before the sun sets on his first day of investigation, he will have alienated a pastor, insulted the father, flirted with the stepmother, chased a homeless man and been hit by a car. And that’s all before he discovers the body.
Read MoreIf you would have told me that I would LOVE a fantasy story with dragons in it, I would have questioned your sanity. I’m the person who had to bow out of Game Of Thrones the minute the dragon eggs showed up. And yet, here we are. I kept company with an unlikely heroine who would rather be reading, a love interest with secrets and a six-pack, and a snarky dragon with a soft spot for both of them. What a delight!
Read MoreThree years ago, Myron gave the eulogy at the funeral of his client, Greg. So, when Greg’s DNA shows up all over the scene of a double murder, he is rather taken aback. And thus begins the cat and mouse chase of the dead/not dead guy and the serial killer who not only dispatches his victims but finds someone to frame for his/her dastardly deeds. The band of misfits from Coben’s classic series is back and up to their same old shenanigans!
Read MoreErnest, struggling to write his second book, wonders how he got an invite to a prestigious writer’s festival aboard a luxury train. By this point he is fairly certain that his first book, a memoir of his murderous family, was a lucky fluke. When the bodies start dropping, he finally feels that creative spark. Whew! Ernest gets down to business with a delightful combination of zeal and obliviousness, you can’t help but love the guy!
Read MoreDetective Chelsey Calhoun’s life is turned upside down when she gets the call that Ellie Black, who disappeared years earlier, has resurfaced. But something’s not right with her. What is she hiding? She won’t say where she has been or who she was with, and Chelsey needs to get to the bottom of it before another girl is taken. The author is generous with the breadcrumbs she leaves the reader along the way, keeping us turning those pages.
Read MoreFive floors. One Murder. Let the therapy begin…Nathalia, a photographer, has been seeing a therapist. Having accidently witnessed a murder from her apartment, she finds she has lost all inspiration. Doctor Faber suggests a creative exercise. Write about the neighbours she spends hours idly observing in the building across the street. You will find yourself wondering if there is any truth at all to their stories, or if she is making it all up. Masterful!
Read MoreWhen Ann Hood’s father told her she was smart enough to write her own ticket, she had no idea how literally that would manifest. She has written a memoir about her time as a Flight Attendant during the glamourous heyday of air travel. When every passenger was treated as if they had a first-class ticket and before everyone felt as if they were being conveyed on a greyhound bus. If you choose to pick up this book you will be schooled about the reality of life as a Flight Attendant. And you won’t mind a bit!
Read More“It took three hours to kill Charlotte Bainbridge. An egregious amount of time for exsanguination.” With an opening line like that, this reader let my mind take me to all the weird and wonderful places this book could lead. Cast with wondrous and eccentric characters, this book pulls you deep into a world where many people die. What’s left to ponder is how long they stay that way. An absolute gem of a book!
Read MoreSadie thought it was going to be just another day, but when she hit bad omen number four, she knew she was in trouble. Seven bad omens in a row meant a nightmare was around the corner. She should have locked herself away for the rest of the day. Picture a literary mashup of elements from Practical Magic & Gilmore Girls, and that is what you are in for with this utterly charming read!
Read MoreAfter reading this cover to cover I declare the following: I am a natural born bookseller. The fact that I am no longer employed to do so makes no difference. There’s still time, so I am putting it out into the universe. Truth be told, when I am in my local Book City, its rare I don’t put a book in some poor unsuspecting strangers hands!
Read MoreWhen Martha is called to examine a dead man who has been entombed in ice, she has no idea that her life is going to become much more troublesome. Because of her position as a Midwife, she is privy to what goes’ on behind closed doors and the secrets people keep in ways most women of the time were not. This historical fiction pick was a change of pace for me and I loved it. Martha is my kinda girl!
Read MoreIn his prologue Dunne recalls a conversation he had with his father, himself a writer. “A writer will always be selling someone out, their story becoming collateral damage in the telling of the authors tale.” I’m not sure why he included that, as he does no such thing in his own memoir. He opens the door to a life enriched by fame and privilege as well as tragedy and darkness. Beautifully done.
Read MoreDo you ever struggle to find that word that perfectly fits what you are feeling only to find yourself unable to express it? Well, whatever half-baked, unfinished, yet to be articulated feeling you have tumbling around in your brain, this book will find a way to name it. Every nook and cranny of this is a joy to read! Of course, it’s all made up. But aren’t all the best tales we tell ourselves.
Read MoreAnna is a bright writer with a future full of infinite possibility. Then one night she stabs two people to death in her sleep and never wakes up. Ben is a forensic psychologist with an expertise in sleep related homicides, who years after the murder is tasked with waking Sleeping Beauty to get to the truth. Ironic that a book where sleep plays a pivotal role made sleep a tad difficult!
Read MoreAn ingenious and suffocating thriller that plunges you into the story with the first sentence and is bound to keep you up past your bedtime in the race to get to the last one. There was someone in the house. We open with a woman standing immobilized by fear, in the shadows that exist between her, the intruder who has invaded her home, and her children. She told them that monsters didn’t exist. She lied.
Read MoreIf you can’t stomach a thoroughly unlikable narrator with a dark psyche, move along fair reader. Claire is a part time serial killer intent on keeping her “hobby” secret, despite the efforts of a blackmailer with hideous taste in fashion who is smarter than she looks. But here’s the thing, is it wise to tangle with a serial killer? Despite them seemingly not fully committed to full time devotion to their craft. Probably not.
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