I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up The Birthday Girl by Melissa de la Cruz. For the past year or so I’ve really been leaning more towards mysteries and thrillers. This one definitely fit the bill! The Birthday Girl was told in a past versus present format which I am a sucker for! 24 years prior is the story of Leo and […]
ARC Review: False Step by Victoria Helen Stone *Stephanie’s Review*
I’m a sucker for a good suspenseful story. False Step by Victoria Helen Stone seemed to fit the bill so I gave it a chance. The biggest stumbling block that I had with False Step is that I didn’t particularly like and/or care about any of the characters. They could have easily been swapped out for anyone else and it wouldn’t have made much of […]
ARC Review: Last Summer by Kerry Lonsdale *Stephanie’s Review*
I accepted Last Summer by Kerry Lonsdale for review because I find amnesia stories absolutely fascinating. This one was no different. In fact, it put a new spin on the amnesia storyline. It kept me hooked from beginning to end. Ella Skye a journalist who is in a terrible accident and she loses a lot in that accident, including her memory. Ella’s amnesia is selective […]
ARC Review: A Family of Strangers by Emilie Richards *Stephanie’s Review*
A Family of Strangers by Emilie Richards was a new to me author book. After reading it, having a hard time putting it down, and absolutely loving it, it certainly won’t be my last! I loved this book. It really hit all of my requirements: great characters, great storyline with lots of twists, fast pacing, and a surprising ending that I gasped at. Ryan is […]
Abandoned by Allison Brennan *Stephanie’s Review*
Abandoned by Allison Brennan is the book I’ve been waiting for since I read Notorious in 2014. This is the story of what shaped the woman Max Revere has become. Max is in her most vulnerable state in Abandoned. While she tries to treat her mother’s case like another cold case, it is hard for her. We learn more about her past, her home life, […]