Category Archives: Book Reviews

“The River Home” by Hannah Richell – Book Review @hannahrichell @HarperCollins #TheRiverHome #BookReview @edelweiss_squad

Posted on September 19, 2020 by

“What is it about homecoming that can strip a person of all that they have become?” Eve – the eldest of the three Sorrell sisters, is married and the mother to two young girls. She is a planner, a perfectionist, … Continue reading →

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It’s a sickness… #bookblogger #booklover #bookworm

Posted on September 18, 2020 by

Logged on to NetGalley to submit a review and I had 4 new approvals waiting for me and then I requested 2 new titles and I just…. So far this month I’ve already amassed eleven more review commitments. That troubles … Continue reading →

Posted in Book bloggers, Fictionophile report, NetGalley, ramblings & miscellanea | 36 Comments

Throwback Thursday – “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” by Iain Reid – Book Review

Posted on September 17, 2020 by

The Throwback Thursday meme was created by Renee over at It’s Book Talk. She made this meme to share some of her old favorites. Although all bookbloggers have an endless TBR pile, we seldom take the time to reflect back … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, debut novels, Horror, Psychological thrillers, Suspense, Throwback Thursday | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

“Invisible Girl” by Lisa Jewell – Book Review

Posted on September 15, 2020 by

“No one looked at me. No one saw me. When you wear a hood, you’re invisible.” The Invisible Girl aka Saffyre Maddox – lives with her Uncle Aaron as her other family members are either dead or uninterested. Traumatized when … Continue reading →

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“Rules for Moving” by Nancy Star – Book Review

Posted on September 11, 2020 by

When she was growing up, Lane Mexler’s family moved… OFTEN!  They always seemed to be starting over and her mother frequently spouted her ‘Rules for Moving‘: 1.) Take only what you love 2.) Moving forward means never looking back 3.) … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday – “Entry Island” by Peter May Book Review

Posted on September 10, 2020 by

The Throwback Thursday meme was created by Renee over at It’s Book Talk. She made this meme to share some of her old favorites. Although all bookbloggers have an endless TBR pile, we seldom take the time to reflect back … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Historical fiction, Mystery fiction, Page turners, Throwback Thursday | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

“Grave’s End” by William Shaw – Book Review

Posted on September 7, 2020 by

Alex Cupidi lives in the atmospheric locale of Dungeness in Kent. She works for the Kent Serious Crime Directorate. A single mother of a seventeen year old daughter, Zoë, Alex faces challenges in both her work and her home life. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Mystery fiction | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments

“The Second Home” by Christina Clancy – Book Review

Posted on September 7, 2020 by

Ann Gordon – the eldest of the three Gordon children, is seventeen the year that everything changed for her family. This is the year that the family introduces their newest member to the family’s second home, an old saltbox style … Continue reading →

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“My Kind of People” by Lisa Duffy – Book Review

Posted on September 4, 2020 by

Leo – a talented architect, has lived on Ichabod Island his entire life. He has become used to being one of very few black people on the island and the fact that he is gay further influences his distinction from … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday – “The Possible World” by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz

Posted on September 3, 2020 by

  The Throwback Thursday meme was created by Renee over at It’s Book Talk. She made this meme to share some of her old favorites. Although all bookbloggers have an endless TBR pile, we seldom take the time to reflect … Continue reading →

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“The Memories We Bury” by H.A. Leuschel – Book Review

Posted on September 2, 2020 by

Lizzie Thomson – in her mid-twenties, Lizzie is a music teacher who is also a talented pianist. She was raised by a cold and domineering mother and a father who resided uncomfortably under his wife’s thumb. The only source of … Continue reading →

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“The Crossing” by Matt Brolly – Book Review

Posted on August 29, 2020 by

DI Louise Blackwell – 38 years old, unmarried, and lonely. She recently had a severe career setback at her previous posting in Bristol due to a betrayal from a co-worker. Now, she lives in the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare and … Continue reading →

Posted in 1st in series, 20 Books of Summer, Book Reviews, Mystery fiction, NetGalley, Page turners | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

“The Hit List” by Holly Seddon – Book Review

Posted on August 28, 2020 by

Greg Heywood was killed in a bicycle accident in London. As his widow, Marianne Heywood, goes through his belongings she discovers, to her shock and chagrin, that he had delved into the ‘dark web‘.  A bookmarked site on his laptop … Continue reading →

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“The Bookshop at Water’s End” by Patti Callahan Henry – Book Review

Posted on August 25, 2020 by

“Sometimes you had to leave home to finally find it”. Bonny Blankenship – Married and the mother to nineteen year-old Piper, Bonny works as an Emergency Physician in Charleston, South Carolina. Since she was an adolescent Bonny has loved her … Continue reading →

Posted in 20 Books of Summer, Book Reviews, Edelweiss, Literary fiction, Women's fiction | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments

“The Whispering House” by Elizabeth Brooks – Book Review

Posted on August 22, 2020 by

“Byrne Hall had a listening air. It was never bored, or distracted, or unconscious.” At the tender age of five years, Freya Lyell lost her mother to cancer. Then, when she was eighteen, she lost her only sister Stella to … Continue reading →

Posted in 20 Books of Summer, Book Reviews, gothic fiction, NetGalley, Psychological thrillers | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments