Category: Book Reviews

Mystery by the Sea by Verity Bright is a fun addition to the Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery series, set in 1921. Eleanor decides to take a seaside vacation at the Grand Hotel in Brighton. When …

Lineage Most Lethal by S.C. Perkins I greatly enjoyed Perkins’s first book, Murder Once Removed so was happy to see a sequel out. Genealogist Lucy discovers that her grandfather worked in intelligence during World War …

Big Little Spies by Krista Davis continues the Paws and Claws series set in Wagtail, a resort town dedicated to all things animals. When a pet detective comes to town to try to find a …

Cartoonist Katja Klengel looks at the more difficult subjects a woman faces in her new graphic novel Girlsplaining: A (Sorta) Memoir.  Focusing on issues like body shaming, sexual exploration, and media representation, Klengel takes readers …

Nubia’s super strength has always been more of a difficulty than a positive. As a baby she pushed over a tree to save a neighbor’s cat. Her mom’s had to move her to a new …

Special Agent Amy Larson is used to some pretty graphic crimes, but nothing can prepare her for a violent cult killing on a remote road in Florida.  The crime is so graphic, FBI Special Agent …

Originally published a few years back, Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s new found popularity with Mexican Gothic is bringing back a few books that may have been missed on the bookshelf. One of these titles is The Beautiful …

When a young environmental activist is killed after discovering dead birds near an illegal dumping site, the hunt is on for a reason for her murder. A local copper producer is the chief suspect, but …

Last night was one of the biggest nights in audiobook awards, and we want to congratulate the winners of this year’s Audie Awards: Audiobook of the Year Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor …

Claire Hunter is an art world darling, thanks to her exceptional talent and the influence of her fiancé the wealthy and mysterious Jack Compton. At Jack’s insistence, the couple will wed at his home’s estate, …