Category Archives: Review

Review: The Island of Doves by Kelly O’Connor McNees

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade (April 1, 2014) ISBN-10: 0425264580 Source: Publisher Susannah Fraser was promised a happy life with her husband, living in one of Buffalo’s finest homes. Instead, her home is a prison filled with physical and mental abuse. While all … Continue reading

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Frightful Friday: Code Zero: A Joe Ledger Novel by Jonathan Maberry (Audiobook)

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured title is the audiobook production of Code Zero: A Joe Ledger Novel by Jonathan Maberry: Listening … Continue reading

Posted in Audiobook, Frightful Friday, Horror, Macmillan Audio, Paranormal Fiction, Review, St. Martin's Press | 3 Comments

Review: Blood Always Tells by Hilary Davidson

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Forge Books (April 15, 2014) ISBN-10: 0765333546 Source: Publisher Dominique Monaghan is involved with a married man. Gary Cowan is a former boxer with a history of sketchy behavior. She knows his marriage to socialite Trin … Continue reading

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Review: Under a Silent Moon by Elizabeth Haynes

Series: Detective Chief Inspector Louisa Smith Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Harper (April 15, 2014) ISBN-10: 0062276026 Source: Publisher One morning, the police are called to a cottage to investigate a murder in a quiet English village. The victim, Polly, is … Continue reading

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Review: Until You’re Mine by Samantha Hayes

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Crown; First Edition edition (April 15, 2014) Language: English Source: Publisher Claudia Morgan-Brown finally has the life she’s dreamed of. She’s pregnant with her first child, her incredibly caring and supportive husband, James, by her side.  … Continue reading

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Review: Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Random House UK (April 1, 2014) ISBN-10: 1846557283 Source: Publisher Six friends, students at Oxford University, create a game. The game is made up of a series of actions, a truth or dare of sorts.  The … Continue reading

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Review: The Remedy by Thomas Goetz

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Gotham (April 3, 2014) ISBN-10: 159240751X Source: Publisher In the late 19th century, tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in Europe in the United States. Not only did doctors not know how to treat it, they didn’t even … Continue reading

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Review: The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Algonquin Books (April 1, 2014) ISBN-10: 1616203218 Source: Publisher A.J. Fikry is…to put it gently, a curmudgeon.  After his wife passes away, he discovers his life isn’t as he planned. The small independent bookstore the couple owned … Continue reading

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Frightful Friday: Runner by Patrick Lee

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured title is the audiobook production of Runner by Patrick Lee: Listening Length: 8 hours and 39 minutes Program … Continue reading

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Review: Mind of Winter by Laura Kasischke

Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Harper (March 25, 2014) ISBN-10: 0062284398 Source: Publisher Holly Judge awakens on a snowy Christmas morning with remnants of a nightmare racing through her head. Thirteen years ago, she and her husband traveled to Russia to … Continue reading

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