BOOK REVIEWS
Girl with a Pearl Earring (by Tracy Chevalier)
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier has been on my radar for a long time. I didn’t realize it was first published in 1999, but I’d seen steady praise for it over the years. I finally…
West Baden Springs: Legacy of Dreams (by Chris Bundy)
To celebrate my retirement in September 2024, my husband and I spent a few days at the West Baden Springs Hotel in French Lick, Indiana. It’s a magnificent and unexpected gem tucked into…
Mad Mabel (by Sally Hepworth)
I've been wanting to read Sally Hepworth's suspenseful thrillers for a while. When Mad Mabel became available on Libby, I jumped on the opportunity to finally read one of her novels and…
The Summer Guests (by Tess Gerritsen)
I was truly sold on the Martini Club series when I “met” Tess Gerritsen during a Back Room author event. She was discussing The Summer Guests, the second book in the series, and I was…
The Rest of Our Lives (by Ben Markovits)
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits was something of an accidental Audible purchase. I had credit left from one of Audible’s reward programs that made the book nearly free, and it had…
City of Dreams (by Don Winslow)
It was entertaining to be back with Danny Ryan and his crew in City of Dreams, part two of the trilogy by Don Winslow. Danny, on the losing side of a bloody East Coast gang war in…
A Far-Flung Life (by M.L. Stedman)
I was excited to learn that M.L. Stedman, author of The Light Between Oceans, had written a new book, A Far-Flung Life. After more than a decade, it was certainly worth the wait—I…
Out of the Dark (by Gregg Hurwitz)
It was such a pleasure to dive into the next installment of Gregg Hurwitz’s Orphan X series. Out of the Dark, the fourth novel, continues the high-octane story of Evan Smoak—once a child…
Chasing the Boogeyman (by Richard Chizmar)
When I first read the description for Richard Chizmar’s Chasing the Boogeyman, I was certain it would be a book I’d love. Unfortunately, my desire to like it far outweighed how much I actually…
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