Blade by Wendy Walker
I was today years old when I realized that I could put a meme of a cat ice skating on a human’s body as my featured image. I’ve been CBR’ing since like CBR 6 and I’ve always been a good girl and put the book cover out front. Not today though, because I’m a rebel! As cute as that ice skating man cat is though, Blade is about murder (dun dun dun!). Ana was a future / almost Olympic skater at an elite training school […]
Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson
I have a microphone on my desk at home that I use for meetings when I’m working from home. When I first got it my old boss used to tease me that I looked like a radio host, and then I’d do my cheesy radio voice. This book has nothing to do with that, but I’m guessing there’s a cool microphone involved in the audiobook and the podcast it’s about. This is one of those books that you should ABSOLUTELY listen to the audiobook version […]
Murder at the Black Cat Cafe by Seishi Yokomizo
Rating: 3 Stars In a nutshell: In two separate, unrelated mysteries, the victim isn’t entirely clear. Best for: Fans of this genre – Yokomizo is a famous author of Japanese mysteries. Quote that made me think: N/A Why I chose it: It was a gift from my partner for my birthday. Review: Both of these stories focus on the idea that we might not be entirely sure of who the victim is. In the first, a woman’s body is found in the back garden of […]
Cardiff, By the Sea by Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates presents four uneasy novellas of suspense, all of which are centered around a woman in peril, often from the male forces in her life. Cardiff, by the Sea – 3.5 stars Clare, an academic who was adopted as a toddler, returns to her unknown past when she unexpectedly inherits a house from her birth grandmother, but what she learns about her birth family leaves her unmoored. I loved the prose in this novella (as I did in all of them), as well […]
The October Girl Volume Two by Matthew Dow Smith
The email came into the inbox. I saw that it was Maverick. I opened it, scrolled through, and there she was. The floating girl in a sea of blue. Was it? Could I hope? YES! It was book two of The October Girl by Matthew Dow Smith. Oh! Sweet heaven! My ship had come in! I could read the online copy, not having to wait until the end of May 2026 to have a physical copy in my hand. I was going to be one […]
Amelia Shadows V01 Amelia Shadows and the New Head Ghost by Matthew Dow Smith
While I enjoyed the build up, the ending was too quick in the graphic novel, Amelia Shadows and the New Head Ghost by Matthew Dow Smith. We have the slow climb of Amelia and her tutor trying to beat the “New Head Ghost” her father has hired to manage their home, then BOOM Ameila figures out “the secret” to her father’s choice, why there is a new ghost in the house (and why he is so bossy), and then has more questions. It is interesting, […]
