Loving, Ohio by Matthew Erman and Sam Beck
Did I like Loving, Ohio by Matthew Erman and Sam Beck (illustrator)? I really do not know. I was talking to a librarian at the local library and they asked me if I liked it. They had a copy and read it a while ago and since we have some similar tastes in books they were interested in my opinion. They said they liked it, I said I was not sure. It had a lot of emotions and we talked about pieces of it, the […]
Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb
Stolen in Death is J. D. Robb’s 62nd installment in her long running In Death series. To give you perspective about how long she’s been writing these, the first installment, Naked in Death was published in 1995. Bill Clinton was still in his first term as President, women everywhere were listening to Alanis Morisette’s Jagged Little Pill on repeat, and Clueless made yellow plaid iconic. At this point, J. D. Robb has a definite formula for these books. Something terrible happens to someone, Lt. Eve […]
Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis
With the exception of two stories, overall things are relatively tame for a Horror Book. However, there are places where it can be a little icky or gross. The psychological elements of thriller can be a bit of a trigger (monsters, supernatural) but Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis is best for mature teens and adults so do not let sensitive readers get their hands on it. Oddly enough, despite (or because and I am getting really odd in my old age) this […]
The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson
I did really enjoy this latest by Jackson, but I have to wonder at what was she trying to convey here with the race flip that she did. There were some things I definitely got, but others….I don’t know. I think that some of the narrative choices she chose reminds me a bit too much of One of Our Kind and not in a good way. I know that Jackson was inspired by the Sarah Lawrence sex cult, but I think that having this book take place in […]
Everyone is Lying to You by Jo Piazza
Lizzie and Bex were best friends in college. After graduation, Bex vanished, leaving Lizzie confused and devastated. Fifteen years later, Bex is now Rebecca Sommers, a “traditional” Instagram influencer with millions of followers who salivate over her perfect life on her ranch with her five children and handsome husband, Gray. Lizzie is a struggling magazine writer, watching reels while her young children demand her attention. One night out of the blue, Bex calls Lizzie with a career-making proposition—an exclusive interview with her about her multimillion-dollar […]
The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life is turned upside down when she gets the call Ellie Black, a girl who disappeared years earlier, has resurfaced in the woods of Washington state—but Ellie’s reappearance leaves Chelsey with more questions than answers. It’s been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s sister vanished when they were teenagers, and ever since she’s been searching: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. But happy endings are rare in Chelsey’s line of work. Then a glimmer: local teenager Ellie Black, who disappeared […]
