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The Nothing Man: A worthy entry into the emerging meta-true crime genre

The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

October 23, 2021 by msvreadsbooks Leave a Comment

This was a really fun book!!! Earlier in the year, I read Every Last Fear which follows the story of a young man whose family was killed and whose story became a true crime phenomenon. The Nothing Man falls into the same category of meta-true crime fiction, and it highlights the importance of the victims who are often left out of the narrative. The story of The Nothing Man takes place in county Cork in Ireland, and is told from two perspectives. One is from […]

Just the right level of Creep

Famous Last Words by Katie Alender

August 3, 2021 by chelz.hawk Leave a Comment

“No matter how many times I vowed to quit, every night I found myself with the candle lit, the ring on my finger, trying to get through to my dad. Because I needed to find him. I needed to tell him I was sorry I killed him.” Willa and her mother are following her new Hollywood hotshot stepfather out to LA. They both hope it will be a chance for them to start over. To put to rest the notion that Willa will somehow be […]

A dated serial killer drama

Sacred Sins by Nora Roberts

July 9, 2021 by Catticus Finch 1 Comment

I haven’t read a lot of books by Nora Roberts, despite her prolific output. I borrowed this one, as it appeared to be a stand alone in comparison to most of her trilogies, and I didn’t realize at first that it was published way back in the late 1980s! I suppose it was a testament to the story that it didn’t jump out at me immediately that there were no cell phones or Google searches. However, that doesn’t mean it was all good! The main […]

The bow is the final straw.

Hello Kitty Must Die by Angela S Choi

February 18, 2021 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

Extremely black and so relatable. Not to me personally. I am the whitest person who could ever white. But my husband is Chinese-American, and oh yeah. My sisters-in-law would totally understand. (Although their family was nowhere near this, thank God. Because in that case, I probably would not be married.) Fiona Yu, young lawyer in possession of a Yale degree and an amazing wardrobe, has put her foot down. Not gonna get married, no matter how many dates her parents set up. And also. she […]

The Sun Down Motel is a rollercoaster ride of nail-biting terror

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

March 10, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

The Sun Down Motel hooked me from the start. I loved it that first night of reading. But when I picked it up the second night, I was filled with dread. I wasn’t sure I wanted to continue. I chalked it up to being tired and read on. I’m glad I did because it’s an amazing book. But it is a tense book, absolutely gripping and nerve-wracking. I had a headache yesterday evening from clenching my jaw while reading this. I didn’t even realize I […]

Wait a Minute, Haven’t I Seen This Before?

HeartSick by Chelsea Cain

February 4, 2020 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

All right, the writing was pretty decent, no quibbles there. I just got hung up on the impossible key character. So, real life serial killers, right? Dime a dozen out there, right? And you know how they always turn out to be these gorgeous blonde brilliant psychopaths, who not only kill scores on their own, but even cultivate their minions, much like a troop of Manchurian candidates, who at any time will unleash their own personal killing spree just to glorify her, because she’s just […]

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