Book Review
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Review: The Edge of Dreams (Molly Murphy Mysteries #14) by Rhys Bowen
For years my mother has been trying to get me to read Rhys Bowen’s books. I have literally received Her Royal Spyness in the mail at least three times now. Here’s why I haven’t picked up any of Bowen’s books….there are so many book series out there with a female detective set around the same time that how different could it really be? What distinguishes Bowen’s heroines from the others? OK so maybe mother does know best….mother you were right, I should have picked up Bowen’s books a long time ago! When The Edge of Dreams came up for review, I knew I would be starting the Molly Murphy series in…
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Review: Chain of Gold (The Last Hours #1) by Cassandra Clare
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Review: The Counterfeit Heiress (Lady Emily #9) by Tasha Alexander
Lady Emily and her husband, the dashing Colin, are enjoying their evening out at an exclusive costume ball. A strange encounter with a masked man leaves Emily scratching her head. She was certain that she was the only Artemis at the ball but clearly the masked man was expecting a different sort of Artemis. Well the only other Artemis at the ball is the eccentric Estella Lamar. Estella hasn’t been seen in society for years. She is known for her world travels and is rarely….if ever…..seen in society. Emily’s long time friend Cecile knows Estella well from a childhood spent together. When Cecile sees Estella at the ball, she knows she’s a fraud. Someone is impersonating…
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Review: Shadows Over Paradise by Isabel Wolff
Jenni’s has lived in the shadows most of her life. She is an accomplished ghost writer where she never gets any recognition for her work. She is in a tedious relationship with her boyfriend of two years. She never wanted to have children but did hope to get married one day. All of her friends are getting married and having families and she does feel a little left out. Her boyfriend soon starts pressuring her to have children but she refuses. She has been harboring a childhood secret and can’t bare to share it with him. At a friend’s wedding, Jenni receives an offer to ghost write a woman’s memoirs.…
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Review: Black Diamonds: The Downfall of an Aristocratic Dynasty and the Fifty Years That Changed England by Catherine Bailey
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. Catherine Bailey chronicles the rise and fall of the Fitzwilliam coal mining dynasty in Yorkshire England. The Fitzwilliam family was at one time, one of the wealthiest families in all of England. So how does this extensive fortune and massive house end up on the real estate market in 2014 in need of mass repairs? Well that’s what Bailey decides to find out. What follows is this outstanding narrative about the rise and fall of this aristocratic family, a fortune worth 3 billion pounds by today’s standards, and a family full of salacious scandal, family feuds, and dark secrets. This book was scandalous and…
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Review: Mistress Firebrand (Renegades of the Revolution) by Donna Thorland
Actress Jennifer “Jenny” Leighton is a struggling actress in occupied Manhattan during the American Revolution. She is living with her aunt who is a big name British actress. Jenny hopes to make a name for herself as a play write and gain an influential British patron. The only man in Manhattan that might be able to give Jenny the patronage, General John Burgoyne, is sequestered on his ship as his staff fear that American rebels will kill him if he makes an appearance in the city. Jenny has heard the rumors about General Burgoyne…he is quite the ladies man. Knowing that he will likely try to seduce her instead, Jenny must make a choice.
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Review: King’s Folly (Legends of Fyrsta #2) by Sabrina Flynn
Here we are….back in Fyrsta and back with some of our favorite characters from the first novel! Isiilde is growing up and as always, she’s a bit feisty! Isiilde and her friends Marsais and Oenghus risked going through a portal fleeing a madman, but what they find in this portal is anything but good, in fact the discover how truly inhospitable the realms are! Isiilde and Oenghus grown closer as they endure unimaginable horrors. Rather than focus too much on what the novel is about and give away any story lines, I want to talk about what was good and what was bad…that’s why you are reading this blog right? OK…
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Review: Moth and Spark by Anne Leonard
I have some serious cover lust happening with this one. I would have read this book for the cover alone, but then when I read that it was about dragons, love, and a prince with a quest….how could I resist! Prince Corin has been picked by the dragons to free them from their bondage to the empire….the only problem is he doesn’t quite know how he’s supposed to do that. The dragons charge him with this seemingly impossible deed and gift him powers but he has no idea what to do about this quest. So he returns to the palace to continue on with his daily life. On his way home,…
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Review: Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm
This book made me want to read more thrillers about international art fraud! It also inspired me to finally pick up The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. This debut novel by Rebecca Scherm is recommended for fans of The Goldfinch which I haven’t read but thought sounded good. Since Unbecoming is shorter, I thought this one sounded like a good place to start. We meet Julie (AKA Grace) who is living a double life in France. While she was on her summer study abroad program in Prague, she receives word that her long time boyfriend/husband, Riley, and his best friend (and her lover), Alls, who have been arrested for a high profile…
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Review: Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman (Lady Montfort Mystery #1) by Tessa Arlen
A Downton Abbey-esque murder mystery? Yes please! Lady Montfort is eagerly anticipating and planning her annual costume ball. Every year she tries to out do herself and plan an over the top event. Well what would be more memorable than discovering a body? Teddy is not the most endearing victim. Teddy was the nephew of Lord Montford who was constantly involved in scandal. Most recently he was involved in a gambling ring at Oxford that caused him the be expelled. Having him home for the costume ball is not exactly the most desirable scenarios but he is after all family. Well while taking a stroll around her property before the…
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Review: Sweet Damage by Rebecca James
This is a modern Gothic thriller to put on your radar! Tim Ellison has been in a rut lately. He has spent his time sleeping on his ex-girlfriend’s couch, working in a restaurant, and surfing. Life isn’t quite what he expected. But he does know one thing….it’s time to move out of his ex’s house. Tim finds a cheap room rental at Fairview, when he shows up he is expecting to see a heap but instead he finds a mansion. Built in 1890, Fairview is a beautiful mansion boasting some of the best views in Sydney. It’s owned by Anna London who inherited the house after her parents’ deaths. In exchange for…
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