Category Archives: Reviews

Why Reviews Mean So Much

I never got the importance of literary reviews until I was published. As a lifelong reader, I’ve always been the type of person to have a book in my hands, or tucked away in my tote (now a days, it’s … Continue reading

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Review – Tangled Threads

By: Jennifer Estep Pocket Books – ISBN: 978-1-4391-9265-7 The latest in Jennifer Estep’s Elemental Assassin series, Tangled Threads is an exciting continuation of retired assassin Gin Blanco’s adventures. In Tangled Threads, we learn more about that infamous night which set … Continue reading

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Review – Venom

Venom By Jennifer Estep Pocket Books Seeing how Jennifer Estep is scheduled to be our guest blogger this Thursday, I thought I’d get this review up. Venom picks up with Gin Blanco, retired assassin known as the Spider and restaurant … Continue reading

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Book Review: Rush Home Road by Lori Lansens

This 2002 debut novel stayed with me, long after I turned the last page. I needed to carry it around inside, and savor it before even thinking about starting a new book. That’s when I knew I’d found a special … Continue reading

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Review: ENEMY LOVER by Karin Harlow

The cover sets the dark, gritty tone for Enemy Lover, but at the story’s core is Jax Cassidy, a former cop betrayed by her squad members and ex-fiance, saved from a life in jail by the head of L.O.S.T. (Last … Continue reading

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Review: Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo

I read this book in one gulp. There is something oddly haunting about it, and the dark, cold landscape adds to it. Katie Burkholder was raised Amish, but decided not to stay in the Amish way of life. Now she’s … Continue reading

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Review: The Male Brain by Louann Brizendine, M.D.

In the Introduction, Louann Brizendine, the NY Times bestselling writer of The Female Brain, said as she “considered writing The Male Brain, nearly everyone I consulted made the same joke: ‘That will be a short book! Maybe a pamphlet.’” Oddly, … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Girl Who Chased The Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

As a fan of Garden Spells, and Sugar Queen, Sarah’s latest is a beautifully woven story of finding one’s way. The North Carolina town of Mullaby holds a curiosity for Emily Benedict. Since her mom passed away, unanswered questions bring … Continue reading

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Review – A Web of Lies

By: Jennifer Estep ISBN: 978-1-4391-4799-3 Publisher: Pocket Books Since her foster father and mentor, Fletcher Lane, was killed, Gin Blanco became the owner of the Pork Pit, a BBQ joint in the rougher part of town. The evening didn’t start … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Postmistress by Sarah Blake

I was pleasantly surprised when I read this on the cover… “A beautifully written, thought-provoking novel that I’m telling everyone I know to read.” ~Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help. Well, y’all know how I feel about The Help, so … Continue reading

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