Audiobook review: A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones Beginning within a day or two after the conclusion of the previous book, A Hard Day for a Hangover opens with Sunshine dealing with the repercussions of too much tequila. She’s remembered much of the time from her youth, which until recently remained a huge mystery, […]
Because I Could Not Stop for Death Author: Amanda Flower Reviewer: Ang Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Because I Could Not Stop for Death is an interesting take on the author and poet Emily Dickinson and what could have been. In Amanda Flower’s novel, Emily and her maid Willa investigate the suspicious death of […]
Eagle Eye Author: Alyssa Day Reviewer: Jen Rating: B- #TBRChallenge September’s Theme is “Animals” This book has been on my TBR since May 28, 2022. Why I selected it: the male MC is a tiger shifter. What I’m Talking About: Eagle Eye is the eighth title in the humorous paranormal mystery series that features pawn shop […]
Audiobook review: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanne Raybourn Billie, Natalie (Nat), Helen, and Mary Alice are assassins. Back in the late 1970s, each woman was recruited by the extra-governmental group known as the Museum to be part of their first all-female team. Nearly forty years later, they are ready to retire. Reuniting for the first […]
Harlem Sunset Author: Nekesa Afia Reviewer: B. Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Louise Lloyd killed a man. Though that man murdered several young black women, including her own younger sister, she still feels guilty. Now, almost a year later, she and her loved ones are being terrorized buy a threat that seems far too […]
Audiobook review: To Kill a God by C.S. Wilde To Kill a God opens a few weeks after the conclusion of the third book in the series. Mera wants to warn Atlantia about Poseidon; however, it is illegal to make contact with the Sirens. Although Bast and Mera plan to go without the blessing of the ruling […]
Private Eye Author: Alyssa Day Reviewer: Jen Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Private Eye, the second book in Ms. Day’s entertaining Tiger’s Eye Mystery, takes place a short time after first book. Tess is settling in as the owner of the pawn shop: updating it, but keeping it the same. In a surprise, a banshee […]
Audiobook review: Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas Opening about two months after the conclusion of the previous tale, the gang is caught by surprise when Charlotte receives a request to meet from Mr. Baxter, none other than Moriarty himself. While his request seems simple enough, discover how his daughter fares while residing at a group […]
Audiobook review: A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones A Good Day for Chardonnay opens not too long after the conclusion of the first book, A Bad Day for Sunshine. Sunshine Vicram continues to situate herself in the roll of sheriff, helping out the town, and trying to discover the truth behind her abduction. The […]
Dead Dead Girls Author: Nekesa Afia Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: “She had been a showgirl, a waitress, a lover, a dancer…And now she was a detective too.” And this is the clearest introduction I can offer for the excellent Louise Lloyd, main character of Dead Dead Girls, the debut novel by […]
Audiobook review: To Kill the Dead by C.S. Wilde Picking up some time after the conclusion of the previous book, To Kill the Dead opens with an exciting chase scene in which Mera and Bast confront a living dead (aka zombie). We find out that Mera and Bast have become the dream team detectives, solving all […]
Audiobook review: Smoke & Ashes by Alexis Hall Two years before the start of Smoke & Ashes, things fell apart for Kate Kane, Paranormal Investigator. No, not like they’d fallen apart prior to that. I mean they really, really fell apart. Girlfriend abandoned her to die as an unwilling sacrifice? Yes. Every other ally either in […]
The Diabolical Bones Author: Bella Ellis Reviewer: Ang Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: In The Diabolical Bones, the second book in the Brontë Sisters Mystery series, the bones of a child are found within the wall of a chimney. The Brontës take it upon themselves to discover the who, why, and how of what has happened […]
In the Garden of Spite Author: Camilla Bruce Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: C What I’m Talking About: I believe In the Garden of Spite is a standalone, and it’s very different than my usual read. It’s more like something I would watch since I’m not big on reading historical fiction, but the promise of a female serial […]
Smoke & Ashes Author: Alexis Hall Reviewer: B. Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Two years have gone by since the last time everything in Kate Kane’s life went to pieces, and things generally seem to be holding steady at the intersection of denial and persistent wallowing. Subsisting on an impressive intake of sex, booze, […]