Book Review: One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus When I first picked up One of Us Is Lying, the buzz surrounding it intrigued me. With comparisons to Pretty Little Liars and The Breakfast Club, the premise—a murder mystery unfolding within the confines of a high school detention—promised both suspense and depth. Karen …
Book Review: The Wife in the Photo by Emily Shiner When I first stumbled upon The Wife in the Photo by Emily Shiner, I was instantly intrigued by its premise. The idea of a grieving widower; a desperate housekeeper with a hidden agenda; and the murky waters of betrayal and secrets? It all felt provocative …
Book Review: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave When I first stumbled upon The Last Thing He Told Me, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, I was drawn by the intriguing premise: the sudden disappearance of a husband, leaving behind a note urging his wife to “Protect her.” What a stark command! …
Review of One Last Kill (Tracy Crosswhite, #10) As a long-time fan of the Tracy Crosswhite series, I couldn’t help but feel a flutter of excitement when I saw One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni was on the horizon. There’s something undeniably alluring about witnessing a character’s evolution across a series, and with every new …
A Journey Through “Hard to Kill” (Jane Smith #2) When I first picked up Hard to Kill, the second installment in James Patterson and Mike Lupica’s Jane Smith series, I was immediately intrigued. Jane, a defense attorney battling her own stage 4 cancer while defending a morally ambiguous client, seemed like a character I could …
Book Review: Shadow Jumper by J.M. Forster As an avid advocate for engaging children’s literature, I was instantly drawn to Shadow Jumper, the debut installment in J.M. Forster’s exciting mystery adventure series. The premise of a protagonist navigating life in the shadows piqued my curiosity—who doesn’t feel a sense of adventure in exploring the unknown? …