House of Flies
Patel & Pardoe are back! These two detectives work for the Metropolitan Police department. They are given the bizarre and perhaps supernatural crimes that the other officers on the force can’t or won’t handle. This time they are dealing with a rash of bizarre and horrific murders which involve a massive amount of coffin flies. Gross, gross, gross! House of Flies is the 5th book in the Patel & Pardoe series. This could be read as a stand-alone. I feel Graham Masterton does a great job of giving enough information on the two detectives that new readers to the series can jump in and hit the ground running if they choose to start here. I have only read three books in the series and enjoyed all of them! I enjoy Graham Masterton’s writing, his plots, and his use of supernatural elements in this series. I believe fans of the X-files or John Connolly’s Charlie Parker series, will enjoy this series. As I mentioned, I enjoy Graham Masterton’s writing, his well thought out plots and his vivid descriptions. I enjoy the supernatural element and the not knowing what was going to happen next. I enjoyed the creep factor in this book along with the detective work. With things being supernatural, finding the culprit is not always easy. If you are a bit squeamish this might not be the book for you but if you enjoy a supernatural detective story. I found House of Flies to be a quick riveting book which was equal parts chilling, dark, eerie, and horrific. Another enjoyable, gripping, and wonderfully written book in this great series!
The Perfect Hosts
Gripping, thrilling, and oozing with tension, secrets, and lies! The Perfect Hosts proved to be a fast paced, thrilling roller coaster of a book which kept me on my toes and turning the pages! Every time I read a book by Heather Gudenkauf, I want to kick myself for not reading more books by Heather Gudenkauf! Gender reveal parties are all the rage! Two hundred people gathered for Madeline and Wes Drake’s gender reveal party! It was going to be a blast! And it was! Things take a horrific and drastic turn which ends in guest going to the hospital and one going to the morgue! Agent Jamie Saldano is called in to investigate. He knows this town, and he knows the people. He grew up there. It is where his sister went missing and he was beaten almost to death! Not everyone is happy to go home again! But he wants answers and is determined to get them!!!!! I had no idea where this book was going to take me, and I enjoyed the wild ride. There were so many people at the party and one of them had to have seen or heard something. But who? Who was behind what happened at the gender reveal party? I tried my best to figure it out but was not even close! I love it when that happens! This book is full of likeable and unlikeable characters. I felt for some and enjoyed booing and hissing at others. This book was brimming with drama, past hurts, present hurts, and agendas. This book was juicy, dramatic, and shocking. Wonderfully written, well thought out, perfectly paced and hard to put down! Thank you to Park Row and Edelweiss who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
12 Ways to Kill Your Family at Christmas
They will not be “dashing through the snow” or decking the “the halls with boughs of holly” this Christmas season. It will be no silent night when a scream cuts through the air and a family member is found dead! 12 Ways to Kill Your Family at Christmas is a holiday murder mystery thriller about a family who has gathered at Christmas and are dropping like flies! Someone amongst them is not feeling the holiday cheer and is in facet a killer! Olivia can’t wait to get through the obligatory Christmas visit with her husband’s horrid family. She just wants to move to Australia with her family and start again. But first, she must attend the family gathering. It’s Christmas time and the snow is falling, and the country house is warm and cozy. But the people inside are anything but warm and cozy. When one member of the family is found dead, fingers are pointed and before they can stop bickering, another family member is found dead! First off, the title, 12 Ways to Kill Your Family at Christmas grabbed my attention right off the bat! Who hasn’t become annoyed with a family member during the holidays? But annoyed enough to kill???? That is an entirely different story. But in this story, there is a killer who is picking off members of this family at a fast pace. I was fully engaged and kept changing my list of suspects while reading. I enjoyed the plot, the snarky and out for themselves characters, the tension, and the twists. Plus, the reveal at the end……I did not see that coming at all! Entertaining, fun, mysterious, and an engaging holiday murder mystery! Thank you to HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter | One More Chapter and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
It’s Me or Her
Holy Crap! This book was addictive, mysterious, twisted, and hard to put down! Whew! Ever read a book where you think you know how things are going to turn out and then Wham-O the author throws in a jaw dropping twist? That was my experience with It’s Me or Her! This was such a clever, well thought out, jaw dropping, roller coaster of a ride, psychological thriller! I loved that there was no down time or slow moments in this book. When Daisy meets Andrew, she knows that he is the one for her! She can’t believe her luck. He came along at just the right time. When things go wrong at her flat, Andrew suggests that Daisy move in with him, and she agrees. Daisy did not know that Rachel, his mother, would be there as well. Oops! I guess Andrew so was smitten her forgot to mention that little fact. Things are uncomfortable and tense from the get-go…… This book has a lot going on and I was all there for it. We see Daisy struggling with her situation and confiding to her friend, Aisha. I felt for her and her plight. I thought I knew what was happening, but I was wrong, wrong, wrong. I love it when that happens. I love when an author can throw in a shocking twist or two. I love when they can pull the wool over my eyes and Victoria Jenkins certainly did that. This was such a fun, dramatic, fast paced and thrilling page turner! Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
Two Kinds of Stranger
This time it’s personal! Gripping, shocking, riveting, tense, and hard to put down, Steve Cavanagh delivered yet again with Two Kinds of Stranger! Eddie Flynn is back and as clever, intelligent, street smart, and determined as ever!!!! He has a lot going on in this book. Eddie Flynn is an enigma. He grew up on the streets and was once a con man. Now he is a lawyer who walks the tightrope between the scales of justice and having a crime boss as a close friend. Eddie is a little tough, a little rough, a little gritty, extremely intelligent and a genius at reading people. Eddie always helps the underdogs and is not afraid to get down and dirty, if need be, to solve a case. Ellie Parker is a social media darling who promotes being kind to others. When she sees a stranger struggling with luggage, Ellie offers to help him. It was not only the wrong decision, but it was also perhaps the worst decision she has ever made! Life, as she knows it, takes a very serious turn. After accepting a drink from the man, she wakes up in the hospital handcuffed to her bed. She learns that she has been charged with murder!!!! She needs help and fast. Luckily for her, Eddie and his team are willing to take her case. Someone is out to ruin her life and see jailed for life! Who is this person and why are they targeting Ellie? Then, Eddie learns that his ex-wife, Christine, her new husband, are being threatened and need some help themselves. Eddie can’t handle this case as it hits too close to home, but he makes sure that they get the help that they do need. Whew! As with the other books in this series, Two Kinds of Stranger was wonderfully written, well thought out, brimming with danger, tension, dread, and twists. Plus, there is a violent bad guy who always seems to be one step ahead. Has Eddie met his match????? This was a great read, and I felt for Ellie. She is a nice person who sees herself thrust into the criminal justice system, locked up behind bars pending trial, and trying to survive from one day to the next! I also loved being back in Eddie’s world and catching up with him and his team. Plus, that ending!!!!!!!! Holy Crap!!!!! I mean, seriously, I did not see that coming at all!! Talk about a jaw dropping moment. Well done, Steve Cavanagh, well done! So clever! Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
Overdue
Ingrid Dahl is a librarian who has been with her college boyfriend, Cory for eleven comfortable years. They have never discussed marriage or the future. After Ingrid’s sister gets engaged to her girlfriend after two years of dating, Ingrid and Cory feel the pressure to re-examine their relationship. They decide to take a month off to date other people before getting back together and getting married. Because nothing says I want to spend the rest of my life with you than taking a breather to sow some wild oats, but I digress. Overdue is a slow burn romance and you all know that I struggle with slow burns. I am not fond of them to say the least. Had I know this would be a slow burn I would not have selected this book to read, but I hung in there as I enjoyed Ingrid’s character. This book is a friends to lovers’ romance but it is also about Ingrid and her desire to own a bookstore. With romance books it is all about the journey for me and I did enjoy Ingrid’s journey of going after her goals, taking chances, and putting herself out there. Along the way she opens up to her friends, finds a connection to Macon her grumpy but charming co-worker at the library where she works in the beginning of the book. I did enjoy how the author had her characters dealing with real life issues, they were mature and handled things that came their way in realistic ways. I enjoyed how Ingrid grew in this book, and I enjoyed the community of friends that she had to lean on and to commiserate with. For me, the romance was nice, and I was happy that it wasn’t rushed. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press | Saturday Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
House of Flies
Patel & Pardoe are back! These two detectives work for the Metropolitan Police department. They are given the bizarre and perhaps supernatural crimes that the other officers on the force can’t or won’t handle. This time they are dealing with a rash of bizarre and horrific murders which involve a massive amount of coffin flies. Gross, gross, gross! House of Flies is the 5th book in the Patel & Pardoe series. This could be read as a stand-alone. I feel Graham Masterton does a great job of giving enough information on the two detectives that new readers to the series can jump in and hit the ground running if they choose to start here. I have only read three books in the series and enjoyed all of them! I enjoy Graham Masterton’s writing, his plots, and his use of supernatural elements in this series. I believe fans of the X-files or John Connolly’s Charlie Parker series, will enjoy this series. As I mentioned, I enjoy Graham Masterton’s writing, his well thought out plots and his vivid descriptions. I enjoy the supernatural element and the not knowing what was going to happen next. I enjoyed the creep factor in this book along with the detective work. With things being supernatural, finding the culprit is not always easy. If you are a bit squeamish this might not be the book for you but if you enjoy a supernatural detective story. I found House of Flies to be a quick riveting book which was equal parts chilling, dark, eerie, and horrific. Another enjoyable, gripping, and wonderfully written book in this great series!
The Perfect Hosts
Gripping, thrilling, and oozing with tension, secrets, and lies! The Perfect Hosts proved to be a fast paced, thrilling roller coaster of a book which kept me on my toes and turning the pages! Every time I read a book by Heather Gudenkauf, I want to kick myself for not reading more books by Heather Gudenkauf! Gender reveal parties are all the rage! Two hundred people gathered for Madeline and Wes Drake’s gender reveal party! It was going to be a blast! And it was! Things take a horrific and drastic turn which ends in guest going to the hospital and one going to the morgue! Agent Jamie Saldano is called in to investigate. He knows this town, and he knows the people. He grew up there. It is where his sister went missing and he was beaten almost to death! Not everyone is happy to go home again! But he wants answers and is determined to get them!!!!! I had no idea where this book was going to take me, and I enjoyed the wild ride. There were so many people at the party and one of them had to have seen or heard something. But who? Who was behind what happened at the gender reveal party? I tried my best to figure it out but was not even close! I love it when that happens! This book is full of likeable and unlikeable characters. I felt for some and enjoyed booing and hissing at others. This book was brimming with drama, past hurts, present hurts, and agendas. This book was juicy, dramatic, and shocking. Wonderfully written, well thought out, perfectly paced and hard to put down! Thank you to Park Row and Edelweiss who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
12 Ways to Kill Your Family at Christmas
They will not be “dashing through the snow” or decking the “the halls with boughs of holly” this Christmas season. It will be no silent night when a scream cuts through the air and a family member is found dead! 12 Ways to Kill Your Family at Christmas is a holiday murder mystery thriller about a family who has gathered at Christmas and are dropping like flies! Someone amongst them is not feeling the holiday cheer and is in facet a killer! Olivia can’t wait to get through the obligatory Christmas visit with her husband’s horrid family. She just wants to move to Australia with her family and start again. But first, she must attend the family gathering. It’s Christmas time and the snow is falling, and the country house is warm and cozy. But the people inside are anything but warm and cozy. When one member of the family is found dead, fingers are pointed and before they can stop bickering, another family member is found dead! First off, the title, 12 Ways to Kill Your Family at Christmas grabbed my attention right off the bat! Who hasn’t become annoyed with a family member during the holidays? But annoyed enough to kill???? That is an entirely different story. But in this story, there is a killer who is picking off members of this family at a fast pace. I was fully engaged and kept changing my list of suspects while reading. I enjoyed the plot, the snarky and out for themselves characters, the tension, and the twists. Plus, the reveal at the end……I did not see that coming at all! Entertaining, fun, mysterious, and an engaging holiday murder mystery! Thank you to HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter | One More Chapter and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
It’s Me or Her
Holy Crap! This book was addictive, mysterious, twisted, and hard to put down! Whew! Ever read a book where you think you know how things are going to turn out and then Wham-O the author throws in a jaw dropping twist? That was my experience with It’s Me or Her! This was such a clever, well thought out, jaw dropping, roller coaster of a ride, psychological thriller! I loved that there was no down time or slow moments in this book. When Daisy meets Andrew, she knows that he is the one for her! She can’t believe her luck. He came along at just the right time. When things go wrong at her flat, Andrew suggests that Daisy move in with him, and she agrees. Daisy did not know that Rachel, his mother, would be there as well. Oops! I guess Andrew so was smitten her forgot to mention that little fact. Things are uncomfortable and tense from the get-go…… This book has a lot going on and I was all there for it. We see Daisy struggling with her situation and confiding to her friend, Aisha. I felt for her and her plight. I thought I knew what was happening, but I was wrong, wrong, wrong. I love it when that happens. I love when an author can throw in a shocking twist or two. I love when they can pull the wool over my eyes and Victoria Jenkins certainly did that. This was such a fun, dramatic, fast paced and thrilling page turner! Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
Two Kinds of Stranger
This time it’s personal! Gripping, shocking, riveting, tense, and hard to put down, Steve Cavanagh delivered yet again with Two Kinds of Stranger! Eddie Flynn is back and as clever, intelligent, street smart, and determined as ever!!!! He has a lot going on in this book. Eddie Flynn is an enigma. He grew up on the streets and was once a con man. Now he is a lawyer who walks the tightrope between the scales of justice and having a crime boss as a close friend. Eddie is a little tough, a little rough, a little gritty, extremely intelligent and a genius at reading people. Eddie always helps the underdogs and is not afraid to get down and dirty, if need be, to solve a case. Ellie Parker is a social media darling who promotes being kind to others. When she sees a stranger struggling with luggage, Ellie offers to help him. It was not only the wrong decision, but it was also perhaps the worst decision she has ever made! Life, as she knows it, takes a very serious turn. After accepting a drink from the man, she wakes up in the hospital handcuffed to her bed. She learns that she has been charged with murder!!!! She needs help and fast. Luckily for her, Eddie and his team are willing to take her case. Someone is out to ruin her life and see jailed for life! Who is this person and why are they targeting Ellie? Then, Eddie learns that his ex-wife, Christine, her new husband, are being threatened and need some help themselves. Eddie can’t handle this case as it hits too close to home, but he makes sure that they get the help that they do need. Whew! As with the other books in this series, Two Kinds of Stranger was wonderfully written, well thought out, brimming with danger, tension, dread, and twists. Plus, there is a violent bad guy who always seems to be one step ahead. Has Eddie met his match????? This was a great read, and I felt for Ellie. She is a nice person who sees herself thrust into the criminal justice system, locked up behind bars pending trial, and trying to survive from one day to the next! I also loved being back in Eddie’s world and catching up with him and his team. Plus, that ending!!!!!!!! Holy Crap!!!!! I mean, seriously, I did not see that coming at all!! Talk about a jaw dropping moment. Well done, Steve Cavanagh, well done! So clever! Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
Overdue
Ingrid Dahl is a librarian who has been with her college boyfriend, Cory for eleven comfortable years. They have never discussed marriage or the future. After Ingrid’s sister gets engaged to her girlfriend after two years of dating, Ingrid and Cory feel the pressure to re-examine their relationship. They decide to take a month off to date other people before getting back together and getting married. Because nothing says I want to spend the rest of my life with you than taking a breather to sow some wild oats, but I digress. Overdue is a slow burn romance and you all know that I struggle with slow burns. I am not fond of them to say the least. Had I know this would be a slow burn I would not have selected this book to read, but I hung in there as I enjoyed Ingrid’s character. This book is a friends to lovers’ romance but it is also about Ingrid and her desire to own a bookstore. With romance books it is all about the journey for me and I did enjoy Ingrid’s journey of going after her goals, taking chances, and putting herself out there. Along the way she opens up to her friends, finds a connection to Macon her grumpy but charming co-worker at the library where she works in the beginning of the book. I did enjoy how the author had her characters dealing with real life issues, they were mature and handled things that came their way in realistic ways. I enjoyed how Ingrid grew in this book, and I enjoyed the community of friends that she had to lean on and to commiserate with. For me, the romance was nice, and I was happy that it wasn’t rushed. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press | Saturday Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
