This book tests our conscious. When Alice is riding on a train she witnesses two young girls being approached and befriending two slightly older men. As the ride progresses she is privy to the conversations between them getting more personal and, being a mother herself, wonders if she should intervene. She doesn't and the next day learns that one of the girls has been reported missing. One year later, still wracked with guilt on the anniversary of the disappearance, Alice starts receiving threatening letters. Someone is watching.
Told in multiple character views this was a faced paced thriller with surprising twist that kept me guessing.
Rating: 3.5/5
Lilah and Ethan were childhood sweethearts until Ethan broke things off, by telephone no less, to concentrate on his burgeoning pro hockey career. A few years and many tears later Lilah is a nurse in her hometown hospital where Ethan's dad has just been admitted after a stroke. She has remained close with Ethan's parents while he was away and wanted to help, not expecting the turn of events that would keep Ethan in town and looking to reconnect.
I always enjoy a romance when you get both sides of the story and this book delivers. It was a bit predictable at times but was a cute read that kept me invested in the couple.
Rating: 3/5
This is a coming of age story follows a young Palestinian man that travels to Paris for medical school during WW1. As he grows his life changes and he finds himself struggling between his life in Paris and the life he left back home. He returns to Palestine at the start of it's historical struggle for independence and he is immersed, not only in political, but familial battle of wills.
Definitely out of my comfort zone with this read but it "spoke" to me on one of my trips to the bookshop. At first I left it behind but it stayed with me, so much so that it is the first book I bought as soon as the shops reopened. It kept my interest and taught me so much about a piece of history I was not familiar with. From the characters perspective you learn that life is not black and white but so many versions of color. I am glad I went back.
Rating: 3.5/5
The latest installment in the ever popular Lady Sherlock Series does not disappoint. Set in Victorian England, Charlotte Holmes finds herself drawn into a case against a policeman. Not just any policeman but one who has been an alliance in her past mysteries. Can she solve the mystery of what happened on Cold Street or will her friend be locked away for a murder he didn't commit?
Always a good read, this series delivers on all counts ... good mystery, believable characters, romantic entanglements and a touch of humor that lightens everything up.
Rating: 4/5
This is the twenty-fifth installment in a very popular Stephanie Plum series by a very popular author. Stephanie finds herself the new manager of a deli, with her sidekick Lula as her assistant. Problem is the previous managers have all disappeared under very mysterious circumstances. A lot of laughs and a lot of mishaps this series shows no sign of slowing down.
Although I enjoy the books in this series I am losing the plot a little bit. As much as I enjoy romantic tension I feel that there needs to be some sort of resolution in that aspect. That being said I already have number 26 on my shelf because sometimes nothing else will do.
Rating: 3/5
I listening to the audiobook version of this book on the recommendation of my best friend and I fell in love. What an epic story, over 27hrs of listening time and I still didn't want it to end.
The story revolved around Fiona Finnegan, a young girl from East London, working in a tea factory in the year 1888. A murderer is roaming the streets at night and the day brings hard work and daydreams of a better life to all living along the river. We meet Fiona's sweetheart, Joe Bristow, and the story follows them through horrible truths and hardships to incredible high points and unending love of family and what lengths you would go to protect them.
Lucky for me this is the first in a trilogy and I look forward to seeing where the next story leads.
Rating: 5/5
Isaiah Quintabe a.k.a IQ is a young man living in the rough streets of East Long Beach LA. He is incredibly smart high school dropout but also an incredibly sad person. By sliding under the radar of LAPD, and gang members he finds he can make money by doing jobs for people, solving mysteries.
With an eclectic group of characters and a main character you want to help feel better this series has already blown up, with the promise of a TV adaptation underway. For me it was an OK read, maybe a bit too gritty if that is even a thing?
Rating: 3/5
This pair of thirty-something sisters could not be more different if they tried. Emotionally, physically, and mindfully they are opposite playing fields so how do they come together to finally talk about the tragedy that binds them? How do they get beyond the hurt that keeps them apart?
As always this author dives right to pulling at our heartstrings and the tough questions about the bonds of family. I love how, even though the reader may side with one side vs. the other, we come to see the whole picture and root for them both. Very captivating read.
Rating: 4/5
A recommended read by my cousin who shares my love of calligraphy this book follows Meg as her hand lettering skills make her a sought after artist in Brooklyn. Meg has a secret though and it's the reason she no longer accepts wedding projects, she hid a message in a wedding invite. Problem is the would be groom found out and wants to know how she knew the wedding was a bust.
Interesting insight into the world of hand lettering with a healthy dose of humor make this light romance a fun read.
Rating: 4/5
I couldn't resist this cozy mystery that has HRH The Queen wielding her detective skills. One of the guests is found dead the morning after a Dine and Sleep at Windsor Castle and HRH is sure there is to it than what the police have deemed as accidental death. She partners with one of her aides to find the truth behind the mysterious death all the while keeping her many daily duties running smoothly.
Although I enjoyed this audiobook I was thinking it was going to be a humorous take on the Queen solving mysteries but it was indeed a bit to serious for my liking. I did like the inside workings of Windsor Castle so well described throughout the book but not enough to read what I can only imagine will be a series of books.
Rating: 3/5
Well there it is my reading history for the month ... already on book 3 for May!
Happy Reading.
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