Title- The Paris Apartment Author- Lucy Foley Series- standalone Rating– 4.9/5 Genre- contemporary mystery/ suspense POV- six different POV Trope- “who dunnit” Cover– love it! Comps– The Silent Patient Plot/Blurb- Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half brother, Ben, didn’tContinue reading “Review #212”
Tag Archives: standalone
Review #211
Title- Grown Author- Tiffany D Jackson Series- standalone Rating– 3.5/5 Genre- YA contemporary Cover– representative Plot/Blurb- Award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific secrets hiding behind the limelight and embraces the power of a young woman’s voice. When legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition,Continue reading “Review #211”
Review #208
Title- Regretting You Author- Colleen Hoover Series- standalone Rating– 3.9/5 Genre- contemporary/women’s fiction POV- dual POV. First person, present tense Trope- mother/daughter, accidental pregnancy, grief stages Cover– doesn’t really represent the story and I’m still not fully sure how the title fits. The regret is opposite of how they feel … unless I missed somethingContinue reading “Review #208”
Review #207
Title- All the Ever Afters Author- Danielle Teller Series- standalone Rating– 3.1/5 Genre- unsure. It didn’t have fantasy elements. It wasn’t a fairytale retelling since it wasn’t Cinderella’s story. Maybe historical fiction? POV- first person, present tense Trope- misunderstood daughter, wife, servant, step-mother, citizen Steam level- 1/5 (this is not a romance) Cover– I boughtContinue reading “Review #207”
Review #206
Title- The Last Thing He Told Me Author- Laura Dave Series- standalone Rating– 4.4/5 Genre- contemporary suspense POV- first person, present tense Trope- step-mother/daughter bonding, family drama, family secrets Cover– It felt more contemporary than suspense due to the font Comps– The Maidens Plot/Blurb- Before Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his belovedContinue reading “Review #206”
Review #203
Title- To Kill a Kingdom Author- Alexandra Christo Series- standalone Rating– 4.8/5 Genre- YA fantasy (some romance- clean) POV- first person, present tense. Dual POV Trope- enemies to lovers Cover– The image wasn’t easily popping out as “ocean” to me. And I honestly didn’t get much of an octopus vibe in the book, so IContinue reading “Review #203”
Review #200
Title- Under the Whispering Door Author- TJ Klune Series- standalone Rating– 4.3/5 Genre- contemporary literary fiction, or MM romance POV- third person, past tense Trope- philosophical, stages of grief Cover– matches the author’s other book, giving him a trademark symbol Comps– the TV show “The Good Place,” but books- The Midnight Library , Timekeeper, aContinue reading “Review #200”
Review #182
Title- The Paris Key Author- Juliet Blackwell Series- standalone Rating– 4.5/5 Genre- Adult contemporary POV- third person past tense for most of it and third person present tense for Angela’s portion in 1983 Trope- life transitions, healing Steam level- 0/5 Cover– I thought it would be more upbeat because of the cover Comps– Much AdoContinue reading “Review #182”
Review #171
Title- Sisters in Arms Author- Kaia Alderson Series- standalone Rating– 4.0/5.0 Genre- historical fiction POV- third person, past tense Trope- war Cover– representative of the genre Comps– I’ve read a lot of books in the war set in France recently, but this is the only one with Black characters Plot/Blurb- Grace Steele and Eliza JonesContinue reading “Review #171”
Review #170
Title- How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House Author- Cherie Jones Series- standalone Rating– 4.1/5 Genre- women’s fiction, literary fiction POV- see below Cover– a bit inconspicuous for the genre Plot/Blurb- In Baxter’s Beach, Barbados, Lala’s grandmother Wilma tells the story of the one-armed sister. It’s a cautionary tale, about what happens to girls whoContinue reading “Review #170”
Cassie Swindon 