Tag: hardcover

The Mayor of Maxwell Street

I liked this book quite a bit. Avery Cunningham is so incredibly talented, and I am shocked this is her debut novel. It almost had a feel to it of a story that has been spun over a decades long career. It was a very intriguing story, and though I ended up having the title […]

The Paradise Problem

Ooooh, this one was an enchanting read! In the acknowledgement the authors say that they hope the book felt like it was written happily during a continuous stretch of warm summer days. And friends, it delivers. Quirky artsy FMC with a brooding MMC and their marriage of convenience. I loved every moment of this book. […]

The Wicked Sister

This was an intense book. I was not expecting to read it so fast, but I was absolutely riveted. It also gave me some weird dreams, but I suppose that’s what IĀ get for staying up until 12:30am reading it. The world building was amazing, I had no trouble envisioning the remoteness of the Upper Peninsula, […]

Mastering the Art of French Murder

This is my favorite book by Colleen so far. The mystery gripped me, the tension was fraught and I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series. While I found some of the conversation stilted, I enjoyed the set up of the city and the settings for the book. It was very […]

The cover of Butcher & Blackbird. Black background with hot pink and purple decorations. The title is in white over a pink and purple ombre banner. There is a couple embracing under the title.

Butcher & Blackbird

Well, I definitely didn’t have recommending a book with “accidental cannibalism” in the list of trigger warnings on my bingo card, but here we are… While I definitely was icked out at some of the descriptions of decaying dead bodies and um, some of the descriptions of the murdery activities in this novel, it was […]