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Government drone by day and book lover and geek girl by night! I review on Goodreads, StoryGraph, and NetGalley.

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A Return to Form for Eve Dallas

Connections in Death by J.D. Robb

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So, my initial thoughts of “Connections in Death” hold. However, I have to admit that I can’t give this five stars because I am now realizing it’s a bit off that Eve doesn’t get that maybe other people have different upbringings and it’s not all roses. I am happy that we get to see another side of New York though and it’s not just the rich and famous all of the time. “Connections in Death” focuses on Eve investigating when a woman she just meets […]

Least Favorite Spalding Book

Dry Hard by Nick Spalding

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Well this was a shocker, I didn’t like this one. Usually Nick Spalding can make me laugh until I hurt myself. “Dry Hard” really didn’t work for me though because I think that Spalding left out some things that could have rounded out the book more. We hear about how badly Kate and Scott behave when they drink. And there’s even references to their families realizing it and avoiding them. I think it would have been more realistic to have the parents and siblings back […]

Sub-par Follow up to Vintage

The Curiosities by Susan Gloss

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I loved “Vintage” and gave it fours stars when I read it back in 2014 and kept my eye out to see when Susan Gloss would publish another book. Unfortunately, I found this follow-up to “Vintage” to be disappointing. This book doesn’t do a good job of linking all of the stories to each other. Artists living together in a “colony” didn’t help link things since they were all going through so many things and felt like roommates that passed in the night. It didn’t […]

Most of the Book Focused on Suspense Not the Romance

The Obsession by Nora Roberts

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Not too much to say here. Roberts focuses mostly on the suspense aspect of this book and it works much better. The main reason why I gave it three stars is that I think that it would have been smart to include the POV of Naomi’s brother as well. Thank goodness though he doesn’t enter into a romance in this one. I loved how they both changed based on what happened with their parents and the paths they took. Other than that the book felt […]

Not That Engrossing, Story Loses Itself Halfway Through

Sanctuary by Nora Roberts

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Well “Sanctuary” was not that interesting in the end. I think this is one of Robert’s earlier works in romantic suspense. We have three siblings (of course) and most of the book is following the as they act brand new about love and relationships. “Sanctuary” mostly hones in on one of the three siblings, Jo Ellen, though is a successful photographer who returns to her home after getting sent a bunch of threatening photos. One of the photos is of her mother who her family […]

Better Than the Last Two Books in Series

A Question of Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro

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Please note that this review spoils some events from prior books. Well I try to complete series even when I dislike them since sometimes the author can pull things together. Cavallaro almost manages to redeem her characters in the fourth book in the Charlotte Holmes series, but for me, I found myself mostly bored about the case that Charlotte and her Watson were doing in this one. Cavallaro mostly focuses on Charlotte and Watson’s relationship and we now have Charlotte’s POV for the majority of […]



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