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Enough to Turn You Off True Crime

Two can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

March 1, 2019 by Classic 2 Comments

I didn’t like the two leads (Malcolm and Ellery) and the whole book really showcases why a lot of true crime fans like Ellery suck. They don’t really care about the victims of a crime, they just want to play amateur sleuths and think they can find the guilty party. That said, there was not really anything suspenseful in this read. I was bored from beginning to end. Even though this is a Young Adult mystery novel, the actual mystery part should make sense and […]

What We Leave Behind

How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper

March 1, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. This book will be released on May 28, 2019. So, this was a thought provoking and sobering at times read. I did laugh a few times, but a few times while finishing I thought to myself will I die alone and if I do, will anyone be left after to miss me and come round to check in on me. My family does a very good job of […]

How Many Ghosts Does a House Hold?

The Looking-Glass Portrait by Linda Hilton

February 25, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Well I do love a good Gothic mystery. Though this is set in contemporary times, Hilton does a great job of evoking the mood of many a Gothic novel. I definitely know that at times I wanted to shake the heroine in this one (Thomasina Ryder known as Tom to her friends and family) because she does some things that must be written down in a Gothic novel that every female character must do. We of course have the warning signs about the love interest, […]

The Continuing Saga of Castle Rock

Elevation by Stephen King

February 25, 2019 by Classic 10 Comments

I was honestly surprised to see that King keeps returning to Castle Rock. I thought he was done with his fictional town, but he keeps coming back. There’s some nice callbacks to former novels and to his latest “Gwendy’s Button Box” too. The main character in this one, Scott Carey bugs me a bit though (one of the reasons why I gave this just four stars). He decides he is going to force his friendship on a woman that doesn’t want it (for good reasons) […]

Shuffle

The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King

February 22, 2019 by Classic 6 Comments

What can I say. This was fantastic from beginning to end. Reading how Roland drew Eddie, Odetta, Detta, and then Susannah was wonderful from beginning to end. King made everyone come alive and I still smile thinking of our initial ka-tet. I can’t wait until the next book. “The Drawing of the Three” follows seven hours after Roland has his palaver with the Man in Black. The last gunslinger is told that he is going to be drawing three and is warned about what is […]

Ocean’s Whatever

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

February 22, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

I don’t have much to say except this is my least favorite Roshani Chokshi novel. I have loved her other works and have no interest in reading anymore about “The Gilded Wolves”. Chokshi shines when she follows one character through a story and has them meeting others along the way. Heck, I loved her book “A Crown of Wishes” since in that one she followed a young man and woman. In this latest we follow I think 5 people. Every chapter lets us know who we are […]

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