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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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The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves

The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves

July 2, 2025 by Classic 4 Comments

Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. I want to make sure readers know, though this is the continuation of Ann Cleeves Jimmy Perez character, it’s not a “Shetland” mystery, the action takes place on Orkney, several miles off the coast of Scotland. I honestly really enjoyed this book–hence the 5 stars–because I think that Cleeves did a great slow burn of bringing us back into Jimmy’s life and how it’s changed, head nods to […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Ann Cleeves, Shetland #9, The Killing Stones

Classic's CBR17 Review No:92 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Ann Cleeves, Shetland #9, The Killing Stones ·
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The Lake Escape by Jamie Day

The Lake Escape by Jamie Day

June 30, 2025 by Classic Leave a Comment

Please note that I received this via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. I liked this book just because for once an author resisted the urge to have 2o POVs to get to a plot/ending. Day stuck to two main characters which I think helped with the plot and flow. I thought that there were a couple of minor holes here and there, but nothing that bothered me that much. I do think that at one point there was just too much […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Jamie Day, The Lake Escape

Classic's CBR17 Review No:91 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Jamie Day, The Lake Escape ·
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I Am Alice by Joseph Delaney

I Am Alice by Joseph Delaney

June 30, 2025 by Classic Leave a Comment

Sigh. This just dragged. I excitedly bought this one but it took me from March until June to finish this one. I am not looking forward to book #13 and was told it was a letdown, so maybe that’s why I wasn’t in such a rush to finish this one. This dragged, and the cop-out towards the end so the prophecy they have been screeching about for about 11 books no longer matters was a mess. I just wish that Delaney had focused on the […]

Filed Under: Horror, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: I Am Alice, Joseph Delaney, The Last Apprentice #12

Classic's CBR17 Review No:90 · Genres: Horror, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: I Am Alice, Joseph Delaney, The Last Apprentice #12 ·
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How Freaking Romantic by Emily Harding

How Freaking Romantic by Emily Harding

June 30, 2025 by Classic Leave a Comment

Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. Yes, I gave this 5 stars, I loved it to pieces, but it’s not on my favorites shelf because I think the handling of the addiction story-line felt a little too pat and I wanted more details than what I got on that. I just thought that it was great to keep the main storyline on the heroine (Bea) and hero (Nate) so applause for that. Give me […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Emily Harding, How Freaking Romantic

Classic's CBR17 Review No:89 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Emily Harding, How Freaking Romantic ·
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Big Trouble on Sullivan’s Island by Susan M. Boyer

Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island by Susan M. Boyer

June 27, 2025 by Classic Leave a Comment

I started to get eh about Boyer’s other series, so jumped into this one. “Big Trouble on Sullivan’s Island” has some of the same beats, but it just does not really work me in the end. Similar to her “Liz Talbot” series, this new series has a main character who is a P.I. [Hadley]. She is also focused on not swearing (it got old) and being a “lady” and some other things. I just think honestly this book was missing a lot of heart with […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island, Carolina Tales #1, Susan M. Boyer

Classic's CBR17 Review No:88 · Genres: Mystery, Romance · Tags: Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island, Carolina Tales #1, Susan M. Boyer ·
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Night & Day by John Connolly

Night & Day by John Connolly

June 24, 2025 by Classic Leave a Comment

This took me several months to complete and I really wish I had DNFed it. I didn’t because I love John Connolly so much, but honestly this anthology was not great. And when I realized 50 percent of the book is in essence a biography of Christopher Lee and his involvement with a film called “Horror Fest” I should have been fully done. I adore the Charlie Parker series since Connolly has done a great job of blending mystery/horror/magical realism, etc. I was hoping for […]

Filed Under: Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: john connolly, Night & Day

Classic's CBR17 Review No:87 · Genres: Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: john connolly, Night & Day ·
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