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I have failed every Cannonball Read that I've ever participated in, except my very first one. I am consistent, I'll give myself that much.

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FRAMED FOR MURDER!!! (Yawn)

September 12, 2018 by Melina Leave a Comment

The Guilty Wife was an okay book.   That’s where I’d like to leave this review, but I guess that’s against the rules.  The Guilty Wife, like all books labeled a “psychological thriller” post Gone Girl attempts to be sly and have at least one (possibly two or three) twists.  And quite frankly?  I’m sick of the twists…especially when you can see the big old twist a mile away down the road.  I teach a fiction writing course and I always tell the kids that […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: #CBR10, Elle Croft, Melina, psychological thriller, The guilty wife

Melina's CBR10 Review No:21 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: #CBR10, Elle Croft, Melina, psychological thriller, The guilty wife ·
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Nobody’s Perfect

June 12, 2018 by Melina Leave a Comment

A bunch of women get together and call themselves the “May Mothers” after meeting on an online chat group for first time expectant parents.  One by one each of the women become mothers and work to deal with the specific challenges that motherhood can present. In this book we see women trying to balance their careers while still being a “good mom”, the trouble with breastfeeding for some, post partum depression (and perhaps even psychosis), achieving intimacy with a partner, and just being able to […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: #CBR10, aimee molloy, Melina, the perfect mother

Melina's CBR10 Review No:20 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: #CBR10, aimee molloy, Melina, the perfect mother ·
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I Blame Christopher Pike

May 30, 2018 by Melina Leave a Comment

Who wouldn’t be excited to be invited to an exclusive party by one of the most popular people?  And she said keep it a secret…so they did, from all their friends and families.  Unfortunately, almost as soon as they arrive they find themselves facing peril–bad weather, power outages, no reception and oh…everyone is slowly getting murdered one by one.  Some of them are friends, some are strangers to one another, what connection do they have? Why are they being murdered and which one of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Death, Gretchen McNeil, impaling, murder, mystery, Suspense, teen drama, Ten

Melina's CBR10 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Death, Gretchen McNeil, impaling, murder, mystery, Suspense, teen drama, Ten ·
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More Dead Girls

May 24, 2018 by Melina Leave a Comment

  One of my favorite authors is Dennis Lehane. He’s a hard author for many because he goes so deep into the violent and depraved nature of people that most of us are blissfully unaware of. He shines a spotlight on the real boogeymen of the world and we can close the book when we’re done and say, “I’m glad this was just a book” and can go back to our normal lives.  I feel like Eric Rickstad is a similar author with similar subject […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: #CBR10, Caanan Murdery Mystery series, Eric Rickstad, Melina, murder, police procedural, The names of dead girls

Melina's CBR10 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: #CBR10, Caanan Murdery Mystery series, Eric Rickstad, Melina, murder, police procedural, The names of dead girls ·
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Silent Girls Can’t Tell Who Killed Them

May 17, 2018 by Melina Leave a Comment

After his sister and brother in law were brutally slain in their home, Frank Rath gave up his badge to raise his months’ old niece as his daughter.  But with his skills and instincts he never truly strayed that far from the job, taking up the profession of private detective, often having his daughter Rachel help him see the pieces of the puzzle he was missing.  When his friend from the force comes to him asking him to investigate what has happened to his gorgeous […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: #CBR10, detective story, Eric Rickstad, Frank Rath, Melina, missing girls. mystery, murder

Melina's CBR10 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: #CBR10, detective story, Eric Rickstad, Frank Rath, Melina, missing girls. mystery, murder ·
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Neither Character Is As Awful As I Thought They Were In the Last Book

May 17, 2018 by Melina Leave a Comment

Ahhh what glowing praise I’ve bestowed upon the characters in my title. hahaha. I won’t be able to talk much about the plot of this book unless I was willing to talk about some major plot points from the second book because you might want to read that book.  I personally never want to read that book ever again as it destroyed two characters that I loved in the first book, A Study in Charlotte.  I disliked The Last of August so very much that I wasn’t […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: brittany cavallaro, Charlotte Holmes, jamie watson, Melina, mystery, Sherlock Holmes, Suspense, the case for jamie

Melina's CBR10 Review No:16 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: brittany cavallaro, Charlotte Holmes, jamie watson, Melina, mystery, Sherlock Holmes, Suspense, the case for jamie ·
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