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Review: City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Jenn

Interesting factoid: the setting of the city in one building is actually based on the city of Whittier, Alaska. I learned about this city one one of the weekend news programs.  When I learned about this title and the setting, … Continue reading →

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Review: The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Jenn

It seems like it’s a new tradition to kick off a summer of reading with the latest Riley Sager! Once again, he doesn’t disappoint.  Never could I have imagined the route this book was going to take! Sager leaves you … Continue reading →

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Review: Child Zero by Chris Holm

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Jenn

I’m not going to sugar coat it; Holms’ latest novel is terrifying.  As I closed the book, the first word I uttered had four letters. The cause of this exclamation was two fold: First, this novel is absolutely brilliant.  Holm … Continue reading →

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Review: Getaway by Zoje Stage

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Jenn

Stage’s books are instant-buys or reads for me; her two previous novels (Baby Teeth and Wonderland) were chilling horror titles that left me reeling long after I finished read them. This novel is more of a psychological thriller, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Review: Falling by T. J. Newman

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Jenn

Those who know me well know that I tend to avoid buzz books, I prefer to read without outsider input or influence. With Falling, far to many people whose opinion I value were raving about this debut, so I had … Continue reading →

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Review: What’s Done In Darkness by Laura McHugh

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Jenn

McHugh has written a perfectly paced psychological thriller! I’m not one to enjoy thrillers with a lot of extra “fluff,” or filler that is used to add page length or word count. Nothing is wasted in this thriller; the pacing … Continue reading →

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Review: Red Widow by Alma Katsu

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Jenn

Let me start by saying I don’t read spy thrillers.  Yes, you read that correctly.  I don’t read spy thrillers.  What I do read, however, is anything written by Alma Katsu. I must divulge that I’ve known Alma for just … Continue reading →

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Review: Never Far Away by Michael Koryta

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Jenn

When life has my mind and soul reeling, I revert back to the things that I cherish and bring joy to my life.  For me, one of those things is reading. We lost my mother-in-law to COVID-19 a week ago.  … Continue reading →

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Review: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Jenn

I know each time I read a novel by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) that I’m in for a treat.  This is no exception. Inspired by a novella by Algernon Blackwood called, The Willows, Kingfisher introduces her reader to a terror like none … Continue reading →

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Review: His & Hers by Alice Feeney

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Jenn

This is most certainly going to be one of the top thrillers of the summer! The storyline, its execution, the characters, the narration, are all outstanding. The narration is told in a he said/she said method, with three points of … Continue reading →

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