Category Archives: Book Reviews

The Body Keeper by Anne Frasier My rating: 5 of 5 stars Jude Fontaine continues her remarkable career as a homicide detective, this time braving one of the brutal winters for which Minneapolis is so well known. But even the … Continue reading →

The Final Trade by Joe Hart My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am able to strongly empathize with the main character, Zooey. She has been through so much and has had to make some very difficult decisions that are … Continue reading →

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The author is new to me and I wasn’t entirely sure how well crafted the story would be. The timelines are … Continue reading →

Brew or Die: A Java Jive Mystery by Caroline Fardig My rating: 4 of 5 stars I will admit that jumping into the middle of a multi-novel series doesn’t always yield the best results. While authors aim to write each … Continue reading →

Sleep Tight by Anne Frasier My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sleep Tight is the story of an FBI profiler whose life was drastically altered when, as a teenager, her best friend was murdered. Years later, a case brings her … Continue reading →

Single Malt Murder: A Whisky Business Mystery by Melinda Mullet My rating: 5 of 5 stars First a shout-out to NetGalley and Alibi/Random House for giving me the opportunity to review this book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it! The story … Continue reading →

The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond My rating: 3 of 5 stars The view was not worth the climb. First of all, let me be clear – I received an advanced reader copy of this book from NetGalley in return … Continue reading →

Grim by Thea Atkinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Not having read any of Thea’s work before, I didn’t know what to expect, so I kept my expectations fairly low. Imagine my … Continue reading →

Dead Lemons by Finn Bell My rating: 3 of 5 stars Disclaimer #1: I am a freelance editor. Typos, grammatical errors, tense inconsistencies and the like drive me nuts. So there are sections of this book that annoyed me greatly … Continue reading →

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood My rating: 4 of 5 stars Having never read this book before, it was highly recommended to me by several female friends on the heels of the 2016 election. It is a stark portrayal … Continue reading →