Reviews
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Brenda’s Review Betty is a story inspired by Tiffany McDaniel’s mother, Betty and her family secrets. It’s a story of abuse, racism and poverty but a story of love through the strong connections Betty has with her father Landon and her siblings. It’s also an Appalachian story with Cherokee stories and history. It’s not an…
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Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Dazzling Truth by Helen Cullen. Book Summary: Poised to celebrate Christmas Eve on a beautifully scenic island off the coast of Ireland, the Moone family’s holiday is instead marred by tragedy. So begins Helen Cullen’s stirring family saga, THE DAZZLING TRUTH (Graydon House; August 18,…
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It’s pub date for for one of my favorite characters!! WooHoo, another fantastic addition to one of my favourite series and characters. I love Josie even more after each book and there are nine now. They just keep getting better and better! Lisa Regan blows me away with each book with how Josie develops with…
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Welcome to our stop on the blog tour for LIES LIES LIES by Adele Parks. We are excited to share our reviews with you all today! Book Summary: LIES LIES LIES (MIRA Trade Paperback; August 4, 2020; $17.99) centers on the story of Simon and Daisy Barnes. To the outside world, Simon and Daisy look…
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Mexican Gothic has a few elements to it, and I am not sure how to describe it, but I am going to describe it as a feminist, gothic supernatural, horror mystery. It has suspense to it, a mystery here with an isolated mansion hiding some evil secrets and has some real-life themes of sexism to…
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Lately, I seem to be interested in stories of the messiness, and complex lives of the characters, and this one does that and does it well. Messy is what our troubled 23-year-old main character Edie is. After losing her job, she moves in with her white older lover, his wife and their adopted black daughter.…