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This is the first Henning Mankell book I have read. Mankell knows how to write a complex character. This is a Swedish mystery and I definitely like these ones. This one was recommended by my local Indie bookstore owner, DDR. He has a funny story about how he came to carry this book as well,… Continue reading Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
“Stay I whisper to him. Stay in the car. Stay in this moment. But of course he never does.” Autumn and Phineas (Finny) are neighbors who were born a week apart. Their mothers are best friends, and they eat dinners and spend holidays together like a family. Autumn and Finny were inseparable through childhood. But… Continue reading If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin
This one was for book club and I wasn't sure if I would like it or not. The more I thought about it, the more I liked this one. The characters are interesting. And the premise grabbed me right away. Code Name Verity tells the tale of two young women amidst the backdrop of WWII:… Continue reading Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
“He told me once that sometimes, with some people, it's not about winning or losing, That with some people, it's just about playing. Though for the longest time, I didn't really believe him.” Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays, after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory's… Continue reading Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
This is a book for when your in an introspective mood. This is book takes place on the last day of 1984 and 85 year old Lillian Boxfish takes an evening walk through Manhattan. She has very specific stops that she wants to go to. Each for a purpose down memory lane. And she has… Continue reading Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
"When I'm with you...I don't feel like I'm just going through the motions in life. When I'm with you...I feel like actually living." The story follows Mackenzie and Noah, two doctors who work at the same hospital but have never spent any time together. Noah has a reputation for being a scary grump, while Mackenzie… Continue reading The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson
The Sunshine Girls is another historical fiction that was a winner for me! It's a story about friendship and takes place in the 60-70's. This one had me hooked and I flew through this one. This goes back and forth thru time to tell the story. In the present time frame, a famous movie star… Continue reading The Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader
“And for a killer, that’s a kind of superpower.” Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers…and you can’t… Continue reading One By One by Ruth Ware
This is book #1 of The Windy City series. This was a hockey story about Zanders and Stevie. I read this book because I had someone wanting me to paint the edges of this one for them so I had to know what all the fuss was about. This is a typical hockey romance novel.… Continue reading Mile High (Windy City #1) by Liz Tomforde
“I'm not the glass ballerina, I'm not going to shatter.” Now heiress, Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions - including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery, a virtual stranger, rather than to his own daughters or… Continue reading The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes