Monday, March 11, 2024

Don’t Believe It

Amazon Prime Kindle Fiction by Charlie Donlea

In 2007 on the island of St Lucia, American vacationer Julian Christ was murdered.  His girlfriend Grace Sebold was quickly charged with and convicted of the crime, and sentenced to life imprisonment despite her protestations of innocence. But now, ten years later, true-crime documentary filmmaker Sidney Ryan is looking into the case. 

Was Grace wrongly convicted or did the St. Lucia police have it right all along? What will be uncovered through the documentary filming?

This was an interesting story with surprises; I'm not sure about the ending. Maybe it's a setup for a sequel?

I also read by this author: Some Choose Darkness

I also read (for free!) by Amazon Prime Kindle: The Couple Across the Street

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Go as a River

 Fiction by Shelly Read


The first time Victoria Nash met Wilson Moon, she fell in love with him. But it was 1949 and Iola, Colorado, was a small insular town that called Wilson a no-good Injun, refusing to let him hang around. What would become of the two young lovers?

This was a good story but a sad one. 

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

The Stepchild

 Fiction by Nicole Trope

Leslie left Millie, her three year old daughter, at home while she went to the grocery store, trusting her twelve year old stepdaughter Shelby to babysit. When Leslie came back, Millie was gone. Shelby said the child ran away, but did she really? And for that matter, did Leslie really go to the grocery store? And what about Randall, the girls' father; was he really out golfing?

This was an exciting thriller with several surprises. 


I also read by this author: The Boy in the Photo

Monday, March 4, 2024

Happiness for Beginners

 Fiction by Katherine Center

Helen is thirty-two years old and recovering from a failed marriage when she signs up for a “wilderness experience" trip as an attempt to Be Something Different. What she doesn’t expect is that her little brother’s best friend will follow her there, potentially ruining her chance at a fresh start by muddying up her future with pieces of the past. 

This was a good story with memorable characters. 


I also read by this author: How to Walk Away

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Running From Mercy

 Fiction by Terra Little


Pamela and Paris are identical twins, raised together in the small town of Mercy, Georgia, but bound for very different destinies. 

This book was okay but I didn’t love it. I felt like it gave too much of the plot away at the beginning and I had trouble engaging with the characters. 

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Want to Know A Secret?

 Amazon Prime Kindle Fiction by Freida McFadden


April is a young mother and a food blogger who suddenly starts receiving anonymous text messages that say, "Want to know a secret?" The first one says that her son isn't where she thinks he is. After a frantic search, April finds him at the new neighbor's house. But the text remains unexplained. Also someone is leaving malicious comments on her food blog, threatening to expose April's secrets. What could be gong on?

This was an okay story but the plot felt a little contrived. Also I thought the author took the unreliable-narrator bit a little too far; I hope that's not a spoiler.


I also read by this author: The Ex

I also read recently by Amazon Prime Kindle: The Couple Across the Street

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

The Good Father

 Fiction by Diane Chamberlain


Travis and his four-year-old daughter Bella are living in his van and really hurting for money, and so he makes a desperate move. He trusts a stranger to watch Bella for him while he takes a sketchy-sounding job promising a big payout for one night's work. Will this gamble pay off? Is Bella going to be okay? And how did Travis get in this situation anyways?

All questions were answered by the end of this exciting story filled with wonderful characters.


I also read recently by this author: The Midwife's Confession