August 2022 Books Vs Moods

I have a better time sticking with my plans in the second half of the month. I had higher hopes, but I think the month has ended on a pretty strong note. I hope to see the next month through with the same momentum. Wish me luck! This is my monthly wrap-up where I link…

Ripple by Jim Cosgrove

There was a phase in life where I wanted to and did watch a lot of crime shows and a few true crime ones as well. I have not read many, mostly because many of them are unsolved, and it is not as helpful to read a book about an actual victim and find out…

In Place of Fear by Catriona McPherson

I had read one other book by the author before and really liked her style, and when this came around, I wanted to give it a shot.The main problem I had with the book was that it felt slow. Everything seemed to be happening at a glacial pace. I still enjoyed the writing and the…

The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne

I reviewed the first book earlier on the blog. If you have not read the first book of this series, I will not advise picking this up. Although the author provides a very detailed account of the previous book at the beginning, which helped me remember the more salient points, it does not go into…

Single Taken Cursed by Nicki Bell

I expected something different when I picked this book. I thought it would be a collection of stories of people that the author goes out to meet and then encounters strange situations. They were not all that way. A couple were just ones that happened to the author during the course of her numerous and…

Nora and the Sacred Stones by Nora Hatch Rupper

This is a young adult/middle-grade book that I would have rated higher if not for the romance angle between the main two characters. It felt a little unnecessary, given the other relationships explored during the adventure. This might just be me, and the children of the age group might appreciate the ending more, but I…

The Do-Over by Sharon M.Peterson

I read quite a few books in the past month, mostly because they were all ones with happily-ever-afters. If written well, it is a breeze to read, and a book takes less than a day to work my way through in a satisfying manner.The only problem with reading many of them back to back is…

The Sandycove Supper Club by Siân O’Gorman

I really enjoyed the last book I read by this author. There was something about the style that appealed to me. The people and places that were conjured up were equally attractive. The story was entertaining as well. I, therefore, went into this expecting an equal, if not better, experience. I am talking about another…