To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

I do not know why I finished this book. It might have been the author's skill in writing a story, but the story's content did not hold me the way I hoped it would.It is a tome of a book, or at least felt that way. It is the primary reason for my not enjoying…

The Missing Sister (The Seven Sisters #7) by Lucinda Riley

I thought this would be the end of the story, but I found out that I was wrong. I was very sad to hear of the author's passing last year, but comments on Goodreads seem to indicate that her son may be finishing the series for her. After following this series since the beginning, I…

Wyrd Sisters (Discworld #6) by Terry Pratchett

It was only toward the very end of this book that I realised that I had read it before. For those who have read this and others who might in the future, it was the reveal that did it. It was so odd and clever that it must have stuck in my head from a…

The Helsingør Sewing Club by Ella Gyland

The audiobook narrator here did a tremendous job in setting the mood. When the book first begins, we have a bereft woman at the loss of two things in life, and she is at a crossroads. Since she is the only one in her family without familial obligations, she is chosen to empty out her…

House Number 12 Block Number 3 by Sana Balagamwala

I found the writing in this story the highlight. It draws you in little by little. The story begins at one point in the timeline and moves back and forth before showing us a more recent update (although that is still not contemporary).The house tells the story (which is not a spoiler, given that the…

Spring Tides at The Starfish Café by Jessica Redland

I have read quite a few books by this author. The one most connected to this one was: Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café. Although I have read quite a few books by this author and some continuing and connected series', I have a hit and miss with some of them. In the previous series that…

#FollowMe for Murder (Trending Topic Mysteries, #1) by Sarah E. Burr

This falls under the category of lighter cozy mysteries. We have a young, good looking and self-made woman who finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation when it occurs in her client's shop.Coco is an enterprising woman. She has found a niche that I would have otherwise poo-poohed if not for the presentation…

Murder Under Her Skin by Stephen Spotswood

This is a highly engrossing series. It veers a little away from my more traditional historical fiction reads, which have a sleuthing duo, but they have happier lives (or at least histories).I would not recommend reading this without having read the first. WillowJean has had a non-traditional upbringing, and in this installment we get to…