The Valet’s Secret by Josi S. Kilpack

This is a very cute, simple and straightforward old romance. It is a quick read with nothing to say against it. You will get exactly what you wanted if you pick it up, expecting the descriptions I began the review.Our lead protagonists are two individuals who have reached a stage in life that they should…

Hidden by Cristina Salvador Klenz

A photobook was one of the first things that really got me interested in the stories that they told. When I saw this particular volume. It interested me in two parts. I only recently (in the last few years) found out that the Roma (colloquially known as gypsies) originated in India! So when I saw…

Kanazawa by David Joiner

This is a very different story than the ones I usually encounter. In this narrative, our lead protagonist is an American settled in Japan with a Japanese wife and living with his in-laws. This is the basic premise, and everything that happens takes off from there.I felt certain things were repetitive, like the protagonist commenting…

Greta and the Ghost Hunters by Sam Copeland

This story is short and packed with many hijinks(a word that best fits the situations described here.Our lead protagonist is the odd daughter who does not take after her pretentious parents. Her brother, at the time of the narrative, is too young to fall under any category. Her grandmother is bedridden in the attic and…

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…

#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 at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge

I think this book suffers from the first book syndrome of a mystery series. I begin in this fashion because one of the hangups of this book which stuck out to me from the very beginning was the over explanations.The story is based in the home of Agatha Christie, now happily married to Max Mallowan.…

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder by Maria DiRico

I have read and reviewed the first two books of the series here: #1,#2 I would not recommend jumping into this series at any random point. It has to be read in order for it to make much sense. Our leading lady runs a tight ship as she keeps the fledgling busy afloat. A new…