"By the time Professor Richard Lovell found his way through Canton's narrow alleys to the faded address in his diary, the boy was the only one in the house left alive." -ch1 opening
ARC Review: “Babel” by R.F. Kuang
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Blog Tour & Review: “The Carnival of Ash” by Tom Beckerlegge
"The retreating winter had left cypresses shivering in the graveyard beside the church di San Felice. In the shadow of listing crosses, muddy hollows stagnated; angels slipped despairingly into a tangled sea of grass." - ch1 opening
ARC Review: “Breathless” by Amy McCulloch
"Breathe, Cecily. Cold air filled her lungs. It was strange. When she'd pictured breathing up here, she'd assumed it would feel like suffocating. Choking. Maybe, in a way, like drowning. But it didn't." - prologue opening
ARC Review: “The Plot” by Jean Hanff Korelitz
"Jacob Finch Bonner, the once promising author of the "New and Noteworthy" (The New York Times Book Review) novel The Invention of Wonder, let himself into the office he'd been assigned on the second floor of Richard Peng Hall, set his beat-up leather sachel on the barren desk, and looked around in something akin to despair." -Ch1 opening
ARC Review: “Memories of Blood and Shadow” by Aaron S. Jones
"Darkness cloaked the land of Alfara as a chill wind swept through the fields of wheat. Tavar felt an energy shimmer in the air. The threat of change. Of violence." - ch1
ARC Review: “Backstories” by Simon Van der Velde
"Dreamers, singers, talkers and killers; they can dazzle with their beauty or their talent or their unmitigated evil, but inside themselves they are as frail and desperate as the rest of us. But can you see them? Can you unravel the truth? These are people you know, but not as you know them. Peel back the mask and see."
ARC Review / Blog Tour: “Bound” by Vanda Symon
"The image of the clock's hands burned into her retinas as she stared, willing her eyes to stay focused, there, on that spot. Above the sound of the blood pulsing through her ears, she could just make out the sharp click of its ticks, as the second hand flicked around the circumference of the dial." Prologue opening
ARC Review: “The Midnight Bargain” by C.L. Polk
"The carriage drew closer to Bookseller's Row, and Beatrice Clayborn drew in a hopeful breath before she cast her spell." Chapter 1 opening
ARC Review: “Whisper Island” by Carissa Ann Lynch
"The backbone of every triumph is built on two simple words: Watch me." - Whisper Island, Chapter 1 opening
ARC Review: “The Third Rainbow Girl” by Emma Copley Eisenberg
"Here are some true things: 1. In the afternoon or early evening of June 25th 1980, Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero were killed in an isolated clearing in southeastern West Virginia." - The Third Rainbow Girl, opening
ARC Review: “Strangers” by C.L. Taylor
TLDR; Mystery-thriller with a great final conclusion and an unexpected character collision.
ARC Review: “The Crossing” by Matt Brolly
TLDR; a good mystery crime book with an interesting killer backstory and a side-plot of unexpected harassment for the main protagonist.
ARC Review: “The Wonder of Water” by Ingrid Leman Stefanovic
Title: The Wonder of Water: Lived Experience, Policy, and PracticeFind it on: Goodreads, Amazon, University of Toronto PressAuthor: Ingrid Leman Stefanovic (Editor) Publication Date: December 15, 2019Genre: Nonfiction Synopsis Facing droughts, floods, and water security challenges, society is increasingly forced to develop new policies and practices to cope with the impacts of climate change. From taken-for-granted … Continue reading ARC Review: “The Wonder of Water” by Ingrid Leman Stefanovic
ARC Review: “The Reckless Oath We Made” by Bryn Greenwood
Title: The Reckless Oath We MadeFind it on: AmazonAuthor: Bryn GreenwoodPublication Date: 20 Aug 2019Genre: General Fiction (Adult) Many thanks to the author, Bryn Greenwood, and publisher, G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Group, for providing a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis A provocative love story between a tough Kansas woman on a … Continue reading ARC Review: “The Reckless Oath We Made” by Bryn Greenwood
ARC Review: “The Pink Bonnet” by Liz Tolsma
Title: The Pink Bonnet Find it on: Goodreads | AmazonAuthor: Liz TolsmaPublication Date: June 1, 2019Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.Genre: Christian, True CrimePages: 256 Many thanks to the author, Liz Tolsma, and publisher, Barbour Publishing Inc., for providing a digital ARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis (via NetGalley ) … Continue reading ARC Review: “The Pink Bonnet” by Liz Tolsma
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