Book Tour – The Art of Remembering by Alison Ragsdale
Have you read any of Alison Ragsdale’s books? I have to admit, this was my first experience with her, and she totally blew me away. About the Book Professional ballerina, Ailsa MacIntyre, is at the peak of her career when her world is shattered by a shocking diagnosis. Life-saving surgery leaves her with a fractured memory, little recollection of her husband, Evan, and none of her career as a principal dancer. While recuperating at home, Ailsa hears beautiful music coming from the apartment upstairs, and the sound of the grand piano at the hands of a
*BLOG TOUR ~~~~ The Woman in the Park ~~~~BLOG TOUR*
The Woman in the Park by Teresa Sorkin and Tullan Holmqvist Published: August 26, 2019 by Beaufort Books Dates Read: July 4 – 5, 2019 Genre/Category: Psychological Thriller, Crime Thriller, Suspense Thriller Read For: ARC from Beaufort Books ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4.5 stars This book is INSANE. Truly, just insane. My head still hurts after trying to figure out the culprit. And after finishing, all my theories were completely wrong. I am either losing my touch or these authors are just really good. Sarah Rock’s life is crumbling around her. Her husband is gone all the time and she just knows he is
Layover by David Bell
Published: July 2, 2019 by Berkley Dates Read: June 29 – 30, 2019 Genre/Category: Psychological Thriller, Murder Thriller, Suspense Read For: ARC from Edelweiss/Berkley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars Just total chaos and craziness. Oh David Bell, you frustrate me so much, yet you still get 4 stars. Joshua Fields, real estate, lives in hotels and on airplanes. Takes the same flights weekly for work, same Xanax for the flights. On a typical routine layover, he meets Morgan, a beautiful mysterious woman who he is drawn to immediately. When Morgan passionately kisses Joshua to depart on her flight and regrets she will
Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand
Published: June 18, 2019 by Little, Brown and Company Dates Read: June 16-17, 2019 Genre/Category: Historical Fiction / Domestic Fiction Read For: ARC from Little, Brown and Company for Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars Elin Hilderbrand’s newest novel revolves around the Levin family and the annual summer trip to their grandmother Exalta’s home in Nantucket. But this year things are very different for the Levin family. The eldest sister Blair, newly married to a brilliant astrophysicist is very pregnant with twins and is stuck in Boston all by herself unable to travel, questioning her marriage as she sits alone. Kirby, the
The Lemon Sisters by Jill Shalvis
Published: June 19, 2019 by William Morrow Dates Read: June 19 – 20, 2019 Genre/Category: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Domestic Fiction Read For: ARC from William Morrow ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 4 1/2 stars The Lemon Sisters? Jill Shalvis? OK, I’ll read it, sounds pretty good….. So I get a free copy of Jill Shalvis’ upcoming novel The Lemon Sisters while at BookCon because I purchased an older copy of one of her books. (The other book had a cute dog on it, I couldn’t pass it up). Truthfully I hadn’t heard of her, but her books sounded good, so I figured I would give them a try. Being a reviewer, I couldn’t pass
The Mother’s Mistake by Ruth Heald
Published: June 11, 2019 by Bookouture Dates Read: June 9, 2019 Genre/Category: Psychological Thrillers Read For: ARC from Netgalley for Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars OMG Why is this book NOT all over the internet right now? Psychological thrillers are so extremely popular, I’m shocked this one didn’t pop up in my radar long before its publication date. Ruth Heald may not be a household name, but it will be after this book. This is the story about Claire, married, new baby, trying to get away from the city, trying to get away from the terrible mistake
The Road She Left Behind by Christine Nolfi
Published: June 11, 2019 by Lake Union Publishing Dates Read: June 7 – June 9, 2019 Genre/Category: Domestic Fiction / Romance Read For: ARC from BookSparks / Christine Nolfi for Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars Is there anyone out there that doesn’t have family issues? I suspect the most common answer will be no. When I grew up, we had so many disagreements and issues in my small immediate family that at one point we had a running joke that if you looked up the word “dysfunctional” in the dictionary, you would find a photo of us. Here we are years later,
Seeing Red – by Dana Dratch
Published: May 28, 2019 by Kensington Books Genre/Category: Mystery & Thrillers Read For: NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4 1/2 stars Book synopsis from Amazon: If it wasn’t for art thieves, spies and killers, Alex Vlodnachek’s life would be bliss. Her freelance career is catching fire. Her relationship with B&B owner Ian Sterling is flirty and fun. She’s even attending a glittering cocktail party at his sprawling Victorian inn. But, to this ex-reporter, something seems “off.” And it’s not the canapés. When Ian’s father vanishes, the enigmatic innkeeper asks for her discretion. And her assistance. Meanwhile, Alex is having the opposite problem at her
Whatever It Takes by Jessica Pack
Whatever It Takes by Jessica Pack Published: May 28, 2019 by Kensington Books Genre/Category: Women’s Fiction Read For: NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️💫 2 ½ stars
Beyond the Gravy by Mandy Morton
Beyond the Gravy by Mandy Morton Published: May 16, 2019 by Farrago Genre/Category: Humor, Mystery & Thrillers, Read For: NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars Book synopsis from Amazon: Psychic cat Irene Peggledrip is being visited by a band of malevolent spirits who all claim to be murderers. Not only is their message disturbing, but they cause chaos with indoor snowstorms, flying books and the untimely demise of a delicious Victoria sponge. Irene calls in Hettie and Tilly of the No. 2 Feline Detective Agency to help, but they’re not sure how far their skills reach into the spirit realm. Meanwhile, Lavender Stamp, the town’s
The Favorite Daughter by Kaira Rouda
Published: May 21, 2019 by HARLEQUIN – Graydon House Books Dates Read: May 9, – May 10, 2019 Genre/Category: General Fiction / Mystery & Thrillers Read For: ARC from Harlequin for Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4 1/2 stars Another book that knows how to emphasize the word psycho in psychological thriller. Book synopsis: Jane Harris lives in a sparkling home in an oceanfront gated community in Orange County. It’s a place that seems too beautiful to be touched by sadness. But exactly one year ago, Jane’s oldest daughter, Mary, died in a tragic accident and Jane has been grief-stricken ever
Cape May by Chip Creek
Published: April 30, 2019 by Celadon Books Dates Read: May 6 – May 8, 2019 Genre/Category: General Fiction (Adult), Women’s Fiction Read For: ARC /NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars 1950’s Shades of Cape May. That’s it, review over. Go home. No, seriously, I can‘t say that, there is some depth to this book and it’s certainly worth the read. Book Synopsis from Amazon: A mesmerizing debut novel by Chip Cheek, Cape May explores the social and sexual mores of 1950s America through the eyes of a newly married couple from the genteel south corrupted by sophisticated New England urbanites. Late
Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
Published: April 30, 2019 by Crooked Lane Books Dates Read: April 30 – May 3, 2019 Genre/Category: Horror, Mystery & Thrillers Read For: ARC / NetGalley Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4 1/2 stars Little Darlings. Oh, what did I just read? My head is still spinning. I need to talk to Melanie Golding ASAP and pick her brain! Book synopsis from Amazon: Everyone says Lauren Tranter is exhausted, that she needs rest. And they’re right; with newborn twins, Morgan and Riley, she’s never been more tired in her life. But she knows what she saw: that night, in her hospital room,
Better Off Divorced by Marianne Hansen
Published: April 20, 2019 by Simon Watson Publishing Dates Read: April 17, – April 21, 2019 Genre/Category: Women’s Fiction / Women’s Humor Read For: Free copy for Review / Marianne Hansen & KateRockBookTour ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars Do you like Chic-Lit? Well, this is chic-lit at its finest. A quirky new book about love, friendship, and starting over, truly some laugh out loud enjoyable reading. Book synopsis: She’s about to go down the aisle again. But her ex-husband could end up much more than an objection. Grace just wants what’s best for her kids. Now happily engaged and ready
City of Flickering Light by Juliette Fay
Published: April 16, 2019 by Gallery Books Dates Read: April 15 – 16, 2019 Genre/Category: Historical Fiction Read For: Gallery books/Goodreads ARC ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3.5 stars City of Flickering Light is a tantalizing ride back to the 1920’s Hollywood and the booming silent film industry. It follows 3 characters as they escape a moving train and their stagnant careers in a burlesque show, finding their way to Hollywood in hopes of making it big. Irene, Millie and Henry are bright eyed and optimistic when they land at their destination, but they are not prepared for the hardship, destitution, starvation
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
Published: April 16, 2019 by Sarah Crichton Books Dates Read: April 13 – 14, 2019 Genre/Category: General Fiction/Literary Fiction Read For: NetGalley ARC ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars Big Little Lies meets the courtroom thriller mystery in Angie Kim’s debut novel Miracle Creek. DO NOT pass this one up. Easily earns 5 stars. Miracle Creek, a town in rural Virginia. Young and Pak Yoo, immigrants from Korea who live in Miracle Creek and run a privately owned medical device, a chamber for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) treating off label/experimental conditions that hospitals won’t. An explosion. 2 deaths. A murder investigation. A
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Published: April 16, 2019 by Crown Publishing Dates Read: April 10 – 13, 2019 Genre/Category: Coming of Age Fiction / Psychological Fiction Read For: NetGalley ARC ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars “Life is the thing you bring with you inside your own head.” There’s been a lot of buzz going around about this book, well before publication date, and fortunately I had the honor of reading it courtesy of NetGalley and Crown Publishing, and now I understand why. Normal People is the story of two people, Marianne and Connell, two high school seniors who pretend not to know each other
Book Review: Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss
Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss A Novel by Rajeev Balasubramanyam Published: March 26, 2019 by Penguin Random House Genre/Category: Literary Fiction Dates Read: March 19 – 22, 2019 Read for: NetGalley ARC Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4.5 stars I really struggled with writing this review because I had so many mixed emotions about this book, that’s why it took me so long to get it up and available. The best way to start is to dive in. I was given an ARC by NetGalley to review shortly before the book was to be published. I thought it would be a fairly quick
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