The Nature of Fragile Thing by Susan Meissner @SusanMeissner @BerkleyPub #librarybook #audiobook #historicalfiction #fiction #blogger #bookreviewer

Susanne’s Review: Completely Captivating! Sophie is an Irish Immigrant, who after arriving in New York, answers an ad for a mail-order bride.  Arriving in San Francisco shortly thereafter, she immediately marries Martin Hocking, though she does not know him.  He is looking for a mate and most importantly a father to his 5-year-old daughter Kat. Continue reading “The Nature of Fragile Thing by Susan Meissner @SusanMeissner @BerkleyPub #librarybook #audiobook #historicalfiction #fiction #blogger #bookreviewer”

The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller @RandomHouse @NetGalley #mystery #suspense #bookblogger #bookreviewer

Kaceey’s Review: Money does not always buy you happiness! Just ask the women who live within the walls of Presidio Terrace a gated and most elite community in San Francisco. Brooke – newly married to her husband who is about 20 years her senior. She is a novelist though nobody takes her too seriously.  SheContinue reading “The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller @RandomHouse @NetGalley #mystery #suspense #bookblogger #bookreviewer”

Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan @jcourtsull #fiction #literaryfiction #bookreview #bookreviewer

Susanne’s Review: Female Friendships can be complicated.  Especially as we get older.   The dynamics of class, friendship, marriage, motherhood, power, and privilege, are explored to absolute perfection in “Friends and Strangers” by J. Courtney Sullivan.  Elizabeth is a married mother, who struggles with her new life in Upstate New York.  Having recently moved from Brooklyn,Continue reading “Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan @jcourtsull #fiction #literaryfiction #bookreview #bookreviewer”

The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird @ChristinaRoseSB @putnambooks @netgalley #fiction #characterdrivenplot #dystopiannovel #bookreview #bookblogger

Susanne’s Review: Wholly and Completely Brilliant.   Yes, I read a book about a Pandemic in a Pandemic.  Some would say that’s in poor taste, and yet, I couldn’t resist. I am not one to shy away from difficult topics and frankly, “The End of Men” is brilliantly written, brilliantly plotted, and gave me a lotContinue reading “The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird @ChristinaRoseSB @putnambooks @netgalley #fiction #characterdrivenplot #dystopiannovel #bookreview #bookblogger”

Find You First by Linwood Barclay @linwood_barclay @WmMorrowBooks #mystery #suspense #bookblogger #bookreviewer

Susanne’s Review: My First Linwood Barclay! WHAT Took Me SO Long?!   The Good News?! It was a Complete Success! When single millionaire Miles Cookson finds out that he has a fatal disease, he sets out to make things right. Years prior, when he was a young man, he donated his sperm and could potentially haveContinue reading “Find You First by Linwood Barclay @linwood_barclay @WmMorrowBooks #mystery #suspense #bookblogger #bookreviewer”

Shiver by Allie Reynolds @AuthorAllieR @PutnamBooks #fiction #suspense #bookreview #blogger

Susanne’s Review: A Locked Room Mystery at a Ski Chalet in the French Alps?   Does this sound like Déjà vu or is it just me?  Baaawaaahh! In “Shiver” five former friends reunite under suspicious circumstances.  It’s been 10 years since Saskia disappeared and someone wants answers.  Immediately upon arrival, things go awry.  From cell phonesContinue reading “Shiver by Allie Reynolds @AuthorAllieR @PutnamBooks #fiction #suspense #bookreview #blogger”

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix @grady_hendrix @BerkleyPub #fiction #thriller #bookreview #bookblogger

Kaceey’s Review: Are you a fan of the old slasher movies? Did you find yourself screaming at the teenagers not to go into the basement? The movies where there would be one line girl who survived the massacre by killing the deranged monster. She is what’s referred to as a Final Girl. This is theirContinue reading “The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix @grady_hendrix @BerkleyPub #fiction #thriller #bookreview #bookblogger”

Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales @sgonzalesauthor @StMartinsPress #YA #fiction #bookblogger #bookreview

Susanne’s Review: A YA novel with a unique concept and a fabulous cast of characters! Sixteen-year-old Darcy Phillips gives relationship advice to her fellow students anonymously via a locker at school that students drop letters into and she anonymously retrieves. Emailing advice from a secret email address, Darcy’s relationship advice has a high success rateContinue reading “Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales @sgonzalesauthor @StMartinsPress #YA #fiction #bookblogger #bookreview”

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry #emilyhenry @berkleypub @netgalley #romcom #bookreview #bookblogger

Susanne’s Review: My Favorite Rom-Com of the Year!  Cue ALL THE FEELS! Fun, Light, Refreshing, Witty, and of course Romantic!  “People We Meet on Vacation” by Emily Henry has it all.   Poppy and Alex meet in College at Freshman Orientation where it is immediately clear that they have absolutely nothing in common.  Going their separateContinue reading “People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry #emilyhenry @berkleypub @netgalley #romcom #bookreview #bookblogger”

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy @CharMcConaghy #bookreview #bookblogger

Susanne’s Review: Brilliant. Moving. Uncharted.  Franny Stone is a damaged woman who loves with abandon and yet leaves with nary a thought.   She is the keeper of deep dark secrets, who is on a mission.  To follow the last migration of the Arctic Terns from Greenland to Antarctica.   Dangerous, treacherous, and uncharted, Franny finds aContinue reading “Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy @CharMcConaghy #bookreview #bookblogger”