Reviews for books I gave four stars to.
Fern has decided to sell her current bookshop, which she has had for twenty-five years, and move to Thune and open a new one. This move will bring her closer to her old friend Viv, owner of Legends & Lattes. But after a few weeks there she realizes this move didn’t fix her growing burn … More Review: Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
Before picking up this book, I had never heard of this incident and had no idea about all the controversy around what might have happened to these nine hikers. Eichar weaves together his journey to uncover the mystery of this incident with the hikers’ accounts to create a very interesting and captivating look at what … More Review: Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar
Tasha, the human-Zabrian liaison, is determined to find all the single men on Zabria Prinar One. To start with she decides to create a calendar showing off the men, both married and single, and provide accurate information about the program this time. When Shiloh sees the calendar after getting fired from her job, she jumps … More Review: Smitten by the Alien Saloon Owner by Ursa Dax
Stephanie McGill was attacked and turned when she was a teenager. Unfortunately, she is unlike any other immortal. She can’t control her ability to read minds and she never gets any peace and quiet. Now thirteen years later, she is living a quiet life in the country. But once her new neighbor arrives everything changes. … More Review: Immortal Rising by Lynsay Sands
Mac Argeneau knows all too well that immortals can be killed, especially by fire. So when his house burst into flames he is sure that it wasn’t an accident and someone is trying to kill him. But who would want to kill a hematology scientist? There is a silver lining to his house burning down … More Review: Meant to Be Immortal by Lynsay Sands
Hiro and Maddox have a new case involving a serial killer. Unfortunately they quickly realize that the serial killer can also see the dead and is determined to make them play a game to stop them. The more they uncover, the more danger and secrets they keep uncovering but Hiro is determined to stop them … More Review: Ghost of Deceit by Alice Winters
This book is about the history of the dangers of the space program and how it led to disasters like the Challenger explosion in 1986, the Columbia disaster in 2003, and a few other disasters. While I knew of the Challenger disaster, it was before I was born and I never really looked into what … More Review: Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
“The idea that we are truly dead when we no longer exist in anyone’s memory has its roots in many cultures and time periods….Forgetting is inevitable, as descendants pass and physical markers fade. Over centuries, some notable lives remain etched in our memories, though their ranks dwindle as time passes. Many others are recalled for … More Review: The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels by Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans
History professor Patronella Stone is babysitting her nephew for a few days. She expects to be playing games, watching movies, and eating lots of pizza, not dealing with intruders and vampire neighbors. This book focuses on Santo Notte who has appeared in a few of the recent books. Santo was tortured for years by Dressler … More Review: The Trouble With Vampires by Lynsay Sands
This was a fascinating look at why people are morbidly curious. It covers all different kinds of reasons why humans are drawn to horror, ghosts, murder, violent games, etc., and how it all stems from our evolutionary history. From the beginning, this book had me hooked on how it explains our fascination with morbidly curious … More Review: Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can’t Look Away by Coltan Scrivner
After Jessi’s dad passed away she found herself drowning in medical debt. Her estranged grandmother is offering to pay off the debt providing she shows she is respectable and settled, i.e. married. With a nonexistent love life this seems impossible until she stumbles across an unusual solution: a bride wanted to add in a dating … More Review: Saddling the Orc Cowboy by Ava Ross
Ziggy and Micah’s adventures in space continue. This time they are dealing with an orphan baby alien who seems to be wanted by mercenaries for nefarious purposes. This leads Micah and Ziggy on a new adventure featuring parenthood, discovering the truth about the Stellarians and Lacertus battle, and uncovering and stopping a larger plot by … More Review: Space Daddy’s Guide to the Galaxy by C. Rochelle
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