The Last Straw
Author: Ed Duncan
Pages: 220
Stars: 3/5
Recommended to: fans of crime, fans of murder mystery
Rico is back in the second novel in this series! A teenager tried his hand at carjacking and ended up killing the driver. There was someone else who witnessed the crime, and a crime boss -with no ties to this case- that wants her dead. The question is, why?
Warning: In the first chapter there is an attempted rape scene.Read More »
Kindle Queue is a series of posts that I create to show what is currently on Queue to read on my Kindle. Let me know if you have read any of these novels or if they’re on your TBR pile!
Author: Stuart Turton
Stars: 4.5/5
Recommended to: murder mystery, time warp novels, fiction lovers.
Aiden Bishop is reliving the same day over and over again without any signs of stopping. He is tasked with finding out who killed Evelyn Hardcastle, and why. However, there are more things in motion than what he originally thought. What seemed like a simple task seems even harder now when he realizes he has rivals afoot.
This month I didn’t read as much as I wanted to, but I’m setting a goal for April, which will be in my April TBR post. Now, for the month of March, let’s see what books I’ve been reading. Read More »
This novel was given to me thanks to Kelsey from Book Publicity Services (who had contacted me earlier in 2017 to read Pigeon Blood Red by Ed Duncan, who’s review can be found here.) I hosted a giveaway on my Instagram for another copy of the book, which was given away to Dana.
Authors: Anne Rothman-Hicks and Ken Hicks
Pages: 209
Stars: 2/5
Jane Larson is helping out a friend at her law firm by working on a child support case. Soon, Jane finds that there is more behind the simple child support case than she thought. Drugs, murder, and deadly threats all come out of this one case and it’s more than what Jane signed up for.Read More »
Author: Christine Trent
Stars: 2/5
To be Published: May 8th, 2018
Although not a medical student, I have read Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, and this past semester wrote a paper on the influence of women in medical history for a college class. Therefore, one would think that this book was right up my alley. A murder mystery with one of the medical world’s most famous woman in history?
Sign me up!
Except, maybe not with this book.
Author: Jane Corry
Stars: 3/5
Pages: 341
Recommended to: fans of crime and mystery novels.
Trigger warning: This novel details accounts of self harm and rape.
One second is all that it takes to change your life forever. There is an accident when three school girls are crossing the road. The only witnesses are the survivors, Allison, the one who survived without a scrape, her sister Kitty who is unconscious at the scene, and the driver of the car. Which story is correct when everyone has a different memory of what happened? Read More »
I can’t believe another month has come and gone so fast, it felt like just yesterday I was cramming for finals and writing final papers. Now, it’s time for the beginning of 2018. I’m thinking of setting some goals for what I want to accomplish this year and then in a year from now, I can see what I have done. So here they are:Read More »
Author: Brunonia Barry
Stars: 4/5
Pages: 436
Recommended to: fans of stories about the Salem witches, and fans of mystery and crime novels
A teenager is dead in Salem, the murder echoes another murder that happened decades ago. John Rafferty is the chief of Police and is trying to piece together a decades old murder where three women, all related to accused witches during the trials, were killed. He receives help from one of the two survivors of that night, one of the daughters of the women who were killed, Callie Cahill. Will they be able to find out who killed the women or will evil run its course in Salem once again?
Author: Karla Hull
Stars: 4/5
Recommended to: crime novel fans, fans of mystery
A killer is on the loose in this second installment of The Grievance Collectors series.
I did not read the first novel in this series but it is written so that you don’t have to read the first book in order to understand what is going on.
The Written Adventure 