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The Next To Die - Books Review

The Next To Die – Books Review

Published: February 19, 2019 (‘The Narrow Bed’ 2016 UK)Publisher: HarperCollins 2019, Hodder & Stoughton 2016Genre: Fiction – Murder, MysteryPages: 399Price: $23.99 canISBN: 978-0-06-290653-3 Kim is a famous comedian, whose life is turned upside down. A family member is dying, and later Kim is thrown into a deep murder investigation. ‘Billy Dead Mates’ is killing pairs of best friends, not long…

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The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore - Book Review

The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore – Book Review

Publication Date: February 13, 2018Publisher: Harper CollinsSpecial Features: NonePages: 248Genre: FictionPrice: $22.99 CAD\ISBN: 978-1-44345-359-2 The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore is about five young girls who ‘bond’ while at Camp, and find themselves lost and alone on an unknown island. The story follows Siobhan, Nita, Dina, Isabel and Andee. After the events are played out at Forevermore,…

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A Breath After Drowning

A Breath After Drowning

Publication Date: December 30, 2019Publisher: Titan BooksGenre: Fiction- Crime Drama, MysteryPages: 438Price: $19.95 cadISBN: 9781785656408 A thrilling, and engaging crime mystery that grabs you and doesn’t let go. After the death of her mother and her sister’s murder, Kate has committed her life to helping others. With her sister’s murderer on death row, and execution date soon approaching, new…

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Death on the Nile - Book Review

Death on the Nile – Book Review

Author: Agatha ChristiePublication Date: November 1, 1937Publisher: Harper CollinsGenre: Fiction – CrimePages: 333Price: $19.99ISBN: 978-0-06-2073556 As far as mystery crime novels go, you spend the entire novel trying to figure out who the killer is, or in this case who the intended victim and murderer may be. During the beginning stages of the book, I was able to figure out pretty quickly who…

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Every Step She Takes - Book Review

Every Step She Takes – Book Review

Author: Kelley ArmstrongPublication Date: June 30, 2020Publisher: Doubleday Canada – Random House CanadaGenre; Fiction – Crime/mysteryPrice: $20Pages: 314ISBN: 978-0-385-69367-7 Genevieve has a secret, and it one dying to come out. Every step Armstrong takes, is always in a direction you want to go. Unless it’s a murder mystery then she can miss direct you in any direction until the end, when…

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The Darkest King - Book Review

The Darkest King – Book Review

The Darkest King is the fifteenth book in the Lords of the Underworld series. While the title Lords of the Underworld, is over, the universe will still continue on with, The Warlord: Rise of the Warlords, the new saga title. The Darkest King has been a long awaited title, as we finally get William’s story and can learn more about him, his past, his curse, his relationship with Hades and Lucifer,…

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Security - Book Review

Security – Book Review

· Genre: Fiction- Horror

·         Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 

·         Publication Date: May 23, 2017 

·         Special Features: Questions for Discussion 

·         Pages: 229 

·         Price: $23.95 

·         IBSN: 978-1-61620-693-2 

Where do I start? Have you ever been at a loss of words when trying to come up with something to say?  In this…

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Security - Book Review

Security – Book Review

· Genre: Fiction- Horror

·         Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 

·         Publication Date: May 23, 2017 

·         Special Features: Questions for Discussion 

·         Pages: 229 

·         Price: $23.95 

·         IBSN: 978-1-61620-693-2 

Where do I start? Have you ever been at a loss of words when trying to come up with something to say?  In this…

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It Takes One - Book Review

It Takes One – Book Review

Title: It Takes One (Audrey Hart #1)

Author: Kate Kessler

Publisher: Hachette Book Group

Publication Date: August 28, 2018

Special Features: Interview with Kate Kessler. Expert to Two Can Play (Audrey Hart #2), and expert to Dead Ringer.

Pages: 403

Genre: Crime, Mystery

Price: $10.49 cad

ISBN: 978-0-316-52700-2

It’s definitely been awhile since I’ve read a book with a great twist ending. It Takes One…

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The Stranger in Our Home - Book Review

The Stranger in Our Home – Book Review

Publisher: AVON – a division of Harper Collins Publishes

Publication Date: April 29, 2019

 Genre: Mystery

Special Features: None

Pages: 385

Price: $24.99 cdn

ISBN: 978-0-00-832045-4

  I’m not sure how to start this off, as I have struggled to think of, why it took me so long to finish The Strange in Our Home? Roughly the time that I started this book, our mandatory shutdown had been relaxed and…

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The Darkest Warrior - Book Review

The Darkest Warrior – Book Review

Title: The Darkest Warrior (Lords of the Underworld Book 14)

Author: Gena Showalter

Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A.

Publication Date: May 28, 2019 (MM) June 25, 2018 (HC)

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Special Features: Fan character drawing of William, A look into new Young Adult series, The Evil Queen.

Pages: 544

Price: $11.99 cad

ISBN: 978-1-335-44954-2

I don’t think I’ve been so disappointed, and…

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The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Book Review

The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Book Review

Title: The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Author: Heather Morris

Publisher: Harper Collins

Publication Date: September 4, 2018

Genre: Historicial Fiction-Survival-Love

Special Features: Afterword from Gary Sokolov (Lali and Gita’s son), and additional Notes on Lali, Gita, and others mentioned throughout their story, and Heather’s Morris’ first meeting with Lali (Lale) Sokolov.

Pages: 257

Price: $24.99…

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Wherever She Goes - Book Review

Wherever She Goes – Book Review

Title: Wherever She Goes

Author: Kelley Armstrong

Publisher: Doubleday Canada; Penguin Random House

Publication Date: June 24, 2019

Genre: Fiction-Murder, Mystery

Special Features: None

Pages: 292

Price: $22.00 CAD

ISBN: 978-0-385-69364-6

What would you do if you were the only witness to a kidnapping? What if no one believed you because in their minds, and logic there wasn’t one?

Aubrey is…

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Everlife (Everlife series) - Book Review

Everlife (Everlife series) – Book Review

Title: Everlife

Author: Gena Showalter

Publisher: Harlequin TEEN

Publication Date: February 26, 2018

Genre: Teen Fiction

Special Features: None

Pages: 492

Price: $23.99 CAD

ISBN: 978-1-335-47043-0

“There’ll be a day when you will wish you had done a little evil to do a greater good.” – Eva Green (Kingdom of Heaven)

I went into not only this book, but this series with high hopes. I will say…

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The Darkest Assassin - Book Review

The Darkest Assassin – Book Review

 The Darkest Assassin (LoTu book 14.6)

 Author: Gena Showalter

Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts

Publication date: December 10, 2019

Genre: Fiction-Paranormal, Romance

Special Features: Preview of “The Darkest King”

Pages: 419

Price: $3.54 CAD

ISBN: 978-1-970077-33-9

Before diving into the review, the first thing I’d like to note is that at this point in time I have yet to read The Darkest Warrior,…

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The Other Mrs. - Book Review

The Other Mrs. – Book Review

 Title: The Other Mrs.

Author: Mary Kubica

Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A.

Publication Date: February 18, 2020

Genre: Fiction-mystery, crime, suspense

Special Features: None

Pages: 359

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 978-0-7783-1018-1

Very few books, especially mystery-thrillers, leave me jaw dropped shocked with their ending. Mary Kubica has a way with keeping the story engaging, pieces of the mystery…

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An Anonymous Girl - Book Review

An Anonymous Girl – Book Review

Title: An Anonymous Girl

Author: Geer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

Publication Date: January 8, 2019

Genre: Fiction – mystery, psychology,

Special Features: None

Pages: 371

Price: $24.99 CAD

ISBN: 978-1-250-22431-6

An eye for an eye? Do two wrongs make a right? Would you do onto someone else, because of what someone did to you?

An Anonymous Girl is filled with…