Category: Reviews

FLOATING HOTEL by Grace Curtis – Review

FLOATING HOTEL by Grace Curtis – Review
Posted March 26, 2024 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 31 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A (mostly) gentle character study about a motley crew of hotel staff and patrons, Floating Hotel is light on plot but succeeds with its lively characters and emotional connections. Floating Hotel is a delightful found family, slice-of-life story revolving around a group of people aboard the Grand Abeona Hotel, a spaceship that ping-pongs […]

DIAVOLA by Jennifer Thorne – Review

DIAVOLA by Jennifer Thorne – Review
Posted March 25, 2024 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 16 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Diavola has it all: a creepy, haunted villa, an uncomfortable, dysfunctional family gathering, an ominous Italian setting, and even some jump scares. Come for the well executed folk horror ambiance, stay for the unforgettable characters. “And yet there was something idiosyncratic about Villa Taccola. The whole house suggested pentimenti, original brushstrokes covered over […]

FORGOTTEN SISTERS by Cynthia Pelayo – Review

FORGOTTEN SISTERS by Cynthia Pelayo – Review
Posted March 11, 2024 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 20 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Cynthia Pelayo’s latest love letter to historical Chicago is infused with ghosts, fairy tales and an intriguing mystery, perfect for genre fans who love surprises. Forgotten Sisters was such a unique reading experience, and I’m so glad I’ve finally read a book by Cynthia Pelayo. This is a weird, spooky ghost story with […]

THE GLASS WOMAN by Alice McIlroy – Review

THE GLASS WOMAN by Alice McIlroy – Review
Posted March 7, 2024 by Tammy in 3 1/2 stars, Reviews / 24 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A woman is thrust into a disturbing mystery when she loses all her memories, in this solid but sometimes confusing debut. “My name is Iris and I am thirty-five years old. My husband is called Marcus. I was born in Suffolk, England. I work at the London Research Institute. It is Wednesday, the […]

MURDER ROAD by Simone St. James – Review

MURDER ROAD by Simone St. James – Review
Posted March 4, 2024 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 25 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A newlywed couple out of their element try to solve a murder involving an angry ghost in this fast-paced, emotional thriller. Simone St. James is back with another twisty supernatural mystery, and while I didn’t like this quite as much as her last book, The Book of Cold Cases, there is plenty here […]