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DAISY DARKER by Alice Feeney – Review

DAISY DARKER by Alice Feeney – Review
Posted August 4, 2022 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 29 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Clever, outrageous, emotional, shocking and just plain entertaining, Daisy Darker is this summer’s must read thriller. “I think most murder mysteries are overrated,” Nana says. “There are much cleverer ways to end a person than killing them.” Alice Feeney has just rocketed to the top of my favorite authors list, and I’m so […]

THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Review

THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Review
Posted July 28, 2022 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 26 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Evocative writing, authentic historical details and complex characters make Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s latest a must read. “Montgomery was like a chipped piece of pottery. She couldn’t imagine he’d ever been whole, and his eyes, when they glanced at her, were watery gray. Not green and lush and full of promise like Eduardo’s, but the […]

JUST LIKE HOME by Sarah Gailey – Review

JUST LIKE HOME by Sarah Gailey – Review
Posted July 25, 2022 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 26 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Gailey’s latest is delightfully unsettling, with unexpected twists, dangerous characters and ominous secrets. “The outside of Vera was shaped like the inside of this house. This was the house her father had built with his two strong hands. This was the goldfish tank where she’d grown to the size she would always be, […]

BLACK MOUTH by Ronald Malfi – Review

BLACK MOUTH by Ronald Malfi – Review
Posted July 14, 2022 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 20 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Four childhood friends are forced to confront the past in Ronald Malfi’s latest, an epic, nightmarish tale with unforgettable characters. “Do you want to see a magic trick?” After absolutely loving Come With Me last year (which made my top five books of 2021), I was both excited and hesitant to read Ronald Malfi’s […]

WHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T. Kingfisher – Review

WHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T. Kingfisher – Review
Posted July 8, 2022 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 23 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A creepy and atmospheric retelling that pays homage to the original story while adding many unique elements, What Moves the Dead induces both laughter and dread, often in the same paragraph. “The mushroom’s gills were the deep-red color of severed muscle, the almost-violet shade that contrasts so dreadfully with the pale pink of […]

UPGRADE by Blake Crouch – Review

UPGRADE by Blake Crouch – Review
Posted July 4, 2022 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 28 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Even though the story didn’t feel as polished as his others books, Upgrade has some nail-biting action scenes and plenty of emotional moments. Blake Crouch’s Recursion and Dark Matter were both five star reads for me, and so I was expecting and hoping to love Upgrade just as much. Maybe it’s because it […]