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Heather by Caitlin Mullen My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is compared to Moore’s The God of the Woods which I thought was an apt comparison. It's about an event that unearths a mystery from years ago. It's in a small town. It's a quiet story which ends up not being about the mystery. All of these I think are reasonable parallels. This is a slow burn but, for me, it was an excellent read from beginning to end. I loved Callie from the very beginning and was invested. The audio book was truly excellent. The narrators brought the story alive and made it so there wasn't a moment of boredom in this slow moving story. I loved it from beginning to end. with gratitude to netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review View all my reviews

Winter's Redemption by Mary Stone My rating: 2 of 5 stars 2.5 stars For some reason even though this was indeed Winter's Redemption, I didn't enjoy this one as much as the others. It felt more stilted and I didn't like the preacher so i hated having his POV. View all my reviews

The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wow this was quite the political thriller. If political thrillers are your genre, you will absolutely love this rich and thoroughly intriguing story. It was fast-paced with really interesting characters. Layers of plot that kept you on your toes the whole time. I am confident that if you like this genre, you will love this book. The audio was absolutely outstanding, making the story come to life and adding so much to the experience of reading this book! with gratitude to netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. View all my reviews

Seek the Traitor's Son by Veronica Roth My rating: 3 of 5 stars I'm a Veronica Roth fan. I loved the Divergent series and loved having more of her voice and storytelling in this novel. For me, this was a much bigger undertaking and took a lot longer to connect to. I loved the intricacies and creativity of the world-building. Loved the strong and smart main character and loved the love interest, too and especially loved that neither the story nor the love interest were there as a token. The story in of itself was interesting and the characters were, too! I do assume there's more coming and it's a series. I am excited to read more of it! with gratitude to netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. View all my reviews

This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page My rating: 0 of 5 stars Another one that didn't keep my interest and I finally had to give up. This was fun for a while but also relatively formulaic :( View all my reviews

To Kill a Cook by W.M. Akers My rating: 4 of 5 stars Really enjoyed this one. I liked the narration, i liked the main character. It wasn't as funny as Finlay Donovan but it was interesting and i loved all the food details. View all my reviews