You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

Available on Amazon

Rating (1-5) - 📘📘📘📘
Genre - Domestic Thriller, Vigilante Justice Thriller
Format - Hardcover
Length - 352 pages


*Amazon Blurb*

Shay Miller wants to find love, but it eludes her. She wants to be fulfilled, but her job is a dead end. She wants to belong, but her life is increasingly lonely. Until Shay meets the Moore sisters. Cassandra and Jane live a life of glamorous perfection, and always get what they desire. When they invite Shay into their circle, everything seems to get better. Shay would die for them to like her. She may have to.

*My Review* 

This was definitely not one of my favorite books by the amazing Hendrick & Pekkanen team. It was still a great suspense like others they've teamed up, but the main character Shay made me a little annoyed. The events that play out between Shay and the other girls are clear enough so that you know what is going on and you are able to follow along without issues. I just couldn't stand the main character which is an issue in any book. I found myself constantly asking "really" and "are you serious" during my reading. I know that Shay's personality is why she did the things like she did, but I kept wishing she'd just grow up and get a backbone. Ouch, was that too harsh?

Airabella by Addalynn Sanders

Available on Amazon

Rating (1-5) - 📘📘📘📘📘
Genre - Children's Dragon, Unicorn & Mythical Stories, Children's Animals Books
Format - Paperback
Length - 26 pages


*Amazon Blurb*

Airabella is a beautiful and sparkly unicorn...... until she fell into a pud puddle and got dirty. Join Airabella as she learns a valuable lesson about the importance of listening to her mother.

*My Review* 

I'll admit that I am a little biased to this book since my daughter is the author. That's right, your beloved bloggers daughter wrote her very own book at just 5 years old. She came up with this adorable story and kept telling it to me. I typed it up in a word document because I thought it'd be something to look back on when she was all grown up. The only part I had was asking some simple questions like "what happened next " and "why did that happen". I ended up sending it to a dear high school friend of mine who thought it was adorable. I asked my daughter how she felt about being an author and she was overjoyed!

We had no grand visions of her becoming famous or anything like that Honestly, we thought she'd have her very own copy and maybe sell a few to friends and family. To date, she's had over 50 copies sold. I couldn't be any prouder of her hard work and her dreams to continue writing even more Airabella books.

Now for my review.....it's an adorable book that shows how things can go from bad to worse if you ignore your mom. It also shows how wonderful your day can be if you do listen.

If you have read this book, we'd love to hear your thoughts. You can also find Airabella on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Storm of Secrets by Loretta Marion

Available on Amazon

Rating (1-5) - 📘📘📘📘
Genre - Ghost Thriller, Ghost Mysteries, Amateur Sleuth
Format - Hardcover
Length - 327 pages


*Amazon Blurb*

A powerful storm descends upon Cape Cod's Whale Rock at the peak of tourist season--and the weekend Cassandra Mitchell's and Daniel Benjamin's wedding is set to take place at The Bluffs, the magnificent Victorian mansion Cassie inherited from her family. In the wake of the storm's destruction, three-year-old Lucas Kleister goes missing--and the body of small-time drug dealer Lee Chambers is found in a restaurant dumpster. Now, the WRPD are faced with a murder to solve, a missing child to find, and the aftermath of one of the worst storms in recent memory.

While aiding with the clean-up and helping the displaced, Cassie has been receiving cryptic messages from the spirits of her great-grandparents, Percy and Celeste Mitchell, the original residents of The Bluffs. At first, the messages are benign, but soon, they begin to point to something more sinister. As Cassie works to decipher their meaning, the specter of a mysterious local legend surfaces. The tale of Barnacle Boy--and what happened to him during another destructive storm decades earlier--will weave through the desperate search to find Lucas and the identity of the killer.

*My Review* 

The Bluffs mysteries continue. It seems like this place is just asking to be the center of attention. There was so much going on in this story. It wasn't just one mystery, but a few of them and I did get a little confused at times with all the different characters and keeping track of which mystery they went with. I did find myself getting annoyed with Cassie at times for not taking a stand with her sister and for putting herself in what could be harms way. Granted without her doing so, the mystery may have been unsolved.

My favorite part was the ending of "The Lost Boy". I won't say anymore about that since I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

Regardless of my slight confusion, Storm of Secrets is another wonderful book by Loretta Marion. I did enjoy the first much more, but I look forward to reading more of her work.

1 Month

1 Loooooong Month.....

That's how long it's been since I have posted a review on my blog. It's not for lack of reading as I have 5 books waiting for their review. I think the problem is that I usually finish my books in bed and at that time I'm not going to get up to write my review. Then comes morning and all I want to do is wake up and have my coffee in peace, but I never seem to be able to drag myself out of bed before my 6 year old wakes up. Once that happens, it's almost impossible to concentrate on writing reviews, except I know that I need to get them done. It's not fair to the book, the author or you, my readers.

So I will set myself some goals. To get at least one review done before the end of the month and then one a week until I am caught up. You can help me with my goals......comment with what book you're looking forward to reading the review on the most.

• Storm Of Secrets by Loretta Marion
• You Are Not Alone by Greer Henricks & Sarah Pekkanen
• The Return by Rachel Harrison
• The Half Sister by Sandie Jones
• Home Before Dark by Riley Sager