Genre: Mystery

#BookReview: THE CAT WHO COULD READ BACKWARDS by Lilian Jackson Braun

I don’t read a lot of mysteries, but I had to read this for my university’s book club. This is even more out of my norm, since it’s not a modern thriller but more of a classic whodunnit, published before I was born. The story is narrated by Qwilleran (not the only guy with an odd name), who takes on a job as an art reporter despite having a history of crime reporting (and no art knowledge whatsoever). But never fear, as his old job follows him to the new, with a death in the art world. I found this to be […]

Posted March 30th 2017 in Mystery, Reviews / / 0 Comments

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Guest #BookReview: WE KNOW IT WAS YOU by Maggie Thrash

Trigger Warning for rape, underage sexual content, POC being treated like shit Look there are some “redeeming qualities” in this one, which is why I had originally rated it 1.5* on Goodreads but after thinking about it, I don’t want to give this one any praise for how it handled things so it is 0 stars from me. The characters were lackluster, the setting was alright, but the treatment of POC and sexual assault were HORRENDOUS in this one and I do not want to give any praise to a book that doesn’t treat it’s ONLY POC characters with respect. […]

Posted October 10th 2016 in Mystery, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#AudiobookReview: GIRL ON A WIRE by Gwenda Bond

In a sentence Girl on a Wire started with a stumble, but it soon found its footing and delivered a magical mystery that kept me guessing, with the added bonus of a swoonworthy, high-flying, genuinely caring love interest. Despite the blog tour info saying that I didn’t need to read the first book in the series to read Girl in the Shadows, I said PAH to that and found both the ebook and the audiobook of Girl on a Wire on Kindle Unlimited. The beginning was weird, and I almost stopped after the first chapter. It was like the author […]

Posted July 3rd 2016 in Magical Realism, Mystery, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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