Genre: Mysteries & Detective Stories

Review: The Long Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Review: The Long Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Posted June 3, 2016 by Wendy in Reviews / 1 Comment

Why Did I Read? I have been anticipating this since I read The Fixer last year! There were questions that needed to be answered! My Thoughts: (There will be no spoilers for The Long Game but may be a SLIGHT–very very slight– spoiler for The Fixer in my review!) I really enjoyed The Fixer, I thought it was a great political intrigue thriller and kept me glued to the pages. However, its sequel just plain blew it out of the water! I’m not sure what […]

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Audiobook Review: The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos

Audiobook Review: The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos

Posted March 23, 2016 by Wendy in Reviews / 2 Comments

The Sound: I was not a fan of the narrator. There was this odd lilting tone that made it sound like the MC was super whiny all the time. During the voices for other characters, it was fine but since the book is in first person, all the inner dialogue and well, everything when other people weren’t talking, just GRATED on me. So… maybe I wouldn’t have disliked this book as much if it weren’t for the narrator? Perhaps. But […]

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Audiobook Review: A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis

Audiobook Review: A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis

Posted November 18, 2015 by Wendy in Reviews / 3 Comments

The Sound: I really enjoyed the narrator for this one! I think it helped set up just the right atmosphere for the book because her voice of Grace seemed spot on to me. She really brought to life all the secondary characters. I think my enjoyment level would definitely have taken a dive if I had read and not listened to it on audio. The Story: That being said, while I enjoyed the audio narration, the story was a little […]

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Review: The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Review: The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Posted August 17, 2015 by Wendy in Reviews / 4 Comments

Why Did I Read? The premise sucked me in! I love a good thriller! Plus, I really enjoyed Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ book The Naturals! My Thoughts: So basically I should go watch Veronica Mars and Scandal ASAP because I really enjoyed this one! And if those two comparisons are accurate, then I bet I’d love those shows too! In The Fixer, Tess is shuttled off to live with her sister in DC. The change is abrupt and she’s not a fan of […]

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Review: The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall

Review: The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall

Posted August 5, 2015 by Wendy in Reviews / 2 Comments

Why Did I Read? It sounded really interesting! The synopsis grabbed my attention with the talk of a “dangerous society”. My Thoughts: This is a solid example of how sometimes audiobooks just don’t work well for certain books. There are secret groups, two in particular that oppose each other. The Circle and the… crap I don’t remember the name of the other group but I kept getting the two confused. And that was a problem because I couldn’t keep straight who […]

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