by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 29, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Poison Garden by Alex Marwood My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am an unabashed fan of Alex Marwood and despite my reservations (the jacket copy doesn’t do the story justice), I loved every minute of this story. Centered around the life of Romy and a doomsday cult...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 14, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Murder List by Hank Phillippi Ryan 4 out of 5 There are more twists and turns in The Murder List than a roller coaster on steroids, with Ryan adeptly taking the reader into the minds of law student Rachel North, her criminal lawyer husband Jack Kirkland, and her...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 3, 2020 | Book Reviews
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was Megan Miranda’s debut novel for adults, and it certainly has a unique style. Bookended with present day, the author then reports the story of two missing girls in reverse chronological...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jul 24, 2020 | Book Reviews
Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane My rating: 3 of 5 stars I loved Mystic River and Shutter Island, but this was my first Kenzie & Gennaro. I don’t think coming in at book 5 was an issue. Lehane is a master at revealing just enough backstory so the new reader...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jul 13, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn My rating: 5 of 5 stars Simply outstanding. Kate Quinn’s historical research is to be commended (thank you, Ms. Quinn, for your author notes and PS at the end of the book; as someone who knows how much time and effort goes into...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jul 2, 2020 | Book Reviews
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng My rating: 5 of 5 stars The first thing that struck me about Little Fires Everywhere was the unique way Ng frames the thoughts of others, not head hopping, but in the way of “so and so wouldn’t know that…”...
