Make Up Reading

 5 out of 5 stars Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Audio for allowing me to listen to this in advance for an honest review. A Magic Deep and Drowning is a Little Mermaid gender swap re-telling. I found the story to be really well written and I did find the narrator , Lauren Ezzo to be very talented.  Clara van Wieren comes across a beached whale one day on a trip to town. While many people in town are just thinking of the riches they can make off of it's corpse Clara feels a deep sympathy for the poor creature. On the same day her parents inform her that she is to be married to a very wealthy man. She also meets a sweet, funny  man.  This man she falls in love with at first glance. What she find is a curse. When the truth comes out Clara must decide if she will be willing to give up on everything to be with the man of her dreams.

  5 out of 5 stars Thank you to Netgalley and Celadon Books for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book for an honest review. Adam always thought he, his wife Ulrika and their 18 year old daughter Stella were a pretty normal family. That is until one day in late August arrested on suspicion of killing Chris Olsen. Adam who is a pastor finds himself question everything he thought he believed in. Told from the point of view from each family member the truth slowly begins to unravel. Adam who is a pastor finds himself questioning everything he thought he believed in. Told from the point of view from each family member the truth slowly begins to unravel. Stella has never been your average child, she is the type of girl that lives life by her own rules. Yes, she has been a bit wild but could she ever kill someone? Adam certainly doesn't believe she could do something like that. While Adam sets out to prove Stella's innocence, Ulrika does everything to hold their family tog...

 4.95 out of 5 A beautiful, disturbing, and haunting  ghost story.  Two years after Layla kidnapped from a family outing at the beach she returns to visit her younger brother Gale. The only thing is that Layla returns as a ghost. I will give trigger warnings of rape, kidnapping and child death. The story gets very dark without getting too graphic.  Let me just say that I did spend a good amount of time crying

 5 out of 5 stars Thank you to netgalley and the publishers I will say I kind of grade romance differently from say, a mystery. This was definitely a super fun and cute mystery. I liked the magical premise and the setting. All of the characters were fun and the couple was very easy to root for.  

 4 out of 5 stars Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers It has been a long time since we had a Greer Hendricks book. I keep hoping for more from her and her writing partner but I fear we will not get anymore. For that reason I was super happy to get something new from her. I really enjoyed this. Ghostwriter Anne was offered the chance to ghostwrite Melody Wells (health and lifestyle guru) as Anne falls deeper under Melody's spell Anne begins to work longer and longer hours, following Melody's advice and taking her supplements. When Anne mentions to that she her husband and their twins are cramped in a tiny  Manhattan apartment Melody mentions she that she knows of  a sublet Anne jumps at the chance. Lets just say things don't go swimmingly.

  4.25 stars out of 5 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this This was just what I was looking for. A cute, fun paranormal mystery filled with all kinds of interesting and magical creatures. I really enjoyed this narrator, she did a fantastic job being the voice of Olivia Kendrick. I love the town of Nightmare and would love to live there.