Make Up Reading

  3.5 out of 5 stars This was most certainly a very interesting novel. I must admit thought that I was not sure how I felt about this book. The narrator  Christopher Ragland was fantastic! The way he changed voices was really good and he seemed to have no issues at all doing female voices which isn't often very easy for male narrators.  Christopher Ragland also did a wonderful job of making you feel each character's moods. You felt the sadness, fear or tension.  I think for me my biggest issue for me was the big twist was actually very obvious, not that the reveal was not good but I just felt a little let down. Does that mean I will not re-read this? Nope! I am sure I will pick this up again sometime. 

  4.5 out of 5 stars I really love audio books and a great narrator makes the novel come alive. At first I wasn't sure how much I liked the narration but after getting to know the character of Gretchen I thought the narrator was actually perfect. This is definitely the kind of book I can see myself listening to again right after Christmas which is when the book begins. I think besides the narration my favorite aspect of this story was the fact that Gretchen was in love with romantic comedies and basically thought that was what love was really like until she finds it in real life.  This is a sweet, fun YA novel to just sit back and enjoy, I think there a little bit of something for everyone here.

  4.75 out of 5 stars Thank you to Netgalley and St.Martin's Press for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. I red Katie Lowe's first novel The Furies and really enjoyed it so I was excited to get a chance to read her latest book and I really liked this one too.  The premise hooked me from the start.  This totally read like a true crime novel.  This will totally hook you from the start and you will have a hard time putting it down!

  5 out of 5 stars Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press/ Minotaur Books for sharing this  with me in exchange an honest review. I did not expect this to turn out the way it did! I was completely blown away by the fantastic writing and wonderful characters.  When Matt Pine is notified that is his Mother ,Father, sister and little brother have died in a carbon dioxide accident while on Spring break in Mexico he is shocked. How much more can happen?  Matt's older brother Danny is in prison for the murder of his girlfriend though he swears he is innocent. The family never stopped believing in Danny's innocence, especially his younger sister Maggie and his Father Evan. They had fought so hard to prove Danny's innocence  that  they drew the attention of a couple who make true crime documentaries. When A Violent Nature is released on Netflix  Danny's case becomes mainstream. When it begins to look like the death of his family is not an accident Matt ...

 4 out of 5 stars Thank you to Netgalley and to  Berkley Books for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. This past year has been so hard on all of us and I have to admit that there have been times when I have had a hard time concentrating on reading physical books (Audio books have been easier  for me for some reason!) but this book completely held my attention. It seems that I have been coming across a lot of Agatha Christie style of books and this fits right in with that. The Perfect Guests also had a very gothic feel to me. It almost felt like a gothic book that I loved to read when I was  a teenager and I mean that as a compliment. In 1988 orphaned teen Beth gets a chance to live with the wealthy Averells family at the beautiful Raven Hall.  The Mano is beautiful and grand but also kind of creepy and then there is the Averells daughter Nina  who needs a friend. Beth seems like the perfect choice. Beth has b...

  5 out of 5 stars Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins Publishers for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. This novel really surprised me. I thought I would enjoy it but I did not think it would move me the way that it did. Sixteen year old Jodie Wolfe's life has not been easy. She has grown up with an alcoholic mother  who much like Jodie's peers makes fun of her facial deformities. When Jodie accuses four teenage boys from hard working Muslim immigrant families of rape things begin to turn from bad to worse for her. When Zara Kaleel, former barrister turned rape counsellor is assigned to help Jodie things become extremely hard for her. As a Muslim she is accused of being a traitor and much more. This is a heavy book but definitely one worth reading.

 5 out of 5 Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.. Last year I was lucky enough to be able to read the ARC of Trace of Evil, the first novel in the Natalie Lockhart series. It was in my top five books that I read last year. I fell in love with Natalie and Luke and the town of Burning Lake.  The Wicked Hour was not a disappointment at all. I really enjoyed the actual mystery. There seemed to be enough suspects to keep me guessing until the end. Natalie grieving not only the loss of her sister Grace but also the loss of a friendship and the potential love of her life.  Her grieving feels real to me.  I think the only thing in this book that felt a little off to me is the moments in the book when Natalie thinks of her Mother. In the first book we know that Natalie and her sister Grace were basically unwanted. That her mother wanted one child and Willow(the eldest sister) was...