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ARC Review: The East Wing by Danielle M Wong

The East Wing is a modern gothic style novel by Danielle M Wong, and I was looking forward to this one when I read the description. Unfortunately it fell short of the mark for me. Wren Lee is a young woman living in Boston and dealing with a traumatic experience that she is not ableContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: The East Wing by Danielle M Wong”

ARC Review: The Gathering by Rachel Lynch

The Gathering by Rachel Lynch is a thriller that takes place in a castle in Scotland, where group of family and friends gather, presumably to celebrate the anniversary of the owner, Del, and his wife, Ada. I had high hopes for this book going into it, but it turned out to be just an okayContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: The Gathering by Rachel Lynch”

ARC Review: The Butler by Clare Mackintosh

The Butler is the first book in a new series of the same name, by Clare Mackintosh and I look forward to reading more books in the series. Baxter, the main character, is a freelance butler and his latest job is in a villa outside Cannes. The owner of the villa has hired him toContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: The Butler by Clare Mackintosh”

ARC Review: How to Not Marry a Lord by Emma Orchard

How to Not Marry a Lord is the third book I’ve read by Emma Orchard, and while I enjoyed all of the books, this one was my least favourite of the three. In the previous books I read, I met the Constantine sisters. In this book, the three remaining unmarried sisters, Beatrice, Cecilia, and Bianca,ContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: How to Not Marry a Lord by Emma Orchard”

ARC Review: The Grave Song by Andrew James Greig

The Grave Song is book 4 in Andrew James Gregg’s Detective Corstorphine series. I have only read one book, but each book can easily be read as a standalone novel. There are occasionally minor references to things that occurred in previous books, but nothing that affects the main mystery. The Grave Song grabbed my attentionContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: The Grave Song by Andrew James Greig”