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ARC Review: Give Me a Reason by Jayci Lee

Give Me a Reason by Jayci Lee is a contemporary take on Jane Austen’s Persuasion in which Anne is a Korean drama actress who has returned to Los Angeles after 10 years, and her former love, Frederick, is a captain in the Culver City Fire Department. There are many similarities to the original novel: AnneContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: Give Me a Reason by Jayci Lee”

ARC Review: The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey by Kathleen Kaufman

The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey by Kathleen Kaufman follows two young women, Lottie and Nairna (aka Nora)  who are separated by time but have a mysterious connection to each other. With dual timelines set around 1866 and 1901, there are parallels surrounding how men control the lives of both LottieContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey by Kathleen Kaufman”

ARC Review: Tea with Jam & Dread by Vicki Delany

Tea with Jam & Dread is book 6 in Vicki Delany’s Tea by the Sea cozy mystery series, but it’s easily read as a standalone. Lily, her grandmother (Rose), and best friend (Bernadette or Bernie)  are off to England for the 100th birthday of Lily’s grandmother’s former employer, Elizabeth . Unfortunately the celebration is cutContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: Tea with Jam & Dread by Vicki Delany”

ARC Review: Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku

Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes is the first book in Sandra Jackson-Opoku’s new cozy mystery series, named after the main character, Savvy Summers, and it was a fun, entertaining mystery. Savvy Summers finds herself embroiled in controversy after a regular customer drops dead in her café, and rumours start to spread that hisContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku”

ARC Review: What the Nanny Said by Lara Finch

What the Nanny Said is Lara Finch’s debut novel, and it was a great thriller, one that kept me guessing what was going to happen to the very end. What the Nanny Said is set in three timelines and told from three different points of view. The first is told in present day from theContinueContinue reading “ARC Review: What the Nanny Said by Lara Finch”