Review: Safe With Me

Safe With Me by K.L. Slater
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This story was quite a ride with a few very creepy characters. Anna, our main character is a loner who had a terrible thing happen in her family thirteen years ago. This had landed her in the the clinic for a long time afterward, but she is settled more or less now and has a permanent job at the post office and her routine that keeps her busy.

Anna is a witness to an accident. A car hit a motor cycle, and she recognizes the woman, Carla, who drove the car, as someone she thought had been responsible for the terrible crime to her family years before. Anna starts to formulate a plan to get revenge on Carla but first will have to become close to the victim, Liam, the motor cyclist.

An excellent psychological thriller. Looking forward to more.





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Review: The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour

The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour' is loosely based - like, hospital-gown loose - on the true story of a group of Indigenous dancers who left Saskatchewan and toured through Europe in the 1970s. Dawn Dumont brings her signature razor-sharp wit and impeccable comedic timing to this hilarious, warm, and wildly entertaining novel.Dumont lives in Saskatoon, SK. From the author of 'Glass Beads'.

Review: Claudette on the Keys

Claudette on the Keys by Joanne Culley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Inspired by true events, Claudette on the Keys is the story of Ida Fernley, whose stage name is Claudette, and her husband Harry, a Toronto-based duo piano team called the Black and White Spotters. They have made a name for themselves onstage and on radio, playing the latest tunes of the day by Irving Berlin and Cole Porter.
It is the winter of 1936 when the musical couple are laid off from their live weekly radio program due to a pullout by the sponsor, Shirriff’s Marmalade. After their home is re-possessed, desperation sets in.
When Ida plays free of charge for a charity concert at Shea’s Hippodrome, she happens to meet a British talent agent who is impressed by her virtuosic rendition of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” He invites her and Harry to come to London to work, where Ida experiences firsthand the rise of fascism there and in Germany. Whenever she finds herself in a tough spot, she draws inspiration from her movie-star hero Claudette Colbert.

Review: The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Very suspenseful story. A girl travels every day on a train through London and sees many things each day. It seems very innocent at the outset but as the story deepens we begin to see another side of the issue.

Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She’s even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. “Jess and Jason,” she calls them. Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she’s only watched from afar. Now they’ll see; she’s much more than just the girl on the train...

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Review: Getting Away with Murder

Getting Away with Murder by Shari Lapena
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jill and Ted adore their New York brownstone the way others adore their children. They have carefully, expensively, made every inch of it their own. It reflects who they are, their status and tastes. With the grand mahogany staircase and state-of-the-art kitchen, it is the stuff of glossy magazines and real-estate dreams. It is their sanctuary.

So when Ted’s inheritance runs out and he makes a bad investment, they panic. How can they protect their beloved home and enviable lifestyle?

The answer is obvious. Or at least, it is obvious to Jill and Ted. The death of one wealthy family member—from whom they stand to inherit millions—could solve all their problems. Together, they will get away with murder.

As long as they trust each other.
As long as neither makes a mistake.
As long as there are no surprises…

Review: What Have You Done?

What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The new binge-worthy novel from the “queen of the one-sit read,” and New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

Nothing ever happens in sleepy little Fairhill, Vermont. But this morning that will change. And one innocent question could be deadly. What have you done?

The teenagers get their kicks telling ghost stories in the old graveyard. The parents trust their kids will arrive home safe from school. Everyone knows everyone. Curtains rarely twitch. Front doors are left unlocked.

But Diana Brewer isn’t lying safely in her bed where she belongs. Instead she lies in a hayfield, circled by vultures, discovered by a local farmer.

How quickly a girl becomes a ghost. How quickly a town of friendly, familiar faces becomes a town of suspects, a place of fear and paranoia.

Review: The Widow

The Widow by John Grisham
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his office walks Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow in need of a new will. Apparently, her husband left her a small fortune, and no one knows about it.

Once he hooks the richest client of his career, Simon works quietly to keep her wealth under the radar. But soon her story begins to crack. When she is hospitalized after a car accident, Simon realizes that nothing is as it seems, and he finds himself on trial for a crime he swears he didn’t commit: murder.

Simon knows he’s innocent. But he also knows the circumstantial evidence is against him, and he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. To save himself, he must find the real killer….