Review of “The Socialite” by J’nell Ciesielski

I found out about this book from social media because I follow a lot of authors and fellow book bloggers.  I have always been interested in World War II so I was looking forward to reading this book. I was especially intrigued by the fact that at one point in the book, the three main characters end up dining with Hitler himself.  I was very impressed with how well the author wrote that part of the book.  She did a great job of conveying how the main characters felt repulsed by being not only in Hitler’s house but even more by the man himself.  This book was so well written that I had to remind myself that it was fictional.  I would definitely read another novel by this author.

Review of “Standoff” by Patricia Bradley

This is the first in Patricia Bradley’s “Natchez Trace Park Rangers” series and it is also the first book I’ve read by this author. This book was definitely heavier on the suspense than the romance to me.  I thought that Patricia Bradley did a good job of developing her characters in this novel as well as making several people look like they could be the guilty party.  Though some say that she made it obvious who the bad guy was from too early in the book, I felt like she did throw some things in that made it so you could have questioned it a little.  Of course for me personally, I do not mind if a can easily figure out who did it early on in the book.  It does not take the joy of reading the book away from me.  So if you enjoy reading books that are suspenseful whether or not you can tell who the villain is early on, then I would say this book is for you.  I will definitely be reading more books by Patricia Bradley.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to write an honest review.

Review of “The Heart of a Hero” by Susan May Warren

This is the second in the “Global Search and Rescue” series. The first one was “The Way of the Brave” which I also wrote a review on. These books are one of those series that you definitely want to read in order because they are the same characters from book to book even though the main characters switch between the group of friends. So I have to say that I really enjoyed the first book and was looking forward to this one; however, I didn’t expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. I knew that I would like it but I didn’t just like it, I loved it! This book had so much action in it! Susan May Warren did an amazing job of developing the characters and the plot in this book to the point where it was better than the first one. I am really wishing that the next one in the series was already available because I just want to know the rest of the story! I highly recommend this book to anyone!

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.

Review of “The Curse of Misty Wayfair” by Jaime Jo Wright

Do you like solving puzzles?  Are you in to “ghost” stories?  Do you like books or movies about hauntings?  If you said yes to any or all of these questions, then I feel good in saying you will like Jaime Jo Wright’s book, The Curse of Misty Wayfair.  This book kept me on the edge of my seat all the way to the end.  Even after I had things figured out for the most part, I still couldn’t get enough of this book.  This novel is a split time book.  I do not always like books like this because some authors have a hard time transitioning between years throughout their books and therefore they are hard to follow.  However, I did not have that problem with this novel.  Jaime Jo Wright does a great job of entwining not only the characters, but also the two different years.  I highly recommend this book and I am looking forward to hopefully being able to read another one of Jaime Jo Wright’s books in the future.

Review of “The Traitor’s Pawn” by Lisa Harris

Do you like reading suspense novels with a little bit of romance included?  Do you like trying to figure out puzzles?  If so, then you will like Lisa Harris’s book “The Traitor’s Pawn”.  This is a standalone novel so you do not have to worry about getting to the end and wishing the next book in the series was already available to read.  Lisa Harris does a great job in this book making her characters well rounded.  You find yourself feeling like they are your friends and/or family that you would want to help with any problems that they are having.  When they get mad or upset about something, then you are also getting mad or upset about it too.  I would definitely recommend this book to suspenseful readers!

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.