The Stranger Diaries-Elly Griffiths

Clare’s co-worker and best friend were just murdered. She’s in complete disbelief and can’t imagine why anyone would want to harm her friend. That’s when Clare starts to notice the strange messages being left in her diary. They’re not quite sinister but after the trauma she is experiencing with the murder of her friend and the ongoing investigation with the police, it feels like something bad. Does the murderer know Clare? And if so, it seems as though they now know her most inner thoughts and secrets. If she’s not safe in her own head, is she safe anywhere?

The Stranger Diaries is 336 pages long and took me five days to read.

This is my first Elly Griffiths book but it won’t be my last! I really enjoyed this book and am giving it a 3.5 out of 5! The ending was better than I suspected and I had fun trying to guess who was behind the crimes! I would recommend this book to lovers of mysteries!

Thank you, HMH, for sending me this copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

Blood Echo-Christopher Rice

I fell in love with Bone Music when I read it earlier this year and was thrilled to death with the follow-up!

Charlotte is a weapon by all accounts. Once she takes Zypraxon she can just about do anything. She, along with the makers of the drug, plan to use the drug for good by getting rid of the dangerous serial killers in the US. But when danger heads a little too close to Charlotte’s hometown she’s forced to choose between the small town life she wants and the huge possibilities that Zypraxon brings.

Blood Echo is 384 pages long and took me 3 days to read.

I love this series so much!! I’m giving this book a 4 out of 5! I will absolutely keep tabs on this series. I absolutely love the story and Charlotte is such a badass character. I look forward to her next adventure/mission.

Thank you, Amazon Publishing, for sending me this copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

To Night Owl From Dogfish- Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer

When my bookstagram BFF, Diana, asked me if I wanted to do a joint review/post with her on a book about a coming-of-age friendship, I was so excited!

Let me be clear, Avery and Bett are NOT friends. Even though their dads have started secretly dating and quickly fell in love and want them to get to know each other, friendship will NOT be in the picture. It doesn’t matter that their dads are sending them both to the same summer camp in hopes they will realize their similarities even though their differences are extreme. With the expectation that they will one day be sisters, Avery and Bett reluctantly maintain contact at camp via emails to keep tabs on their fathers but refusing to talk in person. But sometimes even when you try your hardest, something like friendship and even more like family can occur between reluctant young girls.

To Night Owl From Dogfish is 310 pages long and took me two days to read.

This is such a wonderful story! I’m giving it a 4 out of 5! It brought me back to my younger years of the anxiety and stress of meeting someone new that was important to your parents. It is truly heartwarming and I highly recommend it for your middle schooler or yourself if you need something to make you smile.

Thank you, Penguin Kids, for letting me be a part of your media tour and the wonderful boon!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

The Craftsman-Sharon Bolton

I’ve heard so many great things about this book that I had to snag a copy for myself.

June 1969, in a small town in England, a notorious serial killer, Larry Glassbrook, is finally identified as burying his three underage victims alive. When he returns home in 1999 in his own casket, the detective who solved the crime, Florence Lovelady has attended his funeral. She had been confident for so long that she had caught the killer who had also cut off her finger but when she returns to the small town something starts to nag her about the case that changed her life. In her own way, she reopens the case to discover the missing pieces that have haunted her for decades.

The Craftsman is 416 pages long and took me three days to read.

I loved this book so much and am giving it a 4 out of 5. It is so creepy and twisty that I didn’t want it to end. I highly recommend this book to mystery/thriller fans!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

The Echo Killing-Christi Daugherty

I just can’t pass up a mystery novel.

Harper McClain is very familiar with death. Not just because she is a crime reporter in her local town, Savannah, GA, but because she was the one who found her mothers body as a child after she was brutally murdered. A crime that had never been solved. When Harper gets a call about a murder in a prominent neighborhood, she rushes to the scene but her stomach drops when she hears the details of the murder that are eerily similar to her mother’s case. Harper becomes obsessed with solving the new murder at any cost. Her job, home and even her life are at stake.

The Echo Killing is 353 pages long and took me four days to read.

I’m giving this book a 3.5 out of 5! I really enjoyed Harper’s mind and her dedication. She felt like a real person which I always enjoy. I can’t wait to read the follow-up, A Beautiful Corpse, which comes out in March! Highly recommend for fans of strong female characters solving mysteries!

Thank you, Minotaur Books, for sending me this copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

One Fatal Mistake-Tom Hunt

Joshua Mayo is involved in a hit and run and kills a stranger. When he can’t shake the dread after fleeing the scene, he goes back in the middle of the night. His mother tracks his phone because he’s been acting so strange and she unknowingly follows him to the crash site. When they both arrive, Joshua has to explain to her what happened. They didn’t expect to run into two criminals that will change everything.

One Fatal Mistake is 310 pages long and took me one day to read.

I enjoyed this book so much! I’m giving it a 4 out of 5! I wasn’t expecting this to be a non-stop thriller but that’s what I got. I flew through it because it’s fast passed rhythm. Highly recommend this book!

Thank you, Berkley Publishing, for sending me a copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

Bone Music-Christopher Rice

Charlotte Rowe has a very dark past. She was kidnapped and raised by two serial killers until she was seven. Now in her 20s, she is still trying to cope with her past by seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Thorpe. When Dr. Thorpe gives her medication to help her fall asleep, something besides tiredness creeps in. Something like a superhuman power that she names Bone Music. When the makers of this drug try to use her new found power for their own use, will Charlotte be able to resist the temptation to fight those of the likes that raised her?

Bone Music is 450 pages long and took me four days to read.

I am giving this book a 4 out of 5! I enjoyed it so much! It’s action packed with a bit of mystery. I can’t wait to read the follow-up and highly recommend this suspenseful and entertaining read!

Thank you, Thomas and Mercer, for sending me a copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

The Wild Robot-Peter Brown

I’ve wanted to read this book for such a long time but always was hesitant that is be disappointed because I love the cover so much. Needless to say, this is one of my favorite books I’ve ever reviewed and have been recommending it to everyone that loves a heartwarming story.

Roz is a robot, that much she knows. She doesn’t know how she got to the island but she will now call it home. The local animals are wary of Roz until she proves herself helpful and kind. Roz makes a unique family of her own with the animals on the island until her past before her ”on button” was pushed, comes back for her.

The Wild Robot is 269 pages and took me two days to read.

I’m giving this book a 4.5 out of 5. Words really cannot describe the feelings this book gave me. I laughed, I cried and I ordered the second book as soon as I turned the last page. It truly is a book for all ages and I highly recommend it to everyone!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey