I cannot not give these books 5 stars. I love the little community that Lee Hollis has built in these books. Hayley is just a fun and lovable amateur sleuth. It was funny to see people get mad at her for being nosey and throwing accusations around, but it had to happen eventually. Another great mystery!

Another great trip to Spruce. Daryl did a nice job of creating a bisexual character without it being the whole characters identity or concern. I like the diversity and world building of Spruce. 

I thought this book was abysmal. I really wanted to like it because the author was so nice when I met her, but the book is horribly misrepresented. It's advertised as a horror/body horror novel about a twisted company, but it's hardly that.

The body horror is basic at best and the main focus on the book isn't even the company or the product. It follows the MC's twisted world view and her childhood which adds nothing to the story. There is way too many descriptive sentences that add nothing to the overall atmosphere. It's like she was trying to sprinkle in sentences that would give the idea of horror, but it just fell flat.

The MC was just unlikeable and boring. The whole story just seemed to slog on and didn't really do anything. Nothing really happened and it was just dull because the MC was phased by like nothing she had done. It had a The Eyes Are the Best Part vibe because it felt like the author was trying to make a strong, female protagonist but she just came off as annoying with weak world views and very poor motivations and justifications for everything that she was just let happen.

Definitely a miss for me.

Another great Hayley Powell mystery! The motive for this one is wild. It's fun just seeing how unhinged Hayley is willing to go to solve the crime.

I really enjoyed this second installment in this series. It's nice seeing more of the town and Hayley and everyone else seems much more fleshed out in this one.  Very good read if you like cozy mysteries!

I decided to re-read this and it did not disappoint on the second read.

This is such a good start to a mystery series as the characters are lovable, fun and all very different. The mystery was engaging and I loved how the MC kept getting caught doing what she wasn't supposed and kind of having no choice but to laugh about it.

The story takes place in Maine, so very reminiscent of Murder, She Wrote except Hayley is much younger, but just as sassy and determined. If you enjoy cozy mysteries, this is a great one to read.

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the shifting perspectives of the two main characters (and one additional perspective that I don't want to mention). I thought it was really good in terms of talking about what it means to lose someone either to disease or time and also just the depth that emotions can go. 

The two MCs were very lovable and good hearted people and watching their relationship still develop was so nice. I do feel like it could've done with a little more space to see things more things develop but it was still a very enjoyable read.

I do think the...well villians...I guess of the story got off a little too easy but I see how it would've taken away from the central story. Only reason I knocked it down from a perfect five stars.

If you enjoy Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, definitely read this.

I was absolutely blown away by this novel. I didn't know what to expect going in because you cant' really talk about it without spoiling anything, something I have seen described by many people and you understand why when you read the book.

It's a straight forward, confusing and mysterious book. Again, read it and you will understand what I mean by that. All that can be really said is that this is about a man named Piranesi who lives in this house with infinite halls and meets with someone else twice a week...and that's all you can really say.

I implore you to try this book and you will not be dissapointed.

This book had it's problems I will say. It was a super slow start and the shifting view points made it hard to keep track of things because the pacing shifted between the view points. There was so much extra fluff and detail that was unneeded and the character had nicknames that they kept switching between using and not using.

There was also like a slight paranormal element that was there but then it wasn't. The story only picked up pace in the last 75% of the book when one of the characters just becomes unhinged, then it just goes super fast and kind of saved it from a lower rating.

It's essentially a slow burn horror which is not for me.