My first Diane Chamberlain book which with the number of books she has written, surprised me. Unfortunately, I am going to be in the minority for the like of this book and still not have read a whole DC book. I am dnf'ing at about 21%. I was not liking either of the MC which is big for me to stay involved in the story. I also am not interested in reading something so politically focused. I could write more but I will just leave it at this. 

This is a first Jamie Day book for me. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this one. It started of fine. We were getting to know the MC Charlie and how her day to day life was, amongst a hurricane that was referred to frequently. We met the next characters and I did not like any of them. I became annoyed listening to Oliver speak in rhymes. If he had been a main character I would've had to DNF this one.  
This thriller was also more about family drama. We were lots of back story for the family members.  About halfway, I grew bored. There was just too much of the drama and not enough thrill. I was surprised by the ending and the epilogue was good. Overall though it was just a not bad but not great feel for me. 
I had originally received the digital book ARC and had started reading it. I couldn't get captured by the story so I waited for the audio. I also received the audio ARC so this review is for both. The audio was easier for me to listen to but the narrator was difficult to listen to at first due to a nasal sound. 

Thanks to Netgalley, St Martins Press and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to read this ARC.

To be honest, I chose this book on Netgalley because I loved the cover. I am not usually a cosy mystery reader but the summary sounded good. I started reading the book almost as soon as I downloaded it. This is my first KB Jackson book and I was about 1/3 of through when I realized that there was a book prior to this one (Secrets Don't Sink). Having not read the first story didn't hinder this one but I feel I would have a better connection and understanding of the main character (who I did like a lot though) and some references would've made more sense. 
This was a well-done plot that had a good pace and no "flat" spots. I interest was kept all the way through. I could see the scenes in my imagination very well. There was some good humour throughout. The bonus was I did not guess the ending or "who did it"! 
An all 'round great read that I would recommend to anyone looking for an easy, and sometimes light-hearted, mystery read.

Thanks to Netgalley and Level Best Books for the opportunity to discover a new author. I will be watching for #3 of this series.

I was surprised to find that the author of this book is actually Catherine McKenzie whose books I have enjoyed in the past (the more recent ones l did not unfortunately). This cosy mystery reminded me of her first books. I’m so glad of that. 
I loved how this one was done. A different kind of writing where the main character Eleanor talked to the reader and explained what was going on. Narrating the story really. It was very entertaining. 
I listened to this book and the narration was perfect. 
This is the first book in a series and I’m going to add them to my TBR list. 
I thoroughly enjoyed this! 

This is not usually my go-to genre and I did not read the first book, The Maid, but because it was so widely liked I thought I would give this book a try. There is no need to read the first. I did not feel I was missing out on any information.
Molly was an interesting character with her inability to read social cues but the repeating of phrases that Gran had taught Molly and then Molly had taught others was getting very tiresome. As did the spelling bee portion of the story.
There were two mysteries to solve in this story. I did not predict either of them but did think there was going to be something like the second (less main) mystery. I felt that was coming but predicted something a bit different. 
The ending left some information dangling that makes me believe there will be a third book about Molly. I would recommend this book to those that like cosy mysteries but I am not sure I will read the third (if there is one).

Thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Random House Canada for the opportunity to read this book!

4.5 Stars
The Mirror picks up right from where Inheritance (#1) left off so you really need to read the first book before starting this one. Unfortunately though, again we are left with many questions unanswered and with the #3 (the final book of this trilogy) not due out until 2025 we will be waiting for a long time. I am not a fan of this but I love Nora Roberts books so wait I will do and jump for #3 as soon as I see it available!
In The Mirror, I grew tired of Trey. As he became more comfortable in his relationship with Sonya he became too "pushy", questioning too much and a little overbearing in my opinion. It made me cringe a little and I really wanted Sonya to push back a little bit more than she did. 
***Slight Spoiler here*** My favourite part of this book was in the later part of the story when Sonya's grandmother was at the manor and was "speaking" to Drew's birth mother. It brought tears to my eyes. I read that section a couple of times. It was so well done. 

Slightly creepy but believable, heartwarming, growing and deepening relationships between couples and best friends, with wonderful characters, in this world and otherwise, laced throughout the story. 
Yet another great book by Nora Roberts and I am impatiently waiting for the finale!! I'll be keeping an eye out on Netgalley again in hopes of an earlier opportunity.

Thanks so much to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for this early reading. I will be recommending it to everyone!

I really thought I was going to like this one more than I did. A podcast, a mystery murder and a main character that doesn't remember anything. Sounds like a winner but unfortunately no for me. The writing was well done but I just could not connect with any of the characters, especially Lucy. I could not handle the snarkiness or the decisions she was making. 
The pacing of the storyline was off too. There just was not much happening besides the podcast interviewing and Lucy trying to remember what happened the night of Savvy's murder. And seriously, we get how hot it is in Texas. I don't think we need to be reminded as frequently as we were!

I did listen to this on audio instead of reading the ebook version. The narration was fabulous! January Lavoy and Will Damron did a fantastic job of reading a large amount of characters (some of which I got mixed up at times). 
I also did not expect the outcome. I was completely surprised by the "whodunnit"! I seriously thought it was  someone else!

Overall it was a three star for me. I was happy to have read it! 

Thanks to Celadon and Netgalley for the opportunity!

I have mixed feelings about this book. The author did a good job of keeping me guessing to the very end. I was expecting something more gruesome but was disappointed to come to just a "regular" murder. I was surprised about the villain but the crime did not fit the expectation. I can't say much about my thoughts without giving away spoilers.
The pace of the book was a mix. A moments it moved fast but other times it was like let's get moving on this. There was no edge of the seat timing though because of the slower pace so it is hard to call it a "thriller". Plus it was getting a bit tiresome reading about the same points over and over such as how attractive Warner is and how much Claire loved her children. 
A positive is the shorter book which leads you to a conclusion much faster.

Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.