danadoesbooks's Reviews (954)

Thank you Harper Perennial and BiblioLifestyle for the gifted copy of The Nightingale's Castle!  All opinions in this review are my own.

I am always excited to read about a historical figure I know nothing about and Erzsebet Bathory did not dilsappoint!  While The Nightingale's Castle is definitely more speculative fiction than historical fiction, this was a fun fall read.  I highly recommend reading the Author's Note at the end because Sonia Velton details what we actually know about the Blood Countess and what she imagined into the unknown spaces.

Thank you Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC of The Last Secret of Lily Adams!  All opinions in this review are my own.

Usually I like dual timeline historical fiction story, but for The Last Secret of Lily Adams I wish it didn't switch as often and just stayed in the past.  In the present, Carolyn is cleaning out her grandmother's, Lily Adams, house and although the ending makes it clear why the dual timeline is necessary, Carolyn's storyline just doesn't reveal as much as the past one.  There are some clues that are revealed to help Carolyn devel deeper into her grandmother's past, but most of the mystery is revealed during Lily's timeline.  

Through Lily's timeline, the author proves that she can write a captivating story and I am excited to read her next one!

Thank you Sourcebooks Landmarks and NetGalley for the eARC of Remember You Will Die.  All opinions in this review are my own.

I thought this was an interesting concept but it was hard to keep the plot line when reading.  I think this book would have been better read as a physical copy because of some of the formatting.  I appreciate that the author took this risk but it didn't work out for me.

Thank you Harper and NetGalley for the eARC of The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby.  All opinions in this review are my own.

I can see why people like this book, but unfortunately, I just don't think this author is for me.  I found the timelines to be very unbalanced.  I feel like I needed more of Juliette in the past to better understand why these college students were so focused on her.  I do like how everything came together in the end, but after reading two books that I didn't love, I think I have to admit that this is not the author for me.