Category: Atmospheric

  • The Burning Library

    The Burning Library

    Author: Gilly MacmillanPublisher: William MorrowPublished: November 18, 2025 This book is categorized as a thriller.  I  would call it an intelligent thriller. How many secret societies exist in the world? And would you know the members if they weren’t looking for you?  Dr. Anya Brown is just trying to make a name for herself. When she…

  • Nine Dolls

    Nine Dolls

    Author: Rupa MahadevanPublisher: Joffe BooksTo Be Published: September 25, 2025 I loved learning about the Hindu Festival of Dolls, or Navaratri, where traditionally, nine dolls are displayed on handmade tiers.  The higher tiers represent gods and goddesses, characters from mythology, or scenes from weddings. Everyday scenes are displayed on the lower tiers.  However, Leela’s version is…

  • The Winter Visitor

    The Winter Visitor

    Author: B. P. WalterPublisher: BookoutureTo Be Published: September 23, 2025 BLOG TOUR A Scottish castle √A raging snowstorm √Family secrets √One, no two, possibly three murders √ This story is set in timelines 10 years apart, 2005 and 2025, at Christmas. Three brothers have been living with the consequences of what happened that first Christmas, when…

  • 6:40 to Montreal

    6:40 to Montreal

    Author: Eva JurczykPublisher: Poisoned Pen PressTo Be Published: October 28, 2025 While this book could have almost devolved into the black comedy humor of Weekend at Bernie’s, it actually unfolds as a macabre sequence of events that occur after Agatha is encouraged by her husband to take a train from Toronto to Montreal as a way…

  • The Ever End

    The Ever End

    Author: Audrey WilsonPublisher: Bywater BooksPublication Date: August 5, 2025 I don’t know why this stayed on my TBR for so long, because once I started it, I couldn’t put it down. Holy cow! Why didn’t someone tell me about this book sooner? After meeting on a train, Sam proposes to Margo six months later and asks…

  • Between Friends

    Between Friends

    Author: Natalie BanksPublisher: Champion BooksAnticipated Publication Date: August 28, 2025 Madison travels to North Carolina to clear out her mother’s estate, taking a break from her life in LA, where she has a glamorous and successful life as a celebrity photographer. They say you can’t go home again, and there’s a reason for that. For Madison,…

  • Bad Things Happened in This Room

    Bad Things Happened in This Room

    Author: Marie StillPublisher: Rising Action Publishing Co.Anticipated Publication Date: September 16, 2025 If insanity is doing the same thing over and over, this book is the definition of that. Willow is stuck in a routine, and even worse, she goes through the motions in such a rote way that she doesn’t even remember doing things. Did…

  • The Girl Without a Voice

    The Girl Without a Voice

    Author: Sandra J. PaulPublisher: Datura BooksAnticipated Publication Date: August 19, 2025 Book Tour The Girl Without a Voice was a haunting tale of a girl held prisoner, not just in her own house, but in her mind. Raised by cold parents, her mother, an alcoholic, and her father, mostly absent, Alice is told that her mutism…

  • So Shall You Reap

    So Shall You Reap

    Author: Mark JenkinsPublisher: IndieDate Published: July 29, 2025 I may have a serious case of whiplash after reading this book! This is classified as a thriller, but it read more like horror to me! Belle Jackson is one of the original vigilantes, seeking justice for a wrong that was done to her. But she has convinced…

  • The Getaway

    The Getaway

    BOOK TOUR Author: Rona HalsallPublisher: Boldwood BooksDate Published: July 25, 2025 Imagine you’re in a beautiful town in Croatia, longing to stay more than the two weeks you originally allotted, when you’re presented with the opportunity to extend your vacation. You and your partner both work from home, so you can work anywhere, your house is…