Danielle

Books are my passion, and I feel strongly about what I read, whether others like it or not. I've been a voracious reader all my life, but I didn’t have anyone with a similar passion for books with whom to discuss them. Leaving Amazon reviews was an outlet for me, but I decided to take it a step further and started a blog.

Interview with Yasmin Angoe (Not What She Seems)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Not What She Seems by Yasmin Angoe is a very suspenseful domestic thriller that will keep readers on their toes. The plot has the heroine, Jac Brodie, leaving home when she was twenty-two years old. She comes back after a family tragedy, where she must confront her tortured past―and a new danger in town that no one seems to understand but her. After years of self-exile, Jacinda “Jac” Brodie is back in Brook Haven, …

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A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara

Title: A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer Author: Maxie Dara Series: S.C.Y.T.H.E. Mystery #1 Much thanks to Maxie Dara, Berkley, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. The title’s misleading; to call it a guide implies the MC has killer-catching experience, but it’s quite the opposite. She has no idea what she’s doing. It’s a bit of a slow burn because Kathy’s a very reluctant heroine, but once Conner …

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The Death King by Penelope Barsetti

Title: The Death King Author: Penelope Barsetti Series: Death series #1 Thank you to Penelope Barsetti, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to a free eaudio ARC in exchange for an honest review. To give a clearer warning than the one at the end of the blurb—If you can’t handle the repeated rape of the protagonist and her resultant suicidal ideations, don’t go anywhere near this book. Think it might still be worth it? Heard it’s the …

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Review Roundup Autumn 2024 – Part 1

A quick little roundup of several smaller reviews I wrote in Autumn 2024. Beware of spoilers! Title: How to Help a Hungry Werewolf Author: Charlotte Stein Series: The Sanctuary for Supernatural Creatures #1 Much thanks to Charlotte Stein, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to a free eaudio ARC in exchange for an honest review. So funny and charming! I loved spending time with Cassie and Seth. However, I can believe some readers may find this kind …

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Interview with Fiona Barton (Talking to Strangers)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Talking to Strangers by Fiona Barton is the second book in the series. This one involves three women out for the truth, all will be narrators in the story. Police detective Elise King is assigned to investigate the murder of local hairdresser Karen Simmons. Before her death, Simmons ran a singles group called the Free Spirits, and King immediately sets her sights on the men Simmons was dating. The author humanizes the detective by …

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Interview with Mary Burton (Another Girl Lost)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Another Girl Lost by Mary Burton has suspense, intrigue, and mystery. This plot will keep readers wondering if her characters are like the ones in the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn or are they real heroines, especially after the victim becomes a suspect. Ten years ago, fifteen-year-old Scarlett Crosby was held captive in a terrifying ordeal with a girl named Della. Scarlett escaped, their predator was killed, and Della simply vanished. A decade …

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Interview with Lisa Childs (Last Mission)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Last Mission by Lisa Childs is the finale to the Hotshot Heroes series. Those who like the characters will be saddened that they will not be able to read any more stories about them. In this one the hero is Mack McRonney, retired from military Special Ops. After his brother and sister were targeted by the saboteur, he decides to go undercover to find the culprit, working for the Hot Shots. Also, trying to …

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Interview with Joanna Schaffhausen (All the Way Gone)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper All the Way Gone, the fourth book in the Detective Annalisa Vega series, delves into the world of sociopaths, wondering if there is such a thing as a good one. The plot has newly minted private investigator Annalisa Vega hired by Mara Delaney who insists that some sociopaths are beneficial to society. Mara has even written a book titled The Good Sociopath centered around Chicago neurosurgeon Craig Canning, surgeon. But Mara is now concerned …

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Review Roundup Summer 2024 – Part 4

A quick little roundup of several smaller reviews I wrote in Summer 2024. Beware of spoilers! Title: The Sorority Author: Nancy Bush Series: n/a Thank you to Nancy Bush, Brilliance Audio, and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to a free eaudio ARC in exchange for an honest review. I’ve seen Bush’s name around for a long time but never got around to trying her work, so when I saw this galley I thought it was time to give her …

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Interview with Alyssa Maxwell (Murder at the Elms and Murder at Vinland)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Each of Murder at the Elms and Murder at Vinland by Alyssa Maxwell intertwines a mystery within an historical novel. The setting is the turn of the century Newport where during the Gilded Age there is vast income and a power disparity. The main character, Emma Cross, is the “poor Vanderbilt” having inherited some money from the famous family. But she is an anomaly because she is independent and a working journalist who owns …

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