GENRE: Adult Thriller LENGTH: 336 pages PLOT Fresh out of a decade in prison, Millie takes a job working as a housemaid for the wealthy Winchester family. There’s Nina, the housewife, Andrew, the businessman husband, and their bratty daughter Cecelia. Shortly after she arrives, sinister events begin to ensue. CHARACTERS Almost all of the characters in this novel were insufferable. The sole exception is the groundskeeper, Enzo. He is the only one who has solid morals and

1) MURDER CROSSED HER MIND BY STEPHEN SPOTSWOOD (Adult Historical Mystery) (384 pages) (5⭐️) This is the fourth installment in the Pentecost and Parker series about two women private detectives – Willojean ‘Will’ Parker and Lillian Pentecost. In this book, an elderly shut-in with an exceptional memory goes missing. This is my favorite book in the series yet! Compared to book three, the mystery in this book gripped me a lot more. I continue to adore these characters. I can def

GENRE: Adult Historical Fantasy LENGTH: 469 pages PLOT Ravenna Maffei is a sculptress who enters competition hosted by an immortal family in order to win a boon to free her captive brother. She is then taken captive by the family. The novel takes place in late 1400s Italy, taking place on the cusp of war between Florence and Rome. CHARACTERS Many of the characters, such as Lorenzo de’ Medici, Pope Sixtus IV, Jacopo de’ Pazzi, and Antonio Maffei (Ravenna’s brother) are r

GENRE: Adult Urban Fantasy LENGTH: 322 pages PLOT Holland St. James has always believed in magic and myths. When she finds the mythical Watch Man who predicts the time you will die, he informs her that she is going to die at midnight tomorrow. Her only hope of survival is to find the Alchemical Heart. Holland embarks on a scavenger hunt adventure to save her own life. CHARACTERS There are three main characters in the novel: Holland, Gabe Cabral, and Adam Bishop. There are