I need to preface this review by saying this was my first foray into an audible book. Audible was offering a free trial month with two books, so I decided to give it a shot and picked out this book along with the next one in the series. I wasn’t sure how I’d like the experience, as I don’t have a long commute and I mostly prefer to read actual books as opposed to Kindle – but it was quite entertaining and it didn’t take […]
Which witch is which?
I really wanted to like this book more than I did. I’ve read my share of YA books, even though I’m clearly not the target audience, but this one just didn’t hold my interest. The premise sounded good: A stunning debut tells a bewitching story: two girls, one ancient prophecy. Only one can be queen of the witches.; the reviews on Amazon were glowing, the cover is pretty, and the second book in the trilogy had been touted as just as wonderful. Alas, my adult self […]
A coat of many murders
This is book one in the Vintage Clothing series, and I was intrigued by the review of it here last month by sistercoyote to request a copy from the library. It’s a cozy mystery set in Portland, Oregon with Joanna Hayworth as the main character. She owns a vintage clothing store (hence the series name) and she herself is portrayed as someone who would rather live in the past. She only wears vintage, her music collection is vinyl, she doesn’t own a cell phone, and […]
Killer look lacking in intrigue
I haven’t read Ms Fairstein’s books in awhile, and I was surprised to discover this was #18 in the series about Alexandra Cooper, ADA for the sex crime unit in the New York DA’s office. I enjoyed the start of the series, but drifted away from murder mysteries until recently, when good romance books seemed elusive. The premise of this one sounded good – the death of a prominent player in the New York fashion scene, as per the blurb: High fashion means high stakes, […]