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the misstery book reviews mystery thrillers skip to content the misstery book reviews mystery thrillers menu home about contact of goodbyes and new beginnings august 9 2024 august 8 2024 18 comments hi readers how are you i m writing this post in a bit of a dream haze just days after welcoming my beautiful baby maia into the world i don t usually share personal details here but let s just say that only a year ago i thought this day would never come for me thankfully with the help of doctors and maybe a bit of a miracle i was proved wrong now she s here and she s absolutely perfect i m writing this post because over the past few months i got back to writing book reviews and realized how much i missed it i set up a substack newsletter and also returned to wordpress unsure of which format i wanted to stick to or which would be better for me and my circumstances i spent a few weeks juggling both considering the pros and cons of each platform and with baby maia here i finally decided the 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brought me so much joy thank you for everything and read you soon review the mercy chair by m w craven littlebrownuk mwcravenuk july 9 2024 june 26 2024 12 comments washington poe has a story to tell and he needs you to listen you ll hear how it started with the robber birds crows dozens of them enough for a murder he ll tell you about a man who was tied to a tree and stoned to death a man who had tattooed himself with a code so obscure even the gifted analyst tilly bradshaw struggled to break it he ll tell you how the man s murder was connected to a tragedy that happened fifteen years earlier when a young girl massacred her entire family and finally he ll tell you about the mercy chair and why people would rather kill themselves than talk about it poe hopes you ve been paying attention because in this story nothing is as it seems my review it s no secret that this series is one of my absolute favorite procedurals there hasn t been a book i didn t enjoy largely thanks to tilly and her endearing relationship with poe this book started with a bang the first few chapters were incredibly intriguing and as the story progressed i understood why reviews described it as the darkest installment yet the case centers around a despicable man who led a cult and whose death is connected to a family s tragedy years ago the book tackles tough issues such as religion conversion therapy torture and toxic family dynamics i deeply enjoyed the change in structure this time poe narrates the story providing some great moments and adding a fresh dynamic that suited the story well this narrative shift was perhaps what i loved most about the book the author did something different and succeeded brilliantly while i can t say the case was my favorite or that it was my favorite poe book to date i must admit that just when i thought there weren t enough surprises and the case seemed straightforward the author introduced a couple of plot twists that turned it into a deeply smart and creative read i agree with some comments that there wasn t enough tilly in the latter part of the book i missed her terribly and yes some decisions at the end made me sad but i understand they will be addressed in the next installment i trust the author will as always make our time worth it with another great mystery from our favorite duo review swift river by essie j chambers july 5 2024 july 5 2024 11 comments summer 1987 on the sweltering streets of the dying new england mill town of swift river sixteen year old diamond newbury is desperately lonely it s been seven years since her father disappeared and while her mother is determined to move on diamond can t distance herself from his memory when diamond receives a letter from a relative she has never met she unearths long buried secrets of her family s past and discovers a legacy she never knew she was missing the more she learns however the harder it becomes to reconcile her old life with the one she wants to lead so begins an epic story spanning the twentieth century that reveals a much larger picture of prejudice and love of devotion and abandonment and will change diamond s life forever my review this historical coming of age novel tells the story of diamond a young teenager grappling with bullying and a sense of not belonging we witness her family s journey marked by the disappearance of her father years ago and her mother s struggles to maintain a job and provide proper care one day diamond receives a letter from her aunt that offers a deeper understanding of her father s side of the family and the challenges faced by the black community in her town the book is a relatively easy read never boring and not overly long it contains some engaging sections but i never quite connected with the story or the characters the concept of the novel is compelling as i enjoy historical fiction that delves into themes of race family and legacy however despite both storylines being easy to follow i never felt the intended power and emotion nor did i sense a cohesive connection between them while the book features beautiful prose and an important underlying story it felt somewhat disjointed i believe it had the potential to be more impactful than it ultimately was and for me it was just okay additionally there were some unresolved matters particularly regarding diamond s father that i wish had been explained further overall this is a decent piece of historical fiction a quick read and definitely beautifully written however it won t become a favorite or linger in my memory for long posts navigation older posts type your email subscribe twitter goodreads mail search search recent of goodbyes and new beginnings review the mercy chair by m w craven littlebrownuk mwcravenuk review swift river by essie j chambers review middle of the night by riley sager hodderbooks review the return of ellie black by emiko jean simonschusterca archive august 2024 july 2024 june 2024 august 2019 may 2019 april 2019 march 2019 february 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