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❤️ Love this cozy series!

Revisado: 04-09-25

It has been a pleasure reading each and every one of the Torrent Witches series. These books are chalked full of surprises, quirky and endearing characters, laugh-out-loud moments, and truly heartwarming moments. I enjoyed each and every moment in Harlot Bay!

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Josie Quinn does it again!

Revisado: 09-10-24

Lisa Regan latest installment in the Josie Quinn series did not disappoint. Turner, the new detective, continued to annoy, but glimmers of his backstory peppered the storyline. Hint: his snark might be hiding a painful past. Although action-packed, I was glad to see none of our main characters were hospitalized or nearly killed this time.

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Girl Power

Revisado: 09-07-24

I loved the crossover book featuring my two favorite heroines from Melinda Leigh—Mercy and Bree.

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Insightful and Transparent Memoir

Revisado: 04-16-24

Esteemed author Phillip Yancey shares his own journey with faith. He touches on many topics including overcoming adversity, navigating complex faith journeys, and the healing power of grace. He does not shy away from difficult topics that are still present in the church today. He shares his own struggles with racism, doubt, and fear. He does an incredible job of sharing his narrative in a non-judgmental way. Instead, he invites readers to reflect on their own experiences with the church, healthy ways to overcome spiritual trauma, and the healing power of God’s love.

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Great book!

Revisado: 03-15-24

I will honesty say I was convinced I knew “who dun it.” I was wrong, and I’m not mad about that. Great detective/police procedural series. I can’t wait read the next in this series.

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Is a book still considered non-fiction with so much dramatization?

Revisado: 08-18-22

I have such mixed emotions about this book, which covers a trailer fire, murdered parents, and two missing girls—Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible.

On one hand, this book has it all—police corruption, meth addiction, small town rumors and secrets, fear and fearlessness with a touch of religious fervor. The story is an important one and should be heard. On the other hand, I felt like this book was much more about the author’s journey than the story of what happened in December 1999.

Jax Miller is a talented writer and should get credit to the two-decade’s worth of work she’s done in documenting this long, twisted tale. However, I felt the dramatized descriptions of the landscape and flowery language describing her feelings overshadowed the story itself.

As a native Oklahoma, I was finishing up my college degree at the University of Oklahoma when Ashley and Lauria went missing. The name of “Lauria Bible” was familiar to me when I started the book, which made sense as I read about her mother’s relentless campaign to bring the girls home. Likewise, this book also explained why Ashley’s name had been lost, along with her family, in my memories.

I have friends from Vinita, and I have possibly even walked along the streets where Ashley and Lauria once walked. I am from a small southwestern Oklahoma town, much like the one these girls lived their short 16 years. I understand how communities like these operate.

And this is why the book didn’t hit right to me. I feel the author romanticized Oklahoma at the expense of reality. More of the book focused on the setting—which were described in more vivid colors, smells, textures, and sights—than the two young ladies at the heart of this tragedy.

If you read this book, go into it understanding that Miller, although a talented writer, is telling HER story of experiencing the investigation. It is an outsiders view and is colored through that lens.

I wish more time was devoted to the reality of the culture of Oklahoma—then and now. A fly-over state in the heart of our country, Oklahoma, ranks in the top 3 for incarcerations, 2nd in the nation on divorce rates, 48th in healthcare, 42nd in education, and ranks in the bottom 10 states for child well-being.

What happened to Ashley and Lauria was horrific. They should not be forgotten. Just don’t let the beautiful descriptions of the land in this book hide the reality of the work that still needs to be done in the state.

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Best Jennifer Knight Book in the Series

Revisado: 05-11-21

Caroline Mitchell is one talented author! In her third installment of her Jennifer Knight series she does not disappoint. It was *just* creepy enough without being cliché! Mitchell is a master at diversion and red herrings—my suspect list kept changing until the very end, and even then I didn’t get it completely right!

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Just a Fun Read

Revisado: 03-14-21

This book is just fun. It’s the perfect book to curl up with on a rainy day with just a hint of spooky.

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Wow, heavy story!

Revisado: 07-29-20

I love true crime or truth-based fiction, so when I came across Unspeakable Things, I snatched it up. It’s been a long time since I held so much tension while listening to a book. The fact this was based on true events only made the story even more intense. I’d would have liked more of an ending, but it was enough to feel satisfied.

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Great listen; but a few narration quirks

Revisado: 04-11-20

I have thoroughly enjoyed the series so far. My only complaint is the narrator pronounces words “wrong” (like bourbon, OBGYN). She also says “anything” or “everything” a lot in this book, and the narrator pronounces those words uniquely. That’s been distracting to me.

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