What I’m listening to now: Murder by Other Means by John Scalzi

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Kate

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I enjoyed the Dispatcher and this is the second one in the series!

What I’m Listening to Now: Deception by Selena Montgomery

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Kate

On a background of a dark blue night sky, two headlights and a fence on a scrub brush road. There is a bullet hole in glass is visible. In white text, “Deception” and “Stacy Abrams writing as Selena Montgomery” — Stacey Abrams writing as Selena Montgomery

This is the second Stacey Abrams book I’ve read, but this is the first one that I’ve read under her pen name Selena Montgomery. I’m very excited to see how this thriller unfolds.

What I’m listening to now: Dispatcher by John Scalzi

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Kate

I have no idea what this is about, but I am excited to get into it while I continue working on a shawl Im crocheting.

Review: Deception by Selena Montgomery

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Kate

Stacey Abrams writing as Selena Montgomery. Deception, A Novel

This was a fun book. There was mystery, intrigue, spiciness. Finley Borders is a professional poker player who is called home because an innocent woman has been accused of murder. She’s going to use her skills of reading people and bluffing to help uncover a criminal organization.

When home, she meets FBI agent Caleb Matthews and immediately clocks him as undercover. They both find each other intriguing and annoying and, as a reader, that’s a good time.

I liked all the characters. They were three dimensional and awesome. The spiciness was slow burn but also very hot. The mystery was detailed and believable. It was so good. I am already looking for my next Stacey Abrams writing as Selena Montgomery novel.

What I’m Reading Now: The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Bethlylou

I liked the first book so I’m excited to see where this one goes.

Review: It Devours! by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Kate

It Devours! A Night Vale Novel by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

This absolutely scratched the itch I wanted it to scratch. Set in the town of Night Vale (the Night Vale from the Welcome to Night Vale podcast) Nilanjana Sikdar is an outsider from Indiana. She has a job as a scientist, which she loves, but she’s not really sure she gets the town of Nightvale.

One day her boss Carlos invites her into his office and asks her to help him secretly continue some research the city council has told him to stop. From there, she gets involved in a mystery with giant pits, disappearances, a maybe nice guy from a definitely sketchy cult-like church, a mysterious other world, a house that doesn’t exist, and an unknown creature that may or may not be the church-cult’s smiling god. This was a fun little story full of some outrageous characters and a couple of plot twists. It was funny in places and touching in places. I really enjoyed it. If you like the podcast and want something set in that world, I recommend it. If you don’t know the Welcome to Nightvale podcast, but like things that are weird, sometimes silly, sometimes creepy, but always fun, I recommend both this book and the podcast (which you can get anywhere you typically get podcasts.)