What do you get when you combine 1930s New York, Macy’s, a death threat and Santa Claus? A really fun holiday mystery! I received the audiobook ALC (advanced listener copy) of Murder on 34th Street by Mariah Fredericks from Minotaur Books in exchange for an honest review. First and foremost, thank you so much for sending this my way! Set in 1932, this book takes us behind the scenes at Macy’s, where Grace works to keep the famous department store running smoothly. Just days

I gave this WWII historical fiction book 5 STARS, and I was crying by the end. The Barman of the Ritz by Philippe Collin was my first readalong with Tandem Collective, and I had so much fun with the whole experience. But let’s talk about the book. This is set in Paris during the German occupation, and it follows Frank, a Jewish bartender working at the Petit Bar inside the Ritz. And the man is surrounded by German soldiers every single day… while secretly being Jewish himsel

In Stefanie Koens’ Daughters of the Wreckage, a shipwreck, mutiny, survival, and secrets bring together the stories of several women across generations. I received this ALC (advanced listener copy) from Thomas Nelson Fiction Audio and Harper Audio in exchange for my honest review. A big thank you to Stefanie Koens, Thomas Nelson Fiction Audio, Harper Audio and NetGalley for sharing this one with me. This book comes out tomorrow, Sep. 15! My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 My thoughts on Da

It’s January in the 1800s, and the people of a tiny Canadian town are learning that the forest doesn’t just take what it’s owed… it takes whatever it wants. **For future readers, there’s a potential spoiler in my review video on socials, but it’s also something that is revealed in the first chapter… so, maybe not really? I was given an ARC of Mere Joyce’s As The Snow Gathers by Poisoned Pen Press in exchange for my honest review, so first, thank you to all involved for making

Take a trip back in time with me! Where are we going? Maine, U.S.A. When are we travelling back to? 1789 Whom are we visiting? Martha Ballard and the residents of Hallowell What’s happening? It’s winter, the river is frozen, and what comes out of its depths shocks the people of the little village—a body. Was it a murder? Was it accidental? Martha begins investigating to find the truth about what happened, in addition to her roles as a midwife, a mother, a wife, a friend, and,

One train, no stops. We’re headed for a deadly game of survival and revenge, all set in motion by the young and beautiful Anna Matheson. This has been a plan 12 years in the making, and her only goal is to get the small group of people she’s gathered on this historic train to confess to the crimes they committed against her family. But things will quickly derail in this story. My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My thoughts This is definitely a locked room (locked train?) mystery, but I don’

It’s been 5 years since Lily and her best friend Mary Louise moved from Montana to Paris. Both women moved with the goal of becoming great artists, but these five years have not been kind to them or their friendship. When Mary Louise decides to move out of their shared apartment, leaving Lily on her own, Lily realizes she needs to get her act together. Lily is hired on at the American Library in Paris (ALP), a place she’s heard about all her life from an elderly neighbour in

Welcome to “The Dominion”, where secrets lurk behind every door. It’s 1929, and The Dominion Hotel has opened on Front Street in Toronto (does that sound familiar?). Rosie Ryan has her heart set on becoming a chambermaid, and when she’s just trying make enough money to get out of her current living situation, things start to go awry. Then we have Bridget in Toronto 2024, a building inspector overseeing renovations happening at The Dominion. When she finds mysterious boxes, se

In City of the Muse by Kate Hilton, a female researcher/papyrologist named Helen arrives in Egypt to join an excavation crew in the early 1900s, and though she is thrilled to be a part of the team, she learns that the only reason she is there is because her predecessor disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Then, in Toronto in 2019, a different female researcher named Maddie is feeling like her whole career has hit a dead end/stalled out, you name it. But in a weird way,