Author: megs14malloy

Review: The Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends by Jamie D’Amato

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The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and BoyfriendsThe Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends by Jamie D’Amato
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

**4.5-stars**

The Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends follows 19-year old college freshman, Brennan, after he is suddenly turned into a vampire.

Navigating life as a new vampire comes with challenges, especially considering all the other things going on in his life, like school, family stuff, mental health and dating.

He has though, by default, also become part of a secret society filled with other local vamps, so at least he’s not alone. Also, it is helpful a little as far as learning how to survive as a young vampire, even though the sheer number of informational pamphlets is at times overwhelming.

Returning to university after recovering from a suicide attempt was tough. Brennan was hoping for a fresh start, but this wasn’t exactly what he was thinking. Even though his mind may be spinning a lot of the time, Brennan is determined to make it work. He can do this.

When the super cute boy who works at the campus library, Cole, discovers Brennan drinking from a stolen blood bag however, Brennan is forced to open up and reveal his new secret earlier than he would have liked.

Cole seems more than willing to keep Brennan’s secret, and it fact, it seems he sort of likes him? Brennan can hardly believe his luck. Everything would be perfect if it wasn’t for the pesky vampire thing.

Problems bigger than his own arise when students begin to go missing, and strange ‘animal attacks’ begin occurring around campus. Brennan, and his new friend group, believe there may be a rouge vampire in their area, and they need to stop them before anyone else comes to harm.

This is a very rough synopsis of this story, because this book is so many things. It’s Brennan, a regular guy dealing with life, transitioning to college, struggling to find his identity and path, while also being turned in a vampire and meeting the boy of his dreams.

That’s a lot to navigate here, but D’Amato blended everything into this story so absolutely beautifully. I loved getting to know Brennan and his relationship with Cole was sweet, swoony and so compelling.

I also loved the concepts behind the vampire bits. The local guilds, how they got their blood, etc., it was all very creative. I was impressed with how well D’Amato meshed the IRL-stuff with the fantasy/vampire elements.

The story itself was cute and funny. I listened to the audio and Michael Crouch’s narration was spot-on for Brennan. Crouch truly brought his character life. He is such a likable MC. I loved his perspective, just how he relayed everything that was going on, it’s highly-entertaining.

The banter between Brennan and Cole was fantastic; so witty and charming. But also amongst the side characters, all of the dialogue was well done.

I think for me the only areas where I wasn’t totally blown away was some of the vampire bits in the middle area. The beginning was fab, the ending was so, so fun, but it did sort of go off for me just a little bit in the middle. That’s the only reason this isn’t a full 5-stars. Also, I’m a picky bitch.

Overall, this is the sweetest, softest, swooniest, M/M vampire romance you’re going to find. Bonus points for the fact that there’s a real plot.

It definitely snuck up on me and sort of stole my heart a bit. Cole and Brennan were just the sweetest. I was swooning for them and the progression of their relationship amidst all the fun vampire content.

Thank you so much to the publisher, Wednesday Books and Macmillan Audio, for providing me with copies to read and review. Jamie D’Amato definitely impressed me!!

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Review: The Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling

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The Graceview PatientThe Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

**3.5-stars**

The Graceview Patient follows Margaret, ‘Meg’, Culpepper, who suffers from a debilitating autoimmune disease known as Fayette-Gehret syndrome, for which there is no cure.

Meg’s world has shrunk smaller and smaller as her symptoms and pain have caused her to continually isolate herself, and cut herself off from family and friends.

When offered the opportunity to participate in a all-expenses-paid experimental medical trial at Graceview Memorial, though she has her doubts, Meg agrees to take part. She doesn’t really feel she has much other choice.

During the course of the trial, she needs to move into Graceview for a few months as a full-time inpatient. It’s explained to her that they will basically be completely destroying her entire immune system, and then regenerating it in the hopes it will eradicate her syndrome in the process.

As she settles into the hospital she meets nurses, another patient and others involved with the study. The further she gets into it, the weaker her grip on reality, and the weaker my understanding of the story.

I was following along swimmingly until about the halfway point, and then the fever dream quality took over to the point that I had no clue what was happening anymore. Seriously, what the hell happened?

If you asked me about this book, besides what is written above, I couldn’t tell you. While I truly appreciated the unsettling atmosphere Starling created at this hospital, as well as the Medical Horror elements, as far as the story goes, I didn’t ultimately end up enjoying it as much as I wanted. I can appreciate it, but I wasn’t crazy about it.

I frequently mention that I’m not a big fan of fever dream stories. Every once in a while, one will come along that I’m able to connect with, for example, The Starving Saints, also by this author, but that unfortunately wasn’t the case here.

As mentioned above though, the atmosphere is fantastic and it is definitely an intriguing plot. If you are a Reader who enjoys fever dream style narratives, and don’t mind maybe walking away with a few questions, you could end up loving this one. It’s worth a read.

The audiobook is very well narrated by Xe Sands, who did a phenomenal job upping the tension with their emotional delivery. I do feel the audio format is a great option for taking in this story.

At the end of the day, even though this isn’t my favorite from this author, I will always continue to pick up her work. I respect so much her range of ideas and her creativity with her concepts. I never know what I’m getting into when I pick up one of her books, and I love that.

Thank you, St. Martin’s Press and Dreamscape Media, for providing me with copies to read and review. As an atmopshere girlie, I’m glad I checked this one out!

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Review: The Librarians by Sherry Thomas

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The LibrariansThe Librarians by Sherry Thomas
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

**2.5-stars**

The Librarians is set in a public library in Austin, Texas, and follows, you guessed it, a group of librarians, Hazel, Sophie, Astrid and Jonathan. They’re all very different, but have grown comfortable working with one another every day.

In fact, the library seems to be more than a workplace for them, it’s a safe haven from the outside world.

That is until two patrons are found dead after the library’s inaugural murder mystery–themed game night. It no longer feels quite so safe, not with a murderer afoot.

As soon as I read the synopsis for this book, I became obsessed with getting it. Who doesn’t want to read about librarians solving mysteries? I don’t know, probably some people, but I can’t get enough and I wanted this one badly.

After reading it though, I’m not sure quite how to react to it. It wasn’t to my tastes at all. It had a very different vibe to what I anticipated, though I bet a ton of Literary Fiction Readers will love it.

Even after the murder, which took a minute to get to BTW, but even after that, I thought, here we go, it’s gonna get fun now. But it didn’t. It never got fun. The amateur sleuthing was like at a 2 on a scale of 1-to-10.

To me, the mystery felt like a non-entity as it was buried so deep amongst the copious amount of character work, which never seemed to end. I don’t think I would have minded that as much, if I didn’t find the characters so bland and boring.

Overall, the tone was all Literary, and oh yeah, someone got murdered way back at the beginning. Way more Literary, and way less Murdery, than I wanted.

Nevertheless, don’t let my salt turn you away from this one. If you think it sounds interesting and you don’t mind all the character work, give it a shot. You could end up loving it.

Thank you to the publisher, Berkley, for providing me with a copy to read and review. I appreciate it very much!

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Review: Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson

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Not Quite Dead YetNot Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

**4.5-stars**

Not Quite Dead Yet follows 27-year old, Jet Mason, who lives in Woodstock, Vermont with her wealthy family. Jet’s currently spinning her wheels a bit, her life in a rut, but she’s got time so she’s not too concerned.

That is until she’s attacked in their home on Halloween night by an unseen intruder, leaving her with a catastrophic head injury. Upon awakening in the hospital, a doctor informs her that he’s certain, within a week, her injury will trigger a deadly aneurysm.

Jet is in shock. This is obviously tragic news, but it does give her 1-week to find her killer. She was attacked with purpose; the person knew who they were attacking.

Jet’s never thought she had any enemies, but someone must hate her enough to want her gone. She needs to find out who before her time is up. She’s determined to bring the truth to light, even if it’s the last thing she’s ever going to do.

This was such an interesting set-up, and Jackson wastes no time getting into. I appreciated how quickly we got to the heart of the matter; Jet’s attack, resultant injury and subsequent investigation.

Initially, Jet’s personality took some getting used to. She has a different way of viewing the world around her, and a fairly dry delivery of her thoughts and emotions. I was slightly taken aback with her at first, but I really came to love her.

There were so many questions regarding Jet’s family, their pasts, their construction company and their influence in the town. I loved learning about all these different facets of their lives via Jet’s investigation.

If you’re concerned Jet’s all alone in these pursuits, don’t be afraid, her closest friend, Billy, is also along for the ride, helping in all aspects of the investigation.

I loved him too. He was such a great side character. Their relationship was supportive and seemed to help Jet, well both of them really, process through a lot of stuff that they discovered while digging through everyone’s dirty laundry.

There were some shocking twists and turns, but once certain evidence was discovered, things began to slot into place rather quickly. It was well done, and the more I think about it, the more it impresses me.

Overall, I loved the originality, as well as all the twists and family drama that Jackson included. I feel like this will stand out for me long term due to its uniqueness, and how fun it was to try to figure out.

Additionally, the bittersweet ending gave me actual feelings.

Thank you to the publisher, Bantam, for providing me with a copy to read and review. I always look forward to Holly Jackson’s new releases and this one did not disappoint!

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Review: The Bloody Brick Road by Maude Royer

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The Bloody Brick Road: A Wizard of Oz Retelling (Volume 1)The Bloody Brick Road: A Wizard of Oz Retelling by Maude Royer
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I feel robbed. I wanted a bloody and brutal Wizard of Oz retelling; thinking Slasher Horror, or something equally exciting and got nothing of the sort.

Giving a character the name Dorothy and incorporating red shoes, does not a Wizard of Oz retelling make. At the end of the day, this story felt like it was searching for an identity and required further edits.

The 1st-sentence of the Publisher’s synopsis I read states, ‘In this wildly creative, horror-soaked reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, nothing is as it seems in Dorothy’s dystopian nightmare.‘

Whoever wrote this, you lie. 1. This isn’t wildly-creative. 2. This is hardly a reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. 3. This doesn’t feel dystopian at all.

Things you got right: 1. It’s a nightmare.

I’m not going to drag this out. It wasn’t for me. I’m sad I wasted 6-hours reading it, but am happy to be moving on. If it was going to go the Extreme Horror route, which it seemed it wanted to take due to the graphic fetish elements, it needed to lean much further in to get there.

The sad part is, there were inklings of a solid Serial Killer Police Procedural in here, but mashing it together with the other elements, it just didn’t work. It needed to be one or the other, or perhaps better blended than it was.

Overall, a very uneven read, nothing like what I was pitched. The dialogue was forced and laughable, and the graphic sexual elements felt absolutely ridiculous in this story.

Thank you to Gallery Books for the copy.

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Review: Spread Me by Sarah Gailey

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Spread MeSpread Me by Sarah Gailey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Spread Me is an engaging, yet startling, SciFi-Horror novella from Sarah Gailey that contains quite a bit of, shall we say, surprising content. It certainly took me by surprise, perhaps you’ll be better prepared than I was…

I can hardly believe I am giving this 4-stars. It’s a strange novella. I’m low-key blushing thinking what y’all are going to think of me when you truly discover what it’s about.

This is one of those cases, rare, but here we are, where I don’t really like to discuss the plot. I want you to be as surprised as I was, because I think that’s half the fun. It’ll have your mind-spinning, trying to get your bearings, while your brain figures out how to respond to all this.

It has to be one of the most bizarre stories, as far as the more erotic/sexual elements, that I’ve ever read. It made me so uncomfortable, but I couldn’t look away; COULD NOT. I still don’t know what to think…

I have to applaud Gailey for their creativity and fearlessness. Honestly, I don’t think this was published with the aim of having big mass appeal. Authors willing to take that kind of risk, to write what they want, always impress me.

Spread Me is definitely niche, and I feel like it may have some serious messaging that I think I am picking up on, but maybe not? It’s tough. I’d love to see the author speaking about their thought process and goals with this one.

While I would recommend this to more seasoned Horror Readers, I would throw caution about the sexual elements. If graphic content, sexual in nature, is something that you don’t enjoy reading, you may just want to skip this one.

If you don’t mind those elements though, and just want to know what all the buzz is about, you should definitely check this out. The SciFi set-up, of this being in a research station, and the type of research the group was doing, that was all well executed and fascinating.

I enjoyed the claustrophobic feel of the station itself. The research group felt extremely isolated, and then when it was discovered what they were dealing with, even more so.

Because this is a novella, coming in at just over 200-pages, Gailey wastes no time getting to the action. In fact, there’s really no lull through the entire story. It’s quick, punchy and effective at making you squirm in a limited number of pages.

I suspect for some Readers the initial knee-jerk reaction is going to be distaste, because I really don’t see people going into this expecting what they’re going to get.

However, I also feel like this story gets in your brain, and the more you think about it, the more you realize how much it actually drew you and impacted you. Whether those feelings were super highs or super lows, it impacted you.

Overall, this is memorable. There’s a very solid SF-Horror plot here, that is somewhat overshadowed by the extreme nature of the sexual elements, but at the the end of the day, it somehow works. As strange as it may seem, it works.

Thank you to the publisher, Tor Nightfire and Macmillan Audio, for providing me copies to read and review. I look forward to Gailey’s next book!

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Review: The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi

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The Autumn Springs Retirement Home MassacreThe Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Brimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher sure to keep readers guessing until the very last page.

The above, from the Publisher’s synopsis, is what first caught my attention in regards to this book. After reading it, I’d agree, that description is spot-on. I couldn’t be happier about my experience with it.

🧡🧡🧡 I’M OBSESSED 🧡🧡🧡

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre follows Rose, a single-woman, in her late-70s living on her own. Well, she does live in Autumn Springs though, so is surrounded by friends and companions her own age, as well as the staff always willing to lend a hand.

When one of her friends dies, while alone in her apartment, Rose is okay chalking it up to an accident. These things happen at their age.

After another resident drops dead though, and then another, Rose starts to believe these are no accidents. Finding it difficult to convince the people in charge of this fact however, Rose and her good friend, Miller, start looking into the deaths themselves.

The more they dig, the more convinced Rose becomes that there’s a real-life killer on the loose at Autumn Springs, and if she doesn’t watch her back, she may end up next on the killer’s to-do list.

Y’all, I loved this. Absolutely loved it. As a Horror Girlie through-and-through, I always appreciate when someone puts a new spin on the genre so close to my heart.

Fracassi’s choice to have a Slasher MC, a potential Final Girl, in her late-70s, is such a smart and creative choice, IMO. As the wild success of books such as The Thursday Murder Club have made clear, people are itching for some time with more aged protagonists.

I adore following older protagonists as I’m an older protagonist myself. And no offense to anyone in their 20s, but once you reach a certain age, there’s only so many books you can stomach following protagonists in that age bracket.

Rose was a very likable MC. She was smart and resourceful, not willing to back down in the face of danger. I also liked how her looking into these deaths, it didn’t feel forced. The information, in the beginning, just sort of fell into her lap and she ran with it.

I had so many questions around these deaths, so could understand why Rose would be curious enough to pursue it. Particularly, when the authorities were trying to sell her a story of ‘accidents’ that just weren’t lining up.

Fracassi also got super creative with his kills, which made this very fun. I never knew what to expect next. I appreciated he didn’t hold back just because he was dealing with elderly characters either.

And the characters, all the fabulous characters, there were so many quirky, interesting side characters, which made this story extra-compelling. It wasn’t just Rose, they were all great, just trying to live their best lives.

This also kept me guessing to the very end, as predicted by the publisher. I loved how fast-paced it got as the conclusion closes in on you. I was speeding through so quickly. I couldn’t stop. I needed to know who, or what, was behind the Autumn Springs Massacre.

I can’t recommend this enough, including the audio format, for anyone looking for a delicious twist on the Slasher genre. Rose is a protagonist I won’t soon forget, and I’d happily read this again some day. It definitely entertains.

Thank you to the publisher, Tor Nightfire and Macmillan Audio, for providing me with a copy to read and review. This is the 2nd-novel I’ve read from this author, and the 2nd-5-star rating. I definitely need to be picking up more from him!

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Review: A Tour to Die For (The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco #2) by Michelle Chouinard

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A Tour to Die For (The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco Mysteries, 2)A Tour to Die For by Michelle Chouinard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Tour to Die For is the 2nd-book in The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco mystery series. This is a fun and modern Cozy Mystery series perfect for fans of Finlay Donovan, or other series with that same level of humor.

These books follow Capri Sanzio, who owns her own tour company in San Francisco. Carpi is also a True Crime podcast host, and budding investigative journalist in her own right.

During one of her True Crime walking tours, one of Capri’s customers claims to have seen a woman being attacked in her apartment. Feeling she must take the woman’s report seriously, Capri contacts the police, who end up searching the apartment of the alleged attack.

Unfortunately, they find no evidence of anything amiss, so chalk it up to a false report. While Capri feels the police may be right, they also may be wrong.

Her senses urge her to look further into the alleged attack. She’d never forgive herself if someone was injured and she did nothing to help. When she stumbles across a body, she’s thrust into yet another murder investigation.

Using her full range of investigative skills and spot on instincts, Capri digs in to the mysterious death, putting herself in danger in the process.

I had so much for with the 1st-book in this series, The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco, and had been anxiously awaiting this sequel. Happily, it didn’t disappoint. As with the 1st-book, this was a fast-paced, funny and mysterious romp through the streets of San Francisco.

I listened to the audiobook again and can’t recommend that format enough. The stellar narration by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker perfectly fits our MC, Capri. Nemeth-Parker’s delivery enhances Capri’s personality and I can’t imagine these stories without it. Her voice is Capri to me.

Capri sets everything aside when she starts digging into a new case, and this was no exception. I often wondered, who is running her company, but also, who cares, because I’m having so much fun.

These books are silly, mysterious, packed with intriguing leads, they’re just great entertainment; an escapist read.

It seems from the tone of the conclusion of this story, we may be getting more books in this series, and I certainly hope so. I would read them for as long as they’re released.

Thank you to the publisher, Minotaur Books and Macmillan Audio, for providing me with copies to read and review. I hope Michelle Chouinard keeps them coming.

If you love funny Cozy Mysteries, you need to check this series out!

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Review: No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams

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No Rest for the Wicked: A NovelNo Rest for the Wicked: A Novel by Rachel Louise Adams
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Almost 20-years ago, Dolores Hawthorne fled her hometown of Little Horton, Wisconsin. She attended college, worked hard, and became a successful forensic pathologist.

She never planned to go back, until she gets a phone call from the FBI, telling her that her father, Little Horton’s former mayor turned US Senator, has gone missing under mysterious circumstances.

In spite of everything, Dolores cares for her father and returns to help in the investigation in any way she can.

Her reunion with her remaining family and the town is mixed, but before long, she’s coming to grips with her past and aiding the FBI with the search.

Other startling occurrences hit the town hard and it becomes clear, something sinister is haunting Little Horton this Halloween season.

Confession time. When I was offered an ARC of this book, I took one look at the cover, read the title, and thought, yes, absolutely, yes. It just looked like something I would enjoy, and luckily, that was true.

However, I had no clue what it was about, but made certain assumptions, and they were all wrong. I actually Buddy Read this with a friend and we both commented quickly that we both assumed it was YA, which it’s clearly not.

If you read the synopsis, unlike me, you’ll have no problem understanding that, but I just felt like the cover, though one of the most gorgeous covers that I’ve set my eyes on lately, really doesn’t portray the feel that I took from this Adult Mystery/Thriller novel.

With this out of the way, my head scratching at the cover art choice really has nothing to do with the book, or the story. I really enjoyed the twisted nature of this and all the dark small town drama. It was captivating and also contained one of my favorite tropes.

I absolutely adore when an MC returns to their hometown, after a number of years away, and ends up digging into some sort of mystery from their past. It’s even better when there are past and present mysteries intertwined, and that’s exactly what Adams delivered here.

It was interesting watching Dolores reintroduce herself to the home she left behind. The interactions among her family were interesting, and I liked how we learned about the past via various timeline/perspective shifts.

We also get a front row seat to the investigation into her father’s disappearance, as well as the other incidents happening around town.

Little Horton was a fun setting. It’s a self-proclaimed Halloween town, so they really lean into the holiday. It gave a lovely, moody backdrop to our overriding mysteries.

Overall, I had a lot of fun with this. It was intriguing and fast-paced. I was surprised by it in many ways, and look forward to reading more from this author. I actually would love another book with Dolores as a main character. I grew very fond of her over the course of the story.

Thank you to the publisher, Minotaur Books and Macmillan Audio, for providing me with copies to read and review.

Everything from the tone, setting and characters, to the mystery itself, was engaging for me. Rachel Louise Adams is definitely an author I’ll be reading more from the future!

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Review: A Killer Motive by Hannah Mary McKinnon

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A Killer Motive: A NovelA Killer Motive: A Novel by Hannah Mary McKinnon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

**4.5-stars**

The night that Stella Dixon helped her teenage brother, Max, sneak out of their parent’s house to attend a beach party with her and her boyfriend, Jeff, she never could have imagined the night would end the way it did.

Max disappearing without a trace. The worst night of Stella’s life, and it forever changed their family. Even 6-years later, the repercussions of that choice feel to Stella like it happened just yesterday. Max is always on her mind.

The one thing that keeps Stella moving forward day-by-day is her true crime podcast, A Killer Motive, where she hopes to help other families find closure by investigating cold cases.

Building a successful podcast isn’t easy however, and in an effort to attract new sponsors, Stella goes on a local radio show to be interviewed about the podcast. The interview goes south though, when the host insists on talking about Max, a tender subject for Stella.

It’s after this show that Stella begins receiving cryptic messages enticing her to play a game, which if she wins, the anonymous individual claims they’ll give her information about what happened to Max all those years ago.

At first, Stella thinks it’s just a sick joke, until Max’s best friend Kenji ends up disappearing as well. The person claims they have Kenji and if she tells anyone, he dies.

Stella is forced to play along and try to figure out who could be behind the messages. She needs to do it alone and she can no longer trust anyone in her life.

As the games escalate and the clues become darker, Stella puts everything else on the line as she desperately scrambles for answers. She vows to get to the bottom of it all, even if it’s the last thing she does.

A Killer Motive pulled me in easily, and held on tight until the very end. I enjoyed so many things about this one. The plotting, the examination of criminality and the ideas behind what types of people commit what types of crimes, and of course, the podcast element.

Hannah Mary McKinnon is a go-to author for me, and this book is the perfect example of why. I find it easy to just lose myself in her stories. If you read for escapism, like me, and love a twisted psychological thriller, you should def check this one out.

I loved how intriguing this was from the start. When the evil messages start rolling in, I couldn’t help but read them to myself in the voice of Jigsaw from the Saw movies. They just had that tone to them. They felt dangerous and I couldn’t imagine being Stella and receiving those messages and not being able to tell anyone about them.

I suspected every person around Stella at one point or another. I feel like McKinnon did a great job of building the side characters so that it could have been anyone. My mind was going a mile a minute trying to figure it out.

I almost felt like I was rushing because the stakes felt so high and I just wanted Stella to be okay. She’s haunted by so much guilt and grief regarding Max, and then when Kenji was taken, to feel like she was the cause of that too. I just had so much empathy for her.

I also felt she was extremely brave and fearless. She felt like she had nothing to lose, so she was willing to risk it all. Unanswered questions had plagued her since the night of Max’s disappearance and the only way to get it to stop would be to figure it out.

She was a great character to follow. The pace is so fast towards the end. Oh my word. As McKinnon novels usually do, it gets wild and I was living for every minute of it.

This is the 6th-novel I have read from this author, and I hope it’s far from the last. I love her stories. They’re dramatic, OTT, fast-paced, intriguing and I look forward to every one.

Thank you to the publisher, MIRA, for providing me with a copy to read and review. Hannah Mary McKinnon, I’m your fan for life!

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