The Water Tower by Amy Young Blog Tour and Book Review

 

I received a gifted copy and am providing a review.

The premise of this book surrounds a drug problem happening in the local high school. Hollywood actress Josie Ashbury has moved back home to get out of the limelight of Hollywood, and she has landed herself a job at the high school in the small town of Lakeview, and being such a small town there really are no secrets.

This tragic tale starts out immediately with the crime and with Josie finding herself immersed in trying to solve the real reason behind what happened. This leads her to cross paths with Sean who is now a member of the Lakeview police department. Yes! You guessed it, there’s history between the two. Josie also has a new love interest, Jake, which is something that came as quite a surprise to her.

I liked Josie’s character as she is portrayed as someone with a past that she is trying to come to terms with. She has trust issues, which I think is something we can all relate to. In this tale, there are also teenage issues which are so relevant in today’s world, again making this a believable tale. While I figured out the whodunnit in this tale, I did enjoy this story. I even liked the fact that Josie has two cats, Monroe and Presley, who provide her a great deal of comfort after some trying days and times. I like the fact that Josie opened herself up to trusting again. There are also some close-knit teenage friendships that are very relatable as well. Secrets, lies, dysfunction … to name just a few of the underlying themes. This book ends on a note to lead the reader to believe that there will be more of Josie in the future. It will be interesting to see if Josie stays in Lakeview, goes back to Hollywood, or moves on to another town … I’m sure she’ll be sleuthing around wherever she ends up.

 

Purchase Links:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Water-Tower-Amy-Young/dp/1685122779/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YF3ULQYWPA94&keywords=the+water+tower+amy+young&qid=1689259450&sprefix=the+water+tower+am%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-1

Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-water-tower-amy-young/1143319851?ean=9781685122775

 

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Website: https://authoramyyoung.com/

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The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright Blog Tour and Book Review

 

I received a gifted copy and am providing a review.

Since I started reading this author’s work, I have been trying to read every book she has ever written. She never disappoints and this one is no different. There are so many intertwining stories, it seems the reader won’t be able to keep up with who is who and who is related to who and how it all ties together, but in the end it does.

In these pages, we meet Greta and her brothers, Oscar and Eleanor Boyd, the Farrington family. We learn about the Barlowe Theater and the story behind it. We also get to fast-forward to the present day where we meet Kit and her friend, Madison. We also meet Heather and Evan who are filming a show about the Barlowe Theater and its history.

Each one of the above characters has a backstory that is interlaced with each other. Greta and her brothers were in the lower class of Kipper’s Grove back in 1915. The way Greta’s life is described makes it easy to understand what it was like to be poor back then, coupled with learning what folks thought of a poor woman having friendships with those who were of a higher class. Greta also holds onto hope, hope for a better future.

Kit and Madison. This is a story of friendship that directly correlates, at least I thought so anyway, to Greta and Eleanor. The added layer here is Kit’s story, how she struggles with her own thoughts and feelings, her own insecurities. Throw in Evan and he’s a curveball Kit was not expecting.

This is a story the reader could easily get absorbed in and read the day away, learning about all the intricacies that surround the Barlowe Theater. Is it really haunted? Are there really missing boys? Is this all a myth and nothing really happened? What secrets are really hidden between the walls of the theater? Just wait until you find out what really happened all those many years ago at the Barlowe Theater. My favorite part of this tale of Barlowe Theater – the twists that were thrown in.

I cannot say enough about this tale of Barlowe Theater. It’s the best one yet second to The Vanishing at Castle Moreau.

 

Purchase Links:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Boys-Barlowe-Theater-Fast-Paced/dp/0764241443/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Y952MSD8CD7A&keywords=the+lost+boys+of+barlowe+theater&qid=1691243177&sprefix=the+lost+boys+of+barlo%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1

Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lost-boys-of-barlowe-theater-jaime-jo-wright/1143079432?ean=9780764241444

 

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Website: https://www.jaimewrightbooks.com/

Podcast: https://www.jaimewrightbooks.com/podcast-1

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Murder at Midnight by Katharine Schellman Book Review and Blog Tour

 

I received a gifted copy and am providing a review.

This was my first introduction to Lily Adler. This tale is set back in 1816 when women had a certain expectation attached to their behavior. In Lily Adler’s case, she had been in mourning for the appropriate amount of time and has finally relinquished her mourning attire. She finds herself trapped at Mrs. Grantham’s estate in the midst of a snowstorm. Those guests who lived close by were allowed to travel home, the others remained ‘stuck’ for a few days. Needless to say, there is a crime, there is suspicion placed on each guest, and lo and behold - there is yet another crime!

I thoroughly enjoyed the character of Lily. While she puts forth a pretense of being proper, or at least trying to be, she is also what you might call an amateur sleuth.

I normally do not like historical reads, but I really enjoyed this one. I liked the pacing and the intermingling of the language that was appropriate to the time, the properness of using Mr. and Mrs., madam, ma’am, sir, and the like.  I liked the underlying currents of what would be seen as inappropriate for the time period, but the events happened anyway, purportedly in secret but everyone knew; they were just too polite to say anything. The mix of characters found throughout these pages kept me pleasantly entertained. It will be interesting to see what Lily gets up to next.

 

Purchase Links:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Midnight-LILLY-ADLER-MYSTERY/dp/1639104321/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TJ096W3SGXIB&keywords=murder+at+midnight+katharine+schellman&qid=1691243540&sprefix=murder+at+midnight%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1

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The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright - New Release

 

Help me congratulate Jaime Jo Wright on her new book release!

Here’s the blurb:

It promises beauty but steals life instead. Will the ghosts of Barlowe Theater entomb them all?

Barlowe Theater stole the life of Greta Mercy's eldest brother during its construction. Now in 1915, the completed theater appears every bit as deadly. When Greta's younger brother goes missing after breaking into the building, Greta engages the assistance of a local police officer to help her unveil the already ghostly secrets of the theater. But when help comes from an unlikely source, Greta decides that to save her family she must uncover the evil that haunts the theater and put its threat to rest.

Decades later, Kit Boyd's best friend vanishes during a ghost walk at the Barlowe Theater, and old stories of mysterious disappearances and ghoulish happenings are revived. Then television ghost-hunting host and skeptic Evan Fisher joins Kit in the quest to identify the truth behind the theater's history. Kit reluctantly agrees to work with him in hopes of finding her missing friend. As the theater's curse unravels Kit's life, she is determined to put an end to the evil that has marked the theater and their hometown for the last century.