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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2570 KP) rated The Tightrope Walker in Books

Oct 31, 2025 (Updated Oct 31, 2025)  
The Tightrope Walker
The Tightrope Walker
Dorothy Gilman | 1979 | Mystery
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Note From the Past
The story revolves around Amelia Jones, a woman in her early 20’s just trying to launch herself into adulthood after a difficult childhood. When she buys an antique shop, she is finding joy in all the things she finds there including an old instrument. But when the instrument stops playing one day, Amelia investigates to find a note inside. The letter was written by someone named Hannah who says someone is about to kill her. Amelia begins her quest to follow the trail of the instrument’s owners to see if she can figure out what happened to Hannah. What will she find?

The title comes from a metaphor the book tries to make, and it feels a bit of a stretch. But that’s a minor issue. The story is part murder mystery and part coming of age story. I might have found the beginning slow in other books, but that duality kept me engaged. The second half fixes any potential pacing issues from the first half, and I was caught up in the story. I was satisfied with the climax and loved seeing how Amelia grew of the course of the book. If you’ve missed this stand alone, I recommend you fix that today.
  
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Merissa (14009 KP) rated The Ballad of Aramei (The Darkwoods Trilogy #3) in Books

Mar 31, 2023 (Updated Apr 10, 2023)  
The Ballad of Aramei (The Darkwoods Trilogy #3)
The Ballad of Aramei (The Darkwoods Trilogy #3)
J.A. Redmerski | 2019 | Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult (YA)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Exhausting; Exhilarating; Shocking; Satisfying; Breathtaking; Epic - just some of the words I would use to describe this book and the series as a whole.

In this book you sort of get two stories overlapping, one concluding and then one starting - both of which will pull you in and keep you reading. I loved how this book rounded things off and tied them all together. There are still twists and turns aplenty so you will definitely not be bored. And one thing that I will say about the ending is that are little "mini" epilogues for the main characters which somehow just seem to fit better than one big one.

I won't write about the storyline as that has already been covered by others. What I will say is that the whole series is one of the best that I have read in a long time - 3 books in 3 days! This series is definitely a keeper and although I have read the Kindle versions, I will be buying the "real" books too! There is a new series coming out this year called The Darksouls Trilogy which I'm hoping will have a couple of familiar faces in there somewhere.

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!
 
* Verified Purchase ~ April 2013 *
 
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
August 14, 2016
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2570 KP) rated Haunted House Murder in Books

Aug 17, 2022  
Haunted House Murder
Haunted House Murder
Leslie Meier | 2022 | Mystery
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Weak Novella
Halloween is coming, but everyone in Tinker’s Cove is talking about the old, abandoned house in town. While it looks run down from the outside, someone has bought it and moved in during the middle of the night. However, they aren’t very friendly, rebuffing Lucy’s and other’s attempts to welcome them to town. Then the rumors start flying and strange events start happening. What is really going on in this house?

I know that the Lucy Stone series is extremely popular, but I struggle to get through the stories I have read. Part of it is Lucy’s family. I haven’t spent enough time with them to look past their faults and love them, I guess. And, let’s face it, that is often what we have to do with people in real life. In this case, I found the story to be better suited to a short story than even a novella. It’s not bad, but it felt drawn out and a little forced.

NOTE: This story is a novella, roughly 100 pages, and was originally part of the novella collection Haunted House Murder. If you have that book, there is no need to buy this ebook. If you haven’t read the story, now is the time consider this Halloween trip to Maine.
  
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Debbiereadsbook (1753 KP) rated Kelvin (Tangled Tentacles #5) in Books

Jan 15, 2023  
Kelvin (Tangled Tentacles #5)
Kelvin (Tangled Tentacles #5)
JP Sayle, Lisa Oliver | 2022 | LGBTQ+, Paranormal, Romance
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A fitting end!
Independent reviewer for Archeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

This is book 5 in the Tangled Tentacles series, and you really MUST read the other books before this one. There is an on-going story arc that is not fully recapped here. And you know, cos I said so!

And what a way to finish out the series! We get to the bottom of Andromeda, and just how long that's been going on.

We catch up with the other brothers, and I loved that.

But mostly, this is about Magnus and Kelvin finding each other, and finding Magnus' sister. I loved that Magnus and Kelvin talk about the baby situation, beforehand. The other brothers just jump straight in and worry at their peril!

Oh I loved the birthing scene and the surprises that brings.

We are introduced to new characters, and that epilogue! Oh, that's a cliff hanger I did not see coming!

So, while we have all 5 Thalassa brothers mated and happy, with or without children (yet) we are left hanging as to what comes next! Who, is not in question, just the WHAT! And I can't bloody wait!

5 full and shiny stars

**same worded review will appear elsewhere