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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2464 KP) rated Just Killing Time (Clock Shop Mystery, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Ruth Clagan is devastated to learn that her grandfather has passed away. While they had been estranged recently, she had hoped to reconnect with the man who had been very important to her earlier in her life. Since she has inherited the family clock shop, she returns to Orchard, Massachusetts, to figure out what to do with the business. As she reconnects with old friends and makes new ones, she begins to question what happened to her grandfather. Was his death related to the recent burglary in the shop? Or maybe his work in town? Or is something else happening?

I loved Ruth from page one, and that didn’t diminish as the book progressed. Her friends are just as strong and likeable, and her connection to her grandfather adds a nice layer to the book. The mystery was a little weak, and Ruth reconnecting with this part of her life was interesting and kept the pages flying. I enjoyed this book and I’m looking forward to the sequel.

NOTE: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/10/book-review-just-killing-time-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Lindsay (1779 KP) rated How to Catch a Prince (Royal Wedding, #3) in Books

Feb 15, 2018 (Updated Apr 9, 2019)

How to Catch a Prince (Royal Wedding, #3)

Rachel Hauck | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, Religion, Romance

10.0

(2 Ratings)

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Corina live is devastated from a life she use to know. It all ended the day her twin brother Carlos died. See can not make sense to why her love left and wanted to their marriage to end. Her parents are lost and grieving their son's death. Her friend Gigi ask her to come work for her and live in Florida.

Prince Stephen is dealing with injury and trying to seem to forget and live a life he feel he could not have. When once day his brother King Nathaniel discovers Stephen secret before the war. Stephen want to leave it be. Though he find out something that he thought was over.

Things start get interesting and there are twists and turns with each turn of a page. There mystery though out the book. There a place that seem to be a mystery to everyone and only two people can see it. But how is that and no one can see it. Corina and Stephen are quite two that can see this hotel, that Corina is stay while in Cathedral City. What a story of a journey that will be leaving you in what can happen and be found again.

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Kristin (149 KP) rated The Day The Tigers Broke Free in Books

Dec 7, 2018

Disclaimer: I received an e-copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

Charlie is a journalist; he makes it his goal in life to dig up all the dirt, to get whatever information he can in any way possible. However, this time, the story's personal: His nephew is dead, supposedly by his own hand. Charlie's not buying that for one bit, though. His new goal? Bring justice for his family and drag as many people down as possible.

I found this story incredibly interesting from the start. The opening just pulls you in, and from that point, you're totally invested in what's happened to this young man. Was it suicide? Was it murder? The town says it's the former, but Charlie's on a vendetta, and he's not going to let it go. Quite a few of the characters he meets along the way are hideous, and their portrayal is perfect. Growing up in a small town, I know what it's like when an "outsider" comes in, questioning how you do things, stirring up trouble. This story is en embodiment of small-town life: the closed ranks, the suspicion of someone different, the racism and prejudice, etc. What's the final verdict on David's death? You'll have to read that for yourself.

4 stars