Book Review

Can’t Wait Wednesday: Dark Fall by Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson

August 17, 2022 by Suzie Waltner 1 Comment

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally, they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. If you’re continuing with WOW, feel free to link those up as well! Find out more here

The Shepherds series by Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson has been intense thus far, and I’m looking forward to the next installment.

About the Book

When a remote Peruvian village is reduced to ash in seconds, the Shepherds face a horrific question: Is this the work of a man-made weapon of unthinkable power, or is God raining down judgment from above, as some believe?

As the recently installed leader of the Joshua Bravo team, Jedidiah Johnson shifts into covert operation mode to follow rumors of a new energy-based weapon able to incinerate a target―even a human target―with no warning. With the assistance of the CIA, Jed’s team deploys to Hong Kong to extract the Chinese scientist who helped develop the weapon.

What the Shepherds learn from Dr. Zhao confirms their worst fears: The weapon is real and has disappeared from the testing facility where it was held. With help from the Watchers, Jed discovers that Victor, the leader of the Dark Ones, has the weapon and intends to use it to wreak untold damage and destabilize the faith of millions. But as Jed and his team race the clock to find and disable the weapon, Victor begins to unfold secret plans for another attack . . .

And this target is much closer to home.

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Love Written Over Ten Years Ago

August 16, 2022 by Suzie Waltner 4 Comments

The list of books I love written over ten years ago is long, so I’m limiting what I’m sharing to re-reads and books I most recommend.

*Click on any cover to go to the Goodreads page

To find out what books others are sharing, visit That Artsy Reader Girl.

Deception by Patricia Bradley – Review

August 15, 2022 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

About the Book

After being forced to kill an FBI agent gone rogue in self-defense while working in the violent crimes unit for the Investigative Services Branch, ranger Madison Thorn is comfortable with her move to the fraud and cyber division. At least numbers don’t lie. So she’s less than thrilled when a white-collar crime investigation in Natchez, Mississippi, turns violent. She could also do without being forced to work with former-childhood-enemy-turned-infuriatingly-handsome park ranger Clayton Bradshaw.

When a woman who looks just like Madison is attacked on the same night Madison’s grandfather is shot, it becomes clear that there is something much bigger going on here and that Madison herself is in danger. Madison and Clayton will have to work together–and suppress their growing feelings for one another–if they are to discover the truth before it’s too late.

USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Patricia Bradley closes out her popular Natchez Trace Park Rangers series with this complex story of family secrets, mixed motives, and learning to trust.

Week in Review 8/7/22 to 8/13/22 & a Review

August 13, 2022 by Suzie Waltner 7 Comments

As much as I’m ready for cooler weather and changing leaves, I’m in a bit of denial that we’re almost at the halfway point of August.

Also, if you are waiting on a giveaway package from me. I am going by the post office this weekend.

*Click on any image to go to that review/giveaway post.

Book Reviews, Spotlights & More

By Way of the Moonlight by Elizabeth Musser – Review

August 12, 2022 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

About the Book

For as long as she can remember, Allie Massey, a gifted physical therapist, has dreamed of making her grandparents’ ten-acre estate in the middle of the city into a trauma recovery center using equine therapy, a dream her grandmother, Nana Dale, embraced wholeheartedly with her financial support. But when her grandmother’s will is read, the money left to Allie and her family is barely enough to cover the cost of hiring a lawyer, and worse yet, the property has been sold to a contractor.

With just three weeks until the house and barn will be imploded, a backhoe unearths one of Dale Butler’s best-kept secrets and perhaps a clue to keep Allie’s dream alive. As Allie cleans out her grandmother’s home and searches for the missing chest, convinced there is money somewhere, she uncovers bits and pieces of her grandmother’s past with her champion filly, Essie, a young man named Tommy, and one fateful night in 1943 during the Battle of the Atlantic.