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Cold Storage by David Koepp

ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴘᴇɴᴛᴀɢᴏɴ ʙɪᴏᴛᴇʀʀᴏʀ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴏʙᴇʀᴛᴏ ᴅɪᴀᴢ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴠᴇꜱᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴜꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙɪᴏᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ, ʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴀʀ ᴡᴏʀꜱᴇ: ᴀ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴍᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪꜱᴍ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴇxᴛɪɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ-ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜʀɪᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ɪɴ 41U-fNNw6mLᴄᴏʟᴅ ꜱᴛᴏʀᴀɢᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ-ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ʀᴇᴘᴏꜱɪᴛᴏʀʏ.

ɴᴏᴡ, ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴇꜱᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜰᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ꜱᴜʙ-ʙᴀꜱᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴍᴇɴ ʜᴀꜱ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛꜱ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʟᴇᴛʜᴀʟ ꜰᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴇɴᴢʏ. ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅɪᴀᴢ ᴋɴᴏᴡꜱ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ɪᴛ.

4 out of 5 stars

If you know anything about David Koepp or have read up on him. Koepp is an American screenwriter and director. Best known for his work on Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, Panic Room and War of Worlds.

I could completely see Cold Storage being adapted into film. It absolutely read like a movie setting.

You start off with your flash back into 1987, where you are introduced to the organism and find out just how much destruction it can cause.

Flash forward into the modern day and in comes new characters that are completely in the dark and have no idea what exactly is in the sub-level of this building or the awful things that happened decades ago.

Until the story takes a harsh turn, bringing the experienced together with the inexperienced in a rush to save humanity.

The reason for me knocking 1 star from my rating was how slow the plot and character growth was, at least after the original impressive flash back in 1987. The next few chapters seem to drag on a bit. Also some content in my opinion felt like unneeded story filler. But I tell you, once you get through the slow gap in the first half of the book it really starts picking up.

thumbnail_IMG_3406Cold Storage becomes chilling. I felt I couldn’t put the book down until I knew exactly what happened and if the trio was successful.

The outcome was exactly what I was hoping for and that is not always the case when reading a book. This was very refreshing.

If you are a lover of scifi, horror, mystery, thriller. I think you will devour Cold Storage.

I would love to see Cold Storage on the big screen one day.

Thank you so much to HarperCollins Canada for sending this arc my way for review.

Publisher: Ecco

Release date: September 3, 2019

Only a couple weeks away! Mark your calendars. You don’t want to miss out on Cold Storage.

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Terrifed Book Worm

-Nichole

The Nanny by Gilly Macmillan

𝒲𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 𝓃𝒶𝓃𝓃𝓎, 𝐻𝒶𝓃𝓃𝒶𝒽, 𝓁𝑒𝒻𝓉 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶 𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒸𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓊𝓂𝓂𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝒻 𝟣𝟫𝟪𝟪, 𝓈𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃-𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇-𝑜𝓁𝒹 𝒥𝑜𝒸𝑒𝓁𝓎𝓃 𝐻𝑜𝓁𝓉 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝒹𝑒𝓋𝒶𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓉𝑒𝒹. 𝐻𝒶𝓊𝓃𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓁𝑜𝓈𝓈, 𝒥𝑜 𝑔𝓇𝑒𝓌 𝓊𝓅 𝒷𝒾𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒹𝒾𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝓉, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓊𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓁𝑒𝒻𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐿𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝐻𝒶𝓁𝓁, 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝒻𝒶𝒹𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝒸𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝒽𝑜𝓂𝑒, 𝒷𝑒𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒹.

𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓇𝓉𝓎 𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓈 𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇, 𝒥𝑜 𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓊𝓇𝓃𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝒸𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝑜 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓃𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝓇𝑜𝓊𝒷𝓁𝑒𝒹 𝓇𝑒𝓁𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓅 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇. 𝐵𝓊𝓉 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝒽𝓊𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝓇𝑒𝓂𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝒸𝒸𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓊𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝒶 𝓁𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓉𝑒, 𝒥𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝑔𝒾𝓃𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝓆𝓊𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓀𝓃𝑒𝓌.

𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝒶𝓃 𝓊𝓃𝑒𝓍𝓅𝑒𝒸𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝓋𝒾𝓈𝒾𝓉𝑜𝓇 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝒸𝓀𝓈 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝑜𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒥𝑜’𝓈 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝒾𝓈 𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓇𝑜𝓎𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃. 𝒟𝑒𝓈𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝓅𝒾𝑒𝒸𝑒 𝓉𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝒶𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒽𝑜𝓁𝑒𝓈 𝒾𝓃 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓂𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓎, 𝒥𝑜 𝓂𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓊𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓃𝒶𝓃𝓃𝓎 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓌𝒶𝓈, 𝓌𝒽𝓎 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓁𝑒𝒻𝓉, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝒻 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇…

***Synopsis copied from amazon.ca

4 out of 5 stars

I was hooked from the very first sentence!

I have heard so many amazing things about Gilly’s writing. Personally this was my first read by her. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will for sure be check out more of her work in the near future.

Gilly had a fascinating concept, executed it perfectly and brought it to life.

thumbnail_IMG_3295Both the plot and character growth was brilliant throughout. Gilly knows exactly how to set an eerie vibe while keeping the characters completely relate-able. The moment I figured I knew exactly what was happening and who was to blame there was a shift causing me to question all of my original thoughts.

I found The Nanny extremely consumable, itching to know who the criminal was.

Now you may be wondering how I could love it so much but only have given it a 4 out of 5 stars. The Nanny was written from multiple perspectives and although I love reading novels written in this form. Moments within someones story line it would jump back and forth between the current time and the past, with a choppy transition. Not wanting to be confused, this caused me to go back and re-read a few times. Or I would keep reading in hopes that things would start to piece together, which of course it did and I was not disappointed.

A psychological thriller at its best!

Thank you so much to HarperCollins Canada for sending this arc my way for review.

Published by: William Morrow

Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers CA

The Nanny is set to release September 10, 2019. Mark your calendars, this is one you won’t want to miss out on.

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Clever Book Worm

-Nichole

 

Thank You HarperCollins Canada

A Huge Thank You to HarperCollins Canada

HarperCollins Canada has sent two new thrilling arcs my way for review.

*** Please note these are not my official reviews. I have copied the synopsis’s from amazon, in order to share what the books are about.***

The Nanny by Gilly MacMillan

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𝒲𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 𝓃𝒶𝓃𝓃𝓎, 𝐻𝒶𝓃𝓃𝒶𝒽, 𝓁𝑒𝒻𝓉 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶 𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒸𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓊𝓂𝓂𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝒻 𝟣𝟫𝟪𝟪, 𝓈𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃-𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇-𝑜𝓁𝒹 𝒥𝑜𝒸𝑒𝓁𝓎𝓃 𝐻𝑜𝓁𝓉 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝒹𝑒𝓋𝒶𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓉𝑒𝒹. 𝐻𝒶𝓊𝓃𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓁𝑜𝓈𝓈, 𝒥𝑜 𝑔𝓇𝑒𝓌 𝓊𝓅 𝒷𝒾𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒹𝒾𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝓉, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓊𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓁𝑒𝒻𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐿𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝐻𝒶𝓁𝓁, 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝒻𝒶𝒹𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝒸𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝒽𝑜𝓂𝑒, 𝒷𝑒𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒹.

𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓇𝓉𝓎 𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓈 𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇, 𝒥𝑜 𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓊𝓇𝓃𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝒸𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝑜 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓃𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝓇𝑜𝓊𝒷𝓁𝑒𝒹 𝓇𝑒𝓁𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓅 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇. 𝐵𝓊𝓉 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝒽𝓊𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝓇𝑒𝓂𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝒶𝒸𝒸𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓊𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝒶 𝓁𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓉𝑒, 𝒥𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝑔𝒾𝓃𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝓆𝓊𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓀𝓃𝑒𝓌.

𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝒶𝓃 𝓊𝓃𝑒𝓍𝓅𝑒𝒸𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝓋𝒾𝓈𝒾𝓉𝑜𝓇 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝒸𝓀𝓈 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝑜𝓇 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒥𝑜’𝓈 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝒾𝓈 𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓇𝑜𝓎𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃. 𝒟𝑒𝓈𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝓅𝒾𝑒𝒸𝑒 𝓉𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝒶𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒽𝑜𝓁𝑒𝓈 𝒾𝓃 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓂𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓎, 𝒥𝑜 𝓂𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓊𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓃𝒶𝓃𝓃𝓎 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓌𝒶𝓈, 𝓌𝒽𝓎 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝓁𝑒𝒻𝓉, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝒻 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇…

Published by: William Morrow

Release date: Sept. 10 2019

Cold Storage by David Koepp

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𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 ℙ𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕘𝕠𝕟 𝕓𝕚𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 ℝ𝕠𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕠 𝔻𝕚𝕒𝕫 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕚𝕟𝕧𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕒 𝕤𝕦𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕚𝕠𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕜, 𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕒𝕣 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕤𝕖: 𝕒 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕝𝕪 𝕞𝕦𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕞 𝕔𝕒𝕡𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕖𝕩𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟-𝕝𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟. ℍ𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕓𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕒 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖-𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪.

ℕ𝕠𝕨, 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕕𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕦𝕓-𝕓𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕒 𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕝 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕫𝕪. 𝕆𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝔻𝕚𝕒𝕫 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕤 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡 𝕚𝕥.

ℍ𝕖 𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕡 𝕥𝕨𝕠 𝕦𝕟𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕖𝕔𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕘𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕤—𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕒𝕟 𝕖𝕩-𝕔𝕠𝕟, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕝𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣. 𝕆𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕟𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕠 𝕞𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕗𝕚𝕘𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕢𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟. 𝔸𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕝𝕦𝕔𝕜, 𝕗𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕦𝕞𝕠𝕣. 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕓𝕖 𝕖𝕟𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕦𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪?

Published by:  Ecco

Release date: Sept. 3 2019

Full reviews to come, as soon as I have finished these great reads!

Thank you again HarperCollins Canada!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘖𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘗𝘢𝘮 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘧𝘧

Grace, a young women who recently experienced a close loss and is now eagerly trying to make it on her own in Manhattan, New York.

Eleanor, an outsider who quickly races to the top of her career game and becomes in-charge of a hugely important mission.

Marie, a young single Mom, trying to do what’s best for her and her daughter. When she is recruited for her much-needed skills to take part in Eleanor’s mission.

𝟙𝟡𝟜𝟞, 𝕄𝕒𝕟𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕟

𝕆𝕟𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕝 𝕋𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕠𝕟 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕒𝕟 𝕒𝕓𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕤𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕒 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕙. 𝕌𝕟𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕔𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕪, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖, 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒 𝕕𝕠𝕫𝕖𝕟 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕤—𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕟. 𝕀𝕟 𝕒 𝕞𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕚𝕞𝕡𝕦𝕝𝕤𝕖, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕢𝕦𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕪 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟.

𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕠𝕟 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕒 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕟 𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕕 𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕟𝕠𝕣 𝕋𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕘, 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝕟𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕥 𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕠𝕪𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕃𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕟 𝕕𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕣. 𝕋𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕧𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕆𝕔𝕔𝕦𝕡𝕚𝕖𝕕 𝔼𝕦𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕣𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕠 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕒𝕚𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕟𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖, 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤 𝕒 𝕞𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕪. 𝕊𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙 𝕓𝕖𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕤, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗 𝕕𝕣𝕒𝕨𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕒 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕕 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕖, 𝕨𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕤 𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡, 𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕪𝕒𝕝.

***Synopsis copied from amazon.ca***

“Vividly rendered and inspired by true events”.

5 out of 5 stars!

Absolutely sensational!

This historical fiction is dazzling and devastating all in one. Pam’s writing is absolutely incredible and her dedicated research while creating this masterpiece is remarkable. Not to mention her transition back and forth from past to present throughout this novel is flawless!

I adored reading from the three different perspectives, and fell hard for the characters! Each has their own warming yet heart breaking story.

Grace’s determination, Eleanor’s passion and Marie’s strength!

The Lost Girls of Paris pulled me in and completely absorbed me. I just had to know what was going to happen next!

Another heart-wrenching, breathtaking read.

And of course thank you all for reading

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

 

 

 

Thank You HQN Books!

A Huge Thank You to Harlequin Books (HQN Books)

HarperCollins Harlequin team (HQN Books) has sent a new and exciting historical fiction my way.

*** Please note this is not my official review, I have copied the synopsis’ from amazon.ca for the purpose of this post.

The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

In 1942, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. Just beyond the tents of the Russian refugee camp she calls home, a young woman speaks her wedding vows. It’s a decision that will alter her destiny…and it’s a lie that will remain buried until the next century.

Since she was nine years old, Alina Dziak knew she would marry her best friend, Tomasz. Now fifteen and engaged, Alina is unconcerned by reports of Nazi soldiers at the Polish border, believing her neighbors that they pose no real threat, and dreams instead of the day Tomasz returns from college in Warsaw so they can be married. But little by little, injustice by brutal injustice, the Nazi occupation takes hold, and Alina’s tiny rural village, its families, are divided by fear and hate. Then, as the fabric of their lives is slowly picked apart, Tomasz disappears. Where Alina used to measure time between visits from her beloved, now she measures the spaces between hope and despair, waiting for word from Tomasz and avoiding the attentions of the soldiers who patrol her parents’ farm. But for now, even deafening silence is preferable to grief.

Slipping between Nazi-occupied Poland and the frenetic pace of modern life, Kelly Rimmer creates an emotional and finely wrought narrative that weaves together two women’s stories into a tapestry of perseverance, loyalty, love and honor. The Things We Cannot Say is an unshakable reminder of the devastation when truth is silenced…and how it can take a lifetime to find our voice before we learn to trust it.

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Published by: Graydon House 

Keep your eyes out for The Things We Cannot Say on shelves March 19, 2019!

Thank you again to HQN Books!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

Thank you HQN Books!

A Huge Thank You to Harlequin Books (HQN Books)

HarperCollins Harlequin team (HQN Books) has sent a new and unique romance novel my way!

*** Please note this is not my official review, I have copied the synopsis’ from amazon.ca for the purpose of this post.

Midnight at the Wandering Vineyard by Jamie Raintree

Published by Graydon House on March 26, 2019

Mallory Graham is returning home to the heat and vines of Southern California in search of the peace she can’t find in the city. Her parents’ vineyard is an escape for tourists, but full of mixed memories for Mallory. It may also be the one place she can find the forgiveness she seeks. But can things ever go back to the way they once were—in the days before that long, hot, heartbreaking summer?

Growing up, it was Mallory and Kelly. Kelly and Mallory. Nothing could come between them. That summer before college, bucket list in hand, they greeted every sunrise and chased every sunset. Tattoos—check. Sleeping under the stars—check.

But when Mallory met Sam, everything changed. Older, experienced and everything Mallory never knew she wanted, Sam was her first taste of love—and the one adventure Mallory didn’t want to share with Kelly. But Kelly had her own secrets, too, until the night tragedy struck and their perfect summer—and their friendship—unraveled.

Now, after ten years away, Mallory is home and determined to make amends. No more secrets, no more half-truths. As Kelly slowly lets her guard down, Mallory convinces her to complete their unfinished list of hopes and dreams. But Mallory’s not the only one back in town, and when Sam reappears, Mallory risks making all the same mistakes—and maybe a few new ones—to try to heal that which was broken.

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Published by: Graydon House

Keep your eyes out for Midnight at the Wandering Vineyard on shelves March 26, 2019!

Thank you again to HQN Books!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

Thank you HQN Books!

A Huge Thank You to Harlequin Books (HQN Books)

HarperCollins Harlequin team (HQN Books) has sent a new Romance my way!

Hubba, hubba!… Get ready for Jack Crews!

*** Please note this is not my official review, I have copied the synopsis’ from amazon.ca for the purpose of this post.

Slow Ride by Lori Foster

Published by HQN Books on March 12, 2019

You can’t put the brakes on love…

Ronnie Ashford needs a distraction. In the morning, she has to offer arrogant, conventional Jack Crews a job and convince him not to take it. She doesn’t need anyone’s help, thank you very much. But tonight is all about the tall, sexy stranger who just walked in the bar—and all the delicious trouble they could get into together. Too bad just as things are heating up between them, he whispers the three little words that destroy everything: “I’m Jack Crews.”

Jack is determined to connect with fiery Ronnie—in bed and out of it—but her terms are clear. If he takes the job, helping her acquire prized artifacts for her mysterious bosses, anything between them is strictly off-limits. Somehow he has to convince a woman who’s never felt like she belonged that she’s found her place—with him. And with the danger sparking hotter than the fire between them, it’s going to be one unforgettable trip…

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Published by: HQN Books 

Keep your eyes out for Slow Ride on shelves March 12, 2019!

Thank you again to HQN Books!

And of course thank you all for reading.

Your Fellow Book Worm

-Nichole

The Field Guide To The North American Teenager by Ben Philippe

***Advanced readers copy***

Norris Kaplan is an extremely witty black french Canadian teenager. Enjoying his typical teen years in Montreal, Canada. Until he was plucked from his comfortable home of  Montreal and moved to hot Austin, Texas.

Already unhappy with having to deal with all the changes of the move and not to mention the heat! Starting at a new high school was no dream either.

Along with Kaplan’s snarky teenager remarks that may get him in trouble, he starts  catalogue everyone he meets. Nothing wrong with that… right?….at least he has some entertainment until he gets to run home to good ol’ Canada.

Until one day he meets Aarti, a girl he just can’t seem to place in any category.

Starting to think maybe his new life isn’t that bad. Norris begins to open up to the thought of staying in Austin.

But on prom night Norris makes a huge mistake and realises its time for him to stop hiding behind his sarcastic demeanour and make things right.

“It’s not that you can’t have an opinion. You just need to have less of them. People won’t always know when you’re joking”.

4.5 out of 5 stars

Ben created the perfect high school setting!

I felt as if I was plucked from my adult life and placed right back into the drama that was high school. This is not an easy environment to create, but Ben constructed it perfectly.

Cataloguing characters, groups, seasons, etc. really brought this field guide to life.

I would be lying if I didn’t say there wasn’t times that Norris didn’t drive me crazy. But I mean isn’t that sort of the point when it came to him as the main character?

Without giving names I will confess there is one character that really found a way into my heart. She is a huge reason for me devouring this book!

Oh and the humour!… absolutely hilarious. Constantly giggling to myself to bursting out laughing. Yet also having some truly serious moments, that you can’t take too lightly.

This is a such a fun, quirky read that deserves all the love.

Thank you so incredibly much to HarperCollins Canada for sending this hilarious read my way.

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Release Date: January 8, 2019

And of course thank you all for reading!

Your Fellow Witty Book Worm

– Nichole

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The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton

Advanced readers copy

 

“YOU’VE NEVER READ A LOVE STORY AS TWISTED AS THIS!”

Sweet Juliette loves Nate!

Nothing in the world will stop her from being with him. Not even Nate breaking up with her, 6 months ago….

I mean who does he think he is? Doesn’t he realise what he just gave up?

Juliette knows she has met the love of her life. She will go to any length to be as close as possible, at all times. She even started working as a flight attendant with the same airline Nate works for.

Nate is just clueless and Juliette will show him! He will be hers!

“Stick to the plan, fail to plan, plan to fail”.

5 out of 5 stars

Such an easy, brilliant read!

I cannot believe this is Karen’s fist novel. She was meant to write!

I know that Juliette is deranged and really you shouldn’t be rooting for her but Karen wrote her character so so well. I found at times I was feeling bad for her and the situation she was in. That is when you know you have discovered an amazing author, when they can make you feel, even for the “bad guys” in the story.

This book was so intense! Just when I thought I had figured out where the story was going a twist was thrown in. This happened multiple times throughout the novel. Karen’s writing constantly had me stretching my brain, so many incredible shifts in the story! Yet even with the fast pace, exciting story I  kept up throughout. Karen’s writing was so smooth and flawless.

I am excited to see what Karen creates next!

“I don’t believe that opposites attract; I’m sure it’s a myth”.

Thank you so incredibly much to HarperCollins Canada for sending this riveting read my way.

Publisher: Graydon House

Release Date: December 31, 2018

“Revenge is a dish best served cold, and mine is going to be frozen”.

“If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, they’re yours, If they don’t, make them”. 

And of course thank you all for reading!

Your Fellow Book Worm

– Nichole

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”.

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