Xepherus Reads

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Summer Reads for me usually involve crime thrillers. But occasionally I like a good domestic drama with a twist of mystery to enjoy my Summer nights. Enter Janelle Brown. While shopping at a local bookshop I came across a buy two get one sale and received this book for free. What I did not know is how much I would enjoy Brown's writing.    Watch Me Disappear is written by Janelle Brown and is published by Spielgel & Grau, and imprint of Penguin Random House. In this tale of betrayal and family secrets we are introduced to Billie Flannagan. She is a super mom who marches to the beat of her own drummer. She is a free spirit, which leaves her husband perplexed, since he feels that she should be more devoted to him and their daughter. But Jonathan Flannigan and his daughter, Olive, are accustomed to going it alone when Billie decides to pack up and go on solo trips. When Billie decides to head out on a hikin...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   2019 has been a great reading year for me filled with many five star books. I have recommended many authors and their works. But un til my final list is revealed, here is the latest installment of my monthly tally.  Follow me from now until December 30 as I add more five star reads and see what books are placing as the highly coveted Number 1 Book of 2019!   5 Star Reads So Far : July 2019 Update ( in alphabetical order with review links attached. Not all books were released in 2019. These are books that I read in 2019. )   A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni   Bird Box by Josh Malerman Black Rab bit Hall by Eve Chase   The Bone Farm by Dean Koontz   Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Elektra: Always Bet on Red by Matt Owens, Elizabeth Torque and Juann Cabal Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling Lock Every Door by Riley Sager     Never Te...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Finding new authors to me is always a fun adventure. I have heard of Mary Burton many times while I spoke with other bibliophiles and I never heard a bad review. Her blend of suspense and steamy romance sounded like something I would like to try. With the Shark I was introduced to trooper Riley Tatum and hard-nosed Agent Dakota Sharp. I was sucked into the world that Burton had created and loved the characters. Thankfully for me it was book one of a series.    The Dollmaker is book two in Mary Burton's Forgotten Files series of romantic thrillers. With each book of the series focusing on one of the ensemble cast, the Dollmaker brings Agent Dakota Sharp to the forefront. Several years ago, Sharp's sister was found dead of a drug overdose after disappearing from a college Halloween party where she and her friends attended as dolls. Her friends Diane, Elena, and Tessa were shocked by her death, since Kara was not ...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!     July was not the reading month that I had hoped it would be. Summer is definitely here and with it a lot of Summer activities, but not a lot of traveling. August is filled with a lot of travel for me, which will have me reading while en route to my locations. Fan Expo Boston is first on the list of conventions that I will be attending this year. I look forward to catching some great deals on comics and graphic novels.   I hope that you are all enjoying your Summer so far.       Books I read in July (in alphabetical order. Any reviews are highlighted): Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase The Dollmaker by Mary Burton  Elektra: Always Bet on Red by Matt Owens, Elizabeth Torque, and Juann Cabal Lock Every Door by Riley Sage r Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown Favorite Book of the Month: August TBR: A Cold T r ail by Robert Dugoni ...