Xepherus Reads

   Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,            Storm Shelter is written by April Salee and is published by Whitepaper Books.  In it, we meet Amelia Barber who returns home early from school due to a severe storm about to hit her area. Upon reaching home, Amelia realizes that she does not have her house key. She is about to seek alternate shelter from the storm when she is abruptly pulled underground. She comes face to face with Starla, an Earth Ranger. Starla protects those in need and informs Amelia that she has the potential for great things in the future. She explains this is why she was saved from the now-escalating storm above.   Amelia is skeptical, wanting to be just an ordinary girl growing up doing ordinary things. But soon she realizes that everything the Earth Ranger has said is all true. Sometime later, Amelia is once again approached by Starla....

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,    When it comes to a good blizzard, nothing helps pass the Winter weather like reading a thriller. Curl up with a cozy blanket and some cocoa, because things are about to get scary.      Here are my Top 5 Snowy Thrillers- 5) No Exit by Taylor Adams- A woman trapped during a blizzard at a rest stop finds a caged child in a van. Which of those stranded with her is the kidnapper? And what will they do to protect their crime? 4) The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse- A luxury hotel opens in Switzerland, and the body count rises. Can a traumatized police detective rise to the occasion and find a killer before she is his next victim? 3) In a Dark, Dark Wood- A woman wakes up in a hospital under arrest for murder. She must work to escape authorities to find the real killer... in a blizzard.  2) An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena- An inn high in the mountains houses guests during a blizzard. But one of them is a murde...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,   As millions tune in to Netflix's adaptation of Fool Me Once, let's head back to the book that started it all and my review.       Fool Me Once is written by Harlan Coben and published by Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. In this tense and often nail-biting thriller we are introduced to Military Captain Maya Stern. Stern has just lost her husband to murder, Joe, and the family of Joe Burkett just wants what's best for Maya and Joe's two-year-old daughter, Lily. Her nanny is even the daughter of Joe's nanny. The Burketts' wealth is evident in Maya's life right down to her beautiful home. But Maya wishes only to mourn Joe and take care of Lily when she is not working. Maya does not like the "rich thing", and cares nothing for the Burkett fortune, even signing a prenuptial agreement.   Maya's friend Eileen suggests getting a nanny cam for her home. That way when Ma...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,     I created this blog in 2015. And throughout the years I have started my reading year off with some fantastic books. Beginning in November 2015 and continuing every January 2016-2023, here are the first books I read each year.    Each book has my latest review linked. Maybe you can find a great first read for your January 2024. November 2015- Cold Cold Heat by Tami Hoag January 2016- The Witch's Boy by Kelly Barnhill January 2017- The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher January 2018- The Omen by David Seltzer January 2019-  My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix January 2020- Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner January 2021-  Birdbox by Josh Malerman January 2022- Burnt Offerings by Robert Morasco January 2023- The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James      Let me know in the comments below what you are reading.     If you wish to donate to my publishing fund at Venmo. ...