Maddie’s Bookcase

  The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton Title: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Author: Stuart Turton Genre: Mystery Published in: 2018 Age suggestion: Adult Spice-o-meter: No spice My rating: 5 out of 5 My thoughts: This book was addicting to me. The way this book was written was absolutely brilliant. I was a bit confused at first but that was the point because the main character woke up confused and disoriented. This was the most intricate and well-planned book I think I've ever read. There were so many layers to this story and everything pieced together beautifully. This book is told in one perspective that is many perspectives at the same time, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense until you're reading it. A quick summary, without spoiling the book, is that the main character is trapped in a murder mystery and he has eight days to solve the case. The interesting part is that he wakes up every day in a different body of someone who is a guest at

  Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller Title: Daughter of the Siren Queen Author: Tricia Levenseller Genre: Fantasy fiction Published in: 2018 Age suggestion: Young adult and up Spice-o-meter: 1 out of 5 My rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: This book had me hooked in the first chapter. I read the first book almost a year ago and I really enjoyed it, but it took me more time to really get into. This one had me sucked in immediately. I have been really wanting to read pirate books and things that have the world-building and the adventure that movies like Pirates of the Caribbean give me because sometimes I just get in a pirate mood. This one was super enjoyable for me. I took about a week off from reading to spend with my family on their visit to see me in Texas, and this was a good book to get back into my reading schedule. Keep in mind, this is the second book of the set, but I will write a little bit of a summary without spoiling the story: Alosa, the daughter of the fier

  Powerless by Lauren Roberts Title: Powerless Author: Lauren Roberts Genre: Fantasy Published in: 2023 Age suggestion: Young adult and up Spice-o-meter: No spice My rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: This book I thought was pretty good. The first half of it, I got major Hunger Games vibes from it and I was a bit nervous about how the story was going to turn out, but it got so good! Don't get me wrong, I like The Hunger Games , I just was nervous that it was going to be too similar of a storyline. There were definitely parts of it that were inspired by them, but the story took a very different turn. I got addicted to this book. It took me a while to get into (I've been reading it off and on again for a month) but I finished over half of it in a couple of days. The end had a lot of action and ended on a cliffhanger. I can't wait for the next books to come out. I am definitely going to be continuing this series as it comes out. In this book, it is split perspective between a g

  The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose Title: The Perfect Marriage Author: Jeneva Rose Genre: Crime Published in: 2020 Age suggestion: 18+ Spice-o-meter: 2 out of 5 My rating: 5 out of 5 My thoughts: I've been on a really good streak lately of good books and I'm so happy about it. I know this one in particular is kind of hit or miss for some people but it was definitely a hit for me! To me, I got Law & Order: SVU vibes from it. I read it and it felt like reading an SVU episode and that's one of my favorite shows. There was a huge plot twist at the end that I definitely did not expect. I was trying to predict the ending and still didn't get it right in the end! I literally stayed up hours past when I definitely should've gone to sleep just to finish this book. I finished almost the whole thing in one day. It was addicting once I got hooked into it a few chapters in. This book was split perspective between a husband and wife. The husband, Adam, was accused of mu

  What About Me by Tiara Vazquez This post will contain spoilers! Title: What About Me Author: Tiara Vazquez Genre: Paranormal Romance Published in: 2022 Age suggestion: 18+ Spice-o-meter: 2 out of 5 My rating: 5 out of 5 My thoughts: I really loved this book! It was another Kindle read that I found because I'm in a Facebook reading group with the author and she was promoting her book. I downloaded it on Kindle Unlimited and I absolutely loved it. It isn't my normal read because I normally don't read paranormal stuff, but I wanted to read something from another undiscovered, new author. This one has probably been my favorite undiscovered book I've read. This book had a big plot twist at the end that I honestly didn't expect, and a beautiful ending in my opinion. This book was about a girl named Ivy who believed that a new woman at her fiancé's company (where she also worked) was trying to steal him from her. She had very bad anxiety and a past with infidelity,

  The Red Ledger (Part 1)  by Meredith Wild Title: The Red Ledger (Part 1) Author: Meredith Wild Genre: Suspense Published in: 2018 Age suggestion: 18+ Spice-o-meter: 2 out of 5 My rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: This book was a short, easy read. I actually chose to read this one simply because it was a short one and I’m trying to finish all the books I currently have on my Kindle before buying a bunch more. I finished it while on a 24 hour shift for work. The book itself was good and held my interest. It had some romance, suspense, and was about hit men and had other tropes in it like amnesia and high school sweethearts. This book is split perspective between Isabel and Tristian. Isabel is a young woman who moved to Rio after her heart was broken by a letter ending her relationship from Tristian, who had joined the U.S. Army. Then he went off the grid for six years and she didn’t hear from or of him until seeing him randomly in Rio. He didn’t know why she knew him and he didn’t know o