reading | Heidi Slowinski

Books I’m Excited to Read in January

Posted on January 5, 2021 Leave a Comment

Read Along With Me Welcome to 2021! Today, I’m excited to share with you the books I’m looking forward to reading in January. These are the titles that will be appearing in my weekly book review posts throughout the month. What books are on your list this month? I hope you’ll add your suggestions in […]

December 2020 Book Review Wrap Up

Posted on December 30, 2020 1 Comment

So many books, so little time! I am an avid reader and love to share recommendations with fellow readers. My choice in books tend to vary by my mood but some of my favorites are mystery, suspense, thriller, and humor. Get my reviews direct to your inbox every Wednesday and check back here for monthly […]

[Book Review] The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross

Posted on December 23, 2020 Leave a Comment

By Max Gross Imagine, if you will, a village so remote that time has seemingly passed it by. In his book, The Lost Shtetl, Max Gross transports us to a village, home to an Orthodox Jewish community, in a remote part of Poland that has been untouched by history. That is until a young woman, […]

An Interview with Author Ashley Amber

Posted on December 22, 2020 Leave a Comment

Ashley Amber is a 26-year-old author who calls Boston home. Whether it was her first picture book that she entered in a Reading Rainbow contest at 9 years old, loads of fanfiction as a teenager, or her own novels, Ashley has always been writing. When she’s not writing, she’s making videos as an “Authortuber.” Ashley […]

[Book Review] The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult

Posted on December 16, 2020 Leave a Comment

By Jodi Picoult Dawn Edelstein life changes in a moment when an announcement on her flight is made to brace for impact. She survives the crash, and after being checked out by medical staff, is offered a flight to wherever she’d like to go. Home to Boston is the obvious choice. But her last thoughts […]

[ARC Review] Butch: A Psychological Thriller, the Debut Novella by R. D. Weber

Posted on December 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

By R. D. Weber When a violent abduction rocks the small town of Chadwick, Detective Joseph Hinkler finds himself pursuing the investigation of his career. Nothing like this has ever happened in the quiet hamlet. But as the details begin to unfold, Hinkler finds himself dealing with something far more sinister than he could have […]

[Book Review] Something in Madness by Ed Protzel – Book 3 in the Darkhorse Trilogy

Posted on December 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

By Ed Protzel Something in Madness is the third, and final, installment in the DarkHorse Trilogy. Set in post-Civil War Turkle, Mississippi, Durk Hurst and his companions find themselves in a South that is still fighting to hold on to it’s way. Durk opens a law practice while attempting to recover the rights to his […]

TBR Jar DIY – Easily Decide What to Read Next

Posted on December 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

Having a hard time deciding what to read from your TBR pile? Talk about bookworm problems! There are so many amazing books that sometimes it’s just impossible to select your next great read. I get so tired of debating what to read next that I decided to create a reading challenge jar. Or as I […]

[ARC Review] Forgiving Stephen Redmond by A.J. Sidransky

Posted on December 2, 2020 Leave a Comment

By A.J. Sidransky It’s a hot August day in New York when Detectives Tolya Kurchenko and Pete Gonzalvez are called to a Manhattan demolition site to investigate a strange discovery. Inside a wall on the third floor of a building, the construction crew has discovered a murder victim, fully dressed in a suit and hat. […]