The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich

The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich

by Carol2 Comments
The Recovery Agent is super fun and over the top. Don't think about it too hard, just enjoy the ride - or jungle trek. Gabriela's family is in the midst of losing their home, their town, and their jobs after a hurricane did severe damage and they didn't receive any federal aid. Her grandma has a plan. Gabriela just needs to get the chest hidden for decades, over a century maybe, in her ex-husband's house and use the maps and journals to find a treasure. Of course, her ex-husband finds her when she's searching under his floors and decides he's going to tag along with her on the treasure hunt. They head to Peru, on the trail of the Ring of Solomon and the lost treasure of Cortez. Rafe, the ex-husband, and Gabriela are a good team, whether she wants them to be or not. The banter is funny and the chemistry is good. We've got a lot of chasing, globetrotting, drug...
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Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett

Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett

by Carol1 Comment
Lena Scott's half-sister, former reality tv star Desiree Pierce, is dead. At first glance, it looks like an accidental overdose, but Lena is not convinced. You have to root for Lena. The book is told from her first-person point of view and she's smart, tenacious, funny, and sassy. The other characters are well-done too, from Desiree's best friend to Mel, the hip-hop producer father. And they each of secrets they're not telling Lena. There's a lot about Desiree's life that Lena doesn't understand and she doesn't know who she can trust. It's a very contemporary mystery. A lot of the clues are on Desiree's phone, contacts, messages, photos, her Instagram account. It had twists and turns and I was nowhere close to guessing the killer. It all made sense in the end though. The story kept me riveted to the page. I was invited into a world that I don't usually visit even in books, with rappers and "influencers" and...
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COYER Winter

by CarolNo Comments
COYER Winter starts today. COYER is hosted by Berls and Michelle @Because Reading Is Better than Real Life, Stephanie @ Once Upon a Chapter, and Lillian @ Mom With a Reading Problem. Head to any of their blogs or https://www.becausereading.com/its-happening-again-coyer-2022/ for more information. As always, the hashtag is #COYER. COYER is always a little tough for me. There are rules and different ways of participating, but I'm going to give it another shot this year since it is such a great community. Winter runs January through March and it has rather strict rules. Every book you read MUST be in an electronic format – meaning eBook or Audiobook. The books must be FREE or NEARLY FREE! This includes review books, tour books, NetGalley, Edelweiss, etc. What’s nearly free? No more than $3 for eBooks and no more than $5 for Audiobooks (or the equivalent in your currency). Library books, borrowed books, or Kindle Unlimited, Amazon Prime books, and Audible Plus Catalog books do not qualify.Review &...
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COYER Summer Hunt

COYER Summer Hunt

by CarolNo Comments
It’s been a while since I’ve done a COYER challenge, but it’s this is Summer Vacation you can read whatever you want! I can’t pass that by, can I? The Challenge runs from June 1 until August 31. As well as reading a lot of books generally, there are themed readathons and a treasure hunt that I’m planning on joining. Head over to the sign-up page for all the information and the link to the Facebook group. The twitter hashtag is #COYER. The calendar of some of the events: June 1st: Challenge startsJune 7th: Twitter Kick-off (6pm EST)June 9th-22nd: Deserted Island Read-a-thonJuly 7th-13th: Sharknado Read-a-thonJuly 20th: Twitter Check-In (1pm EST)July 21st-27th: Swabbing the Deck Read-a-thonAugust 11th-24th: Evil Octopus Read-a-thonAugust 25th: Twitter Wrap-Up (4pm EST) I'm going to keep track of the challenge here. There's also a link to the page on my sidebar....
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