Review: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney September 14, 2025November 24, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewer2 Comments A Scottish island, a brooding cast of characters, and enough hairpin twists to make your stomach drop. Alice Feeney delivers another gripping ride.
Review: Maame by Jessica George September 13, 2025November 24, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment A London coming-of-age story that blends laugh-out-loud moments with heartfelt family drama and cultural depth.
Review: Black Diamond by Martin Walker September 12, 2025November 24, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment A charming French village, a beloved chief of police, and a mystery steeped in truffles and danger. Bruno’s third case is as cozy as it is compelling.
Review: Daughter of Fire by Sofia Robleda September 12, 2025November 24, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment A lush historical novel where heritage, myth, and resistance burn brightly against a sixteenth-century Guatemalan backdrop.
Review: Picket Line by Elmore Leonard September 11, 2025November 24, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment Elmore Leonard proves he can still hit the bullseye from beyond the grave.
Review: What the Light Touches by Xavier Bosch (tr. Samantha Mateo) September 10, 2025November 24, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment What is it about WWII fiction that continues to draw so many of us in? For me, it’s the chance to learn and remember, paired with the quiet hope that reading about characters’ resilience will strengthen my own.
Review: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger September 10, 2025November 24, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment Nobody captures mid-century America like William Kent Krueger, and The River We Remember proves it all over again.