Bibliophile Amber's Book Reviews

​ Title: The Haunting of Ivy May  Author: Nancy Basile  Expected Publication: January 19,2023 Publisher: Media Medusa LLC  Genre: Horror/Mystery  Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review:  I enjoyed the plot of this book; it was very well written, with many different elements coming into play. A short fun-filled read that did not disappoint. Fresh out of a not-so-great relationship, Ivy moved to a town a reasonable distance from her ex-husband and purchased a new beginning for herself. She purchases a fixer-upper, which ends up needing a lot more fixing than she initially anticipated, and it’s a packaged deal with this horrifying ghost who always tries to attack her, it seems.  The story is excellent, I loved all the diverse, quirky characters, and the way that Ivy was being incorporated into the town was great too. It had creepy vibes but also laughing-light vibes at times. This book did have a mysterious vibe going on that I enjoyed it! I went into this book blind, and I ...

​ Title: Every Missing Girl  Author Leanne Kale Sparks  Expected Publication: February 7,2023  Publisher: Dreamscape Media  Pages: 272 pages  Genre: Mystery/ Thriller  Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review:  This book broke me. It broke me because I have girls around the age of the missing girls, and that ending broke me! WTF happened when I know going into reading some books that there won’t be a happy ending in some, but you still hold out the hope that all will be well in the end?  This is the first I've read of the series, and it will not be my last. Kendall is an FBI agent, and she and Adam were working on a robbery that went south together. Then later that night, Adam's niece went missing, and they did everything they could to find her.  Now this robbery that went south is also a double murder, and the more they get down to what happened, they find out something far more sinister is going on. They found a connection to the sex trafficking children ...

​ Title: Pandora  Author: Susan Stokes-Chapman  Published: January 17,2023 Published by: Harper Audio  Pages: 416 pages  Genre: Historical Fiction/ Mythology  Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review :  When I read the description of this book, I knew I had to read this one! (Well, in this case, listening to this one!)  Historical Fiction with a splash of mythology and a smidge of romance? Count me in! Dora was alluring with her passion and love for her art and jewelry; she also lived with her uncle after the passing of her parents.  Dora was not told much about her parent's death, which bothered her. The aroma of mystery surrounded what she was told about the death of her parents.  Dora did live with her uncle, and they ran an antique store. Then, we have Edward, a man who wanted to be acknowledged for his work, and it was not happening to him. So the paths of Edward and Dora meet, leading them on an extraordinary adventure that takes many twists and turns t...