Bibliophile Amber's Book Reviews

Title: A Cyclists Guide To Crime and Croissants Author: Ann Claire Published: May 21,2024 Publisher: Kensington Cozies/Kensington Books Genre: Mystery/Cozy Mystery/ Fiction/ Mystery Thriller Pages: 336 pages Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: I certainly enjoyed the who aspect of this book! Sadie, after losing her best friend in a hit-and-run accident while riding her bike, decided to change her life and live it. She quit her job, sold her furniture and everything, and moved to France to buy a French bicycling company.  She begins to feel the pressure of this decision when her friends and ex-boss from Chicago come to try out her 9-day tour.  At first, the beginning begins with a slow start when her ex-boss drags his feet because he is working from the hotel by using the wifi when Sadie vows that he will enjoy this trip. However, it soon becomes evident to her that he only came to try to convince her to return to work for him because she was talented at accounting. However, more quickly things st

Title: Middletide Author: Sarah Crouch Published: June 11,2024 Publisher: Atria Books Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Fiction Pages: 288 pages Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: This was a quick afternoon read that was engaging, compelling, and wondering what happened. Then as things slowly start to unravel and the reader gets to see the big picture of what happened is insane! I enjoyed the book and it was an easy read to fill an afternoon with! The characters were real and so engaging that it made the whole story amazing! One morning the body of Dr. Erin Landry is found hanging by a tree on her ex-boyfriend Elijah's land. When the sheriff initially starts to investigate he believes it was a suicide however, the deeper he gets into the investigation he starts to suspect foul play, especially when her death and all the clues are straight from Elijah's novel. Now Elijah must prove his innocence against Dr. Erin Landry who had plotted against him for revenge and he never sees it coming. Will he b

Title: Girls Who Burn Author: MK Pagano Published: July 16,2024 Publisher: Penguin Group/Penguin Young Readers Group/ Nancy Paulsen Books Genre: YA/ Mystery/Thriller/Fiction/Horror Pages: 304 pages Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: I enjoyed this one! I liked that it wasn't so cut and dry as many mysteries are now. This one had many different suspects with several different motives.  Fiona was found dead last summer at the bottom of a ravine close to her home. While the police investigated they ruled her death as an accident. Her sister Addie doesn't believe that it was an accident, she thinks that her sister's privileged boyfriend Thatcher Montgomery killed her in rage after they argued. Everyone that would listen including the police Addie would tell them several times that Thatcher was guilty, but nothing came about it. However, his cousin Seth is a complication for Addie. The night that her sister died Addie was cheating on her boyfriend with Seth and losing her virginity, and s