Bibliophile Amber's Book Reviews

Title: The Night Swim  Author: Megan Goldin  Published: August 4, 2020 Published by: St. Martin's Press Genre: Thriller/Mystery  Pages: 352 pages  Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review:  Wow! I was absolutely hooked from the beginning, to the point to where I was so captivated by the entangling stories that I had to finish it! It was definitely a one afternoon read type of book! So, this book is written in different formats: the podcast, the letters and the narrative. I loved the mixture and it was captivating for the reader! Rachel is trying to make her true crime podcast the next sensation. In the past she covered a case that had already freed a man that was wrongly convicted. Giving her a reputation of being a truth seeker! So, now she is covering a case that is going through the courts. A high profile rape case. Then 25 years ago a girl was drowned, or at least that's what was deemed during that time. Things are not always as they seem. Hannah, the sister of the ...

Title: Sky in the Deep  Author: Adrienne Young  Published: April 24,2018 Published by: Wednesday Books  Genre: Fantasy  Pages: 340 pages  Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Review:  Soooo freaking good!!! So good!!! Eelyn is a warrior through and through. She fights each year against a neighboring clan, she used to partner with her brother but since he passed she fights with her best friend. A brutal existence but it's her life and what she knows. Then while fighting she sees a ghost, her brother and she can't believe that it's him! She ends up getting taken by the Riki clan, and that is just where the betrayal starts. Her brother isn't dead and he joined the other side and since she has been taken prisoner she has to learn to trust her brother and his adoptive brother Friske. OMG! This is a one afternoon type of read because once you start it there is no way that you. are not going to finish it. I loved the story and I loved the love/hate relationship! I am begin...

Title: Moon Called  Author: Patricia Briggs  Published: January 31,2006 Published by: Ace  Genre: Fantasy  Pages: 324 pages  Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Review:  I've always been a sucker for werewolf and vampire books and this book is no different! Mercy is a mechanic and she owns her own shop. Now, when a kid that looks a little down on his luck comes by just to ask to work for food she lets him and then soon comes to find out his story. Now, when things start changing and going crazy for the pack behind her house Mercy saves the alpha Adam and takes him back to her childhood home so that they would be able to help him regain his strength and then Mercy must face her first Love Samuel. This story has soo many twists and turns and I am definitely going to check out the next installment because I want to know where Mercy and Adam are heading to! 

Title: The Survivors  Author: Jane Harper  Published: September 22, 2020 Publisher: MacMillan Audio  Genre: Mystery  Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Review:  Talk about deep secrets coming to light, what is done in the dark will always come into the light eventually! Kieran came home to help his mother with his father, although he has not returned as much as he would have liked but back home was full of memories and guilt. When Kieran was younger he was checking out the caves when the storm and the tide happened sooner than what he thought, and thus he almost drowned but when this happened his brother came to help but his brother died in this incident so Kieran has carried this guilt of the accident with him. When Kieran and his girlfriend come home to help shortly afterwards a woman is found dead and with this as they are searching for her killer, secrets are being brought to light. Secrets of what happened to a young girl that had disappeared the same day that Kier...

Title: My Lovely Wife  Author: Samantha Downing  Published: March 26, 2019 Published by: Berkley Books Genre: Thriller/ Mystery  Pages: 384 pages  Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Review:  Every couple has their quirks. Things that excite them, that bring them joy and also things that hold them together. Now, this couple from the outside would seem like they were rising stars in their own community! The husband is a tennis instructor at their local club, and he is loved by many and he is doing great! The wife, Millicent, is in real estate and she is succeeding so much! That she is a favorite. Now, here comes the dirty little secret they like to commit murder together, well The husband kind of picks the women and then Millicent does the heinous acts of murdering and covering it up. Now, they haven't been caught and they seem to blame thier murders on a local legend murderer that esentailly got away with murder. So they bring him back to life and have fun playing with t...

Title: Diabhal  Author: Kathleen Kaufman  Published: October 29, 2019 Publisher: Turner Genre: Horror Pages: 312 pages  Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5  Review:  Oh man. This story wasn't what I expected but it surpassed any expectations that I had. With a cover like this I thought that it was going to be something terrifying, nightmare worthy. However, this story follows a young girl, Ceit, that is sooo much more than what meets the eye. In the beginning there is an incident, an incident where Ceit along with her grandmother, her great grandmother and other members of what can only be called a cult try to exercise Ceit's mother. What started out as something they thought that they could handle something terrible happened. After that "incident" Ceit and her brother were placed into foster care while the police investigated the "incident". While everyone but Ceit can see what she is and different cults try to get her to join their cult. This book goes between repo...

Title: The Obsession Author: Jesse Q Sutanto  Expected Publication: February 2, 2021 Publisher: Sourcebooksfire Genre: Young Adult/ Thriller  Pages: 304 pages  Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Stars  Review:  Omg...this one is good. Logan is kind of obsessive about the girls that he likes. It all started with Sophie, he fell for her hard. She didn't have the same feelings for him as he did her, but that's just the beginning. He started stalking her and becoming obsessed with her but, when she died of an overdose he left school and had a hard time with it. Now, with that chapter of his life closed he sets his eyes on Delilah. He starts watching her and when he sees how her stepfather and cop Brandon treats her he sets his plan into action and sets up a camera across the street from her to catch Brandon abusing Delilah or her mother but instead he catches Delilah kicking the jack while Brandon is under the car killing him instantly. Delilah is not sad or upset about Bran...