Month: October 2022

Book: Wrong Place Wrong Time
Author: Gillian McAllister
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Time Travel, Romance Fiction
Pages: 370
Pace: Medium to Fast-Paced
Source:Amazon
Format: Paperback

Rating:

Synopsis:

A lawyer with a loving husband and a happy teenage son sounds like a picture-perfect family. But one autumn night past midnight, as she waits up for her son to come home she witnesses him kill a stranger. Why on earth would he do such a thing? She doesn’t know who this stranger is and why on earth her son killed him. All she knows is that her son is now in police custody and although she is a lawyer she has no idea how to help him. In despair, she falls asleep that night feeling helpless with a lot of questions swirling in her mind. But then when she wakes up it’s yesterday. And every day thereafter she takes a step into the past. Giving her a chance to find out what she has been missing all this time and the tiniest clue that will set things straight in the present. Anything that will prevent her son from becoming a murderer.

Book Review:

A time loop that never gets boring, a mystery that keeps you on the edge, and a romance that makes your heart melt. “Wrong Place Wrong Time,” by Gillian McAllister is everything I wanted in a time travel book. This book also dives deep into the joys, sorrows, and constant guilt of parenthood, but focuses more on the guilt a mother feels while raising her child. It revolves around a family that is light-hearted and deeply loving, but what lies beneath all of it is what Jen must find out as she travels to the past slowly uncovering and observing both strangers and her family. Throughout the book, McAllister has intelligently woven the mystery within her chosen timeline. Going backwards to stop a murder in the future is an interesting concept and McAllister wrote this story in a way that makes sense because she ensures that the significance of all the details she has mentioned form a connection to the puzzle pieces involved in this mystery.

Who Should Read This Book:

I loved reading this book!!! I was able to understand and empathize with the characters in this book, while being able to create my own theories on why Jen’s son murdered someone. If you enjoy mysteries, thrillers, and time travel books then this book is a must read for you. And a dash of good romance is always appreciated so that’s a bonus in this book.

I hope you enjoyed reading this review!!!

Please let me know what your thoughts are on this book in the comment section below.

by Nav ♡

Book: The Ex Hex
Author: Erin Sterling
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal Fiction
Length: 7 Hours
Pace: Fast-Paced
Source: Amazon
Format: Audiobook

Rating:

Review:

Hello readers!!

Plot:

What happens when you mix vodka with magic? A curse on your horrible ex-boyfriend. Nine years ago, a heartbroken witch, Vivienne Jones, cursed her ex boyfriend after he broke her heart. Of course she didn’t actually mean him any real harm, just a couple of bad hair days is all. Now when Rhys Penhallow, also a witch, has to return back to Graves Glen, Georgia, as a descendant of the town’s ancestors, everything goes wrong the moment he enters the town. When things get chaotic during the fall festival, Vivi realizes her silly Ex Hex may not be as harmless as she thought. To save Graves Glen from further chaos Vivi and Rhys must work together to undo the curse.

BOOK THOUGHTS:

“There’s no really good timing for this kind of thing, is there? Finding your person? It just kind of happens when it happens. Or so they say.” – Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

Vivi and Rhys have charming chemistry throughout this novel. The back and forth bickering yet still being able to work as a team and finding each other irresistible all at the same time. This is an enemies to lovers and second chance romance trope. Probably more second chance than enemies to lovers but you get a bit of both of these tropes.

This book is perfect for spooky season! Or as Esther Fung said, this book is for, “girlies who love halloween but don’t want to be too scared to go pee at 3 am.” I’m glad I saw this book on Esther’s insta page and gave this book a chance. Listening to this book took me to a world similar to halloweentown, except this one was focused more on romance.

The supporting characters were memorable. Usually in romance books the main leads are the main focus and the rest of the characters blur into the background. However, the supporting characters in, “The Ex Hex,” were written really well by Erin Sterling. Vivi’s cousin and aunt, Rhys’s dad and brother, the cafe owner/employee, and the ghost were all well written in this book. Their roles were short but memorable.

I’m not the biggest fan of spice in books but this book had just the right amount. So if you like spice in books but not too much that it’s overbearing on the plot then you will like this book. The romance between Vivi and Rhys was nontoxic and their communication was quite cute.

“The Ex Hex,” is a fast-paced read or listen. I listened to this book at a speed of 1.5 to 1.75. I enjoyed listening to this book. it brought back feelings from the Halloweentown Movies, and I just loved the chemistry between Vivi and Rhys.

I hope you enjoyed reading this review!!!

Please let me know what your thoughts are on this book in the comment section below.

by Nav ♡