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This week we're looking at a sequel of sorts that takes its original's much more imminent question of actual physical survival and turns it around to ask questions of survival after less life threatening, but similarly life s

For this blog tour, we're looking at a workable yet promising debut featuring a pair of murders in a small college town separated by several years. For this blog tour, we're looking at Killing Time by Brenna Ehrlich.

Here's what I had to say on Goodreads:

Compelling Mystery. Could Have Used A Bit Better Editing. This is one of those debuts where the author clearly shows quite a bit of promise - even if trying to wrap in as many tropes as remotely plausible within the story - yet could clearly still use some polish. The mystery (ies!) is actually quite compelling, and the reader finds themselves *wanting* to know who the murderer (s!) is. That noted, using third person to tell the stories of both timelines makes them a bit harder to distinguish - particularly without any kind of time reference at the beginning of the chapters. Very much recommended.

After the jump, an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the book followed by the "publisher details" - book description, author bio, and social media and buy links.

CHAPTER TWO

Natalie didn’t ask her mom if she wanted to come to Lynn Halsey’s memorial, which was just as well because, apparently, Helen did not want to go. When Natalie came down for breakfast that morning, she found a note under the orange juice saying that Helen was heading to dojo in the next town over to train for a while—which meant she was either stressed, angry, or both. (Helen said a while back she had started doing karate for self-defense, not that Natalie was aware of anything she’d need to defend herself against in Ferry.)

Natalie balled up the note and threw it on the floor, equal parts relieved and pissed off by her mother’s absence, but she quickly forgot all about it when she saw the envelope leaning against the box of cinnamon cereal her mom had left sitting out for her. It was your standard business envelope—plain, white—and

Atypical MM Romance. This is at least a somewhat atypical MM romance in that we get two guys who neither one is

Strong Atypical MM Romance. As an MM romance, this one both works and does a

Generations Of Finding Oneself. In this semi-dual timeline book, we get a pair (well, more two and a half) of stories

For this blog tour we're looking at a moving portrait of a loving daughter trying to understand her tortured artist father... and a protective sister trying to prevent her artist brother from becoming too haunted by the war they are living through. For this blog tour we're looking at The Girl With The Scarlet Ribbon by Suzanne Goldring.

This week we're looking at a story that I could very easily have seen my own grandparents living elements of in their actual lives during WWII - it truly feels that real and that authentic. Thi

Scant Documentation Makes A Weaker Case. First, I generally agree with the author's overall points here, even while disagreeing with his more leftist slants on a lot of his recommendations - unionizing prison inmates among them.

Short Fun Atypical Romance. This is one of those romance novels that is almost more women's fiction than romance. Yes, ultimately it satisfies e

Deeper Max Lucado. This book is one whose overall tone and structure