Novel Nerd Blog - Book Reviews by Smitha

  MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW Rebecca Myers's "Inside Job" plunges readers into the heart of darkness within the walls of HMP Graymoor, one of the UK's most notorious prisons, where she bravely confronts the chilling reality of sitting face-to-face with convicted murderers, rapists, and child molesters. With unflinching honesty and raw emotion, Myers recounts her experiences as a young forensic psychologist thrust into the daunting role of navigating the complexities of the criminal mind. Myers draws on her own experiences as a psychologist working in a high-security prison to give readers an inside look at the world of murderers and sex offenders, and the unique psychological profiles and treatment approaches required for working with these individuals. Through a series of vignettes and case studies, she illustrates the complex and often disturbing nature of the crimes committed by these inmates, as well as the psychological issues that underlie their behavior. One o...

   MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW I was absolutely absorbed by the blurb and its book cover. The author took me through an emotional roller coaster ride. I enjoyed reading this historical mystery novel, filled with dark family secrets and unusual things happening around at different timelines 1880's, 1840 and 2019. Henry Fox and his pregnant wife Josie, with their unborn daughter moves to her husband's ancestral home - The Helygen House in Cornwall, England. Built in the 19th century, The House at Helygen took Josie's breath away, astound by the stunning  architecture, beautiful grounds and countless rooms it had.  Having passed to Henry Fox as inheritance by tradition, Helygen house would be their daughter's. The house needed lot of work, especially the west wing was destroyed once by a fire long time ago. Josie was happy, at peace in the hut of "Little Hely" as she called it. She was excited to revamp the Helygen House as planned with her best...

  Publisher ‏ : ‎  Amazon Crossing (July 26, 2022) Language ‏ : ‎  English Paperback ‏ : ‎  317 pages

                                                                                                    MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW What a fascinating read! Bill Jacquettes' s debut novel can keep a reader engrossed at looking deeply into how the Criminal legal system and Washington State Criminal laws works and how they were handled by the Hudson County Public Defenders. From Cindy Baker's charge with first degree trafficking in stolen property, Gilbert Martin's second degree robbery for stealing groceries from safeway, Ray Langus's sentence for a felony, second degree robbery, Lori Lucas's charge with first degree criminal mistreatment, Joe seller's conviction of second degree assault and the most complicated case of Walter for the c...

  MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW A Christian southern family drama novel that takes place in the setting of Hickory Dock, North Carolina. It was a slow mover for me, but nonetheless a fascinating and a simple read filled with great characters....  f irst and foremost a story about a family  (and a multi-racial family…dad Fred Baldwin is Black and mom Paulette is white). McKinley their only son returns home from Philadelphia after he graduated from college  to dreadfully listen to the overheated conversations along the way, even though marriage conflicts arising in his mum and dad's relationship was present but what keeps them together is their faith towards God. I was feeling sympathetic towards each of them. McKinley's dad, Fred designed furniture for George & Company. He was truly a professional architect who thinks like a designer and was not interested in feelings of his friends or colleagues when it came to building a business. Mckinley...

 MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW With a humorous touch author Rossi Anastopoulo has done her research well on writing of this book. I find this book very deeply rooted with insights into history of USA through different pies. American cuisine is vast, deeply and multicultural. Pie was a deeply and traditionally American - direct product of the United States. It was the symbol of American innovation and identity that if a Black American could eat pie at a lunch counter in North Carolina or anywhere else in the south, he or she might be considered just equal an American citizen as anyone else. From the Black Muslim on the streets of  Brooklyn to the Midwest housewife struggling through the Great Depression in San Francisco every person in the US has memory or association with pie. The author points out why pie is such a unique vehicle for this type of social study. Firstly, pie as we know is ate in the United States doesn't exist anywhere else. Secondly, pie is such a baro...

                                                                                                   MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW I love mystery crime novels. This novel Treachery on the Tenth street was full of twists and turns and suspense until the end. It was surely a page turner which kept me guessing for the murderer from the beginning to last chapter. One would never guess the killer until the reader reach reading the last few chapters. A killer who is mad and called, Jack the Ripper is loose in the city, which left Genevieve doubting Bea's death was caused by - the murderer who crossed the Atlantic, the killer may be in New York. Genevieve's role at the society pages paper as a journalist had taken years to build reputation. S...