Category: Spoiler-Free Reviews
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A Killing Cold ⎼ Kate Alice Marshall

This is a perfect thriller for a winter read! We follow Theodora (Theo) Scott, a girl in her mid-twenties who is freshly engaged to Connor Dalton and currently spending 2 weeks at his family’s lodge, with the entire family. Theo and Connor have only been dating for a few months, and Theo is desperate to…
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Mask of the Deer Woman ⎼ Laurie L. Dove

This is a book about rage and despair. We follow Carrie Starr as she begins a new job as a tribal marshal on the reservation her father grew up on. Starr had recently lost her teen daughter, and battles with that reality throughout the book. Starr is also dealing with the loss of her job…
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Penitence ⎼ Kristin Koval

Right off the bat, this is a heartbreaking story. We follow two timelines. One, in the current day, where Angie has two children, Nico and Nora, and one when Angie was in high school, college, and early twenties. In the present, 13-year-old Nora has just been charged with killing 14-year-old Nico. Nico had recently been…
