Nevermore: Girls in
Pine Brooke, Always Remember, Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife
Nevermore 12-9-25
Reported by Rita
The Girls in Pine Brooke (A Detective Riley Quinn Pine Brooke Mystery
Book 1) by A.J. Rivers
When the body of a young girl is found in the woods. Detective
Riley Quinn finds herself in a mystery that intertwines with her tragic past…
After her best-friend is murdered in cold blood, to escape her
traumas and big city life, Riley moves back to Pine Brooke. There she takes a
position as the town’s detective. When she receives a call regarding a young
girl in the woods, she never expected the terror of events that would soon
unfold. It seems the thin and malnourished girl had fallen to her death. But
closer examination of the body reveals new layers to the mystery. Was she
running from something?
While trying to ID the body, she runs into Pine Brooke’s new
doctor, Logan Elwood. A man that may be hiding a clinic full of secrets behind
his gruff demeanor. Suddenly, the case takes on a more gruesome turn when
multiple bodies of young girls turn up in odd circumstances. One thing is for
certain, the once idyllic pines are harboring murderous secrets.
This was a fast read with lots of twists and turns. I found it
enjoyable. - FE 5 stars
Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the
Horse and the Storm by Charlie Mackesy
Charlie Mackesy’s four unlikely friends are wandering through
the wilds again. They’re not sure what they are looking for. They do know that
life can be difficult, but that they love each other, and cake is often the
answer. When the dark clouds come, can the boy remember what he needs to get
through the storm?
Beautiful and delightful. The illustrations are great. I loved
it! - NH 5 stars
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna
Johnston
Frederick Fife was born with an extra helping of kindness in
his heart. If he borrowed your car, he’d return it washed with a full tank of
gas. The problem is there’s nobody left in Fred’s life to borrow from. At
eighty-two, he’s desperately lonely, broke, and on the brink of homelessness.
But Fred’s luck changes when, in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, he takes
the place of grumpy Bernard Greer at the local nursing home. Now he has warm
meals in his belly and a roof over his head—as long as his poker face is in
better shape than his prostate and that his look-alike never turns up.
I hated it. I didn't finish reading it because I felt the
characters had no redeeming qualities.
- CD 1 star
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