This book threw me for a loop!?!

I just finished another wonderful book provided by Blogging For Books, so I think it's time for another review.

The book is "Until You're Mine" by Samantha Hayes.

This book is told from the perspectives of 3 different people: Claudia Morgan-Brown, Zoe Harper and DI Lorraine Fischer.

The book begins with James and Claudia Brown's search for a nanny to help a pregnant Claudia take care of twins Noah and Oliver and soon-to-be baby sister, while James is off with the Navy.  In enters Zoe Harper, who seems like the world's perfect nanny.  She comes with glowing recommendations, has studied Montessori method and has traveled.  But, unbeknownst to the Browns, Zoe has a strange life that she has left behind, including trying to have/obtain a baby for her former flatmate, the eccentric Cecelia.

Zoe is found snooping amongst paperwork locked away in James' study, including papers pertaining to the inheritance James received from his dead first wife.  It leaves one to wonder how far she will go for a baby of her own.

Meanwhile, pregnant women are turning up dead, with their babies ripped from the womb.  Married detectives Lorraine and Adam are trying to solve these murder mysteries, while simultaneously dealing with home issues caused by Adam's infidelity.

I won't spoil the ending, but I will tell you that it completely threw me for a loop.  People are not who they seem at all in this book.  The way that all of the characters in this book are intertwined throughout the story is intriguing.  All of the characters seem to have more to them than meets the eye.  Each has a unique personality and story all their own.

Overall this book was written very well (in fact most days I couldn't put it down). It does get graphic at some points, but nothing that most people can't handle.    I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery.

A Modern Day Sleepy Hollow Tale - NEW Review

The next book in my series of reviews is "The Secret Journal of Ichabod Crane" by Alex Irvine.  It is a tale of modern day Sleepy Hollow through the journal of a newly resurrected Ichabod Crane.

The story starts with Ichabod waking up in prison with the lieutenant and fellow officers believing him insane.  After many discussions and the return of the hessian, Lieutenant "Abbie" and a few select others now know that Ichabod has been telling the truth all along.

Now, Ichabod and Abbie along with some allies have to hunt down the hessian and stop he world from being ended by the demon Moloch.

This is a great story, albeit it was slow at first to peak my interest.  It allows the reader to be introduced into the story behind the original Sleepy Hollow novel.
It sticks true to the fact that Ichabod Crane often recorded data in journals, and continues to do so centuries later.  And, his distaste for new things such as cell phones and fashions is entertaining.

The new characters introduced such as Abbie, Jenny, Henry Parrish, etc.  are quite interesting and are a great addition to the classic tale.

This book left me wondering what will come next for Ichabod and Abbie in the next volume.