The Blood Lives by Lee Isserow
📝 First Impressions I first came across The Blood Lives through Lee Isserow’s ABAM project — A Book A Month. At the time, I was not really familiar with ARCs or with the whole idea of receiving advance copies directly…
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Arhitecții speranței by Alexandru Lamba
📝 First Impressions Unlike some of the older books I’m revisiting for BookFairy, Arhitecții speranței is one I still remember surprisingly well. The action stayed with me, which is usually a very good sign — especially considering how many books…
Răzbunarea sluților by Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu – Book Review
📝 First Impressions I have a slightly complicated relationship with Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu’s books. I absolutely love her crime novels, but her attempts at historical fiction have never worked nearly as well for me. That is why Răzbunarea sluților felt like…
Enigma la mansardă by Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu – Book Review
📝 First Impressions Enigmă la mansardă starts with exactly the kind of promise I want from a classic mystery: something is wrong, something is hidden, and the truth is almost certainly more complicated than it first appears. What I liked…
Bună seara, Melania! by Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu – Book Review
📝 First Impressions Bună seara, Melania! will always have a special place in my reading history because it was the first book by Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu that I ever read. At the time, I had no idea that I was discovering…
Apel din necunoscut by Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu – Book Review
📝 First Impressions Apel din necunoscut comes from an author who has been part of my reading life for so long that I honestly find it difficult to remember a time when her mystery novels felt completely new to me.…
Never Lie by Freida McFadden
📝 First Impressions Never Lie by Freida McFadden starts with exactly the kind of setup I usually expect from Freida McFadden: simple, claustrophobic and immediately suspicious. Tricia and Ethan are newlyweds searching for a house when a snowstorm traps them…
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
📝 First Impressions Not Quite Dead Yet reminded me why I keep coming back to Holly Jackson’s books. Having already read and listened to several of her novels, I’ve come to expect clever mysteries, engaging characters, and stories that keep…