Saturday, October 3, 2026

Review: I SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis

 


Nothing was grander than the Titanic—a palace on the sea. The ship was considered “unsinkable.” Boy, were they wrong! Once the ship hit the ice berg, the read felt like I was right there on it. Scary situation. A good read about one of the greatest tragedies in history.

 

Rating: 4 stars

Review: KILLER’S KISS by R.L. Stine

 


A guy was dating 2 girls at once. Whoa, the girls can be pretty mean and nasty here. Karina and Delia were two girls that were constantly at each other’s throats over the guy and the award competition. Karina seemed to be the crazy one here and would do ANYTHING to win; Delia was worried about it. Someone was surely sabotaging Delia’s chances of winning the award. When the boyfriend is found murdered, Delia becomes a prime suspect. What a nice twist in the end! A good read!

 

Rating: 4 stars

Review: BURDEN OF TRUTH by Robin James

 


A murdered coach, and a teenage girl was the prime suspect. Cass Leary was assigned to defend her. In a small sport-centric town that idolized the coach, people wanted to hang the girl that killed the beloved man. Whoa, Cass had her work cut out for her. Why would the client suddenly confess to the murder? Was she covering for someone?

 

The mystery of it all certainly grabs you. With it being a legal thriller, I liked how easy it was to get into. The burden of truth is a lot heavier than you think.

 

“To save her, it looked like I’d have to catch a killer all by myself.”

 

I thought this would be hard, but it wasn’t. Not at all. Much easier than I thought. Cass Leary is definitely someone you’d want in your corner. She’s a fighter all the way when she puts her mind to it. Can Cass convince a town and a jury of what the coach was really like? The trial was pretty intense and riveting. What surprising revelations! I’m glad the killer was revealed in the end and didn’t leave us hanging (I hate that.) We had to know who killed the coach. A very good read!

 

 

 

Rating: 5 stars