Michelle's Musings

Macchiatos, Macarons, and Malice by Harper Lin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I received a free ARC in exchange for my honest review and I am more than happy to give it to you. I thought this was a lot of fun. This time we will leave town and head to a resort a few hours away. We will meet characters that we want to slap across the face and some we want to give a hug to and of course there is a murder. Fran is going to give it her best to be romantic with Matt while trying to solve the murder.

You could read this as a stand-alone but why would you want to? Go back and read the other 8 books in this series, you will love them. As always this one is a quick relaxing read. Perfect for a few hours alone, or a chair on the beach...don't forget your glass of wine and macaron.

***Bonus*** macaron recipe in the back!!!!!

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I have chosen two books this month. Two vastly different books.

Early Morning Riser is a general woman's fiction book. We meet Jane who is living the life of a school teacher and everything is going great until her mother has a car accident and it completely changes Jane's life. Her life goes like most of us, she gets married, has children and it wouldn't be a good book without some drama. I won't spill the secrets of the book, I will just tell you that this book is a great book for fall break.

The second book won't be released until October 21, but it is worth checking out once it is released. Even though she was a child, Maria worked for the resistance. She gets caught and is thrown into Auschwitz. Anyone who has heard this name knows that it was one of the most dangerous places that a prisoner could enter. Maria's life is spared because a guard loves the game of chess and Maria is an excellent player. This is not a light and fluffy book like the one above....this is heavy and heartbreaking in spots, but these stories need to be told as some of the supporting characters were real-life people.