Review: Someone Had To Do It

Someone Had To Do It by Amber Brown
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Thank you to Library Journal for the ARC and the opportunity to review this title!

DEBUT Sister team Amber and Danielle Brown bring their own experiences of the fashion industry into this fast-paced and intriguing thriller. Brandi Maxwell is finally following her dream. She has landed an intern position with the famous designer, Simon Van Doren. But her dream job is not everything she imagined. She spends her time running errands, cleaning puke off of couture dresses, and dealing with being the only Black woman in sight. When she gets the opportunity to meet Van Doren and his daughter, Taylor, at a fabulous party, Brandi overhears something she shouldn’t have and is suddenly thrown into a dangerous game of deceit and terror. Brandi is a well-developed protagonist who will be admired for her resolve and ambition. While most readers will foresee how the story wraps up, it is still delightfully satisfying when it does.VERDICT Fans of Alyssa Cole and Zakiya Dalila Harris, whose characters navigate the issues women of color face in the workplace, and of psychological thrillers like Paula Hawkins’s The Girl on the Train will enjoy this one.Reviewed by Carmen Clark , Oct 01, 2022

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Review: The Rule of Three

The Rule of Three by E.G. Scott
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Thank you to Booklist for the ARC and the opportunity to review this title.

Within Kingsland, a wealthy gated community full of upper-class social pariahs, three wives meet for a book club while their husbands play poker. It seems like a normal week until all three husbands end up dead or in the hospital. The town is now under a microscope as detectives descend on the wives and neighbors. The clues seem too easy, the prime suspect has an alibi, and the question on everyone’s lips is, “Who can I really trust?” With a gripping opening followed by flashbacks to past events to fill in the gaps, Rule of Three is twisty and oh, so satisfying. Along with the mystery itself, the story revolves around social reputations, gun violence, “cancel culture,” marital and parental trauma, vengeance, and female dynamics. The shorter chapters allow the plot to move quickly and the heavy subject matter is delightfully offset by humorous banter between detectives Wolcott and Silvestri. Recommended for fans of authors who write domestic thrillers and use unreliable narrators, such as Liane Moriarty, B. A. Paris, Sally Hepworth, and Mary Kubica. Copyright Booklist 2022

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Review: Snowflakes

Snowflakes by Ruth Ware
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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