Book Review: The Photographer II, The Dark Room by Barbara Steiner

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The Photographer II: The Dark Room  by Barbara Steiner is a sequel that picks up where the last book left off, and Derrick is living in a new town under an assumed name. He has opened up a photography studio and has some new tricks up his sleeve. Will he get away with murder? Typically, I find myself let down by sequels, but I have to say that Barbara Steiner out did herself because I actually ended up liking it better than the first book. It had some V.C. Andrews vibes going on, which gave it some extra oomph. Along with those vibes, it carried over some of the sci-fi elements from the original story.  I enjoyed the characters a lot better this time around and disliked Derrick even more, if that's even possible. The story was a bit more believable with the exception of the obvious sci-fi elements. If you know, you know. Five out of five stars is what I gave The Photographer II:  The Dark Room by Barbara Steiner.  Follow Us On Social Media
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Book Review: Murder On The Class Trip (Maya and Sandra Mystery, #3) by Lee Hollis

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Murder on the Class Trip (Maya and Sandra Mystery, #3) by Lee Hollis opens in Portland, Maine where Maya Kendrick and Sandra Wallage are enlisted by their kid's teacher to chaperone the class trip to Washington, D.C.  When the intern for Sandra's soon to be ex-husband Stephen turns up dead in the senator's apartment, the moms struggle to juggle their chaperoning responsibilities and solving the murder to acquit Senator Stephen Wallage.

First and foremost, thank you to NetGalley for the Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of Murder on the Class Trip (Maya and Sandra Mystery, #3) by Lee Hollis.  I was delighted to receive this book for free in exchange for my honest review.  I was intrigued by the synopsis of Murder on the Class Trip by Lee Hollis because politics intrigue me, and I enjoyed visiting Washington, D.C. several years ago, so I was excited to receive an ARC of this book.

This novel isn't the first book I've read by this author, and it certainly won't be the last.  Lee Hollis is a talented storyteller that weaves a fun and exciting read that is hard to put down.  I read Murder on the Class Trip over the course of two days in July 2022 and was still thinking about it days later.

At first, I found the book to be a little slow, but once I got a few pages into the story, I was hooked and found myself completely absorbed.  It was like I was watching a movie in my head.  Some of the things I enjoyed about Murder on the Class Trip was that there wasn't any gore or cussing.  Not that I'm bothered by that, but sometimes, I just need a book that isn't so intense, and this book fit the ticket perfectly.  I loved the characterizations of all the characters and found myself connecting to both Maya and Sandra.  Although, I did figure out who the killer was, I loved the fact that there were some red herrings that made me doubt myself.  I also didn't figure out who helped frame Senator Wallage, so that was a surprise to me.

I thoroughly enjoyed Murder on the Class Trip by Lee Hollis and gave it 4 out of 5 stars.  I plan on reading the first two books in the series.

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