I'm reviewing a title that I read for my last book club meeting. The Cold Cold Sea was great book for a book club discussion. Read on to find out why. I don't want to reveal major plot points, so I'm going to try to keep this one spoiler free.

Publisher: Legend Times Group
Release Date: May 1, 2015 (first published January 1st 2013)
Format: ebook
Pages: 256 (ebook)
Source: Scribd 
Genre: Thriller, Suspense
Review Date: September 26, 2016
Rating: 4 bookmarks

Synopsis: ​When three-year-old Olivia disappears, her parents are overwhelmed with grief. Weeks go by and Olivia’s mother refuses to leave the cottage, staring out at the turbulent sea and praying it didn’t claim her precious daughter’s life. Not far away, another mother watches proudly as her daughter starts school. Jennifer has loved Hailey for five years, but the child is suddenly moody and difficult, and there’s a nagging worry of doubt that Jennifer cannot shake off. As she struggles to maintain control there are gaps in her story that even she can’t explain. Time is running out for Maggie at the cottage, and also for Jennifer and Hailey. No one can underestimate a mother’s love for her child, and no one can predict the lengths one will go to, to protect her family.

​Welcome to a new volume of Pop Culture Sunday here on Shelf Addiction. Many of you know that I have Pop Culture Sunday "PCS" episodes on the Shelf Addiction Podcast. I didn't want to leave my blog peeps out of the fun, so I started a weekly PCS post here on the blog!

The PCS Post will include a stream of the days PCS podcast episode and Pop Culture related topics that may have not been covered in the podcast! ​If you enjoy these posts, please leave me a comment letting me know by leaving me a comment!.

Welcome to a new volume of Pop Culture Sunday here on Shelf Addiction. Many of you know that I have Pop Culture Sunday "PCS" episodes on the Shelf Addiction Podcast. I didn't want to leave my blog peeps out of the fun, so I started a weekly PCS post here on the blog!

The PCS Post will include a stream of the days PCS podcast episode and Pop Culture related topics that may have not been covered in the podcast! ​If you enjoy these posts, please leave me a comment letting me know by leaving me a comment!.

Join the conversation tomorrow, Sunday (September 18th) at 3pm EST on my YouTube "BookTube" channel for a live streaming chat with author Nikki Jefford. Now's your chance to ask Nikki Jefford questions related to her six book YA paranormal series Aurora Sky. Find out about more about the series, upcoming projects, and more!

Be sure to get your question answered. Either comment below or use the hashtag #salivefeature and Tweet me @shelfaddiction to submit questions via Twitter before the event goes live.

If you’re a bibliophile, you likely dream about having your own private library brimming with thousands of books. For many, this isn’t a possibility due to space, money or other logistics. However, with the advent of the e-reader, having your own library is no longer a dream. While it might not be the same as physically seeing all of your books, you can easily amass thousands of e-books on your Kindle or Nook. 

Although there are some avid readers who refuse to go digital, many more have embraced the -reader. In fact, around 27 percent of adults have read an e-book in the past year. This number increases to 43 percent when you include other content like magazines, journals and news articles. Like other technological advances, the e-reader brings with it many changes, not only to the world of publishing but to our reading habits as well. It has changed how and where we read. It has even changed the way our homes look. For better or worse, the e-reader is here to stay.

Many of you know that I have Pop Culture Sunday "PCS" episodes on the Shelf Addiction Podcast. I didn't want to leave my blog peeps out of the fun, so I started a weekly PCS post here on the blog!

The PCS Post will include a stream of the days PCS podcast episode and Pop Culture related topics that may have not been covered in the podcast! ​If you enjoy this type of post, please leave me a comment letting me know by leaving me a comment!.

Happy Viewing,
~Tamara

Meet my new PCS co-host Lisa Orban! Lisa is a fellow TV junkie and an indie author. She'll be joining me several times a month to talk mostly TV and sometimes movies! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode!

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During our fist episode together, Lisa and I layout our plans for fall TV, chat about a few pop culture news stories, and discuss the Netflix Original Movie, The Fundamentals of Caring.

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I pulled this review out of the vault ladies and gents. I'm back with another audiobook/paperback combo book review. Same as I did with Eeny Meeny and Pop Goes the Weasel, I listened during the work day and read the ebook at home in the evening. Why was this in the vault? Well... I completed this book well over 6 months ago and pretty much forgot to post the review! #bookreviewerfail  Better late than never, right? Right.

Publisher: NAL | Penguin Audio
Release Date: February 2, 2016  (first published 2015)
Format: Paperback & Audio MP3
Pages: Paperback: 434 pages | Audio Length: Approx 8.5 hours
Narrator: Elizabeth Bower, Scott Joseph
Source: Scribd 
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Review Date: September 7, 2016
Rating: 3 bookmarks

Synopsis: Detective Helen Grace is on the trail of a twisted serial killer in this gripping thriller in the “taut, fast-paced”* international bestselling series.

Ruby wakes up in a strange room. Her captor calmly explains that no one is looking for her. No one wants her. Except him.

When the body of a woman is found buried on a secluded beach, Detective Helen Grace is called to the scene. She knows right away that the killer is no amateur. The woman has been dead for years, and no one has even reported her missing. But why would they? She’s still sending text messages to her family. 

Helen is convinced that a criminal mastermind is at work: someone very smart, very careful, and worst of all, very patient. But as she struggles to piece together the killer’s motive, time is running out for a victim who is still alive... 

​After finishing the last two books in the series, I seriously wanted to know what hot mess Helen would find herself in next. The Doll's House is book three in the Helen Grace series. While I liked it, let's just say I didn't enjoy this installment as much as the last.  What I did like and continue to like is the pacing of the story. Same as with previous installments the chapters are short and thus make you feel that you're moving through the book quickly.

Many of you know that I have Pop Culture Sunday "PCS" episodes on the Shelf Addiction Podcast. I didn't want to leave my blog peeps out of the fun, so I decided to start weekly (or bi-weekly) PCS post here on the blog! You'll get even more content here as I also include any other Pop Culture related thing that may have not been covered in the podcast, plus any YouTube things that I deem Pop Culture worthy! Enjoy volume one.

​If you enjoy this type of post, please leave me a comment letting me know.

Happy Reading,
~Tamara