{"id":17162,"date":"2016-09-22T08:17:16","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T12:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=17162"},"modified":"2022-10-11T18:13:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T18:13:39","slug":"review-the-readaholics-and-the-gothic-gala-by-laura-disilverio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/22\/review-the-readaholics-and-the-gothic-gala-by-laura-disilverio\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764 The Readaholics and the Gothic Gala by Laura DiSilverio"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-17162\" data-postid=\"17162\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-17162 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_4qxe002 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1  tb_ao44008 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_lume520 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/2016\/mystery\/aug-the-readaholics-and-the-gothic-gala-laura-disilverio.php\"\n\t        rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\t       >\n\t\t   \t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/the-readaholics-and-the-gothic-gala-laura-disilverio.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764 The Readaholics and the Gothic Gala by Laura DiSilverio\" alt=\"Review \u2764 The Readaholics and the Gothic Gala by Laura DiSilverio\">\t    <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6shn728 customBorderRad_bottom  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reading the gothic classic Rebecca already has the Readaholics spooked, and the chills only get worse when someone in town actually gives up the ghost&#8230;.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Amy-Faye Johnson has her hands full coordinating the Celebration of Gothic Novels in Heaven, Colorado. The festivities start off smoothly, but the weekend is soon cursed with large egos, old resentments, and uninvited guests. Matters become truly grave when a dead body is found at the gothic-themed costume party.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The out-of-town authors claim not to know the victim, but Amy-Faye has doubts. With skeletons turning up in all of the suspects\u2019 closets, Amy-Faye and the Readaholics must tap into their knowledge of gothic literature to find a killer who lurks in the shadows&#8230;<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2  tb_397p057 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xf78888   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16468\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-hearts.jpg?resize=170%2C44\" alt=\"4-hearts\" width=\"170\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date: <\/strong>August 2, 2016<strong><br \/>Publisher: <\/strong>Penguin\/NAL<br \/><strong>Series: <\/strong><em>A Book Club\u00a0Mystery<\/em><strong><em><br \/><\/em>Book: <\/strong>3<strong><br \/>Price: <\/strong>$7.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amy-Faye Johnson\u2019s book group, the Readaholics, is reading the classic mystery <strong><em>Rebecca <\/em><\/strong>which is fitting since Amy-Faye is currently responsible for coordinating a gothic novel festival in her hometown of Heaven, Colorado. Amy-Faye is an event planner and this one seems perfect for a booklover like Amy-Faye, but although the festival gets off to a good start, things go downhill quickly. What should have been a perfect part of the weekend\u2019s festivities turns ugly when a body is found at the gothic-themed costume party Amy-Faye had coordinated. Now it\u2019s up to Amy-Faye and her friends to find the real killer before there are any more victims.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amy-Faye and her fellow book club members make a good team when they work together to find the killer. Amy-Faye and her friends are each very different, but have the love of reading in common and are always there for each other. It\u2019s fun to see a group of friends come together for each other and to solve the latest crime that happens in their small town. The investigation into the murder is interesting, especially with the added fun of the Gothic festival, and I wasn\u2019t able to guess the real killer. I also enjoyed their discussion of the book <strong>Rebecca.<\/strong> It\u2019s definitely not necessary to have read that classic mystery to enjoy this novel, but you will appreciate the book club\u2019s discussion if you have.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I like the author\u2019s writing style and had enjoyed her previous <em>Mall Cop<\/em> series as well. The book is filled with plenty of humor, but also intelligent discussions on books, and great writing to tell the story of the murder of a man unknown to the people of Heaven. I hope this isn\u2019t the last of Amy-Faye\u2019s adventures. 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The festivities start off smoothly, but the weekend is soon cursed with large egos, old resentments, and uninvited guests. Matters become truly grave when a dead body is found at the gothic-themed costume party.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The out-of-town authors claim not to know the victim, but Amy-Faye has doubts. With skeletons turning up in all of the suspects\u2019 closets, Amy-Faye and the Readaholics must tap into their knowledge of gothic literature to find a killer who lurks in the shadows...<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"4-hearts\" width=\"170\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date: <\/strong>August 2, 2016<strong><br \/>Publisher: <\/strong>Penguin\/NAL<br \/><strong>Series: <\/strong><em>A Book Club\u00a0Mystery<\/em><strong><em><br \/><\/em>Book: <\/strong>3<strong><br \/>Price: <\/strong>$7.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amy-Faye Johnson\u2019s book group, the Readaholics, is reading the classic mystery <strong><em>Rebecca <\/em><\/strong>which is fitting since Amy-Faye is currently responsible for coordinating a gothic novel festival in her hometown of Heaven, Colorado. Amy-Faye is an event planner and this one seems perfect for a booklover like Amy-Faye, but although the festival gets off to a good start, things go downhill quickly. What should have been a perfect part of the weekend\u2019s festivities turns ugly when a body is found at the gothic-themed costume party Amy-Faye had coordinated. Now it\u2019s up to Amy-Faye and her friends to find the real killer before there are any more victims.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amy-Faye and her fellow book club members make a good team when they work together to find the killer. Amy-Faye and her friends are each very different, but have the love of reading in common and are always there for each other. It\u2019s fun to see a group of friends come together for each other and to solve the latest crime that happens in their small town. The investigation into the murder is interesting, especially with the added fun of the Gothic festival, and I wasn\u2019t able to guess the real killer. I also enjoyed their discussion of the book <strong>Rebecca.<\/strong> It\u2019s definitely not necessary to have read that classic mystery to enjoy this novel, but you will appreciate the book club\u2019s discussion if you have.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I like the author\u2019s writing style and had enjoyed her previous <em>Mall Cop<\/em> series as well. The book is filled with plenty of humor, but also intelligent discussions on books, and great writing to tell the story of the murder of a man unknown to the people of Heaven. I hope this isn\u2019t the last of Amy-Faye\u2019s adventures. Fans of <strong><em>Erika Chase<\/em><\/strong> or <strong><em>Kylie Logan<\/em><\/strong> will enjoy the latest in <strong><em>Laura DiSilverio\u2019s<\/em><\/strong> <em>Readaholics<\/em> series.<\/p><p><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/2016\/mystery\/aug-the-readaholics-and-the-gothic-gala-laura-disilverio.php\" > Buy Links <\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}