Caitlin Gonya
Bio
I love reading. Everything and, just about anything, I can put my hands on. I was guided towards writing, so I started with book reviews, and am now feeling ready to showcase some of my stories. I would appreciate any constructive feedback.
Stories (47/0)
Book Review: The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall
I was given a free e-copy of this novel by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. Freya Scott is getting married. Her wedding to Matthew, her long-term boyfriend, is the first of eight in her calendar this year, and as someone who prides herself on being meticulously organized, Freya is intent on making it the perfect day to remember.
By Caitlin Gonya2 years ago in Humans
Book Review: The Murder of Me. Wickham by Claudia Gray
I was given a free e-copy of this novel by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. The happily married Mr. Knightley and Emma are throwing a house party, bringing together distant relatives and new acquaintances—characters beloved by Jane Austen fans. Definitely not invited is Mr. Wickham, whose latest financial scheme has netted him an even broader array of enemies. As tempers flare and secrets are revealed, it’s clear that everyone would be happier if Mr. Wickham got his comeuppance. Yet they’re all shocked when Wickham turns up murdered—except, of course, for the killer hidden in their midst.
By Caitlin Gonya2 years ago in Journal
Book Review: A Dish to Die For by Lucy Burdette
I was given a free e-copy of this novel by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. Peace and quiet are hard to find in bustling Key West, but Hayley Snow, food critic for Key Zest magazine, is taking the afternoon off for a tranquil lunch with a friend outside of town. When she comes home, she discovers her husband Nathan’s dog, Ziggy, has disappeared. She follows his barking, to find him furiously digging at a shallow grave with a man’s body in it. Davis Jager, a local birdwatcher, identifies him as GG Garcia, a rabble-rousing Key West local and developer. Garcia was famous for over-development on the fragile Keys, womanizing, and refusing to follow city rules—so it’s no wonder he had a few enemies.
By Caitlin Gonya2 years ago in Humans
Book Review: #FollowMe for Murder by Sarah E Burr
I was given a free e-copy of this novel by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. Meet 28-year-old influencer and celebrity blogger Coco Cline, who has started her own social media consulting firm in her hometown of Central Shores, Delaware. Her new clients, Sean and Olivia Chen, are ten days away from the grand opening of their specialty consignment shop when Coco stumbles across their store clerk Stacy dead behind the register.
By Caitlin Gonya2 years ago in Journal
Movie Review: Death on the Nile
If you are a book reader like me, then the idea of a movie adaptation is a double-edged sword. On one hand, we are excited because the story was great and a favorite. On the other, however, history shows that not all adaptations are good, or even decent.
By Caitlin Gonya2 years ago in Geeks
Letter to My Nephews
Dear Nephews, I hope you know how awe inspiring you both are. Let me tell you why. C: You have endured so much in such a small amount of time. Despite what your mother, my sister, may say I think you have handled it with better grace than most adults ever have. At the tender age of 5, we followed along as you were diagnosed with a slow growing brain tumor. I remember the phone call, “We are not screaming, we are not crying. It is what it is, and we are waiting.” That became our mantra for the past 6 years.
By Caitlin Gonya2 years ago in Confessions
Book Review: Murder Faux Paws by T.C. LoTempio
I was given a free e-copy of this novel by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. When a local PI’s untimely death is ruled a suicide by the police, budding sleuth Nora Charles has no intention of letting sleeping dogs lie—or sleeping cats, for that matter. Certain it was a case of foul play, Nora rouses her trusty sidekick Nick and launches an investigation of her own. Then a second PI is murdered, and Nora knows the two men were on to something—and that she’s on to something too.
By Caitlin Gonya2 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: Three Tainted Teas by Lynn Cahoon
I was given a free e-copy of this novel by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. Business is bubbling at Mia’s catering service and cooking school, Mia’s Morsels, but toil and trouble are not far behind. Mia just accepted her toughest gig yet: last-minute wedding planner for Magic Springs’ own Romeo and Juliet. Though the small town is fairly accepting of magic, two families have been locked in a vicious feud spanning generations. Unfortunately for both families, they’re about to become in-laws! Amethyst and Tok are excited to wed in a few weeks and somehow Mia must ensure the event is flawless.
By Caitlin Gonya2 years ago in Geeks
Escape Artist Extraordinaire
June 3rd, 2020: Mom has been working from home 4 months now. It’s great because I can sleep in or lay beside her wherever she is, she gives us treats throughout the day, and I can go outside whenever I want. This last thing drives Mom crazy because I learned some new tricks from Tatiana.
By Caitlin Gonya2 years ago in Petlife
New Year's Calm Resolutions
Any and all resolutions I have made this year are for my mental and physical health. For a few years now, my mother and nephew have been in and out of the hospital. One for three different cancers that are all potentially hereditary, and the other for a random genetic combination. My mother has become overly concerned, to the point of a ‘helicopter mom’, when it comes to her children and grandchildren’s health. When I had my bio-metric exam, it showed that I was in danger of becoming pre-diabetic. In roughly 6 months, I managed to drop forty-five pounds, but I still very much have a ways to go.
By Caitlin Gonya2 years ago in Confessions
