Una noche de invierno / Mind of Winter

from LiteraryFeline

Mind of Winter is one of those novels that creeps up on you, page by page, the story building, the layers being pulled off very precisely, one at a time. The novel is subtle in its intensity, especially in the beginning, making it all the more a worthwhile read Holly Judge and her husband Eric a...

from Beamis12

This book really grabbed a hold of me and didn't let go until the finish. Not usually a fan of first person narration, but I. this case except for some repetitive passages, it really worked. Private musings and inner thought, remembrances and fears, all belonging to a mom named Holly, who had ado...

from froxgirl

Not quite a domestic thriller and not in the same class as Gone Girl or Defending Jacob, but an enjoyable mystery. The plot involves a mysterious adopted child from a Siberian orphanage and her baggage-ridden adoptive mother. Admittedly, Thanksgiving Day and night have never been so creepy. The d...

from Unreachableshelf

This review is based on a free advance copy received from the publisher. I can't say too much about this book without giving things away. Holly Judge wakes up late on Christmas morning with the phrase "Something followed them home from Russia" gnawing at her, and the thought that she might find t...

from Twink

Do you ever decide to read a book solely based on the cover? The cover of Laura Kasischke's newest novel Mind of Winter seemed to promise a deliciously creepy read. And it was. On a snowy Christmas morning Holly Judge awakes.... "and knew: Something had followed them home from Russia." Well, I wa...