k2reader – Page 44 – Always With a Book

k2reader July 18, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Review: Eden by Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg (audio)

Title:Eden Author:Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg Narrator:Marnye Young Published:May 2017, Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg / She Writes Press Length:9 hours 56 minutes / 336 pages Source:Personal copy via Audible / Netgalley via Publisher Becca Meister Fitzpatrick—wife, mother, grandmother, and pillar of the community—is the dutiful steward of her family’s iconic summer tradition . . . until she discovers her recently deceased husband squandered their nest egg. As she struggles to accept that this…

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k2reader July 17, 2017

Review: The Breakdown by B.A. Paris

Title:The Breakdown Author:B.A. Paris Published:July 2017, St. Martin’s Press Format:ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source:Publisher If you can’t trust yourself, who can you trust? Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods, on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, with the woman sitting inside―the woman who was killed. She’s been trying to put the crime out of her mind;…

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k2reader July 17, 2017

Review: Last Breath by Robert Bryndza (audio)

Title:Last Breath Author:Robert Bryndza Series:Detective Erika Foster, #4 Narrator:Jan Cramer Published:April 2017, Bookouture Length:9 hours 5 minutes Source:Personal copy via Audible He’s your perfect date. You’re his next victim. When the tortured body of a young woman is found in a dumpster, her eyes swollen shut and her clothes soaked with blood, Detective Erika Foster is one of the first at the crime scene. The trouble is, this time, it’s…

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k2reader July 16, 2017

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in Jul 14

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About I seem to have found a good routine and it is working…good workouts, good meals, and I’m feeling good – so I must be doing something right!!! We leave for our beach vacation in 3 weeks and I am really looking forward to it. I just hope the weather cooperates 🙂 July…

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k2reader July 14, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Spotlight: A Work of Art by Micayla Lally

Title:A Work of Art Author:Micayla Lally Published:May 2017, She Writes Press Format:Paperback, 256 pages Letting go after her abrupt break-up with Samson is harder than Julene thought it would be, especially since her ex has wasted no time in burying himself in the local dating scene. But during an extended visit to her parents overseas, Julene rediscovers her love of art, and a burgeoning career develops. Samson, on the…

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k2reader July 13, 2017

Review: The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis (audio)

Title:The Dollhouse Author:Fiona Davis Narrator:Tavia Gilbert Published:August 2016, Penguin Audio Length:9 hours 53 minutes Source:Library Fiona Davis’s stunning debut novel pulls readers into the lush world of New York City’s glamorous Barbizon Hotel for Women, where a generation of aspiring models, secretaries, and editors lived side-by-side while attempting to claw their way to fairy-tale success in the 1950s, and where a present-day journalist becomes consumed with uncovering a dark secret…

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k2reader July 12, 2017

Review: The Child by Fiona Barton

Title:The Child Author:Fiona Barton Published:June 2017, Berkley Books Format:ARC E-copy, 36 pages Source:Netgalley via Publisher The author of the stunning New York Times bestseller The Widow returns with a brand-new novel of twisting psychological suspense. As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it s a story that deserves attention. She cobbles…

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k2reader July 11, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Review: Hello, Sunshine by Laura Dave

Title:Hello, Sunshine Author:Laura Dave Published:July 2017, Simon & Schuster Format:ARC E-book, 256 pages Source:Netgalley via Publisher From Laura Dave—the author of the “addictive” (Us Weekly), “winning” (Publishers Weekly) and critically acclaimed bestseller Eight Hundred Grapes—comes a new novel about the secrets we keep…even from ourselves. Sunshine Mackenzie has it all…until her secrets come to light. Sunshine Mackenzie is living the dream—she’s a culinary star with millions of fans, a…

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k2reader July 10, 2017

Review: Final Girls by Riley Sager

Title:Final Girls Author:Riley Sager Published:July 2017, Dutton Books Format:Hardcover, 352 pages Source:Publisher Ten years ago, college student Quincy Carpenter went on vacation with five friends and came back alone, the only survivor of a horror movie–scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of a club no one wants to belong to—a group of similar survivors known in the press as the Final Girls. Lisa, who lost nine sorority…

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k2reader July 10, 2017

Short & Sweet Review: The Drowning by Camilla Lackberg (audio)

Title:The Drowning Author:Camilla Lackberg Series:Patrik Hedstrom/Fjallbacka, #6 Narrator:Simon Vance Published:September 2015, Blackstone Audio Length:13 hours 13 hours Source:Personal copy via Audible Christian Thydell’s dream has come true: his debut novel, The Mermaid, is published to rave reviews. So why is he as distant and unhappy as ever? When crime writer Erica Falck, who discovered Christian’s talents, learns he has been receiving anonymous threats, she investigates not just the messages but…

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k2reader July 9, 2017

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in Jul 7

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It was a good week, exercise-wise. My cold is gone – though my allergies have been awful! I’ve been playing around with my food intake – I’m really trying to eat as clean as I can. I don’t eat a lot of processed food and I no longer drink any soda, so that’s good.…

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k2reader July 8, 2017

Review: Blood Always Tells by Hilary Davidson (audio)

Title:Blood Always Tells Author:Hilary Davidson Narrator:Kirsten Potter Published:April 2014, Dreamscape Media, LLC / Forge Books Length:9 hours 6 minutes / 320 pages Source:Library / Publisher Dominique Monaghan just wanted to get even with her two-timing, married boyfriend, a washed-up boxer stuck in a toxic marriage to a dangerously spoiled socialite. However, an elaborate blackmail scheme soon lands her in the middle of an unexpected kidnapping… and attempted murder. But who…

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k2reader July 7, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Spotlight: A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly

Title:A Game of Ghosts Author:John Connolly Series:Charlie Parker, #15 Published:July 2017, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format:Hardcover, 464 books Internationally bestselling author John Connolly returns with another “superb fusion of noir and the supernatural” (My Bookish Ways) in this latest thriller in his gripping Charlie Parker series. It is deep winter and the darkness is unending. A private detective named Jaycob Eklund has vanished and Charlie Parker is assigned to track…

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k2reader July 6, 2017

Review: Girl Last Seen by Nina Laurin (audio)

Title:Girl Last Seen Author:Nina Laurin Narrator:Vanessa Johansson Published:June 2017, Hachette Audio Length:8 hours 11 minutes Source:Publisher Two missing girls. Thirteen years apart. Olivia Shaw has been missing since last Tuesday. She was last seen outside the entrance of her elementary school in Hunts Point wearing a white spring jacket, blue jeans, and pink boots. I force myself to look at the face in the photo, into her slightly smudged…

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k2reader July 4, 2017

Blog Tour & Review: The Light in Summer by Mary McNear

Title:The Light in Summer Author:Mary McNear Series:Butternut Lake, #5 Published:June 2017, William Morrow Paperbacks Format:ARC Paperback, 366 pages Source:Publisher via TLC Book Tours New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mary McNear brings you home to Butternut Lake and a novel filled with irresistible characters who you will want to call your friends. It’s summertime on Butternut Lake, where the heat of noon is soothed by the cool breezes…

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k2reader July 4, 2017

Review: The Space Between Sisters by Mary McNear

Title:The Space Between Sisters Author:Mary McNear Series:Butternut Lake, #4 Published:June 2016, William Morrow Paperbacks Format:ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source:Publisher Return to Butternut Lake with the newest from Mary McNear, whose heartfelt and powerful stories have made her a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Here, the complicated bonds of sisterhood are tested, long-kept secrets are revealed, and love is discovered…all during one unforgettable summer at the lake. Two…

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k2reader July 3, 2017

Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Everything We Left Behind by Kerry Lonsdale

Tomorrow, Everything We Left Behind, the latest book by Kerry Lonsdale comes out and I’m super excited about this one. This is the sequel to her book, Everything We Keep – which I loved!!! I’ll be listening to this book – I’m just waiting for my copy of the audio book to arrive and then once it does, and I have time to listen to it, I’ll be posting my…

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k2reader July 2, 2017

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in Jun 30

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About Despite having a summer cold this past week, it was still a pretty good week. Unfortunately, I couldn’t do anything too strenuous, but I still got my walks in, albeit a bit slower than normal, but better than nothing. Luckily the cold seems to have passed and I think I can get back to…

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k2reader July 1, 2017

Month in Review: June 2017

Goodbye June…Hello July!!! I can’t believe this year is already half over…it’s flying by! I still have so many books sitting on my shelf just waiting to be read and yet more and more keep being added. I need a time machine to stop time so I can read for days at a time but not really lose any time – anybody want to get on that for me? Well,…

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k2reader June 30, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Spotlight: The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder

Title:The People We Hate at the Wedding Author:Grant Ginder Published:June 2017, Flatiron Books Format:Hardcover, 336 pages Relationships are awful. They’ll kill you, right up to the point where they start saving your life. Paul and Alice’s half-sister Eloise is getting married! In London! There will be fancy hotels, dinners at “it” restaurants and a reception at a country estate complete with tea lights and embroidered cloth napkins. They couldn’t…

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k2reader June 30, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Spotlight: Proof by C.E. Tobisman

Title:Proof Author:C.E. Tobisman Series:Caroline Auden, #2 Published:June 2017, Thomas & Mercer Format:Paperback, 348 pages In this gripping sequel to C.E. Tobisman’s legal thriller Doubt, techie turned attorney Caroline Auden struggles to move on with her life after her last case nearly destroyed her career. Still haunted by the betrayal that forced her to leave a prestigious law firm, Caroline Auden struggles to keep her fledgling practice afloat—and her paranoia…

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k2reader June 28, 2017

Blog Tour & Review: Kiss Carlo by Adriana Trigiani (audio)

Title:Kiss Carlo Author:Adriana Trigiani Narrator:Edoardo Ballerini Published:June 20, 2017, HarperAudio / HarperCollins Length:16 hours 2 minutes / 544 pages Source:Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Hardcopy – Publishervia TLC Book Tours From Adriana Trigiani, the beloved New York Times-bestselling author of The Shoemaker’s Wife, comes an exhilarating epic novel of love, loyalty, and creativity—the story of an Italian-American family on the cusp of change. It’s 1949 and South Philadelphia bursts with…

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k2reader June 27, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Review: Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica

Title: Every Last Lie Author:Mary Kubica Published:June 2017, Park Row Books Format:ARC E-copy, 336 pages Source:Netgalley via publisher New York Times bestselling author of THE GOOD GIRL, Mary Kubica is back with another exhilarating thriller as a widow’s pursuit of the truth leads her to the darkest corners of the psyche. “The bad man, Daddy. The bad man is after us.” Clara Solberg’s world shatters when her husband…

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k2reader June 25, 2017

FitReaders: Weekly Check-in Jun 23

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, it turns out yoga classes are just not in the cards for me at this point. I have some tendon issues in my palm that I aggravated and it is preventing me from putting any pressure on my hand and that means no yoga for the time being. But, I found some…

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k2reader June 23, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Spotlight: Last Seen by J.L. Doucette

Title:Last Seen Author:J.L. Doucette Series:Dr. Pepper Hunt, #1 Published:May 2017, She Writes Press Format: Paperback, 330 pages Psychologist and police consultant Dr. Pepper Hunt, struggling to deal with the murder of her husband, leaves the private practice they shared and relocates to Wyoming. There, in the stark landscape of the high desert, there is nothing to remind her of everything she lost and left behind. Then her new patient,…

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k2reader June 23, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Spotlight: The Half-Life of Remorse by Grant Jarrett

Title:The Half-Life of Remorse Author:Grant Jarrett Published:May 2017, SparkPress Format:Paperback, 256 pages When two vagrants meet on the streets of Muncie, Indiana, they are both unaware that their paths crossed years before. Chic, crude and uneducated, is convinced that Sam is nothing more than a harmless lunatic, and Sam, emotionally scarred and psychologically traumatized by events long past, regards Chic as just another denizen of the street. But Chic has…

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k2reader June 23, 2017

Review: The Dry by Jane Harper (audio)

Title:The Dry Author:Jane Harper Series:Aaron Falk, #1 Narrator:Stephen Shanahan Published:January 2017, Macmillan Audio Length:9 hours 46 minutes Source:Library Luke Hadler turns a gun on his wife and child, then himself. The farming community of Kiewarra is facing life and death choices daily. If one of their own broke under the strain, well… When Federal Police investigator Aaron Falk returns to Kiewarra for the funerals, he is loath to confront…

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k2reader June 20, 2017

Review: The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand

Title:The Identicals Author:Elin Hilderbrand Published:June 2017, Little Brown & Company Format:ARC Paperback, 432 pages Source:Publisher Identical twin sisters who couldn’t look more alike…or live more differently. Harper Frost is laid-back, easygoing. She doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her. She likes a beer and a shot and wouldn’t be caught dead wearing anything fashionable. She’s inherited her father’s rundown house on Martha’s Vineyard, but she can’t hold down a…

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k2reader June 16, 2017

BookExpo – Day 4 (Friday): The Last Day!

Today is the final day of BookExpo…it was only 2 full days on the floor. But it’s another full day and I am all-set to go. I got another good night’s sleep, so I am up and at ’em bright and early. And since it’s another nice morning, I decided to walk again to the Javits – I really do love walking around NYC! So, after a brief stop at…

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k2reader June 16, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Spotlight: The Rules of Half by Jenna Patrick

Title:The Rules of Half Author:Jenna Patrick Published:June 2017, SparkPress Format:Paperback, 376 pages If Will Fletcher’s severe bipolar disorder isn’t proof he shouldn’t be a parent, his infant daughter’s grave is. Once a happily married, successful veterinarian, he now lives with his sister and thrives as the small-town crazy of Half Moon Hollow. But when a fifteen-year-old orphan claims she’s his daughter, Will is forced back into the role he fears…

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k2reader June 15, 2017

BookExpo – Day 3 (Thursday): The Floor Opens!!!

Today the floor – where all the booths and galley drops and authors signings are – was finally opening!!! Because I had gone to bed relatively early the night before with a bad headache, I was up bright and early (really though, this was my usual wake-up time at home!), so rather than relying on the shuttle to get to the Javits Center, I decided to take advantage of the…

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k2reader June 15, 2017

Blog Tour & Review: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

Title:The Essex Serpent Author:Sarah Perry Published:June 2017, Custom House Format:ARC Paperback, 432 pages Source:Publisher via TLC Book Tours An exquisitely talented young British author makes her American debut with this rapturously acclaimed historical novel, set in late nineteenth-century England, about an intellectually minded young widow, a pious vicar, and a rumored mythical serpent that explores questions about science and religion, skepticism, and faith, independence and love. When Cora Seaborne’s brilliant,…

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k2reader June 14, 2017

BookExpo – Day 2 (Wednesday): Conference Day

This year, things were being run a bit differently in regards to BookExpo. The floor itself – where all the booths and author signings and galley giveaways would be – wasn’t opening until Thursday. Today was considered a Conference Day. There was really only 1 session I wanted to attend, The Adult Editor Book Buzz Session, and it wasn’t until the early afternoon. Then I had I a meeting scheduled…

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k2reader June 14, 2017

Review: Lie to Me by Jess Ryder

Title:Lie to Me Author:Jess Ryder Published:April 2017, Bookouture Format:ARC E-book, 320 pages Source:Netgalley We’re going to tell our story and then it will all stop and Mummy will be safe. You want Mummy to be safe, don’t you? Three minutes. That’s all it takes for Meredith’s entire world to fall apart when she watches the videotape of her four-year-old self with Becca, the mother she’s never known. Meredith can’t…

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k2reader June 13, 2017

BookExpo – Day 1 (Tuesday): Sightseeing in NYC

The last week in May/first week of June, I spent the week in the city – for BookExpo!!! I was so excited it was back in NYC – this was my 3rd time going – I went in 2014, 2015, skipped 2016 when it moved to Chicago, and now I was attending again in 2017! I was once again rooming with my blogging friend, Tamara from Traveling With T and…

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k2reader June 13, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Title:The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Author:Taylor Jenkins Reid Published:June 2017, Atria Books Format:Hardcover, 400 pages Source:Publisher From Taylor Jenkins Reid comes an unforgettable and sweeping novel about one classic film actress’s relentless rise to the top—the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine. Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when…

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k2reader June 13, 2017

Review: The Wedding Tree by Robin Wells (audio)

Title:The Wedding Tree Author:Robin Wells Series:The Wedding Tree, #1 Narrator:Cris Dukehart, Hillary Huber, Eric Michael Summerer Published:February 2017, Tantor Audio / December 2015, Berkley Length:14 hours 18 minutes / E-book 424 pages Source:Personal copy via Audible / Netgalley National bestselling author Robin Wells weaves a moving epic that stretches from modern-day Louisiana to World War II-era New Orleans and back again in this multigenerational tale of love, loss and…

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k2reader June 12, 2017

Review: Sister Sister by Sue Fortin

Title:Sister Sister Author:Sue Fortin Published:May 2017, Harper Impulse Format:ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source:Publisher Alice: Beautiful, kind, manipulative, liar. Clare: Intelligent, loyal, paranoid, jealous. Clare thinks Alice is a manipulative liar who is trying to steal her life. Alice thinks Clare is jealous of her long-lost return and place in their family. One of them is telling the truth. The other is a maniac. Two sisters. One truth. My thoughts:This is…

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k2reader June 12, 2017

Review: All the Breaking Waves by Kerry Lonsdale (audio)

Title:All the Breaking Waves Author:Kerry Lonsdale Narrator:Dara Rosenberg Published:December 2016, Brilliance Audio Length:9 hours 39 minutes Source:Publisher From the bestselling author of Everything We Keep comes a gripping tale of long-buried secrets, the strength of forgiveness, and the healing power of returning home for good. After a harrowing accident tore her family apart, Molly Brennan fled from the man she loved and the tragic mistake she made. Twelve years later,…

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k2reader June 11, 2017

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in Jun 9

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It was a pretty good week. I got in some good walks as the weather was pretty decent. But now the heat is in full-swing, so I think I’ll be hitting the gym this coming week at least a few times, so I am not passing out while I walk! When it is so…

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k2reader June 9, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Spotlight: The Shark Club by Ann Kidd Taylor

Title:The Shark Club Author:Ann Kidd Taylor Published:June 2017, Viking Format:Hardcover, 288 pages A warm and wonderfully vivid novel about taking second chances—in life and in the sea One summer day on the beach in Florida, two extraordinary things happen to Maeve Donnelly. First, she is kissed by Daniel, the boy of her dreams. Then, she is bitten by a blacktip shark. Eighteen years later, Maeve has thrown herself into her…

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k2reader June 8, 2017

Book Spotlight: Find Her by Lisa Gardner

Last February, I read Find Her by Lisa Gardner, the latest book in her Detective D.D. Warren series, when it was first released in hardcover, and I loved it! You can find my thoughts on the book here. Next week the book is being released in trade paperback and to celebrate, I am helping the publishers get the word out. Are you a fan of this series? If not, now’s…

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k2reader June 7, 2017

Review: Secrets in Summer by Nancy Thayer (audio)

Title:Secrets in Summer Author:Nancy Thayer Narrator:Amy McFadden Published:May 2017, Brilliance Audio Length:10 hours 51 minutes Source:Publisher The queen of beach books (The Star-Ledger) returns to the shores of Nantucket in a novel about one memorable summer when flirtations flourish, family dramas play out, and scandalous secrets surface. Memorial Day weekend means that seasonal visitors have descended on the glamorous island of Nantucket. For year-round resident Darcy Cotterill, it means late-night…

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k2reader June 6, 2017

Review: He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly

Title:He Said/She Said Author:Erin Kelly Published:June 2017, Minotaur Books Format:ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source:Publisher In the hushed aftermath of a total eclipse, Laura witnesses a brutal attack. She and her boyfriend Kit call the police, and in that moment, it is not only the victim’s life that is changed forever. Fifteen years on, Laura and Kit live in fear, and while Laura knows she was right to speak out, the…

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k2reader June 6, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Spotlight: The Leavers by Lisa Ko

Title:The Leavers Author:Lisa Ko Published:May 2017, Algonquin Books Format:Hardcover, 352 pages One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, an undocumented Chinese immigrant named Polly, goes to her job at the nail salon and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left with no one to care for him. He is eventually adopted by two white college professors who move him from…

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k2reader June 5, 2017

Book Spotlights: The She Reads’ Books of Summer Selections

Today, the gals at She Reads announced the ‘Books of Summer‘ selections. I’ll be reading all three of these books and posting my reviews over the next few months, so keep an eye out for them. And do be sure to let me know if you’ve either read them or plan to. So without further ado…here are the Books of Summer: Title:The Book of Summer Author:Michelle Gable Published:May 2017, Thomas…

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k2reader June 5, 2017

Book Spotlight: The Weight of Night by Christine Carbo

Tomorrow, The Weight of Night, the latest novel by Christine Carbo, which is the 3rd book in her Glacier Mystery series, is being published and to celebrate, I am helping the publisher get the word out. I will be reading this book and sharing my review soon! For now, please enjoy this spotlight and let me know if you will be reading this book 🙂 Title:The Weight of Night Author:Christine…

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k2reader June 4, 2017

#FitReaders: Weekly Check-in Jun 2

#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It’s been a while since I had a check-in post…I actually took the month of May off from doing them. Not that I didn’t exercise, but I just needed to reset myself and not focus on any goals per-say. And I think that was a good thing…I still walked during that month, but now I…

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k2reader June 1, 2017

Month in Review: May 2017

Goodbye May…Hello June!!! As this post goes live, I will be in NYC at BookExpo. This is the 3rd time I’ve attended, though I skipped a year – I did not attend last year when it was in Chicago. I have a list of books I’m hoping to pick up, authors I’m hoping to see and publishers/publicists I’m hoping to meet with, plus I’m hoping to get some sight-seeing in…

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k2reader May 30, 2017

#SRC2017 Book Review: In This Moment by Karma Brown

Title:In This Moment Author:Karma Brown Published:May 2017, Park Row Books Format:ARC E-book, 304 pages Source:Netgalley via Publisher Bestselling author Karma Brown is back with a morally infused and emotionally riveting exploration of one woman’s guilt over an unexpected—yet avoidable—tragedy. Meg Pepper has a fulfilling career and a happy family. Most days she’s able to keep it all together and glide through life. But then, in one unalterable moment, everything changes.…

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