Always With a Book

k2reader October 12, 2022

Shutter by Ramona Emerson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Recorded Books for the ALC and Soho Crime #partner, for the advanced copy of Shutter in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: SoHo Crime / Recorded Books Published: August 2, 2022 Summary: This blood-chilling debut set in New Mexico’s Navajo Nation is equal parts gripping crime thriller, supernatural horror, and poignant portrayal of coming of age on the reservation Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer…

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k2reader October 11, 2022

COVER REVEAL: The Friday Night Club by Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman, & M.J. Rose

I’m thrilled to be part of this cover reveal for THE FRIDAY NIGHT CLUB by Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman and M.J. Rose. I love reading historical fiction and I have read a few books by some of these authors individually and am excited to read this collaborative piece. This book publishes May 16, 2023 and is available for preorder – see the link below. Publisher: Berkley Published: On Sale…

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k2reader October 11, 2022

Cradles of the Reich by Jennifer Colburn #bookfeature #guestpost

Thank you to the author/Netgalley for the gifted copy. Please join me in welcoming Jennifer Colburn to Always With a Book. Jennifer’s latest book, Cradles of the Reich, will be published today. I’ll be posting my review of Cradles of the Reich soon, but for now, please enjoy this guest post where she discusses going down research rabbit holes. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: October 11, 2022 Summary: Three…

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k2reader October 10, 2022

Phantom by Jo Nesbo #bookreview #shortandsweetreview #series

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Published: April 23, 2013 (first published 2012) Summary: When Harry left Oslo again for Hong Kong—fleeing the traumas of life as a cop—he thought he was there for good. But then the unthinkable happened. The son of the woman he loved, lost, and still loves is arrested for murder: Oleg, the boy Harry helped raise but couldn’t…

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k2reader October 10, 2022

When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash #bookreview

Thank you Bibliolifestyle, William Morrow Books, #partner, for the finished copy of When Ghosts Come Home in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: September 27, 2022 (First published September 21, 2021) Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of A Land More Kind Than Home, a tender and haunting story of a father and daughter, crime and forgiveness, race and memory. When the roar of a low-flying plane awakens him…

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k2reader October 9, 2022

Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Brilliance Audio, #partner for the ALC of Listen to Me in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Brilliance Audio Published: July 5, 2022 Summary: Rizzoli & Isles are back! From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, this “shocking and fast-paced” (Karin Slaughter) thriller has Jane and Maura investigating a brutal murder with dire implications, and this time, with Jane’s intrepid mother, Angela, looking into a mystery of her own.…

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k2reader October 8, 2022

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press #partner, for the finished copy of The Bodyguard in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: July 19, 2022 Summary: She’s got his back. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the…

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k2reader October 6, 2022

Most Anticipated Reads – October 2022

Happy October! Switching things up a little this month with my anticipated reads. Publishing tends to slow down this time of year, and so I decided for these last three months, I am going to lean into what I love to read at this time of year, starting with Spooky Season in October. Now of course, I tend to read thrillers and dark psychological suspense all year long, but I…

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k2reader October 6, 2022

The Winter Orphans by Kristin Beck #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased both this book and audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Berkley Books / Penguin Audio Published: September 13, 2022 Summary: A poignant and ultimately triumphant novel based on the incredible true story of children who braved the formidable danger of guarded, wintry mountain passes in France to escape the Nazis, from the acclaimed author of Courage, My Love. In a remote corner of France, Jewish refugee Ella Rosenthal…

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k2reader October 5, 2022

Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you @GetRedPrBooks & Berkley Books, #partner, for the finished copy of Blackmail and Bibingka in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Berkley Books / Penguin Audio Published: October 4, 2022 Summary: When her long-lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can’t be far behind in this new mystery by…

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k2reader October 3, 2022

The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews #BlogTour #BookFeature

Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Belle of Belgrave Square. Thank you Austen Prose for inviting me to participate. I have a book spotlight and excerpt for you today. Publisher: Berkley Romance Published: October 11, 2022 Summary: A London heiress rides out to the wilds of the English countryside to honor a marriage of convenience with a mysterious and reclusive…

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k2reader October 1, 2022

Month in Review: September 2022

Is it just me or did September fly by? I swear I feel like I was just putting August’s wrap-up together and here we are doing September’s. This time of year always seems to go by so fast. My main goal for September was to balance what I read and I was definitely successful in that. I read more of my own books and a bunch of backlist books and…

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k2reader September 30, 2022

The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Audio / Netgalley for the ALC and HTP Books & Park Row Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Two Lives of Sara in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Park Row Books / Harper Audio Published: September 6, 2022 Summary: In this story of hope, resilience and unexpected love, a young mother finds refuge and friendship at a boardinghouse in 1960s Memphis, Tennessee. Sara King…

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k2reader September 29, 2022

Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah #bookreview

Thank you HarperCollins360, #partner, for the advanced copy of Next of Kin in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: HarperCollins360 Published: September 20, 2022 Summary: ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY… Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law’s voice is filled with panic. He’s at his son’s nursery to pick up Max. But he isn’t there. YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE… Leila was supposed to drop…

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k2reader September 28, 2022

Double Exposure by Jeannee Sacken #bookfeature #authorinterview

Thank you GetRedPrBooks & Ten16Press #partner, for the advanced copy of Double Exposure in exchange for this feature. Today, I’m happy to be featuring this book, which published yesterday. Please see what others have said about the book and learn the inspiration behind the book. And if you check out my instagram post for today, you will see that this is our October #GetRedPRBookclub Pick…if you would like to join,…

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k2reader September 28, 2022

You Will Never Know by S.A. Prentiss #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased this book for my own collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Scarlet / Blackstone Publishing Published: October 13, 2020 / November 10, 2020 Summary: In a small, suburban town, the murder of a local high school student rocks one woman’s family to its core – and threatens to expose her deepest, darkest secrets in the process. After a lifetime of hardship, Jessica Thornton finally…

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k2reader September 27, 2022

The Cicada Tree by Robert Gwaltney #bookreview #bookclub

Thank you to GetRedPR, #partner, for a finished copy of The Cicada Tree in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Moonshine Cove Publishing Published: February, 2022 Summary: The summer of 1956, a brood of cicadas descends upon Providence Georgia, a natural event with supernatural repercussions, unhinging the life of Analeise Newell, an eleven-year-old piano prodigy. Amidst this emergence, dark obsessions are stirred, uncanny gifts provoked, and secrets unearthed. During…

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k2reader September 27, 2022

Elizabeth and Margaret by Andrew Morton #bookreview #audiobook #backlistbook

Thank you Grand Central Publishing, #partner for the finished copy of Elizabeth and Margaret in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: March 30, 2021 Summary: Perfect for fans of The Crown, this captivating biography from a New York Times best-selling author follows Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret as they navigate life in the royal spotlight. They…

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k2reader September 27, 2022

Kismet by Amina Akhtar #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and Thomas & Mercer / Netgalley for the digital advanced copy of Kismet in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer / Brilliance Audio Published: August 1, 2022 Summary: From Amina Akhtar comes a viciously funny thriller about wellness – the smoothies, the secrets, and the deliciously deadly impulses. Lifelong New Yorker Ronnie Khan never thought she’d leave Queens. She’s not…

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k2reader September 26, 2022

The Deception by Kim Taylor Blakemore #bookfeature #bookspotlight

Thank you to the author for the gifted copy. Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Published: September 27, 2022 Summary: A sleight of hand. A trick up the sleeve. A call for the dead. It’s all part of the game in this twisty tale by the bestselling author of After Alice Fell. New Hampshire, 1877. Maud Price was once a celebrated child medium, a true believer in lifting the veil between…

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k2reader September 25, 2022

The Leopard by Jo Nesbo #bookreview #shortandsweetreview #series

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Published: June 26, 2012 (first published 2009) Summary: In the depths of winter, a killer stalks the city streets. His victims are two young women, both found with twenty-four inexplicable puncture wounds, both drowned in their own blood. The crime scenes offer no clues, the media is reaching fever pitch, and the police are running out of…

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k2reader September 25, 2022

Amazon Original Stories: GETAWAY #bookfeature #bookreview #audiobook

Amazon Original Stories, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, is pleased to present GETAWAY, six psychological fiction stories by six very talented authors. Secrets follow you everywhere Perfect vacation or last resort? In this collection of short psychological thrillers, bestselling authors bring trouble to paradise. Today’s itinerary: surfing, sailing, hiking, facing your worst fears… Most dream vacations never live up to expectations—but few cause this many nightmares. Available now These stories are…

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k2reader September 22, 2022

The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards & Alyson Richman #bookreview

Thank you HTP Books / Graydon House, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Thread Collectors in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Graydon House Published: August 30, 2022 SUMMARY: 1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if…

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k2reader September 22, 2022

The Patient by Jane Shemilt #bookreview

Thank you Bibliolifestyle, William Morrow Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Patient in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: May 3, 2022 Summary: A shocking and twisty novel of psychological suspense about a boundary-breaking love affair between a doctor and her patient, by Jane Shemilt, Edgar-nominated, #1 international bestselling author of The Daughter. What price would you pay for falling in love? Rachel is a…

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k2reader September 20, 2022

The Retreat by Sarah Pearse #bookreview #series

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books Published: July 19, 2022 Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium, a Reese’s Book Club Pick, detective Elin Warner’s second outing, as she uncovers the truth behind the suspicious deaths on a stunning island getaway. Most are here to recharge and refresh. But someone’s here for revenge. . . An eco-wellness retreat has opened on an…

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k2reader September 17, 2022

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney #bookreview

Thank you Flatiron Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Daisy Darker in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Flatiron Books Published: August 30, 2022 Summary: The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists returns…with a family reunion that leads to murder. After years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in Nana’s crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. Finally back together…

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k2reader September 16, 2022

All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Audio / Netgalley for the ALC and William Morrow / Netgalley #partner, for the advanced copy of All That’s Left Unsaid in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Audio Published: September 13, 2022 Summary: For fans of Everything I Never Told You and The Mothers, a deeply moving and unflinching debut following a young Vietnamese Australian woman who returns home to her family in the…

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k2reader September 14, 2022

Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio / Netgalley, #partner for the ALC of Acts of Violet in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Macmillan Audio Published: July 5, 2022 Summary: From Margarita Montimore, the author of GMA Book Club pick and national bestseller Oona Out of Order, Acts of Violet is a dazzling and twisty new novel about a famous magician who disappears, leaving her sister to figure out what really happened. Nearly a…

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k2reader September 13, 2022

Stolen Remains by Christine Trent #bookreview #series #backlistbook

Thank you Kensington Books, #partner for the advanced of Stolen Remains in exchange for my honest review. I got the audiobook from Scribd. Publisher: Kensington Books / Tantor Audio Published: April 29, 2014 / November 30, 2021 Summary: After establishing her reputation as one of London’s most highly regarded undertakers, Violet Harper decided to take her practice to the wilds of the American West. But when her mother falls…

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k2reader September 12, 2022

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Berkley Books, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of The Book of Cold Cases in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Berkley Books / Penguin Audio Published: March 15, 2022 Summary: In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the…

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k2reader September 11, 2022

Most Anticipated Releases: September 2022

Happy August! Here we are with another batch of anticipated reads. I have quite a mix of releases this mix – some historical fiction and some mysteries with one being a set of short stories. Some are by beloved favorite authors and some are from new-to-me authors, including a debut that I’m just finishing up and am absolutely in awe of. THE TWO LIVES OF SARA by…

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k2reader September 10, 2022

The Lady’s Guide to Death and Deception by Katherine Cowley #BlogTour #BookFeature

Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Lady’s Guide to Death and Deception. Thank you Austen Prose for inviting me to participate. I have a book spotlight and excerpt for you today. Publisher: Tule Publishing Published: September 22, 2022 Summary: What is a spy willing to do when both her heart and her country are at risk? Life changes…

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k2reader September 7, 2022

The Prized Girl by Amy K. Green #bookreview #backlistbook

Thank you Dutton Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Prized Girl in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Dutton Books Published: January 14, 2020 Summary: From debut author Amy K. Green comes a devastating tale of psychological suspense: a teen pageant queen is found murdered in a small New England town, and her sister’s search for answers unearths more than she bargained for. Days after a young…

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k2reader September 7, 2022

The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman #bookreview

Thank you to Thoughts From a Page, St. Martin’s Press, #partner, for an advanced copy of The Matchmaker’s Gift in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Published: September 20, 2022 Summary: From Lynda Cohen Loigman, the bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters, comes a heartwarming story of two extraordinary women from two different eras who defy expectations to utilize their unique gift of seeing soulmates…

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k2reader September 6, 2022

Captive by Iris Johansen #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio, #partner for the ALC of Captive in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Hachette Audio Published: September 6, 2022 Summary: Eve Duncan’s daughter Jane MacGuire seems to have found a perfect life with Seth Caleb—until a ruthless madman threatens to destroy it all, in this gripping suspense novel from #1 bestselling author Iris Johansen. Jane MacGuire is enjoying a period of domestic bliss as she focuses…

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k2reader September 3, 2022

Broken Summer by J.M. Lee, translated by An Seon Jae #blogtour #bookfeature

Thank you @OTRPR & Amazon Crossing, #partner, for the advanced copy of Broken Summer in exchange for my honest review. Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for Broken Summer. Thank you OTRPR for inviting me to participate. I have a book spotlight today — see what the book is about and what others have to say about it. I love translated books and…

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k2reader September 2, 2022

Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano #bookreview #series

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Finlay Donovan Knocks “Em Dead in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: February 1, 2022 Summary: Finlay Donovan is―once again―struggling to finish her next novel and keep her head above water as a single mother of two. On the bright side, she has her live-in nanny and confidant Vero to…

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k2reader September 1, 2022

Month in Review: August 2022

Where did August go? I don’t know about you, but I feel like as we get further into the year, the months seem to go faster. As has been the case the last few months, audiobooks continue to be my main way to consume books – I just seem to gravitate towards them more and more – not that there is anything wrong with that. I love listening to them…

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k2reader August 31, 2022

The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards & Alyson Richman #blogtour #bookspotlight #excerpt

Thank you HTP Books / Graydon House, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Thread Collectors in exchange for my honest review. Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards & Alyson Richman – I have an excerpt for you to read thanks to Graydon House. Publisher: Graydon House Published: August 30, 2022 Summary: 1863: In a small…

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k2reader August 30, 2022

Wake by Shelley Burr #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Audio, #partner, for the ALC of Wake in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Harper Audio Published: August 30, 2022 Summary: For fans of Jane Harper’s The Dry or Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects, a searing debut crime novel set in the Australian outback, where the grief and guilt surrounding an unsolved disappearance still haunt a small farming community…and will ultimately lead to a reckoning. The tiny outback town of Nannine…

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k2reader August 30, 2022

The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver #bookreview #bookseries

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the finished copy of The Key to Deceit in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: June 21, 2022 Summary: The second in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, The Key to Deceit, is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit. London, 1940. After years of stealing from the rich and giving to the…

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k2reader August 29, 2022

The Third Way by Aimee Hoben #bookfeature #authorinterview

Thank you GetRedPrBooks & She Writes Press #partner, for the advanced copy of The Third Way in exchange for this feature. Today, I’m happy to be featuring this book, which published last week. Please see what others have said about the book and learn the inspiration behind the book. Publisher: She Writes Press Published: August 23, 2022 Summary: A college student with a fear of public speaking finds herself…

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k2reader August 28, 2022

The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

I purchased both this book and audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Anchor Books / Random House Audio Published: February 1, 2022 Summary: A mystery about a Black classical musician whose family heirloom violin is stolen on the eve of the most prestigious classical music competition in the world. Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming…

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k2reader August 25, 2022

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier #bookreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Things We Do in the Dark in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: July 19, 2022 Summary: When Paris Peralta is arrested in her own bathroom—covered in blood, holding a straight razor, her celebrity husband dead in the bathtub behind her—she knows she’ll be charged with murder. But as bad as this looks, it’s not what worries…

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k2reader August 24, 2022

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter #bookreview #audiobook #bookseries

Thank you Blackstone Publishing / Netgalley for the ALC and Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books, #partner, for the finished copy of Girl, Forgotten in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / Blackstone Publishing Published: August 23, 2022 Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her comes an electrifying thriller featuring newly minted US Marshall Andrea Oliver as she investigates a cold case with links to her father’s…

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k2reader August 23, 2022

The Darkness of Others by Cate Holahan #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and @NovelSuspects & Grand Central Publishing, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Darkness of Others in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: August 23, 2022 Summary: USA Today best-selling author Cate Holahan delivers her latest nail-biting thriller, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell. Imani Banks lives in a posh Brooklyn Heights neighborhood that has…

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k2reader August 23, 2022

Please Join Us by Catherine McKenzie #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Kathleen Carter Communications / Atria Books #partner, for the advanced copy of Please Join Us in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria / Simon and Schuster Audio Published: August 23, 2022 Summary: A “propulsive thriller about secret organizations, hidden agendas, and the lengths one woman will go to reclaim her life” (Laura Dave, author of Reese’s Book Club…

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k2reader August 19, 2022

A Summer to Remember by Erika Montgomery #bookreview #audiobook #backlistbook

Thank you St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the finished copy of A Summer to Remember in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: May 11, 2021 Summary: For thirty-year-old Frankie Simon, selling movie memorabilia in the shop she opened with her late mother on Hollywood Boulevard is more than just her livelihood–it’s an enduring connection to…

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k2reader August 18, 2022

All the Lies They Did Not Tell by Pablo Trincia #blogtour #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and @OTRPR & Amazon Crossing, #partner, for the advanced copy of All the Lies They Did Not Tell in exchange for my honest review. Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for All the Lies They Did Not Tell. Thank you OTRPR for inviting me to participate. Publisher: Amazon Crossing / Brilliance Audio Published:…

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k2reader August 17, 2022

She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino #bookreview #audiobook #bookclub

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and GetRedPR and the author, #partner, for the finished copy of She’s Up to No Good in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Lake Union Publishing / Brilliance Audio Published: August 1, 2022 Summary: For two women generations apart, going home will change their lives in this funny, poignant, and life-affirming novel about family, secrets, and broken hearts by the author of For the…

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