Always With a Book

k2reader November 14, 2022

We Are the Light by Matthew Quick #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Avid Reader Press #partner, for the advanced copy of We Are the Light in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: November 1, 2022 Summary: From Matthew Quick, the New York Times best-selling author of The Silver Linings Playbook, made into the Academy Award-winning movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, comes a poignant…

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k2reader November 14, 2022

The Resemblance by Lauren Nossett #bookreview

Thank you Flatiron Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Resemblance in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Flatiron Books Published: November 8, 2022 Summary: Never betray the brotherhood. On a chilly November morning at the University of Georgia, a fraternity brother steps off a busy crosswalk and is struck dead by an oncoming car. More than a dozen witnesses all agree on two things: The driver looked identical…

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k2reader November 11, 2022

Little Eve by Catriona Ward #bookreview

Thank you Tor Nightfire, #partner, for the advanced copy of Little Eve in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Tor Nightfire Published: October 11, 2022 Summary: A heart-pounding tale of faith and family, with a devastating twist “A great day is upon us. He is coming. The world will be washed away.” On the wind-battered isle of Altnaharra, off the wildest coast of Scotland, a clan prepares to bring about…

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k2reader November 10, 2022

The Collector by Anne Mette Hancock #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Dreamscape Media/Netgalley, #partner for the ALC of The Collector in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Dreamscape Media Published: November 8, 2022 Summary: When ten-year-old Lukas disappears from his Copenhagen school, police investigators discover that the boy had a peculiar obsession with pareidolia: a phenomenon that makes him see faces in random things. A photo on his phone, posted just hours before his disappearance, shows an old barn…

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k2reader November 7, 2022

Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Audio/Netgalley / #partner for the ALC of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Harper Audio Published: November 8, 2022 Summary: Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. What could be more restful, more restorative, than a weekend getaway with family and friends? An…

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k2reader November 7, 2022

Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan #bookreview #series

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Blackwater Falls in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: November 8, 2022 Summary: From critically acclaimed author Ausma Zehanat Khan, Blackwater Falls is the first in a timely and powerful crime series, introducing Detective Inaya Rahman. Girls from immigrant communities have been disappearing for months in the Colorado town of Blackwater Falls, but the local sheriff is slow to act…

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k2reader November 6, 2022

Book of Knives by Lise Haines #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Dreamscape Media/Netgalley, #partner for the ALC of Book of Knives in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Dreamscape Media Published: October 6, 2022 Summary: There are thirteen knives. One by one they begin to disappear Nora didn’t expect Hidden Lake Camp to be in a state of ruin. Dock full of rotten boards, smashed windows, cabins falling apart. To her new husband, Paul, the camp is the…

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k2reader November 3, 2022

The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and @BookClubFavorites & Atria Books #partner, for the finished copy of The Other Side of Night in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: October 11, 2022 Summary: The Other Side of Night begins with a man named David Asha writing about his biggest regret: his sudden separation from his son, Elliot. In his…

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k2reader November 3, 2022

We Spread by Iain Reid #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and @BookClubFavorites & Gallery/Scout Press #partner, for the finished copy of We Spread in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: September 27, 2022 Summary: A new work of philosophical suspense. Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She…

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k2reader November 2, 2022

Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit & Obsession Edited by Sarah Weinman #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased both this book and audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Ecco / Harper Audio Published: July 28, 2020 Summary: A brilliant anthology of modern true-crime writing that illustrates the appeal of this powerful and popular genre, edited and curated by Sarah Weinman, the award-winning author of The Real Lolita. The appeal of true-crime stories has never been higher. With podcasts like My Favorite Murder and In the Dark, bestsellers like I’ll Be…

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k2reader November 1, 2022

Month in Review: October 2022

Hello November! Maybe it’s because I was away for a bit in October but boy did this past month fly by! I always feel like the last part of the year tends to do so and it clearly is living up to that. My main goal for October was to read spooky reads and not get so bogged down in all the review books and I think I did a…

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k2reader October 31, 2022

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio/Netgalley for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press #partner, for the advanced copy of Hester in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: October 4, 2022 Summary: A vivid reimagining of the woman who inspired Hester Prynne, the tragic heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, and a journey into the enduring legacy of New England’s witchcraft trials. Who is the real Hester Prynne?…

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k2reader October 30, 2022

The Echo Man by Sam Holland #bookreview

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Published: April 5, 2022 Summary: Sam Holland’s chilling debut draws inspiration from infamous serial killer cases, culminating in the ultimate, heart-pounding copycat tale. Detectives Cara Elliott and Noah Deakin are on the case of a series of seemingly unconnected murders, each different in method, but each shocking and brutal. As the body count increases, they can’t…

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k2reader October 26, 2022

The Ravenous Dead by Darcy Coates #bookreview #series

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, #partner for the advanced copy of The Ravenous Dead in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published: March 15, 2022 Summary: He’ll never let go…. Keira, hired as Blighty Graveyard’s new groundskeeper, lives surrounded by the dead. They watch her through the fog. They wordlessly cry out. They’ve been desperately waiting for help moving on—and only Keira can hear them. But…

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k2reader October 25, 2022

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Hachette Audio, #partner for the ALC of The Inheritance Games in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Hachette Audio Published: September 1, 2020 Summary: Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea…

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k2reader October 25, 2022

Jackal by Erin E. Adams #bookreview

Thank you Random House Publishing Group/Netgalley #partner, for the advanced copy of Jackal in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Bantam Books Published: October 4, 2022 Summary A young Black girl goes missing in the woods outside her white Rust Belt town. But she’s not the first—and she may not be the last. . . . It’s watching. Liz Rocher is coming home . . . reluctantly. As a…

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k2reader October 24, 2022

Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Thank you Kensington Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Murder at Mallowan Hall in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Kensington Books Published: October 26, 2021 Summary: The first in an exciting new historical mystery series set in the home of Agatha Christie! Colleen Cambridge’s charming and inventive new historical series introduces an unforgettable heroine in Phyllida Bright, fictional housekeeper for none other than famed mystery novelist Agatha…

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k2reader October 21, 2022

And There He Kept Her by Joshua Moehling #bookreview

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press/Netgalley #partner, for the advanced copy of The Younger Wife in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published: June 14, 2022 Summary: They thought he was a helpless old man. They were wrong. When two teenagers break into a house on a remote lake in search of prescription drugs, what starts as a simple burglary turns into a nightmare for all involved.…

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k2reader October 19, 2022

Cradles of the Reich by Jennifer Coburn #bookreview

Thank you to the author/Netgalley for the gifted copy. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: October 11, 2022 SUMMARY: Three women, a nation seduced by a madman, and the Nazi breeding program to create a so-called master race. At Heim Hochland, a Nazi breeding home in Bavaria, three women’s fates are irrevocably intertwined. Gundi is a pregnant university student from Berlin. An Aryan beauty, she’s secretly a member of a resistance group. Hilde,…

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k2reader October 17, 2022

Kisscut by Karin Slaughter #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed this audiobook from the library. Publisher: HarperAudio Published: February 10, 2015 Summary: Saturday night dates at the skating rink have been a tradition in the small southern town of Heartsdale for as long as anyone can remember, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton – the town’s pediatrician and medical examiner – finds herself entangled in a terrible tragedy. What seemed at…

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k2reader October 14, 2022

My Wife is Missing by D.J. Palmer #bookreview

Thank you St. Martin’s Press/Netgalley #partner, for the advanced copy of The Younger Wife in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Published: May 10, 2022 Summary: When a woman disappears with her two children, one husband will do anything to find them–even confront the secrets of his own past–in D. J. Palmer’s My Wife Is Missing, a twisty thriller from the author of The New Husband. A family vacation…

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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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