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The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard by Natasha Bricard #bookreview #audiobook

The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard by Natasha Bricard #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and Forever #partner, for the advanced copy of The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Forever / Hachette Audio Published: January 30, 2024   Summary: Three generations. One chance to prove themselves. Can the women of the Bricard fashion dynasty finally rewrite their history? French countryside, Present  Blythe Bricard is the daughter of famous fashion muses but that doesn’t…

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Published: January 14, 2020 (first published 1920)   Summary: Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom? Suspects abound in the quaint village of Styles St. Mary—from the heiress’s fawning new husband to her two stepsons, her volatile housekeeper, and a pretty nurse who works in a hospital dispensary. With impeccable…

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The Unwedding by Ally Condie #bookreview #audiobook

The Unwedding by Ally Condie #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio, #partner for the ALC of The Unwedding in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Hachette Audio Published: June 4, 2024   Summary: The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in this bold novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author: a recent divorcee’s exclusive Big Sur resort vacation unravels when she discovers a dead body on the day of a wedding. Ellery Wainwright is alone at the edge of the…

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On the Surface by Rachel McGuire #bookreview #audiobook

On the Surface by Rachel McGuire #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Dreamscape Media, Netgalley, #partner for an advanced ALC of On the Surface in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Dreamscape Meda Published: July 9, 2024   Summary: A YouTubing cruiser couple sails the world living their best life—until one of them goes missing and their whole world capsizes, in this captivating psychological thriller perfect for fans of Something in the Water and Saint X. Sawyer Stone III and Dani Fox, a…

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Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand #bookreview #audiobook

Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio, #partner for the ALC of Swan Song in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Hachette Audio Published: June 11, 2024   Summary: In the grand finale of “queen of the beach read” Elin Hilderbrand’s beloved Nantucket novels, there’s a new couple in town… and they instantly shake things up. Amid the extravagant parties on land and sea, there’s trouble on the island, forcing Chief of Police Ed…

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Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter #bookreview #audiobook

Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Blackstone Publishing, for the ALC and Quirk Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Such a Bad Influence in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Quirk Books / Blackstone Publishing Published: June 4, 2024   Summary: A razor-sharp debut about what happens when one of the first child stars of the social media age grows up . . . and goes missing. Hazel Davis is drifting: she’s…

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Knife River by Justine Champine #bookreview

Knife River by Justine Champine #bookreview

Thank you The Dial Press #partner,  for the advanced copy of Knife River in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: The Dial Press Published: May 28, 2024   Summary: Who do you believe when you can’t even trust yourself? A troubled young woman reunites with her sister in their hometown to uncover the truth about their mother’s disappearance in this compelling family drama and literary suspense debut. “Knife River is…

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Locked in Pursuit by Ashley Weaver #bookreview #bookseries

Locked in Pursuit by Ashley Weaver #bookreview #bookseries

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Locked in Pursuit in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: May 14, 2023   Summary: The fourth instalment in the delightful series following safecracker Electra McDonnell fighting Nazis at every turn as World War II looms over London. Safecracker Ellie McDonnell hasn’t seen Major Ramsey―her handsome but aloof handler in the British government―since their tumultuous mission together three…

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Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina #bookreview #audiobook

Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC of Sisters of the Lost Nation in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Penguin Audio Published: April 18, 2023   Summary: A young Native girl’s hunt for answers about the women mysteriously disappearing from her tribe’s reservation lead her to delve into the myths and stories of her people, all while being haunted herself, in this atmospheric and stunningly poignant debut. Anna Horn is…

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Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra #bookreview #audiobook

Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books / Penguin Audio Published: February 6, 2024   Summary: A mother is forced to the breaking point when her life and the lives of her children are threatened by an intruder Home alone with her young children during a blizzard, a mother tucks her son back into bed in the…

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Five Days in Bogota by Linda Moore #bookreview

Five Days in Bogota by Linda Moore #bookreview

Thank you @GetRedPrBooks #partner, for the advanced copy of Five Days in Bogota in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: She Writes Press Published: May 14, 2024   Summary: A fast-paced art thriller in the spirit of Gabriel Allon from the Daniel Silva thriller series and Laura Dave’s The Last Thing He Told Me. Ally Blake risks everything to exhibit at an art fair in Bogotá in 1990. She needs…

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The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean #bookreview #audiobook

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Simon Books #partner, for the finished copy of The Return of Ellie Black in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon and Schuster / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: May 7, 2024   Summary: Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life is turned upside down when she gets the call Ellie Black, a girl who disappeared years earlier, has resurfaced in the woods…

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In a Dark Mirror by Kat Davis #bookreview #audiobook

In a Dark Mirror by Kat Davis #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and Lavender Public Relations, #partner, for the advanced copy of In a Dark Mirror in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer / Brilliance Audio Published: June 1, 2024   Summary: A decade-old crime unites its devoted fans in a haunting novel about delusions in the dark and the dangerous games children play. Twelve-year-old Maddie Thompson and her friend Lana share…

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The Man on the Train by Debbie Babitt #bookreview

The Man on the Train by Debbie Babitt #bookreview

Thank you Scarlet Suspense, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Man on the Train in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Scarlet Suspense Published: May 7, 2024   Summary: One man is about to have a midlife crisis like no man has ever had before. But for his wife, the nightmare is just beginning… Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Linda Haley is awakened early one morning by two police officers at…

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The Alone Time by Elle Marr #bookreview #audiobook

The Alone Time by Elle Marr #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and Over the River PR, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Alone Time in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer / Brilliance Audio Published: May 1, 2024   Summary: For two sisters, confronting the past could come at a terrible price in a riveting novel about a family tragedy—and family secrets—by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author Elle Marr. Fiona…

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Safe and Sound by Laura McHugh #bookreview

Safe and Sound by Laura McHugh #bookreview

Thank you Random House / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Safe and Sound in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Random House Published: April 23, 2024   Summary: Six years after their cousin vanished from their home while they were sleeping, two sisters set out to learn the truth behind what happened—even if it puts their own lives in danger—in this haunting thriller from the internationally bestselling author…

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Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo #bookreview #series

Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo #bookreview #series

Thank you Knopf #partner, for the finished copy of Killing Moon in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Published: April 30, 2024 (first published 2022)   Summary: THE HUNT IS ON AND THE POLICE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. Two young women are missing, their only connection a party they both attended, hosted by a notorious real-estate magnate. When one of the women is found murdered, the police…

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Original Twin by Paula Gleeson #bookreview #audiobook

Original Twin by Paula Gleeson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio/Netgalley, #partner for the ALC of Original Twin in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Brilliance Audio Published: June 1, 2024   Summary: A twisty crossover thriller that will have readers guessing right up until the end. Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Mary Kubica, and Megan Abbott. SHE’S ALWAYS BEEN SECOND BEST. NOW SHE’S THE ONLY ONE LEFT. Twin sisters May and June couldn’t be more different.…

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The Vacancy in Room 10 by Seraphina Nova Glass #bookreview #audiobook

The Vacancy in Room 10 by Seraphina Nova Glass #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you HTP Books / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of The Vacancy in Room 10 in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Graydon House Published: April 9, 2024   Summary: When Anna Hartley’s husband, Henry, calls her with a terrible, guilty confession, she can’t believe what she hears. It has to be a bad joke—the mild, predictable artist she married would…

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Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth #bookreview #audiobook

Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fom / Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of Darling Girls in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: April 23, 2024   Summary: SISTERS, SECRETS, LOVE, AND MURDER… Sally Hepworth’s new novel has it all. For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah, and Alicia have been told how lucky they are.…

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The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini #bookreview #audiobook

The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harper Perennial, #partner, for the finished copy of The Woman on the Ledge in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my collection. Publisher: Harper Perennial / Harper Audio Published: January 16, 2024   Summary: Obsession. Intrigue. Revenge. Whose secrets are you keeping? And why? A woman falls to her death from a London bank’s twenty-fifth-floor roof terrace. You’re arrested for her murder. You tell…

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Mini Reviews – Thriller Edition #bookreviews #thrillers #bookpurchases

Mini Reviews – Thriller Edition #bookreviews #thrillers #bookpurchases

This month I attended Hamptonswhodunit, a Mystery and crime festival, and in prepping for it, I picked a few books from my shelves by some of the authors I knew would be attending. Not only did this help me get to know some of these authors better but it also allowed me to read some books that had been sitting on my shelf for a while. And now I’m quite…

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Lost to Dune Road by Kara Thomas #bookreview

Lost to Dune Road by Kara Thomas #bookreview

Thank you to the author, MB Communications & Thomas Mercer #partner, for the advanced copy of Lost to Dune Road in exchange for my honest review.   Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: April 16, 2024   Summary: For a disgraced reporter, unraveling a conspiracy of murder could mean redemption in a powerful novel of suspense by the bestselling author of Out of the Ashes. Reporter Lee Ellerin’s investigation into a young woman’s…

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Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda #bookreview #audiobook

Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner, for the advanced copy of Daughter of Mine in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Marysue Rucci Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: April 9, 2024   Summary: The new thrilling novel from Megan Miranda, the instant New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, The Last to Vanish, and The Only Survivors. When Hazel Sharp, daughter of Mirror…

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She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica #bookreview

She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica #bookreview

Thank you HTP Books / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of She’s Not Sorry in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Park Row Books Published: April 2, 2024   Summary: An ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient’s frightening past in this chilling thriller. Meghan Michaels is trying to find balance between being a single mom to a teenage daughter and working as a full time nurse. While on duty at…

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Hard Rain by Samantha Jayne Allen #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Hard Rain by Samantha Jayne Allen #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Hard Rain in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: April 18, 2023   Summary: In shock and found clinging to a tree branch, Bethany Richter is pulled from thrashing floodwaters that have decimated the town of Garnett, Texas and killed a dozen others. Six months after solving the murder of a local waitress, Annie McIntyre is working as…

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Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview

Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books #partner,  for the advanced copy of Kill for Me, Kill for You in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books Published: March 19, 2024   Summary: For fans of The Silent Patient and Gone Girl, a razor-sharp and Hitchcock-inspired psychological thriller about two ordinary women who make a dangerous pact to take revenge for each other after being pushed to the brink. One dark evening…

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The Stranger at Black Lake by Christina McDonald #bookreview #series

The Stranger at Black Lake by Christina McDonald #bookreview #series

Thank you Intrigue Ink Publishing / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of The Stranger at Black Lake in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Intrigue Ink Publishing Published: March 19, 2024   Summary: Secrets, murder and revenge converge in this gripping prequel to Amazon charts bestselling thriller, These Still Black Waters, about a young Jess Lambert drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game. Because old ghosts often have old scores…

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What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan #bookreview

What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan #bookreview

Thank you William Morrow, #partner, for the advanced copy of What Happened to Nina? in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: March 26, 2024   Summary: From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an emotional novel of suspense about two families pitted against each other—one seeking justice in the disappearance of their daughter, the other desperate to clear their son’s name. Nina and…

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Don’t Forget Me by Rea Frey #bookreview #audiobook

Don’t Forget Me by Rea Frey #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers Promotions, Netgalley, #partner, for an advanced ALC of Don’t Forget Me in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Brilliance Audio Published: March 1, 2024   Summary: When a body is presumed to be her missing husband’s, a woman must unravel the secrets of her own past to clear her name, find the truth, and put her conscience to rest once and for all. All Ruby wanted…

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Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera #bookreview #audiobook

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fom / Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and Celadon Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Listen for the Lie in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Celadon Books / Macmillan Audio Published: March 5, 2024   Summary: What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn’t matter? After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered…

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No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall #bookreview #audiobook

No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Flatiron Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of No One Can Know in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Flatiron Books / Macmillan Audio Published: January 23, 2024   Summary: The author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters, two murders, and too many secrets to count. Emma hasn’t told her husband much about her past. He knows…

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Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano #bookreview #audiobook #series

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Libro.fm/Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: March 5, 2024   Summary: From New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano comes Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice―the fiercely anticipated next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series. Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero are in sore need of a girls’ weekend…

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The Hunting Wives by May Cobb #bookreview #audiobook #bookclubbook

The Hunting Wives by May Cobb #bookreview #audiobook #bookclubbook

I borrowed this audiobook from the library. Publisher: Penguin Audio Published: May 18, 2021   Summary: The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obsession, seduction, and murder. Sophie O’Neill left behind an envy-inspiring career and the stressful, competitive life of big-city Chicago to settle down with her husband and young son in a small Texas town. It seems like the perfect…

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The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White #bookreview

The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White #bookreview

Thank you to MB Communications, Montlake, #partner, for the finished copy of The Unquiet Bones in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Montlake Published: March 5, 2024   Summary: A shocking discovery of human bones reopens an almost fifty-year-old cold case—and rips apart the lives of a group of friends—in a riveting novel by Loreth Anne White, the Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of The Maid’s Diary. When human bones are…

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Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa #bookreview

Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa #bookreview

Thank you Berkley Books, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Island Witch in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley Books Pub date: February 20, 2023   Summary: Inspired by Sri Lankan folklore, award-winning author Amanda Jayatissa turns her feverish, Gothic-tinged talents to late 19th century Sri Lanka where the daughter of a traditional demon-priest—relentlessly bullied by peers and accused of witchcraft herself—tries to solve the mysterious attacks that have been…

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The Resort by Sara Ochs #bookreview

The Resort by Sara Ochs #bookreview

Thank you @ScaredStraightReads/Sourcebooks Landmark #partner,  for the finished copy of The Resort in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: February 6, 2024   Summary: A searing vacation thriller set on a remote island in Thailand following two mysterious women, a charismatic group of expats, and the one murder poised to bring their paradise crashing down. Welcome to paradise. We hope you survive your stay… There are three rules…

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Lethal Vengeance by Robert Bryndza #bookreview #audiobook #series

Lethal Vengeance by Robert Bryndza #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced copy of Lethal Vengeance in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: Raven Street Publishing / Raven Street Publishing Published: February 8, 2024   Summary: The man lay on his front, his arms and legs bound and pulled up with a rope connecting the two. His head was arched back, so he faced the curtains, and…

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The Guest by B.A. Paris #bookreview #audiobook

The Guest by B.A. Paris #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Guest in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: February 20, 2024   Summary: New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris captivated psychological thriller readers everywhere with Behind Closed Doors. Now she invites you into another home full of heart-pounding secrets, in The Guest. Some secrets…

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Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead by Jenny Hollander #bookreview #audiobook

Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead by Jenny Hollander #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: February 6, 2024   Summary: What if everything you know about the worst night of your life turns out not to be true? Nine years ago, with the world’s eyes on her, Charlie…

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Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham #bookreview #audiobook

Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Only If You’re Lucky in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: January 16, 2024   SUMMARY: Lucy Sharpe is larger than life. Magnetic, addictive. Bold and dangerous. Especially for Margot, who meets Lucy at the end of their freshman year at a liberal arts college in…

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A Lovely Lie by Jaime Lynn Hendricks #bookreview

A Lovely Lie by Jaime Lynn Hendricks #bookreview

Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers Promotions, Scarlet, #partner, for an advanced e- copy of A Lovely Lie in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Scarlet Published: May 28, 2024   Summary: Is it better to believe a lovely lie or to know the horrible truth? 1999: The night of their senior picnic, Scarlett Russo and her best friend Pepper were involved in a car accident that left two of their classmates dead. Afterward,…

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What Is Mine by Lyn Liao Butler #bookreview

What Is Mine by Lyn Liao Butler #bookreview

Thank you @GetRedPrBooks/Thomas & Mercer #partner,  for the advanced copy of What Is Mine in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: February 6, 2024   Summary: The search for a missing boy entwines the lives of two desperate women. One seeks redemption for her sister; the other will do anything for the love of her life. Hope Chen and her husband are raising her nine-year-old nephew,…

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The Woman Inside by M.T. Edvardsson #bookreview #audiobook

The Woman Inside by M.T. Edvardsson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Celadon Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Woman Insider in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Celadon Books / Macmillan Audio Published: June 13, 2023   Summary: A wealthy couple ends up murdered in the nicest part of town in this compulsively readable, page-turning thriller from M. T. Edvardsson, The Woman Inside. Bill Olsson, recently widowed, is desperate to provide…

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Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita #bookreview #blogtour #bookseries

Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita #bookreview #blogtour #bookseries

Thank you Berkley Books, #partner, for the finished copy of Village in the Dark in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley Books Pub date: February 13, 2023   Summary: Detective Cara Kennedy thought she’d lost her husband and son in an accident, but harrowing evidence has emerged that points to murder–and she will stop at nothing to find the truth in this riveting mystery from the author of City Under One…

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The Mountain King by Anders de la Motte #bookreview #audiobook

The Mountain King by Anders de la Motte #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner,  for the finished copy of The Mountain King in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: January 30, 2024   Summary: This atmospheric and sinister mystery, perfect for fans of the Nordic thrillers of Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson, follows an overachieving female inspector investigating the darkest side of humanity.…

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The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett #bookreview

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books Published: January 23, 2024   Summary: Everyone knows the story of the Alperton Angels: the cult who brainwashed a teenage girl into believing her baby was the anti-Christ. When the girl came to her senses and called the police, the Angels committed suicide and mother…

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A Soul for a Soul by Carol Wyer #bookreview #audiobook #series

A Soul for a Soul by Carol Wyer #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC of A Soul for a Soul in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Brilliance Audio Published: February 20, 2024   Summary: The syndicate have taken everything from her. It’s time to take them down—or die trying. DCI Kate Young never meant to shoot Superintendent John Dickson at the reservoir that night—even if, as a scheming corrupt cop and head of the shady syndicate, he…

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When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview

When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview

Thank you Libro.fm / Harper Audio, for the ALC and Harper, #partner, for an advanced copy of When We Were Bright and Beautiful in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Harper / Harper Audio Published: August 2, 2022   Summary: The acclaimed, bestselling author of This Could Hurt returns with her biggest, boldest novel yet–an electrifying, twisty, and deeply emotional family drama, set on Manhattan’s glittering Upper East Side, that explores the…

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Here in Avalon by Tara Isabella Burton #bookreview #audiobook

Here in Avalon by Tara Isabella Burton #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and SimonBooksBuddies / Simon and Schuster / Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced copy of Here in Avalon in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon & Schuster / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: January 2, 2024   Summary: A New York City fairy tale about two sisters that fall under the spell of an underworld cabaret troupe that might be a…

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