#CrimeTime by Jeneva Rose and Drew Pyne #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC of #CrimeTime in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon and Schuster Audio Published: December 12, 2023   Summary: The first audio original from Jeneva Rose, the author of blockbuster bestseller The Perfect Marriage, #CrimeTime is a full-cast mystery written with her husband, Drew Pyne, perfect for fans of Only Murders in the Building and Finley Donovan Is Killing It. Going viral has never been so dangerous. Nadiya loves…

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The Anatomy of Desire by L.R. Dorn #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview

Thank you Libro.fm / Harper Audio, for the ALC and Bibliolifestyle, William Morrow, #partner, for a finished copy of The Anatomy of Desire in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Audio Published: May 11, 2021   Summary: A modern tale of American striving, social media stardom, a fatal love triangle, and a young woman on trial for murder—a mesmerizing reimagining of Theodore Dreiser’s classic novel of…

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The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Doubleday #partner,  for the advanced copy of The Frozen River in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Doubleday / Random House Audio Published: December 5, 2023   Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote…

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The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Recorded Books, for the ALC of The Berry Pickers in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print book for my own collection. Publisher: Catapult / Recorded Books Published: October 31, 2023   Summary: A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that haunts the survivors, unravels a community, and remains unsolved for nearly fifty years. July…

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The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Libro.fm / Penguin Random House Audio, for the ALC and Random House/Netgalley, #partner for the advanced e-copy of The Mystery Guest in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Ballantine Books / Penguin Random House Audio Published: November 28, 2023   Summary: When an acclaimed author dies at the Regency Grand Hotel, it’s up to a fastidious maid to uncover the truth, no matter how dirty—in a standalone novel…

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Lay Then to Rest by Laurah Norton #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and @NovelSuspects & Hachette Books, #partner, for the finished copy of Lay Them to Rest in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Hachette Books / Hachette Audio Published: October 17, 2023   Summary: A fascinating deep dive into the dark world of forensic science as experts team up to solve the identity of an unknown woman named “Ina Jane Doe,” exploring the rapidly evolving…

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The Sanctuary by Katrine Engberg #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC of The Sanctuary in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon and Schuster Audio Published: February 7, 2023   Summary: From internationally bestselling author Katrine Engberg, the series that is a “gripping addition to the Scandinavian crime fiction pantheon” ( Oprah Daily ) comes to a stunning conclusion as Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner rush to untangle a long-simmering mystery before a brutal killer strikes…

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A True Account by Katherine Howe #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and Henry Holt and Co, #partner for the advanced copy of A True Account in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Henry Holt and Co / Macmillan Audio Published: November 21, 2023   Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe comes a daring first-hand account of one young woman’s unbelievable adventure as one of the most terrifying sea rovers…

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Love Betrayal Murder by Adam Mitzner #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Blackstone Publishing, #partner for the ALC of Love Betrayal Murder in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Published: May 16, 2023   Summary: Love: Matthew Brooks and Vanessa Lyons are a perfect match, both attorneys at a powerful New York City law firm. But there’s a small hitch: Matt just made partner, and Vanessa is coming up for partner next year. Two hitches, actually,…

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Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and @GetRedPrBooks/Berkley Books #partner,  for the finished copy of Murder and Mamon in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley Books / Penguin Audio Published: September 19, 2023   Summary: When murder mars the grand opening for Lila Macapagal’s aunties’ new laundromat, she will have to air out all the dirty laundry in Shady Palms to catch a killer… Lila Macapagal’s godmothers April, Mae,…

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Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Berkley #partner,  for the finished copy of Blood Sisters in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Berkley / Random House Audio Published: October 31, 2023   Summary: A visceral and compelling mystery about a Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is summoned to rural Oklahoma to investigate the disappearance of two women…one of them her sister. There are secrets in…

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Happiness Falls by Angie Kim #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC of Happiness Falls in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print book for my own collection. Publisher: Hogarth / Random House Audio Published: August 29, 2023   Summary: When a father goes missing, his family’s desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another–both a riveting page-turner and a deeply moving portrait of a family in…

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The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams by M.J. Rose #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and Get Red PR and Blue Box Press , #partner, for the finished copy of The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Blue Box Press / Brilliance Audio Published: February 7, 2023   Summary: A captivating tale of two passionate women separated by decades but united by a shared vision. One, the famous jeweler Suzanne Belperron, fighting to…

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The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and Algonquin Books, #partner for the finished copy of The Museum of Failures in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Algonquin Books / Hachette Audio Published: September 26, 2023   Summary: An immersive story about family secrets and the power of forgiveness from the bestselling author of Reese’s Book Club pick  Honor When Remy Wadia left India for the United States, he carried his…

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More Than Meets the Eye by Iris Johansen, Roy Johansen #bookreview #audiobook #bookseries

Thank you Hachette Audio, #partner for the ALC of More Than Meets the Eye in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Hachette Audio Published: February 7, 2023   Summary: New York Times bestselling authors Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen team up for another electrifying thriller that pits a serial killer against Kendra Michaels’ heightened powers of deduction. After scoring a plea deal in a high-profile murder trial, serial killer James Michael…

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The Killing Room by Robert Swartwood #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Blackstone Publishing, #partner for the ALC of The Killing Room in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Published: August 22, 2023   Summary: From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes another bone-chilling thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. While on vacation in Las Vegas, a businessman wakes up in a strange hotel room to find a dead woman in the bathtub. Panicked,…

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The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and @BookClubFavorites & Simon & Schuster #partner, for the advanced copy of The House of Eve in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon & Schuster / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: February 7, 2023   Summary: From the award-winning author of Yellow Wife, a daring and redemptive novel set in 1950s Philadelphia and Washington, DC, that explores what it means to be…

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The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Blackstone Publishing, for the ALC and Blackstone Publishing, #partner for the advanced copy of The Trap in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Blackstone Publishing / Blackstone Publishing Published: August 1, 2023   Summary: From award-winning, internationally bestselling crime writer Catherine Ryan Howard comes The Trap: an unsettling mystery inspired by a series of still-unsolved disappearances in Ireland in the 90s, wherein one young woman risks everything to…

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The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons by Karin Smirnoff #bookreview #audiobook #bookseries

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Knopf #partner,  for the advanced copy of The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Knopf / Penguin Random House Audio Published: August 29, 2023   Summary: Lisbeth Salander returns, in a trailblazing new installment to the best-selling Millennium series Change is coming to Sweden’s far north: its untapped natural resources are sparking a gold rush with the…

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The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Great Transition in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: August 15, 2023   Summary: For fans of Station Eleven and The Ministry for the Future, this richly imaginative, immersive, and electrifyingly relevant climate utopia novel follows a family navigating a crisis both personal and…

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The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and @BookClubFavorites & Atria/Emily Bestler Books #partner,  for the finished copy of The Writing Retreat in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: February 21, 2023   Summary: The Plot meets Please Join Us in this psychological suspense debut about a young author at an exclusive writer’s retreat that descends into a nightmare. Alex has all…

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The Bone Hacker by Kathy Reichs #bookreview #audiobook #bookseries

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio, #partner for the ALC of The Bone Hacker in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon and Schuster Audio Published: August 1, 2023   Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twenty-second high-stakes thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan who, following a series of bizarre disappearances on the islands of Turks and Caicos, enters a sinister labyrinth in which…

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Searching for Savanna by Mona Gable #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Searching for Savanna in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: April 25, 2023   Summary: A gripping and illuminating investigation into the disappearance of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind when she was eight months pregnant, highlighting the shocking epidemic of violence against Native American women in America and…

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A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Berkley #partner,  for the finished copy of A Twisted Love Story in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Berkley / Random House Audio Published: July 18, 2023   Summary: From the bestselling author of My Lovely Wife comes a reckless, delicious thriller about a young couple that gives a whole new meaning to the dangers of modern dating. Wes and Ivy are madly in…

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Thicker Than Water by Megan Collins #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner,  for the advanced copy of Thicker Than Water in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books/ Simon & Schuster ALC Published: July 11, 2023   Summary: Two sisters-in-law find themselves at painful odds when the man who connects them—the brother of one, the husband of the other—is accused of a brutal crime in this twisty thriller from…

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The Quiet Tenant #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and  Knopf #partner,  for the advanced e-copy of The Quiet Tenant in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Knopf / Random House Audio Published: June 20, 2023   Summary: A pulse-pounding psychological thriller about a serial killer narrated by those closest to him: His 13-year-old daughter, his girlfriend—and the one victim he has spared Aidan Thomas is a hard-working family man and a…

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The Long Way Back by Nicole Baart #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner,  for the advanced copy of The Long Way Back in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books/ Simon & Schuster ALC Published: June 13, 2023   Summary: When an Instagram-famous teenager mysteriously disappears, her mother grapples with the revelation of dark secrets in this twisty, atmospheric thriller—from the author of the “poignant, riveting” (Wendy Walker, author of Don’t…

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The Survivor by Iris Johansen #bookreview #audiobook #bookseries

Thank you Hachette Audio, #partner for the ALC of The Survivor in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Hachette Audio Published: June 6, 2023   Summary: Eve Duncan and Riley Smith must solve their most exciting puzzle since  A Face to Die For when asked to uncover the mysterious secret hidden on a remote island. When archeologist Riley Smith comes to ask Eve Duncan for help, Eve has to say no.…

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What Remains by Wendy Walker #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Blackstone Publishing, for the ALC and Blackstone Publishing, #partner for the advanced copy of What Remains in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Blackstone Publishing / Blackstone Publishing Published: June 13, 2023   Summary: She saved his life. Now he‘ll never let her go. Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. Each crime is a puzzle to solve, pulled from the past. Elise looks for…

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Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and @BookClubFavorites & Scriber #partner,  for the advanced copy of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Scribner / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: June 6, 2023   Summary: The latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China—perfect for fans of See’s…

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Drowning by T.J. Newman #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC of Drowning in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Published: May 30, 2o23   Summary: Flight attendant turned New York Times bestselling author T. J. Newman returns with an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a commercial jetliner that crashes into the ocean and sinks to the bottom with passengers trapped inside—and the extraordinary rescue operation to save them. Six minutes after…

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The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio, #partner for the ALC of The Drowning Woman in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Hachette Audio Published: June 13, 2o23   Summary: From the bestselling author of The Party comes a deliciously twisted story of friendship, retribution, and betrayal following a homeless woman fleeing a dangerous past—and the wealthy society wife she saves. Lee Gulliver never thought she’d find herself living on the streets—no one ever does—but…

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The Chateau by Jaclyn Goldis #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner,  for the advanced copy of The Chateau in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books/ Simon & Schuster ALC Published: May 23, 2023   Summary: A dream girls trip to a luxurious French chateau devolves into a deadly nightmare of secrets and murder in this stylish, twisty thriller for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, and…

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The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner, for the advanced copy of The Family Remains in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: August 9, 2022   Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell comes an intricate and affecting novel about twisted marriages, fractured families, and deadly obsessions in this standalone sequel to…

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Out of the Ashes by Kara Thomas #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and MB Communications & Thomas Mercer #partner, for the finished copy of Out of the Ashes in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer / Brilliance Audio Published: May 1, 2023   Summary: A woman’s investigation into her family’s murders uncovers lies, secrets, and dangerous truths in a heart-wrenching novel of suspense. When she was thirteen years old, Samantha Newsom’s family was…

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The Hook by Victoria Helen Stone #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio, #partner for the ALC of The Hook in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Brilliance Audio Published: May 23, 2o23   Summary: Three betrayed women with revenge in common channel their fury in a twisting novel of psychological suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Jane Doe and False Step. A women’s boxing class is the perfect place for betrayed wife Katherine to work out her aggressions. Ideal…

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The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and @BookClubFavorites & Scriber #partner,  for the advanced copy of The Half Moon in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Scribner / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: May 2, 2023   Summary: From the bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, a masterful novel about a couple in a small town who must navigate the complexities of marriage, family, and longing. Malcolm Gephardt,…

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Dust Child by Nguyen Phan Que Mai #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and Algonquin Books, #partner for the finished copy  of Dust Child in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Algonquin Books / Hachette Audio Published: March 14, 2023   Summary: From the internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, a suspenseful and moving saga about family secrets, hidden trauma, and the overriding power of forgiveness, set during the war and in present-day Việt Nam. In…

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A Show of Faith by Greer Hendricks #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio, #partner for the ALC of A Show of Faith in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Brilliance Audio / Amazon Original Stories Published: April 13, 2o23   Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Wife Between Us comes a twisty short story about a chance encounter that tests the boundaries of a mother’s love. Blair Martin’s days rarely vary: she gets up, goes for a run,…

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Where Are the Children Now? by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and @BookClubFavorites & Simon & Schuster #partner, for the finished copy of Where Are the Children Now? in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon & Schuster / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: April 18, 2023   Summary: The legacy of the “Queen of Suspense” continues with the highly anticipated follow-up to Mary Higgins Clark’s iconic novel Where Are The Children?, featuring the…

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The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio, #partner for the ALC of The Only Survivors in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Published: April 11, 2023   Summary: A mystery about a group of former classmates who reunite to mark the tenth anniversary of a tragic accident—only to have one of the survivors disappear, casting fear and suspicion on the original tragedy. Seven hours in the past. Seven…

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A Truth for a Truth by Carol Wyer #blogtour #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and #ZooloosBooktours, #partner, for the advanced copy of A Truth for a Truth in exchange for my honest review.      Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for A Truth for a Truth. Thank you ZooloosBooktours for inviting me to participate. I have long been a fan of Carol Wyer’s books and this is the latest…

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The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and @BookClubFavorites & Simon & Schuster #partner,  for the finished copy of The House is on Fire in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon & Schuster / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: April 4, 2023   Summary: The author of Florence Adler Swims Forever returns with a masterful work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and…

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The Levee by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio, #partner for the ALC of The Levee in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Published: February 28, 2023   Summary: An audio original novella from the bestselling author of Ordinary Grace and This Tender Land, The Levee is a powerful, captivating story of a family, a storm, a complicated rescue, and the true cost of survival. It’s 1927, and the…

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The Family Bones by Elle Marr #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and WunderKind PR , #partner, for the advanced copy of The Family Bones in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer / Brilliance Audio Published: March 7, 2023   Summary: What makes a psychopath? A young woman delves into her family’s shadowy legacy in a terrifying novel by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of Strangers We Know. Psychology student Olivia Eriksen’s…

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Memoir Madness 2023: 4 mini-reviews #memoirs #bookreviews #audiobooks

This month I participated in MEMOIR MADNESS 2023  – a challenge over on Instagram where we focused on reading memoirs throughout the month of March. It’s a little play on March Madness and I have loved participating in this. I love reading memoirs – it’s one of my favorite forms of nonfiction that I try to read throughout the year. So far, I’ve read 3 this month, but you are…

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A Likely Story by Leigh Abramson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of A Likely Story in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: March 14, 2023   Summary: The only child of an iconic American novelist discovers a shocking tangle of family secrets that upends everything she thought she knew about her parents, her gilded childhood, and her…

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Goodnight From Paris by Jane Healey #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and Get Red PR , #partner, for the advanced copy of Goodnight From Paris in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Lake Union Publishing / Brilliance Audio Published: March 7, 2023   Summary: In Nazi-occupied France, an American film star takes on the most dangerous role of her life in a gripping novel about loyalty and resistance, inspired by a true story, from the Washington…

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The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner,  for the advanced copy of The Golden Spoon in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: March 7, 2023   Summary: A killer is on the loose when someone turns up dead on the set of a hit TV baking competition in this darkly beguiling debut mystery that is perfect…

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A Place Called Home by David Ambroz #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio, #partner for the ALC of A Place Called Home in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Hachette Audio Published: September 13, 2022   Summary: There are millions of homeless children in America today and in A Place Called Home, award-winning child welfare advocate David Ambroz writes about growing up homeless in New York for eleven years and his subsequent years in foster care, offering a window into what…

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