Anatomy of an Alibi
I might have gone into this one with my expectations too high. I love Ashley Elston and I fear that may have played a role in my disappointment in the ending. This book starts out with an interesting premise of Aubrey Price acting as Camille Bayliss for 12 hours so Camille can spy on her…
The Overnight Guest – Heather Gudenkauf
I spent the first half or so of the book waiting for the moment that I wouldn’t want to put this book down. At first, I wanted to say Heather Gudenkauf did a great job of building suspense but after thinking on it for this review, I realize that isn’t right and that is why…
Fake Skating – Lynn Painter
This was a classic Lynn Painter young adult romcom book. The best part of a YA romance like this is you know the tropes and yet you love them anyway. The book opens with Dani moving back to the United States with her mother after her parents break up. This means moving to the town…
You Shouldn’t Have Come Here – Jeneva Rose
This book wasn’t meant to be a twist right? We all knew what was happening from the first like twenty pages right? I am confused by all the people who said they were shocked by the twist. This thriller is about a woman named Grace, who rents an Airbnb on a Wyoming ranch. The Airbnb…
Home is Where the Bodies Are – Jeneva Rose
This book was simply a mediocre, not very thrilling thriller. If you read the acknowledgments you learn that Jeneva Rose sets this one in the small town she grew up in. This story follows three estranged siblings as they try to uncover the truth about a missing child from their childhood. All three of the…
Long Time Gone – Charlie Donlea
I wanted to enjoy this story but I kept getting pulled out of the plot by the author’s repetitive writing. Events were restated constantly, as if the reader might forget what had just occurred immediately after reading it. This constant repetition made the book feel more like the work of a middle school creative writing…
Darling Girls – Sally Hepworth
Daring Girls was a fantastic thriller that I couldn’t put down. Jessica, Norah, and Alicia find themselves at the heart of a mystery surrounding their childhood foster home, Wild Meadows. This is far from a unique premise and yet it was captivating. I thought the author did an incredible job introducing the three sisters at…
No One Can Know – Kate Alice Marshall
I would say this book was a 4 star read that lost half a star in the final couple chapters. I felt like the author wasn’t even sure what she wanted the ending to be. The book starts with Emma returning to her hometown, to the house where her parents were murdered when she was…
All the Other Mothers Hate Me – Sarah Harman
This book was such a fun, fast-paced adventure. If I wrote this review within 10 minutes of finishing I probably would have made it 4 stars. The more I think about it though, the more I remember all the times I rolled my eyes or said “that makes no sense”. The other moms definitely hate…
Guess Again – Charlie Donlea
I have no idea how I did not know of this author before yesterday. This book was unputdownable from the minute I started it. This book starts with a former detective, who is now an ER doctor, is tapped back into the criminal investigation world to try and solve a cold case. You are rapidly…
The Heiress – Rachel Hawkins
While the concept provided a fun break from the usual thriller I read, something about this book just fell flat. Hawkins was never able to get me all that invested in any of the characters. The book did pick up pace after a slow start and I was mildly curious what would happen next throughout.…
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