Review: Her Father’s Secret by Sara Blaedel

Title: Her Father’s Secret Author: Sara Blaedel Series: Ilka/The Family Secrets series, #2 Published: March 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  A woman’s murder is only the beginning as a daughter races to unravel the maze of secrets her father left behind–before she becomes the next victim–in the latest emotionally gripping novel from Sara Blaedel, #1 internationally bestselling author with over 3 million copies sold…

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Review: Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward

Title: Beautiful Bad Author: Annie Ward Published: March 2019, Park Row Books Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher   Summary:  In the most explosive and twisted psychological thriller since The Woman in the Window, a beautiful marriage turns beautifully bad. Things that make me scared: When Charlie cries. Hospitals and lakes. When Ian drinks vodka in the basement. ISIS. When Ian gets angry… That something is really, really wrong…

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Review: The Secret Child by Caroline Mitchell (audio)

Title: The Secret Child Author: Caroline Mitchell Series: DI Amy Winter, #2 Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden Published: March 2019, Brilliance Audio Length: 9 hours 43 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: DI Amy Winter knows evil. She’s lived through it. Four-year-old Ellen is snatched by a stranger in the dead of night. Her devastated mother, Nicole, receives four identical phials and a threatening note in a familiar scrawl that chills her to the…

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Review: The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick

Title: The Library of Lost and Found Author: Phaedra Patrick Published: March 2019, Park Row Books Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  A librarian’s discovery of a mysterious book sparks the journey of a lifetime in the delightful new novel from the international bestselling author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Librarian Martha Storm has always found it easier to connect with books than people—though not for…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

Earlier this month, Glendy Vanderah’s debut novel, Where the Forest Meets the Stars, was published. Because I ended up with an extra advanced copy, I’m going to give it away to one lucky reader.  I just finished reading this book and posted my review earlier today – you can find my review here.   Read on to see what others have to say and then enter the giveaway!!! Title: Where…

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Review: Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

Title: Where the Forest Meets the Stars Author: Glendy Vanderah Published: March 2019, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 332 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again. After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove…

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Review: Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin

Title: Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives Author: Gretchen Rubin Published: December 2015, Broadway Books Format: Paperback, 336 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  The author of the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, tackles the critical question: How do we change?  Gretchen Rubin’s answer: through habits. Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life. It takes work to make a habit, but once that habit is set, we…

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Review: Her Pretty Bones by Carla Kovach

Title: Her Pretty Bones Author: Carla Kovach Series: Detective Gina Harte, #3 Published: January 2019, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 330 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  She’s just the girl he’s looking for… A young woman falls from a van speeding down a quiet road. Battered and bruised, she turns her head to the person who comes to her aid. ‘Help her’, she whispers before her eyes close. Days later,…

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Short & Sweet Review: The Trial by James Patterson

Title: The Trial Author: James Patterson Series: Women’s Murder Club, #15.5 Published: July 2016, BookShots Format: Paperback, 110 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  “I’m not on trial. San Francisco is.” An accused murderer called Kingfisher is about to go on trial for his life. Or is he? By unleashing unexpected violence on the lawyers, jurors, and police involved in the case, he has paralyzed the city. Detective Lindsay Boxer and…

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Review: Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson

Title: Unwanted Author: Kristina Ohlsson Series:Fredrika Bergman & Alex Recht, #1 Published: November 2012, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format: Paperback, 368 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: In the middle of a rainy Swedish summer, a little girl is abducted from a crowded train. Despite hundreds of potential witnesses, no one noticed when the girl was taken, and, in what seems to be merely a coincidence, her mother has been left behind…

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Review: The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag

Title: The Wolf and the Watchman Author: Niklas Natt och Dag Published: March 2019, Atria Books Format: Hardcover, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  In this breathtakingly bold, intricately constructed novel set in 18th century Stockholm, a dying man searches among the city’s teeming streets, dark corners, and intriguing inhabitants to unmask a ruthless murderer—perfect for fans of Perfume and The Alienist. It is 1793. Four years after the storming of…

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Book Spotlight: The Woman in the Dark by Vanessa Savage — With Giveaway!!!

Yesterday, Vanessa Savage’s debut novel, The Woman in the Dark,was published in the United States. To help the publisher get the word out, I am hosting a giveaway for two lucky readers…one giveaway is being hosted here & one is being hosted on my Instagram page.  I just finished reading this book and posted my review earlier today – you can find my review here.   Read on to see…

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Review: The Woman in the Dark by Vanessa Savage

Title: The Woman in the Dark Author: Vanessa Savage Published: March 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Publishing   Summary:  A debut psychological thriller about a woman who moves with her family to the gothic seaside house where her husband grew up–and where 15 years ago another family was brutally slaughtered. Sarah and Patrick are happy. But after her mother’s death, Sarah spirals into depression and overdoses…

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Review: Until the Day I Die by Emily Carpenter (audio)

Title: Until the Day I Die Author: Emily Carpenter Narrator: Jess Nahikian, Kate Orsini, Patrick Lawlor Published: March 2019, Brilliance Audio Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Source: Publisher Summary:  From the bestselling author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls comes a riveting novel about a mother and daughter separated by grief, secrets, and a conspiracy that threatens to destroy their lives. If there’s a healthy way to grieve, Erin Gaines hasn’t…

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Blog Tour & Review: The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

Title: The Hunting Party Author: Lucy Foley Published: February 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  For fans of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a shivery, atmospheric, page-turning novel of psychological suspense in the tradition of Agatha Christie, in which a group of old college friends are snowed in at a hunting lodge . . . and murder and mayhem ensue. All of them are friends.…

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Review: The Winter Sister by Megan Collins

Title: The Winter Sister Author: Megan Collins Published: February 2019, Touchstone Format: ARC E-copy, 336 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  In this spellbinding and suspenseful debut, a young woman haunted by the past returns home to care for her ailing mother and begins to dig deeper into her sister’s unsolved murder. Sixteen years ago, Sylvie’s sister Persephone never came home. Out too late with the boyfriend she was forbidden…

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Review: The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib (audio)

Title: The Girls at 17 Swann Street Author: Yara Zgheib Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Published: February 2019, Macmillan Audio / St. Martin’s Press Length: 7 hours 49 minutes / 384 pages Source: Audio – Macmillan Audio / Print – ARC E-copy via Netgalley via St. Martin’s Press Summary: The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries, the ice cream. The bread was more difficult, but if she could just lose…

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Book Spotlight: Her Father’s Secret by Sara Blaedel — With Giveaway!!!

Yesterday, Sara Blaedel’s book, Her Father’s Secret,was published in the United States. This is the 2nd book in her Ilka or The Family Secrets series — I’ve seen it referred by both. To help the publisher get the word out, I am hosting a giveaway for two lucky readers…one giveaway is being hosted here & one is being hosted on my Instagram page.  I ‘m currently reading this book and…

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Review: The Beautiful Strangers by Camille Di Maio (audio)

Title: The Beautiful Strangers Author: Camille Di Maio Narrator: Jess Nahikian, Sarah Naughton Published: March 2019, Brilliance Audio / Lake Union Publishing Length: 11 hours 18 minutes / 320 pages Source: Audio – Brilliance Audio / Print – Paperback via GetRed PR Summary: A legendary hotel on the Pacific becomes a haven where dreams, love, and a beguiling mystery come alive.  1958. Kate Morgan, tethered to her family’s failing San…

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Month in Review: February 2019

We made it to the end of another month…and it was another good month for reading! The trend is still continuing with great books being published this year, though I did manage to read my own books this month as well…I got 3 books in – so yay for me 🙂  I am really enjoying the challenges I have decided to participate in this year – #theunreadshelfproject2019 is not only…

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