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Their Double Lives by Jaime Lynn Hendricks #bookreview

Their Double Lives by Jaime Lynn Hendricks #bookreview

Thank you ThrillerBookLoversThePulse #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Their Double Lives in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Scarlet Suspense Published: May 20, 2025   Summary: Living a double life always comes with a cost. A down-on-her-luck waitress at a posh New Jersey country club, Kim Valva couldn’t be living a more different life from the carefree socialites she serves. Her live-in boyfriend recently cheated on her, her social…

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Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson #bookreview

Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson #bookreview

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published:  January 28, 2025   Summary: She gets people to confess their crimes for a living. He knows she’s hiding a terrible secret. It’s time for the truth to come out… Poe Webb, host of a popular true crime podcast, invites people to anonymously confess crimes they’ve committed to her audience. She can’t guarantee the police won’t…

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Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell #bookreview #audiobook

Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio, #partner for the ALC of Nesting in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Hachette Audio Published: February 18, 2025   Summary: On a bright spring afternoon in Dublin, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change everything. Grabbing an armful of clothes from the washing line, Ciara straps her two young daughters into her car and drives away. Head spinning, all she knows for certain is…

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The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy by Andrea Dunlop, Mike Weber #bookreview #audiobook #nonfiction #truecrime

The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy by Andrea Dunlop, Mike Weber #bookreview #audiobook #nonfiction #truecrime

Thank you Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced e-copy of The Mother Next Door in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: February 4, 2025   Summary: A groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that investigates Munchausen by Proxy from the host and creator of the award-winning true crime podcast Nobody Should Believe Me. No bond is more sacred…

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Lie in the Tide by Holly Danvers #bookreview

Lie in the Tide by Holly Danvers #bookreview

Thank you ThrillerBooksLoversThePulse #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Lie in the Tide in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Severn House Published: June 3, 2025   Summary: Theirs is a reunion . . . to die for! Four friends are meeting at a beautiful Cape Cod beach house for a long overdue reunion. But before the trip is over, one of them will wind up dead . . .…

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The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview

The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop #bookreview #audiobook #backlistreview

Thank you St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of The Girls of Summer in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: June 6, 2023   Summary: “That place has been my whole life. Everything I thought I knew about myself was constructed in those few months I spent within touching distance of the sea. Everything I…

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Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb #bookreview #series

Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb #bookreview #series

Thank you St. Martin’s Press #partner, for the finished copy of Bonded in Death in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Published: February 4, 2025   Summary: The #1 New York Times bestselling author spins an epic tale of loyalty, treachery, murder, and the long shadow of war… His passport read Giovanni Rossi. But decades ago, during the Urban Wars, he was part of a small, secret organization called…

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Blood Ties by Jo Nesbo #bookreview #audiobook #translatedbook #series

Blood Ties by Jo Nesbo #bookreview #audiobook #translatedbook #series

Thank you Penguin Random House Audio for the ALC and Knopf, #partner, for the finished copy of Blood Ties in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Knopf Published: February 11, 2025   Summary: FAMILY COMES FIRST. NO MATTER THE COST. Brothers Carl and Roy Opgard have succeeded in life. Or at least they’ve had as much success as is possible in a small town like Os, where they’ve killed their…

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A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall #bookreview #audiobook

A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC of A Killing Cold in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Macmillan Audio Published: February 4, 2025   Summary: A woman invited to her wealthy fiance’s family retreat realizes they are hiding a terrible secret—and that she’s been there before, by the bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods. A whirlwind romance. When Theodora Scott met Connor—wealthy, charming, and a member of the powerful…

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Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena #bookreview #audiobook

Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena #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:  July 27, 2021   Summary: In this family, everyone is keeping secrets–especially the dead. Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there. And they don’t come much richer than Fred and Sheila…

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The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez #bookreview #audiobook

The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Ecco / Harper Audio Published:  March 5, 2024   Summary: An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there. It is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built.…

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The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant #bookreview

The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant #bookreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Nature of Disappearing in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: June 18, 2024   Summary: In this captivating novel of suspense, a wilderness guide must team up with the man who ruined her life years ago when the friend who introduced them goes missing. Emlyn doesn’t let herself think about the past. How she and her…

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After Life by Gayle Forman #bookreview #WRC2025

After Life by Gayle Forman #bookreview #WRC2025

Thank you BookSparks #partner, for the finished copy of After Life in exchange for my honest review.  I am thrilled to be a @booksparks ambassador for the Winter Reading Challenge! The theme this season is ‘The Art of Reading’ & the lineup of books is looking pretty good, if I do say so myself!     Publisher: Quill Tree Books Published: January 7, 2025   Summary: “After Life is a masterful…

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Audio Book Roundup #Bookreviews #Audiobooks #Thrillers

Audio Book Roundup #Bookreviews #Audiobooks #Thrillers

Thank you PRH Audio, partner for the ALC of Trust Issues & Dead Money, in exchange for my honest reviews.     I have been leaning heavily into audiobooks lately, especially for thrillers. There is something so exciting about listening to a story that’s fast-paced, thrilling & one that keeps you guessing…& both of these do just that.⁣   TRUST ISSUES by Elizabeth McCullough Keenan & Greg Wands Published: January…

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Into the Fall by Tamara L. Miller #bookreview

Into the Fall by Tamara L. Miller #bookreview

Thank you to the author/Netgalley for the advanced copy of Into the Fall in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: February 1, 2025   Summary: From debut author Tamara L. Miller comes a suspenseful psychological thriller tracking the mysteries of a seemingly mundane life as they come to light in the vast, unforgiving Canadian wilderness. For better or for worse, Sarah Anderson has it a thriving career,…

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River of Lies by James L’Etoile #bookreview #series

River of Lies by James L’Etoile #bookreview #series

Thank you to the author for the advanced copy of River of Lies in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Oceanview Publishing Published: January 7, 2025   Summary: Detective Emily Hunter must be the voice for the voiceless The homeless camps spread throughout the city of Sacramento are a topic of heated debate among residents. They’ re considered undesirable— a nuisance— an eyesore. But when the camps fall victim to a…

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Carolina Moonset by Matt Goldman #bookreview #backlistreview

Carolina Moonset by Matt Goldman #bookreview #backlistreview

Thank you Forge Books #partner, for the finished copy of Carolina Moonset in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Forge Books Published: May 31, 2022   Summary: Both suspenseful and deeply moving, Carolina Moonset is an engrossing novel about family, memories both golden and terrible, and secrets too dangerous to stay hidden forever, from New York Times bestselling and Emmy Award-winning author, Matt Goldman. Joey Green has returned to Beaufort, South Carolina, with its…

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Month in Review: January 2025 #readingupdate #favoritereads

Month in Review: January 2025 #readingupdate #favoritereads

  And finally, January is over! Was it not the longest month ever? At least it was a productive one…and I hope moving forward, every month is as productive! I have made a few goals for myself concerning the blog and my reading and so far, so good! Here they are: Keep up with reviews! Keep up-to-date with Goodreads tracking Balance new ARC reading with my own books and some…

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