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Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict #bookreview #audiobook

Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of Daughter of Egypt in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: March 24, 2026   Summary: From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Benedict comes an extraordinary story of the woman who helped uncover Tutankhamun’s tomb and the mystery behind Egypt’s first woman Pharaoh. 1920’s London was enthralled by…

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I’ll Watch Your Baby by Neena Viel #bookreview #audiobook

I’ll Watch Your Baby by Neena Viel #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of I’ll Watch Your Baby in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: May 26, 2026   Summary: A suffocating and sharp narrative horror novel for fans of Victor LaValle and The Reformatory, I’ll Watch Your Baby is a haunting reimagining of Linda Taylor -known as…

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Murder Most Delicious by Danielle Postel-Vinay #bookreview #audiobook

Murder Most Delicious by Danielle Postel-Vinay #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to Harper Perennial #partner, for the advanced copies of Murder Most Delicious in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Harper Perennial Published: May 26, 2026   Summary: Starting over in Paris was supposed to be the opportunity of a lifetime for American sommelier Olivia Beech—until her dream job ends in murder. Once a rising star in the wine world, Olivia was one of a handful of women in the…

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Keep Them Close by David Ellis #bookreview

Keep Them Close by David Ellis #bookreview

Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers The Pulse and Putnam, #partner, for an advanced copy of Keep Them Close in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons Published: June 30, 2026   Summary: From the bestselling author of Look Closer comes a new domestic thriller about betrayal and murder inside one twisted family Siblings Allison and Luke have been through a lot together. They’ve always stood by each other. They’d do anything for each…

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I, Spy by L.M. Kemp #bookreview #audiobook #debut

I, Spy by L.M. Kemp #bookreview #audiobook #debut

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of I, Spy in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: May 5, 2026   Summary: Ex-spy Kendal was one of the best, but now she’s wearing the toughest disguise of her career: Mom. Kendal Carter is out in the cold and she wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s been…

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The Last Time We Drowned by Saratoga Schaefer #bookreview #audiobook

The Last Time We Drowned by Saratoga Schaefer #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Sourcebooks Audio for the ALC and Sourcebooks Landmark, #partner for the advanced copy of The Last Time We Drowned in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Cosmo Reads / Sourcebooks Audio Published: June 2, 2026   Summary: Six influencers. One luxury yacht. Nowhere to hide. Charlie Engels is broke and desperate when her bookstagram account lands her the offer of a lifetime: join Empress, a state-of-the-art yacht houseboat…

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The Anniversary by Alex Finlay #bookreview #audiobook

The Anniversary by Alex Finlay #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Anniversary in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: May 12, 2026   Summary: Every Year He Comes For Them. On one fateful night in 1992, the lives of two seventeen-year-olds are changed and intertwined forever. Quinn Riley, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks,…

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Night Objects by Eli Raphael #bookreview #audiobook

Night Objects by Eli Raphael #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to Hachette Audio for the ALC and Grand Central Publishing, #partner, for the advanced copy of Night Objects in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: May 26, 2026   Summary: In this “vivid and immersive” (Liz Moore) debut, Eli Raphael conjures the windswept coast of Washington State and a boarding school steeped in privilege and deadly secrets—a remarkable story of grief, power,…

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Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister #bookreview #audiobook

Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / William Morrow for the ALC and William Morrow, #partner for the advanced e-copy of Caller Unknow in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / William Morrow Published: May 5, 2026   Summary: How far would you go to rescue your child? A mother races against the clock—and finds herself on the wrong side of the law—in a desperate fight to save her teenage daughter…

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The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehmann #bookreview #audiobook

The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehmann #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Crown #partner, for the finished copy of The Beheading Game in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Bantam / Random House Audio Published: March 24, 2026   Summary: Disgraced. Beheaded. And out for revenge . . . We all know what happened to Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn. But what if she woke up the day after her execution and took it upon…

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Dead Weight by Hildur Knutsdottir #bookreview #audiobook #translatedbook #novella

Dead Weight by Hildur Knutsdottir #bookreview #audiobook #translatedbook #novella

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC of Dead Weight in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: May 26, 2026   Summary: An Icelandic night may hide secrets and affairs—or even bodies—in this gruesomely cathartic horror thriller from the author of The Night Guest. Unnur was living a normal, if lonely, life until a black cat showed up at her door. Trying to do the right…

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Mini Reviews – Thriller Roundup #bookreviews #thrillers #audiobooks

Mini Reviews – Thriller Roundup #bookreviews #thrillers #audiobooks

Thank you Libro.fm and Macmillan Audio for the ALCs and Poisoned Pen Press, Minotaur Books, Flatiron Books/Pine & Cedar and Atria Books #partner for the physical copies in exchange for my honest reviews.      Thrillers will always be my go-to and these all hit the mark for me!   FINDERS KEEPERS by Natalie Barelli Published: February 24, 2026, Poisoned Pen Press   Summary:  Dear Diary. Today I’m going to…

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Everything Lost Returns by Sarah Domet #bookreview #audiobook

Everything Lost Returns by Sarah Domet #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Dreamscape Media for the ALC and Lavender Public Relations/Flatiron Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Everything Lost Returns in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Flatiron Books / Dreamscape Media Published: February 17, 2026   Summary: The poignant, utterly original story of two women separated across time but united by the arrival of Halley’s comet, as blazing and as daring as their stories. 1986. The…

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The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Libro.fm / William Morrow for the ALC and William Morrow, #partner, for the finished copy of The Murder at World’s End in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / William Morrow Published: January 6, 2026   Summary: Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo—an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogenarian—hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world. Cornwall, 1910. On a…

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Last Seen by Lucy Clarke #bookreview

Last Seen by Lucy Clarke #bookreview

Thank you Atlantic Crime, #partner, for the advanced copy of Last Seen in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atlantic Crime Published: May 19, 2026   Summary: The Survivors meets Disappearing Earth in this psychologically acute thriller about a seaside community grappling with its dark past as long-hidden secrets begin to inflict new wounds, from million-copy and internationally bestselling author Lucy Clarke Seven years ago, two boys went missing at sea – and only…

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The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff #bookreview #audiobook

The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and SimonBooksBuddy, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Burning Side in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon Books / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: May 19, 2026   Summary: From the author of The Bright Years, the story of April and Leo, a couple on the brink of collapse. When their house goes up in flames, family secrets…

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Immersions by Kyle McCarthy #bookreview

Immersions by Kyle McCarthy #bookreview

Thank you Tin House / Zando, #partner for the advanced e-copy and finished copy of Immersions in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Tin House Published: May 5, 2026   Summary: Taut and spellbinding, Immersions follows the aftermath of a celebrated dancer’s abrupt decision to quit her company and join an enclosed convent in France, and her younger sister’s obsessive conviction that her sister’s ex-husband is responsible. Frances’s older sister Charley was a…

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Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Atria Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Two Kinds of Stranger in exchange for my honest review. I obtained the audiobook via one of my audiobook subscriptions. Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: March 24, 2026   Summary: SHE HELPED A PERFECT A STRANGER. SHE DIDN’T KNOW HE WAS THE PERFECT KILLER… Elly Parker had everything. Perfect husband. Perfect apartment. Perfect friends and the…

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The Library After Dark by Ande Pliego #bookreview #audiobook

The Library After Dark by Ande Pliego #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Bantam #partner, for the advanced and finished copies of The Library After Dark in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Bantam / Random House Audio Published: May 5, 2026   Summary: A bookseller must escape the infamously haunted library that holds her darkest secrets, but with a murderer in her tour group, escaping alive is not as simple as it seems, in this…

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This Weekend Doesn’t End Well for Anyone by Catherine Mack #bookreview #audiobook #series

This Weekend Doesn’t End Well for Anyone by Catherine Mack #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of This Weekend Doesn’t End Well for Anyone in exchange for my honest review. I obtained the audiobook via one of my audiobook subscriptions. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: April 28, 2026   Summary: The third in the witty and captivating series following bestselling author Eleanor Dash, who once again has to swap her sun hat for her detective hat, when…

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Dark Is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce #bookreview #audiobook

Dark Is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Dark Is When the Devil Comes in exchange for my honest review.   Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: April 28, 2026   Summary: Unrelentingly scary and thrilling, Dark Is When the Devil Comes is an ambitious and chilling novel from acclaimed horror author Daisy Pearce. The woods are known as the place to…

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Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell by Gillian French #bookreview #audiobook #series #backlistreview

Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell by Gillian French #bookreview #audiobook #series #backlistreview

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: June 17, 2025   Summary: A page-turning, compelling thriller about a woman who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind her sister’s disappearance. Shaw Connolly is no stranger to trauma. As a fingerprints analyst, she’s…

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A Gift Before Dying by Malcolm Kempt #bookreview #audiobook #debut

A Gift Before Dying by Malcolm Kempt #bookreview #audiobook #debut

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Crown #partner, for the finished copy of A Gift Before Dying in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Dutton / Random House Audio Published: January 20, 2026   Summary: In a hauntingly atmospheric novel set against the unforgiving landscape of the Arctic Circle, a disgraced police investigator discovers that his path to redemption is paved with ice—and blood. After a botched high-profile murder…

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Everything Has Happened by T. Greenwood #bookreview

Everything Has Happened by T. Greenwood #bookreview

Thank you Crooked Lane Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Everything Has Happened in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Published: April 28, 2026   Summary: A disappearance from the past echoes in the future in this ambitious and wrenching mystery, perfect for readers of The God of the Woods. In 1986, a child disappeared. Nearly forty years later, a tip line rings. It’s been almost…

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The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett #bookreview

The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett #bookreview

Thank you Spiegel and Grau, #partner for the advanced copy of The Calamity Club in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Spiegel and Grau Published: May 5, 2026   Summary: The multimillion-copy-selling author of The Help returns with a bold, big-hearted novel about a group of unbreakable women, fighting for what’s rightfully theirs—and the power of friendship to change everything. “A must-read.”—Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry Oxford, Mississippi, 1933. Abandoned by her…

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The Girls in the Dark by Avery Bishop #bookreview #audiobook

The Girls in the Dark by Avery Bishop #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to Bookouture, #partner, for the ALC and e-copy of The Girls in the Dark in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Bookouture Published: April 24, 2026   Summary: I stare at the security footage, heart pounding in my chest. I know who broke into my home—she has a face just like my own. Twenty years ago, my sister was killed and I survived. So how can she be here…

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The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer #bookreview #audiobook

The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Caretaker in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books/Emily Bestler Books/12:01 Books / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: April 21, 2026   Summary: Follow the Rites… Nothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake. From Marcus Kliewer, a new “titan of the macabre and unsettling” (Erin…

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Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker #bookreview #audiobook

Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harlequin Audio for the ALC and HTP Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Japanese Gothic in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Hanover Square Press / Harlequin Audio Published: April 14, 2026   Summary: In this lyrical, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, two people living centuries apart discover a door between their worlds. October, 2026: Lee Turner doesn’t remember how or why he killed his…

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A Spell for Saints and Sinners by Emily Carpenter #bookreview #audiobook

A Spell for Saints and Sinners by Emily Carpenter #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to Recorded Books for the ALC and MBC Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of A Spell for Saints and Sinners in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Kensington Books/ Recorded Books Published: March 31, 2026   Summary: Like a gender-flipped You but dripping with Southern Gothic atmosphere, a young psychic on the verge of losing everything becomes obsessed with a wealthy, beautiful heiress in this clever, darkly atmospheric novel of…

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These Familiar Walls by C.J. Dotson #bookreview

These Familiar Walls by C.J. Dotson #bookreview

Thank you Chris Bucci and St. Martin’s Press, #partner, for the advanced copy and finished copy of These Familiar Walls in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Published: April 14, 2026   Summary: A spine-chilling, heart-pounding suburban horror novel at the heart of the genre, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, Cassandra Khaw, and Catriona Ward. In 1998, desperate loneliness pushes preteen Amber to ignore the misgivings of…

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The Astral Library by Kate Quinn #bookreview #audiobook

The Astral Library by Kate Quinn #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you William Morrow, #partner for the advanced and finished copies of The Astral Library in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: William Morrow / William Morrow Published: February 17, 2026   Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn comes a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library,…

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Mother Is Watching by Karma Brown #bookreview

Mother Is Watching by Karma Brown #bookreview

Thank you Dutton #partner, for the finished copy of Mother Is Watching in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Dutton Published: March 17, 2026   Summary: An internationally bestselling author’s chilling horror debut in which an art conservator’s obsession with a mysterious painting spirals into a nightmarish descent, where the line between reality and the supernatural shatters, threatening both her sanity and her life. Mathilde “Tilly” Crewson, a thirty-nine-year-old mother and…

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Ruby Falls by Gin Phillips #bookreview

Ruby Falls by Gin Phillips #bookreview

Thank you Atlantic Crime, #partner for the advanced copy of Ruby Falls in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atlantic Crime Published: March 3, 2026   Summary: One body. Five suspects. Total darkness. A tense, claustrophobic historical mystery set almost entirely underground at the onset of the Great Depression about the discovery of a 150-foot waterfall in the middle of a mountain, the unthinkable crime that happens in its caves, and…

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Missing Sister by Joshilyn Jackson #bookreview

Missing Sister by Joshilyn Jackson #bookreview

Thank you William Morrow, #partner for the finished copy of Missing Sister in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: March 3, 2026   Summary: Revenge. It’s all relative. Born three minutes apart, Penny and Nix Albright grew up doing everything together, close as only twins can be. But when Nix dies in a tragic accident soon after college, she leaves behind a cryptic voicemail that has Penny guilt-ridden…

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Five by Ilona Bannister #bookreview

Five by Ilona Bannister #bookreview

Thank you Crown, #partner for the advanced copy of Five in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Crown Published: May 5, 2026   Summary: Five lives. Five stories. Four will live—one will die. Who it will be? In this slow-burn masterpiece of psychological fiction, the choice is all yours. Have you ever tried to pass the time by imagining the lives of the strangers standing next to you? Ilona Bannister’s Five introduces…

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Nothing Tastes As Good by Luke Dumas #bookreview #audiobook

Nothing Tastes As Good by Luke Dumas #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner for the advanced e-copy of Nothing Tastes As Good in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: March 31, 2026   Summary: The acclaimed author of the “disorienting, creepy, paranoia-inducing” (Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World) A History of Fear returns with a spine-tingling new…

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Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line by Elle Cosimano #bookreview #audiobook #series

Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line 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 Crossed the Line in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: March 17, 2026   Summary: Life hasn’t been easy for Finlay Donovan lately, but it just got a whole lot harder. Her nanny and partner-in-crime, Vero, has been extradited from Virginia to Maryland, where she’s…

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A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James #bookreview #audiobook

A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio, #partner, for the ALC of A Box Full of Darkness in exchange for my honest review. I received the print copy from a friend. Publisher: Berkley / Penguin Audio Published: January 20, 2026   Summary: Siblings return to the house they fled eighteen years before, called back by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request to come home. Strange things happen in Fell,…

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The Daughters by Joanna Margaret #bookreview #audiobook

The Daughters by Joanna Margaret #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Highbridge Audio for the ALC and Lauren Cerand PR, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Daughters in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Mysterious Press / Highbridge Audio Published: March 17, 2026   Summary: Reeling from the dual deaths of her estranged father and ex-fiancé, Genevieve Tompkins has dropped out of her PhD program in New York City and is looking for a chance to start over…

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You Did Nothing Wrong by C.G. Drews #bookreview #audiobook

You Did Nothing Wrong by C.G. Drews #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the finished copy of You Did Nothing Wrong in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: March 17, 2026   Summary: A relentless, horror-inducing psychological suspense for fans of The Push and Baby Teeth by New York Times bestselling author CG Drews. Single mother Elodie’s life has become a fairy tale. She’s met Bren, equal…

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Strangers in the Villa by Robyn Harding #bookreview #audiobook

Strangers in the Villa by Robyn Harding #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to Hachette Audio for the ALC and Grand Central Publishing , #partner, for the advanced copy of Strangers in the Villa in exchange for my honest review.   Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: March 3, 2026   Summary: From the international bestselling author of The Drowning Woman, a psychological thriller about a couple rocked by infidelity who moves to a villa in Spain’s Costa Brava to rebuild…

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I Came Back for You by Kate White #bookreview #audiobook

I Came Back for You by Kate White #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to Brilliance Audio for the ALC and MBC Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of I Came Back for You in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer / Brilliance Audio Published: March 1, 2026   Summary: A mother begins to challenge everything she’s been told about her daughter’s murder in a shocking novel of suspense by a New York Times bestselling author. Ten years after her daughter, Melanie,…

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We Were Never Friends by Kaira Rouda #bookreview #audiobook

We Were Never Friends by Kaira Rouda #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to MBC Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of We Were Never Friends in exchange for my honest review. I obtained the audiobook via my Spotify membership. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press / Sourcebooks Audio Published: February 3, 2026   Summary: Sisters? Forever. Friends? NEVER. Who knew a reunion weekend could b Meet the sorority sisters of Theta Gamma Mu: Roxy Callahan Gentry, the ruthless former sorority president and current…

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It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica #bookreview #audiobook

It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harlequin Audio for the ALC and HTP Books, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of It’s Not Her in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Park Row / Harlequin Audio Published: February 3, 2026   Summary: A scream shatters the silence… Courtney Gray’s peaceful vacation turns into a nightmare when she discovers her brother and sister-in-law dead in their lakeside cottage. Her niece Reese is missing. Her nephew Wyatt is…

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The Bone Queen by Will Shindler #bookreview #audiobook #debut

The Bone Queen by Will Shindler #bookreview #audiobook #debut

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Bone Queen in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: February 3, 2026   Summary: A chilling horror-thriller debut where a mother’s search for her missing daughter battles against the shadows of a historic, dangerous legend. Single mother Jenna arrives on the tranquil shores of Athelsea fueled…

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That’s What Friends Are For by Wade Rouse #bookreview #audiobook

That’s What Friends Are For by Wade Rouse #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Harlequin Audio for the ALC and KCCPR, #partner, for the advanced copy of That’s What Friends Are For in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: MIRA / Harlequin Audio Published: February 3, 2026   Summary: In this poignant and hilarious story inspired by TV’s beloved The Golden Girls, bestselling author Wade Rouse celebrates love, aging, finding your people, and the art of impeccably timed one-liners. Theodore Copeland has created…

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The Found Object Society by Michelle Maryk #bookreview #debut

The Found Object Society by Michelle Maryk #bookreview #debut

Thank you KCCPR and the author, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Found Object Society in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Hyperion Avenue Published: February 10, 2026   Summary: An atmospheric speculative suspense novel following a mysterious society offering its members the chance to relive the death of another person whenever they want—and the self-destructive woman determined to uncover its secrets. For twenty years, Greta Davenport has lived with…

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The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang #bookreview #audiobook

The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / HarperAudio for the ALC and Angela Books PR, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Fourth Princess in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Audio Published: February 10, 2026   Summary: From the internationally bestselling author of The Porcelain Moon comes a haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China. Two young women living in a crumbling, once-grand Shanghai mansion face danger as…

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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke #bookreview #debut

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke #bookreview #debut

Thank you Knopf, #partner, for the advanced copy of Yesteryear in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Knopf Published: April 7, 2026   Summary: A traditional American woman, a beautiful wife and mother who sells her pioneer lifestyle of raw milk and farm-fresh eggs to her millions of social media followers, suddenly awakens cold, filthy, and terrified in the brutal reality of 1805—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is…

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Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell #bookreview #audiobook #series

Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Scribner Books #partner, for the finished copy of Postmortem in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Scribner Books / Recorded Books Published: February 17, 2026 (first published 1990)   Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell comes Postmortem, the groundbreaking thriller that introduced Dr. Kay Scarpetta and redefined the crime genre. A killer is stalking the streets of…

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