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The Accidental Favorite by Fran Littlewood #bookreview #audiobook

The Accidental Favorite by Fran Littlewood #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm/Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Henry Holt, #partner for the advanced copy of The Accidental Favorite in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Henry Holt / Macmillan Audio Published: June 24, 2025   Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace Adams comes a wryly resonant and deeply moving family dramedy investigating the question so many of us have asked ourselves: do my parents have a favorite? Vivienne…

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Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell #bookreview #audiobook #series

Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC of Sharp Force in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print copy for my collection. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: October 7, 2025   Summary: A serial killer terrorizes Northern Virginia, his ability to come and go baffling those pursuing him with zero success. He disables the victims’ WIFI, attacking them in bed, the cause of death exsanguination…

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Heartwood by Amity Gaige #bookreview #audiobook

Heartwood by Amity Gaige #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and SimonBooksBuddy, #partner, for the finished copy of Heartwood in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: April 1, 2025   Summary: Heartwood takes you on a journey as a search and rescue team race against time when an experienced hiker mysteriously disappears on the Appalachian Trail in Maine. In the heart of the Maine woods,…

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Needle Lake by Justine Champine #bookreview #audiobook

Needle Lake by Justine Champine #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Random House #partner, for the e-copy of Needle Lake in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  The Dial Press / Random House Audio Published: December 2, 2025   Summary: Two cousins on very different sides of adolescent girlhood spend one winter together that changes both of their lives forever. And once, after Elna came to stay, I watched a man drown there on Christmas…

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The Italian Secret by Tara Moss #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Italian Secret by Tara Moss #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Dutton #partner, for the finished copy of The Italian Secret in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Dutton / Penguin Audio Published: December 2, 2025   Summary: #1 internationally bestselling author Tara Moss returns with an immersive post-war mystery as glamorous investigator Billie Walker follows a trail of secrets to Italy’s sun-drenched Neapolitan coast Naples, 1943. Deep within a secret network of underground…

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Mini Reviews – More Thrillers #bookreviews #thrillers #audiobooks

Mini Reviews – More Thrillers #bookreviews #thrillers #audiobooks

Thank you Libro.fm and Macmillan Audio for the ALCs and William Morrow, Minotaur Books, Simon Element and St. Martin’s Press #partner for the physical copies in exchange for my honest reviews.      Thrillers are definitely my jam…and these are all ones I highly recommend for one reason or another!   KILL YOUR DARLINGS by Peter Swanson Published: June 10, 2025, Willam Morrow / Harper Audio   Summary: From the New…

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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones #bookreview #audiobook

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased the book for my own collection and borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: S&S/Saga Press / Simon and Schuster Audio Published: March 18, 2025   Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians comes a tale of the American West, writ in blood. This chilling historical novel is set in the nascent days of the state of Montana, following a Blackfeet Indian named Good Stab as…

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Death and Dinuguan by Mia P. Manansala #bookreview #audiobook #series

Death and Dinuguan by Mia P. Manansala #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC of Death and Dinuguan in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Penguin Audio Published: November 25, 2025   Summary: Love is in the air for the citizens of Shady Palms, but Cupid’s arrow isn’t the only thing striking the town—not with another killer on the loose. Things are looking up for the Brew-ha Cafe, and Lila Macapagal can’t think of anything that could break…

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Mini Reviews – Historical Fiction Edition #bookreview #historicalfiction #audiobooks

Mini Reviews – Historical Fiction Edition #bookreview #historicalfiction #audiobooks

Thank you William Morrow, #partner for the finished copies of The World’s Fair Quilt and Where the Rivers Merge and MBC Books, #partner for the finished copy of The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club, in exchange for my honest reviews. Thank you also to Libro.fm and PRH Audio for the gifted ALCs.     These are some historical fiction books I actually read over the summer and while I…

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Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite #bookreview #audiobook

Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Doubleday #partner,  for the advanced copy of Cursed Daughters in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Doubleday / Random House Audio Published: November 4, 2025   Summary: A young woman must shake off a family curse and the widely held belief that she is the reincarnation of her dead cousin in this wickedly funny, brilliantly perceptive novel about love, female rivalry, and superstition from the…

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Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay #bookreview #audiobook

Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm /Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Parents Weekend in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: May 6, 2025   Summary: From the bestselling author of If Something Happens to Me, comes one of the year’s most anticipated thrillers. In the glow of their children’s exciting first year of college at a small private school in…

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All This Could Be Yours by Hank Ryan Phillippi #bookreview #audiobook

All This Could Be Yours by Hank Ryan Phillippi #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of All This Could Be Yours in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: September 9, 2025   Summary: Debut sensation Tessa Calloway is on a whirlwind book tour for her instant bestseller, All This Could Be Yours. In a different city every night, Tessa receives standing ovations from adoring fans while her…

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The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan #bookreview #audiobook

The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm for the ALC and William Morrow, #partner for the finished copy of The Burning Library in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / William Morrow Published: November 18, 2025   Summary: A thrilling dark-academia tale of murder, obsession and ruthless ambition set in remote St Andrews, Scotland On a frigid, windswept day in Scotland’s Western Hebrides, Eleanor Bruton’s body is discovered on the shore. To her…

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Forget You Saw Her by Noelle W. Ihle #bookreview #audiobook

Forget You Saw Her by Noelle W. Ihle #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon Maverick, #partner, for the ALC of Forget You Saw Her in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon Maverick Audio Published: November 4, 2025   Summary: A missing girl. A frantic mother. A desperate search. Across the country, notes taped to restroom stalls read, “On a date that isn’t going well? Ask for Andrea at the bar. We’ll make sure you get home safe.” But Andrea—the girl behind…

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The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Berkley #partner,  for the finished copy of The Blood Thief in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Berkley / Penguin Audio Published: October 28, 2025   Summary: When a Native teenager vanishes from her small town—a place with dark ties to an elite historical society—archaeologist Syd Walker is called to investigate…from bestselling author Vanessa Lillie. In the hours before dawn at a local…

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Her One Regret by Donna Freitas #bookreview #audiobook

Her One Regret by Donna Freitas #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Recorded Books for the ALC and Soho Crime, #partner, for the advanced copy of Her One Regret in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Soho Crime / Recorded Books Published: November 4, 2025   Summary: From the author of the book club favorite The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano comes a riveting feminist thriller that tackles an unspeakable taboo: regretting motherhood. When successful Rhode Island real…

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The Cross by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Cross by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Libro.fm for the ALC of The Cross in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Originals Published: November 18, 2025   Summary: A race-against-time audio thriller from the author of the “unguessable and unputdownable” (Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Kill for Me, Kill for You. Cross-examination isn’t a war of words. It’s not a legal battle. It’s not about who shouts the hardest or loudest.…

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The Chateau by Avery Bishop #bookreview #audiobook

The Chateau by Avery Bishop #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers The Pulse, HTP Books, #partner, for the ALC of The Chateau in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Audible Originals Published: August 21, 2025   Summary: A luxurious resort. A dream getaway. A murder that changes everything. Nina and Michael Carr are newlyweds on a romantic minimoon at The Chateau, an exclusive resort nestled in the Catskill Mountains. The setting is perfect—stunning views, lavish accommodations, and a…

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The Underdog by Sagit Schwartz #bookreview #audiobook

The Underdog by Sagit Schwartz #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to the author for the ALC and ThrillerBookLovers The Pulse, #partner, for an advanced e- copy of The Underdog in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Jagged Edge Press / Jagged Edge Press Published: October 14, 2025   Summary: When Liz, a down-on-her-luck director stuck working as a chaperone for a reality TV music show, picks up a new contestant from a psychiatric hospital, dubbed “The Singing Patient” by…

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The Widow by John Grisham #bookreview #audiobook

The Widow by John Grisham #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Penguin Random House Audio for the ALC and Doubleday, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Widow in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Doubleday / PRH Audio Published: October 21, 2025   Summary: Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his office walks Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow in need of…

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The Wife Deserved It by Darby Kane #bookreview #audiobook

The Wife Deserved It by Darby Kane #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to Harper Audio for the ALC and ThrillerBookLovers The Pulse, HTP Books, #partner, for an advanced e- copy of The Wife Deserved It in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Audio Published: October 21, 2025   Summary: Darby Kane, author of #1 international bestseller Pretty Little Wife, delivers an unputdownable domestic thriller novella in which a man has laid the foundation for the perfect murder… or…

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The Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling #bookreview #audiobook

The Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced e-copy of The Graceview Patient in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: October 14, 2025   Summary: Misery meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this genre-bending, claustrophobic hospital gothic from the bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence. Margaret lives with a rare autoimmune condition that has destroyed her life, leaving…

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Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones #bookreview #audiobook #novella

Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones #bookreview #audiobook #novella

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC of Mapping the Interior in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print copy for my own collection. Publisher: Tor Nightfire / Macmillan Audio Published: April 29, 2025 / June 25, 2025   Summary: Walking through his own house at night, a fifteen-year-old thinks he sees another person stepping through a doorway. Instead of the people who could be there, his mother…

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The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens #bookreview #audiobook

The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of The Hitchhikers in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: October 7, 2025   Summary: The open road beckons. A chance for them to reconnect. Then they make a fatal mistake. It’s the summer of 1976 and Alice and Tom set out on the remote Canadian highways…

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The Making of Jackson Parrish by Liv Constantine #bookreview #audiobook

The Making of Jackson Parrish by Liv Constantine #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC of The Making of Jackson Parrish in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Random House Audio Published: September 16, 2025   Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish comes a gripping, original audiobook set in the intoxicating world of the Parrish universe— The Making of Jackson Parrish. Every villain has an origin story, and Jackson Parrish is no exception. A single scandalous…

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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jonasson #bookreview #audiobook #translatedbook

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jonasson #bookreview #audiobook #translatedbook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: September 9, 2025   Summary: One winter evening bestselling crime author, Elín S. Jónsdóttir goes missing. There are no clues to her disappearance and it is up to young detective, Helgi, to crack the case before…

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Other People’s Houses by Clare Mackintosh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Other People’s Houses by Clare Mackintosh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Libro.fm / Highbride Audio for the ALC of Other People’s Houses in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print copy for my collection. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark / Highbridge Audio Published: September 16, 2025   Summary: New York Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh is back with another unputdownable installment in the DC Morgan series. You want what they have, but what price would you pay? The Hill is the kind…

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Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner #bookreview #audiobook #series

Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and @NovelSuspects & Grand Central Publishing, #partner, for the advanced copy of  Kiss Her Goodbye in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: August 12, 2025   Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with the 4th installment in her bestselling Frankie Elkin series, in which Frankie is called to Tucson, Arizona, to find a missing Afghan refugee, whose…

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The Witch’s Orchard by Archer Sullivan #bookreview #audiobook #debut

The Witch’s Orchard by Archer Sullivan #bookreview #audiobook #debut

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Witch’s Orchard in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: August 12, 2025   Summary: A ninth generation Appalachian herself, Archer Sullivan brings the mountains of North Carolina to life in The Witch’s Orchard, a wonderfully atmospheric novel that introduces private investigator Annie Gore. Former Air Force Special Investigator…

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The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill #bookreview #audiobook #debut

The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill #bookreview #audiobook #debut

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Henry Holt Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Irish Goodbye in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Henry Holt Books / Macmillan Audio Published: September 30, 2025   Summary: In this debut, for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan and Mary Beth Keane, three adult sisters grapple with a shared tragedy over a Thanksgiving weekend spent in their childhood home, navigating…

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The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson-Wheeler #bookreview #audiobook

The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson-Wheeler #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / PRH Audio for the ALC of The Gatsby Gambit in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print copy for my collection. Publisher: Viking / Penguin Audio Published: April 1, 2025   Summary: A clever, transporting murder mystery, The Gatsby Gambit explores a world of class, money, glamour, and foul play—and reimagines some of America’s most beloved literary characters Greta Gatsby has at last graduated from her…

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The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Serial Killer Guide to San Franciso in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: September 24, 2024   Summary: In Michelle Chouinard’s clever mystery The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco, the granddaughter of a serial killer shows readers another side of the beloved city. Welcome to San Francisco,…

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Play Nice by Rachel Harrison #bookreview #audiobook #blogtour

Play Nice by Rachel Harrison #bookreview #audiobook #blogtour

Thank you Libro.fm / Penguin Random House Audio for the ALC and Berkley Pub, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Play Nice in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley / PRH Audio Published: September 9, 2025   Summary: A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house. Clio Louise Barnes leads a…

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This Is a Safe Space by Lucinda Berry #bookreview #audiobook

This Is a Safe Space by Lucinda Berry #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC of This Is a Safe Space in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Originals Published: October 21, 2025   Summary: A therapist discovers an unnerving connection between one of her patients and her own family in this gripping audio thriller by the bestselling author of The Perfect Child and One of Our Own . Jenna, who runs a successful…

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I Would Die for You by Sandie Jones #bookreview #audiobook

I Would Die for You by Sandie Jones #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of I Would Die for You in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: March 25, 2025   Summary: Now: Nicole Forbes lives a quiet life in a small seaside Californian town with her husband and daughter. She is not expecting a writer to knock on her door asking for…

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The Lake Escape by Jamie Day #bookreview #audiobook

The Lake Escape by Jamie Day #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of The Lake Escape in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: July 15, 2025   Summary: The next riveting summer suspense by the author of THE BLOCK PARTY and ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY, Jamie Day. WILL THIS BE THE BEST WEEK OF THEIR LIVES… OR THE LAST? JULIA,…

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The Devil’s Advocate by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Devil’s Advocate by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you LibroFm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Devil’s Advocate in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: August 5, 2025   Summary: This high-octane legal thriller from the international bestselling author of Kill for Me, Kill for You will “make your palms sweat and your blood run cold” (The Times, London) as…

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The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen #bookreview #audiobook

The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of The Locked Ward in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: August 5, 2025   Summary: Was it… Bitter, all-consuming jealousy? Pathological sibling rivalry? Pure insanity? Whatever the cause—and everyone has a theory—it’s the Crime of the Decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a…

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She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena #bookreview #audioreview

She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena #bookreview #audioreview

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC of She Didn’t See It Coming in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Penguin Audio Published: July 29, 2025   Summary: When a beloved wife and mother disappears, a luxurious condo building transforms into a potential crime scene, and the investigation begins: can the detectives find her before it’s too late? Bryden and Sam have it all: thriving careers, a smart apartment in…

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Vantage Point by Sara Sligar #bookreview #audiobook

Vantage Point by Sara Sligar #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio, #partner, for the ALC of Vantage Point in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the physical copy for own my copy. Publisher: MCD / Macmillan Audio Published: January 14, 2025   Summary: Succession meets Megan Abbott in this seductive Gothic suspense novel about the dramatic downfall of one of America’s most affluent families. The old-money Wieland family has it all—wealth, status, power. They’re also famously cursed.…

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Too Old for This by Samantha Downing #bookreview #audiobook

Too Old for This by Samantha Downing #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Kathleen Carter Communications/Berkley, #partner, for the finished copy of Too Old for This in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Berkley / Penguin Audio Published: August 12, 2025   Summary: A retired serial killer’s quiet life is upended by an unexpected visitor. To protect her secret, there’s only one option left—what’s another murder? From bestselling author Samantha Downing. Lottie Jones thought her crimes were…

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Last One Out by Steph Nelson #bookreview #audiobook

Last One Out by Steph Nelson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon Maverick, #partner, for the ALC of Last One Out in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon Maverick Audio Published: June 10, 2025   Summary: Perfect for fans of Noelle Ihli and Stacy Willingham, this chilling, riveting thriller unravels the dark secrets behind Chloe Webster’s disappearance and her shocking return twenty-five years later, as her cousin Frankie races to uncover a truth more terrifying than she could imagine.…

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The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Penguin Random House Audio, #partner for the advanced listening copy of The Maid’s Secret in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Published: April 8, 2025   Summary: When a daring art heist takes place at the Regency Grand, Molly’s life is threatened. The question is who’s out to get her, and why? Long-buried secrets will be revealed in this intriguing and heartwarming novel from the…

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The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani #bookreview #audiobook

The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm/PRH Audio for the ALC and MB Communications/Dutton, #partner, for the finished copy of The View from Lake Como in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Dutton / Penguin Audio Published: July 8, 2025   Summary: From the beloved New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, a “dazzling” storyteller (Washington Post), and a “comedy writer with a heart of gold” (NYT), comes a novel about one woman’s quest to build her…

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Such Quiet Girls by Noelle W. Ihli #bookreview #audiobook

Such Quiet Girls by Noelle W. Ihli #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon Maverick, #partner, for the ALC of Such Quiet Girls in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon Maverick Audio Published: April 29, 2025   Summary: Ten children, abducted in broad daylight—and buried alive. Sage and her sister won’t make it home from school today. Neither will the other children on Bus 315. But that’s only the beginning of the nightmare. New bus driver Jessa blames herself for what…

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Mini Reviews: Debut Thrillers #bookreviews #audiobooks #debuts

Mini Reviews: Debut Thrillers #bookreviews #audiobooks #debuts

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALCs and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copies of So Happy Together & Party of Liars in exchange for my honest reviews.   Summer reading is in full effect and I’m all about the twisty, addictive, unpredictable thrillers. And if I can get them on audio, even better! These are just 2 that I think would make great additions to your summer reading…

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The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King #bookreview #audiobook

The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.Fm / HarperAudio for the ALC and William Morrow, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Phoenix Pencil Company in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / HarperAudio Published: June 3, 2025   Summary: In this dazzling debut novel, a hidden and nearly forgotten magic—of Reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to life—holds the power to transform a young woman’s relationship with her grandmother, and…

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King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby #bookreview #audiobook

King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Flatiron Books / Pine and Cedar Books, #partner for the advanced copy of King of Ashes in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Pine and Cedar / Macmillan Audio Published: June 10, 2025   Summary: A son returning home. A dangerous debt. Secrets about to ignite . . . and a family consumed by flames. Roman Carruthers left the smoke and fire…

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Blonde Dust by Tatiana de Rosnay #bookreview #audiobook

Blonde Dust by Tatiana de Rosnay #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and Tandem Collective Global / Grand Central Publishing, #partner, for the finished copy of Blonde Dust in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: June 3, 2025   Summary: “A lovely portrait of female friendship, loss, and the unexpected ways in which a life can change. Haunting.”— Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Women…

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Fifty-Fifty by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Fifty-Fifty by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Fifty-Fifty in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: June 3, 2025   Summary: Two sisters on trial for murder. They accuse each other. Who do you believe? From Steve Cavanagh, the “wickedly clever” (The New York Times) master of twisty psychological thrillers. “911 what’s your…

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