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This one just had a really high ick factor.

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Mid month update:

#ReadOrDonate book completed. Another book off the TBR and off the shelf.

If Swanson was trying to make the reader feel gross, uncomfortable and disgusted then he did a great job. The actions of many of the characters are morally corrupt but the story and ending are well paced and executed. So-so as a result of balancing the ick and the twists.
At least it‘s off my shelf.
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This book gave me the ick, I‘m not gonna lie. But I think that‘s the point. It was really hard to find anybody to root for until the last quarter of it, but I enjoyed the ending and the bad guys get what‘s coming to them. 3⭐️ #audiobook #thriller #suspense

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I had to bail on this one. The narrator is awful!! He reads in a monotone voice that is truly annoying. I‘ll have to see if I can find a physical book to read.

“From the acclaimed author of Her Every Fear and The Kind Worth Killing comes a diabolically clever tale of obsession, revenge, and cold-blooded murder—a sly and brilliant guessing game of a novel in the vein of Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, and Patricia Highsmith.”

This book was just overly sexual. I don't mind sex scenes but not when they're with older men/women and younger teens. Really boils my blood. It's a forgettable book and the least stars I've ever given a Swanson book. I just didn't think there was a point to the book? It's just sick. 2/5 stars

This book had a few odd, but fun twists.
And I do like that Peter Swanson‘s books tend to have a very bookish spin to them 🤩📖

Another audiobook down while I worked on some projects for holiday/party decor. I also got in an hour workout today for #Bfc21! It was a successful day off, but I am not looking forward to my 16hour double shift tomorrow….

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This is my second book by Swanson. I previously read The Kind Worth Killing, which I thoroughly enjoyed. This book,about a young man whose father dies unexpectedly, is full of lots of twists, turns and duplicitous behaviour.

This is a twisted one. TW for underage/consent and incestuous relations.
So many lies in this story and the most important ones are the ones you tell yourself. If you tell yourself a lie fervently enough, it can become your truth.

Day One 📚😊

A naive Harry comes back home to Maine from college after the accidental death of his father. Once home he's welcomed by his stepmother Alice, and news that his father's death may not have been accidental and other gossip that his father and Alice might not have been who he thought they were.

Pg. 245
Naive, delusional Harry, No her sister is not there just for you 🙄

Bout to start this one, I feel I've been on a mystery kick lately 😁👌🏻

My grandson Weston loves to roll his cars over my books!😂

My reaction when I finally came to the sentence on page 228 that verified the epiphany I had back on page 112. Also, these people are f*cked up.

I had an epiphany while thinking about this story in the shower! Now I must read all evening to see if I'm right...

Harry returns home to #Maine after his father dies suddenly in what may or may not have been an accident. An intriguing start and interesting characters unfortunately devolves from there into too many ridiculously damaged and sexually inappropriate people. It veered too far from believable for me.

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It started off really well but the plot got a little silly. I enjoyed The Kind Worth Killing much more. Still a fan of Peter Swanson. Taken out from Bethnal Green library.

Looking forward to starting this one. I read The Kind Worth Killing two years ago and loved it.

Peter Swanson is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors and this book did not disappoint. Even with mixed reviews, I stuck through this one and ended up loving it! I found the story compelling and gripping. It reflects real life and these types of stories happen every day. While I understand some may see the relationships as controversial, I do not. I applaud the boldness of his storylines!

Another great book by Peter Swanson! Harry comes home after the death of his father. He feels that his beautiful stepmother is hiding something but what could it be? Full of deceit and lies, you never know what‘s the truth.

This was a pretty disturbing book. I was shocked when I found out who the killer was. And the ending was crazy. This was a page-turner but definitely hard to read at times which is why it has a so-so rating. I need to read something light-hearted after this. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Love his other books! Excited to start this one, also my beautiful Valentine roses from my husband!

Last book read in Buzzawordreadathon clue word was lie.Another psychological thriller, so go blind.The actions motive and the end can be described as crap, impossible or absurd to occur.However, the way the author develop those criminal error thinking process were so interesting that I really enjoyed it because sociopaths or antisocial persons can think that way.Well integrated the "Then & Now" (present & past) but some things were just crap 3.5⭐️

Loved

And finally, the one I‘m reading next....

I just finished this book and I really enjoyed it! A thrilling read! #books #redbook #thrillers #bookcovers #lovetoread

This book has the ICK! factor. While I appreciate it is fiction, I thought the concentration of the type of characters he wrote was completely unbelievable.
I almost didn't finish and I'm not particularly glad that I did, but I did and it was ok. Not the worst book I've ever read, and certainly not the best.

I always find Peter Swanson's books compulsively readable and All the Beautiful Lies was no different! It isn't a "shocking twist" kind of thriller, but it was paced well and the backstory got steadily more creepy as it went. Nothing earth-shattering, but a quick, entertaining read.

I've been in Asheville this week hanging out with my mom so I haven't had a ton of reading time. It's raining today so I'm out on the porch enjoying the sound of it through the trees (so much more relaxing than NYC!) and sinking into the new Peter Swanson 👏🏽

@Reviewsbylola got me hooked on this author, so I am reading all of his books 👍❣️❣️ #dogsoflitsy #jackthedorkie

I loved Peter Swanson‘s new thriller! 😃 Henry‘s father dies unexpectedly so he returns to Maine for the funeral and gets to know his fairly new step-mother. We also get the step-mom‘s backstory of an unusual adolescence. Excellent set of characters and just the right amount of drama. This is a top notch thriller! 4 1/2 🌟

A new Peter Swanson thriller always makes it to the top of my list of books to read. This intriguing story held me captive from start to finish. Loved it! So far, this and The Kind Worth Killing are my favourites of his novels.

I don‘t think the synopsis is completely accurate on this one, but lucky for me, I go in not knowing much about the books.

Read my 4-star review of All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2402808066

Not impressed.

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This is “... a diabolically clever tale of obsession, revenge, and cold-blooded murder—a sly and brilliant guessing game of a novel in the vein of Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, and Patricia Highsmith...” #TBR #suspense #thriller

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I was hoping to end up enjoying this book and honestly despite the fact that it had some questionable moments I was, all the way up until that ending 🙅🙅🙅
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I can't tell if I'm actually enjoying this or if I'm just hate reading.

Please tell me I'm not the only person to hate read a book? #4in48Readathon

I'm trying to get into this book I really am. However it's only so many times I want to read about how pale a characters skin is.

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Definitely creepy and twisted!! Read this in one day. I‘ll be checking out the author‘s previous novels.

It took me awhile to get into this one, and I didn‘t really like the characters.. but when it does get going it‘s has some good twists.

The rest of this book will be waiting for me when u get home from work 😔✌🏻

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Another great book by this author! Not quite The Kind Worth Killing but close!

Found this at the library and the description sounded so good that I couldn‘t pass it up...