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Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay: A Novel | Alice LaPlante
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A smart, haunting tale of psychological suspense from the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of Turn of Mind. Jane loses everything when her teenage daughter is killed in a senseless accident. Jane is devastated, but sometime later, she makes one tiny stab at a new life: she moves from San Francisco to the tiny seaside town of Half Moon Bay. She is inconsolable, and yet, as the months go by, she is able to cobble together some version of a job, of friends, of the possibility of peace. And then, children begin to disappear. And soon, Jane sees her own pain reflected in all the parents in the town. She wonders if she will be able to live through the aching loss, the fear all around her. But as the disappearances continue, she begins to see that what her neighbors are wondering is if it is Jane herself who has unleashed the horror of loss. Half Moon Bay is a chilling story about a mother haunted by her past. As Stewart ONan said about Turn of Mindthis novel blindfolds the reader and spins her around.
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Bookgirl
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Panpan

This was a very weird book. Its written in a very disjointed fashion which did not appeal to me. I had a hard time staying interested so I started skimming, sticking with it nominally just because I wanted to know who the killer was. The main character has had a terrible life with awful tragedies yet I found it difficult to like her. There were many moments that I found gross and icky that were not intended to be read in that way. Not my style.

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guinsgirlreads
Half Moon Bay: A Novel | Alice LaPlante
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This book is very monotone, but I found myself still somewhat engaged and wanting to know what was going to happen. But then the end happened, and I don‘t even think it was a real end. Total cutoff, ugh.

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guinsgirlreads
Half Moon Bay: A Novel | Alice LaPlante
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Finishing this one at some point today 🤞🏻✌🏻

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guinsgirlreads
Half Moon Bay: A Novel | Alice LaPlante
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Starting this one ☝🏻! #amreading

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Luvtoread
Half Moon Bay: A Novel | Alice LaPlante
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I really loved this psychological suspense read and was drawn in by the realistic main character and the beautiful but claustrophobic setting. I was hooked from beginning to end! I voluntarily reviewed an eARC copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.