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Sometimes the problem with a book is your expectations going into it. The blurb made this book sound thriller-y. It's not. Ally DOES find out that her whole past is different from what she thought, but we know right away why, who, and how. This is really a book about her adjusting to that and working through the complications of knowing she's been lied to for so long. I liked Ally and felt like she was realistic. Her mom, however. Oof. Soft pick.

8️⃣ The London House ➡️ 9️⃣ Past Perfect Life

#ThingsInCommon: house on covers

I really liked this book!! It was very suspenseful and hard to put down :))

Allison (Ally) Smith is a senior in high school in a small Wisconsin town. Ally leads a pretty ordinary life and she loves her friends (including their families) and her father. Everything seems to be going great until she starts submitting college applications. A red flag has appeared and it‘s because Ally Smith isn‘t who she thinks she is.

Overall a great contemporary YA book that felt real and authentic.

#LibraryThing #EarlyReviewers

Surprised by #bookmail tonight!! Thought I was getting an arc but the publisher sent a hardcover.

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Ally is loving in a small town with her widowed father and a great group of friends that she has made into her second family. She sending in college applications when they are returned because her social isn't right. She thinks she just got the number wrong. When the FBI shows up at her door she finds out that her dad kidnapped her and she has a whole family she didn't know about. What is she going to do with everything crashing down around her?

Since the #BOTM picks are live, Riot wants to show you the unboxing of the #yabotm box. Spoiler alert: he was mostly interested in the cookie, which was ended up going to my husband since I have celiac disease. Anyway, I started reading Past Perfect Life and it is good so far. There are a lot of lol moments so far.

#currentlyreading #preview #augustrso2019 #digital My first August read. I have a few digital books, but LOTS more print ARCs. I will post my #tbrpile tomorrow. #olderreaders #family #identity #ya