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More Than You'll Ever Know
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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Lore Rivera was married to two men at once. She led a secret double life - until one man shot the other. That's the story the world knows. But true-crime writer Cassie Bowman wants to know more - about the mysterious woman at the heart of it all, and about what really happened the night of that tragic murder. How did Lore lead two lives? How did it feel when it all came crashing down? Cassie is surprised that Lore is willing to talk. But as what really happened that fateful summer of 1986 unfurls, will either woman be prepared when the truth comes to light?
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Mary_Reads
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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Mehso-so

2024: 9

Double lives. The secrets we keep from our loved ones and the lies that we tell for them. Reconciling those things with how we see ourselves and our place in the world. Whether we're good or bad people. This book was so so for me. It's set in South Texas in familiar cities close to home and at times made me feel closer to the story and at other times infuriated me due to inaccuracies.

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she.hearts.horror
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Pickpick

🖤🖤🖤

LoverOfLearning I listened on audiobook... solid 4 stars! 9mo
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MicheleinPhilly
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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Pickpick

I quite enjoyed this story of “woman leads a double life with 2 families and 1 husband ends up dead” as I don‘t think women are traditionally portrayed as doing something so conniving and manipulative. It‘s always dudes. This isn‘t a thriller though - it is a very complex character portrait of Lore, the aforementioned bigamist, and Cassie, the true crime writer in search of the truth. Another fun summer read.

squirrelbrain Sounds good - stacked! Hi Pickles! 👋 🐶 1y
dabbe Look at dat sweet, sleepy pup! 💙💚💙 1y
TrishB Awww look at Pickles 🐶♥️ I‘m missing Sansa! 1y
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MicheleinPhilly @squirrelbrain @TrishB I can‘t wait for J to arrive back home soon. She has been up my butt for 2 straight weeks. 1y
squirrelbrain Poor Pickles! She‘s missing her! 😢 1y
TrishB Awww! We‘re going home today- son has been looking after Sansa and I can‘t wait to see her. He probably feels like you. 1y
Reggie Omg, in a short story I read from a recent book this woman has work in Mexico and a brother and a mother in Chicago. She suddenly dies and years later the brother discovers she had a lover in Mexico and goes to visit him only to find out she had a child she never told her brother and mother about. And the author just straight up says, men do it all the time. And I gave it to her but had a real hard time believing it. Lol 1y
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Sharpeipup
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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I could write a book about autocorrect fails in my life.

#celebritybc #gmabookclub #lithumor

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MallenNC
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I was in the middle of several books and really had no business starting another one, but after hearing the author on Sarah‘s Bookshelves Live I immediately got this from the library. I really enjoyed this story of a woman with two husbands and what led to the death of one them. It‘s not a thriller, but more of a character study of a complicated woman. I read it fast and am still thinking about Lore and her choices.

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BekaReid
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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And this is how we're reading tonight 😂

Leftcoastzen 😄😻 2y
RaeLovesToRead Awww! A cute lil paw ☺☺ 2y
Aimeesue Hoo boy, cats 😂 2y
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Librarybelle
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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August pick for #12BooksOf2022 …an obsessed true crime writer hunts down a woman whose double marriage leads to murder. Told in a dual timeline, this book has a bit of mystery and some twists that kept me reading. Remarkable debut novel.

eanderson One of my clients was talking about this book. Your review has me even more intrigued! 2y
Andrew65 Sounds excellent. 2y
Librarybelle @eanderson @Andrew65 It‘s unique in that we think of bigamy in a man‘s world and not necessarily a woman being married to two men at the same time. 2y
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swishandflick
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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Whew, this was an interesting ride! And a great premise. When a true crime junkie and aspiring writer learns the story of a woman who had been leading two separate lives with two different men, resulting in one of them going to prison for murdering the other, she sets out to understand the woman at the center of it all. Very well done (but a teensy bit too long imo). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Mitch
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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There‘s are SOooo many good ones on this list!

https://crimereads.com/the-best-crime-novels-of-the-year-2022/

CBee Dear @Mitch, I sent you something today for Christmas! I‘m hoping it gets there by Christmas 😂 Love to you! 2y
Mitch @CBee oh thank you sweetie. 😘 2y
Soubhiville Your package arrived today 💕. Thank you. The postal gods are on our side so far! I hope yours gets there in time! 2y
Mitch @Soubhiville yeah!🎄♥️🎄♥️🎄 2y
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ImperfectCJ
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This novel had me riveted at the beginning, with its very accurate portrayal of long-term marriage and the complicated emotions around parenting kids who are becoming adults, but it lost some of its punch as it progressed. Still, enjoyable (although the character wearing a black lace bra under a white silk blouse made me roll my eyes).

8 hours, theme read, 96 points for #TeamSlaughter #scarathlon @Clwojick

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NikkiKey94
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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I really enjoyed this book! It took me longer than normal to read it because I had a hectic work schedule for a few weeks and I wish I could have finished it sooner. I loved the story and the mystery!

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Librarybelle
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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I spent most of the day finishing up this book - I could snag a large print copy at the library, and it clocks at over 600 pages!

Cassie Bowman writes a blog about true crime. She comes across the story of Lore Rivera, who was simultaneously married to 2 men, which led to deadly consequences. But, Cassie senses a story that needs further told.

This debut novel is engaging and at time thought provoking. A dual narrative, with flashbacks, ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Librarybelle …the reader gets to visit the facts of the case and see that what was a pretty open and shut case in 1986 is far from open and shut. The twist at the end - I got it wrong! This is a novel, but it‘s riveting to any true crime lovers. It actually makes me want to pick up a true crime book! 2y
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Jolynne
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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Pickpick

Listed as a mystery but not necessarily a mystery. Murder is the background to this story of love, desire, family, motherhood, and marriage.
I enjoyed the women along with all their faults and complexities.

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BookLineNSinker
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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Mehso-so

I liked this book but it's very long. It's a well-written and interesting story. It kept my attention for the most part but it did kind of drag on. I liked the twist at the end but this is not exactly a thriller or suspense book.

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ICantImReading
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

While many murder mysteries focus on plot, this book does a deep-dive into the flawed characters and invites readers to understand the people involved and the nuances of the situation. It‘s complex and compelling while also examining the true crime genre, the way all of us compartmentalize parts of ourselves, and the expectations and limitations we place on women and their stories. 🎧

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kbuggle
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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Bailedbailed

I bailed. I was so bored- I made it to 173
pages, and just wish this had been 300 pages instead of 450; I would have barreled through. I hate to not finish a book, and can count on less than one hand how many times I‘ve quit- I‘m pretty good at knowing what I‘ll enjoy or what will keep me interested. Maybe I‘ll try to finish this on audio..

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janeycanuck
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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This is a 400+ page book that could easily be a 1-sitting read.

It's hard to say whether scene, character or plot is the strongest component of this book but I think scene edges out the others by just a touch. Gutierrez has written such wonderfully complicated characters that you love even when you don't want to and has spun an incredibly captivating plot but I could feel everything she was describing when she set a scene.

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bookandbedandtea
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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Mehso-so

I skipped chunks of it to get to the end, which confirmed my suspicions about who really killed Andreas. I struggled to read this because I couldn't stand Cassie. Not even a little. Lore, despite her lies and selfishness, was fascinating and even charming. Her husbands, her children, her sister, her story were all interesting and would have made a fine book on their own but the Cassie chapters dragged everything down.

Tiffiney I got about halfway through and gave up. I returned it to the library. I should‘ve done like you did and skipped ahead to find out who did really killed him 😁 (edited) 2y
bookandbedandtea @Tiffiney I very nearly gave up too! There are too many other good books to read. 2y
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bookandbedandtea
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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I have distracted myself with every game app on my phone today while repeatedly asking myself why I'm not reading. I finally realized that at 25% I'm not enthusiastic about this book. I'm going to read something else and try again in a couple days.

Tiffiney I‘m at 43% and struggling to be enthusiastic 2y
bookandbedandtea @Tiffiney Ooh no! I was hoping by that point I'd have more interest in it. 2y
kbuggle I‘m sitting here thinking the same.. about halfway through and I think I may just give up; just may not be for me (edited) 2y
bookandbedandtea @kbuggle I won't encourage you to stick with it! The Lore chapters interested me but the Cassie chapters completely annoyed me so it ended up so-so at best. 🤷‍♀️ 2y
kbuggle It‘s due back to the library, so that is also swaying my decision to just let this one go.. I wish it was about 100 pgs shorter (edited) 2y
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Birdsong28
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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Very good. This story takes you on journey that is full of twists and turns. Even though you might think that you have worked out who has done it you will be surprised by the end. It also deals with the question of what love truly is and what you would do for it. Thank you #MichaelJoseph/#Penguin for inviting me to read this via #Netgalley.

#MoreThanYoullEverKnow
#PenquinRandomHouse
@PenguinPublishing

Bec_lectic Sounds good!! Going to have to add lol 2y
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KristiAhlers
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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I confess at one point I almost bailed on this one. The issue…pacing. But this is legitimately a case of the slow and steady wins the race. If you stick with it you‘ll find yourself enjoy a solid suspense read. #bigjunereadathon @Clwojick

Clwojick The cover though… 😍 2y
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FelinesAndFelonies
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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If you go into this expecting a fast-paced thriller, you will be disappointed. This is a slow burn, whodunnit, family drama. It tells the story of Lore, a successful international banker in the 1980's. In Laredo, Lore married Fabian, with whom she has twin sons. While in Mexico City, she meets Andres & falls in love, ultimately marrying him too. When her secret comes out, Andres confronts Fabian who shoots him dead. (Continued)

FelinesAndFelonies In 2017, crime writer & blogger stumbles across the story of Lore's double life. She feels a pull to tell the story from Lore's perspective. The secrets revealed could unravel them all. 2y
Clwojick Love the cover on this one! 2y
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Mpcacher
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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This is a novel about secrets, family, motherhood and the demands of parenting and the power of love. It investigates the cost of putting your own needs ahead of the welfare of others. It starts slow, but builds to a riveting read and is a good recommendation for fans of such books as “We Begin at the End“. I enjoyed it, but admit to wishing I had more knowledge of Spanish, as the author used lots of it in the dialogue. I gave it 3.75/5 stars.

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FelinesAndFelonies
More Than You'll Ever Know | Katie Gutierrez
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Rainy day!! Perfect for starting this #arc. It sounds really interesting! ?? Debut novel from Katie Gutierrez. "An evocative drama about a woman who's caught leading a double life after one husband murders the other, & the true-crime writer who becomes obsessed with telling her story." #fiction

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