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Catching up on May reviews. This was my #Role100 (#29) book for May. What a dark & twisty ride it was! It definitely items kept me turning the pages to figure out how it would end which was squeezed out in even more twists & turns. It even made me nervous & a bit jumpy reading it at night which I consider a plus. Would you believe this is my first Taylor Adam‘s?! Now I realize I probably need to move the others up my TBR stack.

This was so dang good!!! So many turns and twists. Thank you book tock and booktube … total recommend… I‘m so into thrillers right now. It‘s a must for all you thriller readers!!! Hell yeah #booktock #springread #thrillreads #springteading #libby #kindle

Another great book by Taylor Adams I‘ve never given a book a 1 star review, and after reading this book, I don‘t think I ever will. This was a twisty-turny thriller that leaves you questioning what is really happening until the very end. A must read.

“After posting a negative review of a horror novel, a woman staying at an isolated beach house begins to wonder if the author is a little touchy—or very, very dangerous—in this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense and terror from the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and Hairpin Bridge.”

My #Roll100 books for May:

# 29 The Last Word (BOTM)
# 59 If the Shoe Fits (OUABC)
# 62 Any BOTM (I chose Butcher and Blackbird)

I‘m excited to have the push to read all three of these! 📚

I stayed up until 3 finishing this one. Told my husband I had to, because I was worried about the dog in it. I'm not sure what tomorrow morning's excuse for reading late will be yet. 😁
(SO many twists and turns! They weren't all unpredictable, but I still couldn't put it down!)

1. Go to work again - and only it it's just for a few days (been on sick leave for months again😓) and go to the cinema tomorrow with my boo (They're showing Donnie Darko again tomorrow for this one night).😊
2. Tagged.
3. Though... Hmmm. Think I'll go with gothic. Gothic lit is mostly well written and offers plenty of atmosphere, suspense and thrills without being too crass.
#MotivationalMonday #springiscoming #gothicliterature @Cupcake12

Hey friends, here are a few options... I have roughly half a million more, so if none of these suit, I'll post another batch 😂 Let me know what you think!! #LMPBC
@Jerdencon @robinb @bookandbedandtea

I really liked this for the most part. It started out really strong and kept momentum but then kinda got lost about halfway through. I thought it could have been a little bit shorter than what it was. The author got caught up with the story within the story and in parts it made the story drag. But, the suspense level was good and the twists were entertaining.

3.5⭐
#52bookclub24 Prompt 31 - Personal Phobia (Stalking/Home invasion)

Whew! What a ride this was. It moves at a breakneck pace once it gets going and it's very hard to put down. It loses stars for me because for as many twists as there are, I guessed all but one. Soo pretty predictable, unfortunately.

For anyone wondering about the dog like I was... Spoiler in comments below 🐶🐾 ⤵️

Sunday #audiocrochet 🌻

Finished it just in time to get settled for the Packer game (Go Pack Go 💛 💛 💚 💚). Thank you @BDavis for this gift (a billion years ago). #AcquiredViaLitsy2024 @MatchlessMarie

Finished my #JoyousJanuary goals :) A bit early. So I will set new ones. @Andrew65

I could never be a writer (for reasons other than rejection - talent -- ha) but... wow this is a blow!

This was a gripping ride! A depressed reader living at an isolated cabin leaves a bad review on a terrible book and the author comes looking for her.

Wowza!! I just loved this #BOTMBacklog thriller! When Emma posts a one-star review, she never suspects that her past 3 months of isolation on the WA coast will come to a violent end. I feel like I read this in one breathless sitting! Part cautionary tale, part dark comedy, I laughed, gasped & was rewarded with the satisfaction of having been right all along! There are some other surprises, though & I really loved it— though dare you say otherwise?

@Clwojick
@StayCurious

CHALLENGE: NIGHTMARE

THRILLER - HORROR

A book's nightmare coming true all because of a negative review?
The book is very cleverly written as the real drama unfolds and we read the story the author is playing out - Emma knows what will happen because she is living it.

It is pretty gruesome, but those who know the work of Mr. Adams don‘t need to be forewarned. 4/5

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/45dw747w

Such a wild ride. My only complaint was in the print book there are some sections of different font, but that didn‘t always come through in audio, so there were some issues at first knowing what was present/book.

That was just silly. But the kind of ridiculousness where I'm not even mad at it. If you like the cheesy slasher meets self-critique meets final girl vibes of the Scream films, I think you'll like this too. Do not go looking for a well-plotted, keeps-you-guessing, taut thriller - as we know, I hate those, and I actually ended up not hating this!

#28 of 2023! #BOTM May 2023 Very interesting premise. Don‘t think I‘ll ever give another 1 ⭐️ review. 😜
Started: 8/27/23
Finished: 9/3/23
8 Days

#booked2023 #describewiththewordtwist
I need to stop reading these thrillers. I just thought they were so many implausible twists in this, a so-so because I kept going until the end.
Do Americans really not have kettles? Is this real?

#quicklunchtimeread
This is one of those thrillers that incites a lot of eye rolls!

Unpopular opinion-I didn‘t like this one as much as I wanted. Too many coincidences in those twists, so convenient with a dramatic ending and almost happy ending😳
Love the premise but you see from the beginning that something is off🙄 3⭐️

#Summerween Readathon prompt-thriller @Gabyreads book pick for @Gabyreads on May
#BookSpinBingo (#13) @TheAromaOfBooks
#ISpyBingo title in fav color @Clwojick @TheAromaOfBooks

I can quite easily suspend my disbelief with thrillers but this was utterly ridiculous! I didn‘t like anything about this and ironically giving it 1 ⭐️

Definitely a page turner like No Exit. But I figured out everyone of the twists well in advanced. I kept reading to see how or if she would survive. It would be great to read during a dark and stormy night. Trigger warning: suicidal thoughts and animal cruelty.

This was good, fast paced, kept me guessing and hard to put down. It was a stressful and a bit anxiety inducing, really well plotted. I will say, there were a couple of times I nearly gave up because of one of the plot points (which I won‘t giveaway) but I stuck with it and was glad I did. #BookspinBingo #Doublespin #JubilantJuly @TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65

Laps in, now reading by the pool. #currentread

This is not the type of book I ever read. A grieving woman is house sitting on a remote beach with only a reclusive neighbor for a friend. She becomes aware that she‘s being stalked and the book turns into a cat-and-mouse story of who can outsmart who. And who exactly is that neighbor? Have to admit I couldn‘t put it down and it felt very satisfying as the truth unfolded. Who will get the last word?

WTF did I just read?! So many thought racing through my head right now. I had a like/dislike relationship with this book for many reasons. The plot had a lot of promise, but parts dragged on a bit for me & while I cheered for the main character, I have no idea why because I didn‘t love her. Overall it was an okay book, but not a book I would reread.

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PS - Taylor Adams if you ever see my review, please don‘t stalk & kill me! Okay. Thanks!

Hot deal!

I got some awesome book mail today! Thank you so much @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I am so excited to read this book! You were so sweet to send me all the cute stickers, bookmark and notebook, I love them. 💙💙💙

#LitsyLove #LitsyLoveReads

This was a wild ride! Living in isolation, a woman leaves a 1-star review on Amazon for the worst horror book she‘s ever read, then the unhinged author comes for her. Yes, it‘s probably over the top - I got 80s slasher flick vibes - but the twists and turns kept on coming!

#bookspinbingo

The Last Word was so, so good. I enjoyed it from the very beginning. Buttt given the nature of the story, I wouldn‘t say anything else because this guy wrote a whole thriller centered around someone giving an author a bad review. I‘m just kidding though I absolutely loved this one.

The atmosphere was oppressive and creepy. And there were twists and turns around every corner that kept me hooked until the end.

I loved the premise of this book- deranged author goes after lone woman who gave him a one star review on Goodreads. However it seemed to take forever for anything to happen. It was entertaining enough to listen over a busy weekend full of chores though so I‘m giving it a low pick.

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Talk about twists and turns! I was truly entertained by this and was genuinely surprised and creeped out at times, but I would be a little nervous to say otherwise! 😂🎧

I‘ll put a minor spoiler in the comment below about the dog - it‘s something I had wanted to know before reading!

Congratulations 🎈🎊📚 Elizabeth!! You are the winner of the #LitsyLove giveaway! I‘m working and won‘t be able to mail it until Thursday!

This book took me way too long to finish, but I think that was more a “me” issue than an issue with the story. From the very beginning the story draws you in and, once the insanity and thrills begin, I felt like I figuratively got whiplash from all the twists and turns. I‘ll say that some of the things characters survived were pretty far fetched but that just reminded me of horror movies (which I love). I also really liked the ending! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

This book is quite a ride. Total Popcorn Thriller. I ripped right through it once I started. The reveals & swerves were seemingly endless.
I will warn you that 1 of the viewpoints is so cringey. Just painful. It was quite decisive in the Fable book club that @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks turned me on to. 😂
“Liked” is a strong word here, but I was incredibly entertained.

This review will be ironic as the premise of this book is that a woman writes a poor online review of a book and then gets stalked by the unhappy author.

This book was not good. Extraneous gore, underwhelming writing, unlikable characters. The author tries to throw in every trope and plot twist you can think of related to murder.

100% would not recommend.

This was entertaining and thrilling and perfect for my plane ride home! It‘s an isolation thriller and a bit over the top and sometimes absurd, but it‘s wild in a good way. The narration was interesting and took an unreliable narrator to a new place. I knew there were some twists thrown in and figured out the major one pretty quickly (like before I even started the book quickly) but it didn‘t affect my enjoyment. 4/5⭐️

Idk what to think about this book… that‘s about all I can say 😂😂

My sweet reading buddy!
#Adayinthelifeoftux
#Catsoflitsy
#BOTM

This was a crazy ride. So many twists it was comical. Lone woman gets stalked and attacked by a katana wielding incel, I actually really liked this one, it felt like a b flick horror movie.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ I would have rated 4 stars but at the very end something was revealed that really bummed me out so I‘m taking a star away lol #BOTM

Wow!! What a thrill ride this book was! Taylor Adams has this skill of writing a book that only takes place in one setting and it never gets boring. This book took off from page one and I just devoured it. I loved his other books and this one is no exception.

My weekend read. I'm almost 1/2 way through. The scares are piling on.😱

Starting this one today for a buddy read on Fable! If you would like to join us this is the link!

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Check out Killer Thriller Crew on Fable! We‘re reading The Last Word. Join us!
https://fable.co/club/killer-thriller-crew-with-kat-thecandidkatalog-18906254248...

Strayed and finished this book last night. It was a mail biter but I definitely think I mostly blew through it because I was scared for the dog. 2.5⭐️ #botm

My #BookSpinBingo board is all set for June.😁