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I Dreamed of Falling
I Dreamed of Falling | Julia Dahl
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In acclaimed author Julia Dahl's new standalone, the death of a young mother triggers an avalanche of secrets in a small Hudson Valley town. Roman Grady is the sole reporter for the local newspaper in a tiny Hudson Valley town - a town so small that every store opening and DUI is considered newsworthy. But when Roman's longtime girlfriend, Ashley, the mother of his four-year-old son, is found dead, he realizes he had no idea what was really going on in her life. And when he starts asking questions, he's not prepared for the answers. What was Ashley doing at the cliffside home of her troubled ex-girlfriend? How did no one in a house full of people see what happened to her? And why does it seem like everyone in town suddenly has something to hide? As Roman and his mother dig into Ashley's last few months, the truths they uncover threaten to expose painful secrets. The kind of secrets that can get you killed. A gripping thriller and a moving portrait of a family struggling through tragedy, I Dreamed of Falling showcases Julia Dahl's talent for using crime fiction to tell an immersive and unforgettable story. Dahl's unflinching novel asks hard questions about love, regret, inequality, and the possibilities and the perils of forgiveness.
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NatalieR
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I participated in my second author event at The Back Room hosted by Hank Phillipi Ryan and Karen Dionne. There were fascinating and stimulating conversations among authors Lauren Ling Brown, Julia Dahl, Mindy Mejia, and Beatriz Williams. I wrote about my experience on my blog.
abookandadog.com/author-events/the-back-room-chilling-suspense

kspenmoll Sounds wonderful! 1mo
NatalieR @kspenmoll It‘s a great event! 1mo
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kelli7990
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Bailedbailed

Here‘s my review for a book I just DNF‘d.

On Sale: 9/17/24

#netgalleyarc

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kelli7990

Happy Publication Day to this book! I‘m not finished with it today. I haven‘t read any of it today. I haven‘t decided yet if I‘m going to DNF it or not because I‘m not liking the characters in it.

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TorieStorieS
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Mehso-so

Set in a small NY town, this is part mystery, part family drama & hard look at post-pandemic life. The book opens with the discovery of 25 year old Ashley‘s body. Her reporter boyfriend & father of her child, set his larger ambitions aside for their family. His mother & his son‘s primary caregiver, has her own worries made worse by her own fears of illness & hopes for redemption. Uneven pacing, & some predictable turns, but still gripping overall!

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kelli7990
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I decided to start this book instead of The Money Trap. This Netgalley ARC is coming out September 17 and so is the other Netgalley ARC The Money Trap but I figured that maybe this one would be a quick read. I don‘t know if I‘ll get finished today or if I‘ll end up bailing on this book. I definitely won‘t be able to start and finish The Money Trap on Sept 17. I don‘t know if I like this book or not. I don‘t really like the characters that much.

kelli7990 I‘ll read more of this book and see if I want to keep going. If I DNF this book then I can start The Money Trap but I‘m not going to finish it right away. 2mo
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Reecaspieces
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Mehso-so
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kelli7990
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Yay! I was approved for another ARC to read this Fall. I‘m now up to 10 ARCs. I‘m going to be overwhelmed in the Fall with all the ARCs I have to read but at this point, I don‘t care because it‘s Summer and I‘m going to read whatever I want to read while I can.

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