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Just the right amount of secrets, twists and romance in this family thriller!😱

Maybe I don‘t like thrillers that take place in an isolated setting, but for me this one really didn‘t have a mystery to it. In the description of the book it says that she finds a picture of herself as a child in one of the cabins, so clearly she was there as a child & some people in the family know something. The characters not being developed well enough also annoyed me. It had its moments of suspense but overall was an average read at best.

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4.25⭐
•Kate Alice Marshall has become an auto-read author for me because she never disappoints. This one wasn‘t without its issues but overall I was still engaged. Bonus factor: she always has Karissa Vacker narrate her books and she is one of my favorites.

#5 of 2025! #BOTM January 2025
Started: 2/18/25
Finished: 2/27/25
10 Days

3.5 ⭐️
An interesting mystery thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat. It was predicable but even if it was it was still an enjoyable read.

Well, this was a fun book for yet another snow day. it didn‘t take long for the setting of this story to change from a mountain lodge to a gin joint 🤣

💙📚REVIEW IS UP!💙📚

⭐️⭐️A KILLING COLD By Kate Alice Marshall⭐️⭐️

⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS!⭐️

⭐️Intense!

⭐️Creepy setting

https://reecaspieces.com/2025/02/10/a-killing-cold-by-kate-alice-marshall-macmil...

Wine + Pear + Blue Cheese + Pistachio & Honey Salad and currently reading A KILLING COLD @kmarshallarts @flatiron_books Thank you to the tagged author and publisher for the gifted book! This book will be out this week! If you are looking for a good book to curl up with on these winter days, go out and grab this one! I‘m really enjoying it so far! 🍷📖❄️ Instagram at castrojeannette

January's wrap-up. I tried to catch up on my BOTM books and am now in the middle of my annual comfort reread of Twilight. Also finished my first #AuldLangSpine and am halfway through my 2nd one.

I‘ve read and liked this author before, but this one isn‘t at good. There are too many clunky attempts at tension-building early on and the end gets so twisted up it‘s just silly. I did keep turning the pages, though.

I really enjoyed this thriller. There were a lot of twists and turns as the story progressed. I also enjoyed the atmosphere Marshall created along with the pacing. Themes of family, loyalty, and trust were explored. Marshall stands on her own long side Alice Feeney, Lucy Foley, and Ruth Ware. I had an ALC from NetGalley. The book comes out Feb. 4. 5 stars

I‘ve loved Marshall‘s adult thrillers, & was all the more excited to see this as a January #BOTM pick! It‘s a solidly performed #audiobook that had me doing extra laundry & chores to quickly finish. Adopted at a young age, Theo‘s Before life is a mystery only hinted at in her nightmares but when her fiancé takes her to the family‘s isolated mountain estate, she starts to feel like she has been there before… a gripping listen with plenty of twists!

Matching my latest read to the weather. 🥶❄️🎧📚4 🌟

Starting this one! Heard a lot of good reviews, so hoping it‘ll live up to them.😆☕️📖

🦋What are you reading today?🦋

Jumping into this one next! #weekendreads

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A solid page-turner, perfectly atmospheric to read in the winter months. It didn‘t totally “wow” me, but it was twisty and fun, and I had a hard time putting it down. #BOTM

Mt #botm books have arrived.

Looking for a job this new year? I saw on LinkedIn this morning that Book of the Month is hiring for a freelance crime fiction reader. Thought it might be up the alley of some of the people here. More info: https://bookofthemonth.applytojob.com/apply/job_20241223170632_IGGO5NBCWXCAKBNV

My January #BOTM pick. My TBR is out of control, so I limited myself to just one pick (and their special volume) for now, though I marked three other ones to be read. This author is an always pick for me. What did you pick?

Had to convince myself to keep my #BOTM box to two choices for January. I‘m definitely going to pick up a few others on audio or through Libby! Lots of great choices to kick off 2025! 🥳

Opened the mystery package!! How cute! I am one of the winners of the Chilled to the End Prize Packs from Flatiron Books! I think this should have had a hot chocolate cup included too - but it‘s still super cute and I am really excited to read this!

#ChilledtotheEndPrizePack #flatironbooks