so-soI‘ve just started the book and I‘m 6 chapters in, I‘m worried this is going to be a bail for me. I find the main character, Nora, unbearable. Her personality is that of a bag of rocks. I‘m going to continue reading, hopefully I‘m not supposed to like the protagonist. 😅
pickI‘m wondering if Jennifer Hillier can write a bad book. At first, I was thinking this one may be a miss for me, as I‘ve loved several of her others. But by the end, I was all in—waiting to see how everything in this book would shake out. But I wasn‘t waiting to find out who The Butcher is—readers learn that right off the bat. Hillier is my favorite thriller writer, and I‘m going to finish her backlist.
pickIt‘s sad when it‘s a psychological thriller related to kids!
pick5 Stars • Never Lie by Freida McFadden follows newlyweds Tricia and Ethan, trapped in a remote manor during a blizzard. The house belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a psychiatrist who vanished. Tricia finds audio tapes revealing secrets about Hale‘s disappearance. Alternating between past and present, the thriller unveils deception and twists, leading to a shocking conclusion.
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Lots of great books this month!
4 audiobooks 🎧
4 physical books 📚
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May Pick is Dead of Winter
It won it's spot by default because most of my reads this month were romance, DNFs or just OK. I did like Dead of Winter. It was a very Agatha Christie style murder mystery in the snow but I was able to guess the killer pretty early in the book so I wish it had more mystery.
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pick4 Stars • I have not found a Freida McFadden book that I didn‘t like. I‘ve already read quite a few but now I am on a “Freida Frenzy“ and am determined to finish the rest of her catalog.
The Locked Door follows Nora Davis, a surgeon hiding her past as the daughter of a serial killer. When her patients are murdered in her father‘s signature style, Nora becomes a suspect. ⬇️
pickI LOVED this book!! It was so good! There are so many twists and turns that I didn't see coming at all! This book left my jaw on the floor multiple times and right when I thought I knew everything. The rug got pulled, and I actually knew nothing. I also loved the found sisterhood. 5/5
