This book was a treat! I am no huge McConaughy fan but I‘ve always enjoyed his acting. This book was recommended to me by a coworker and I am so glad she did. I probably never would have read it. The stories in this book are classic. It makes me wonder if the current generation will ever have stories to tell like this that are just truly entertaining and flat out crazy. Good writing and very philosophical. A great read!

I was really on the fence with pick or so-so. I went with so-so because these characters were all horrible, I sometimes lost who I was following at points and just felt parts dragged. Four women are invited to a hen party on a remote island by a girl they bullied and haven‘t talked to in over ten years. Will all make up or will revenge be had? In all an ok read as long as you can handle CATTY women haha!

After reading the House of Eve, I jumped when I saw this book available as well. Another good story by Johnson although I felt like it ended abruptly. Everything was tied up in the epilogue but I wasn‘t expecting the epilogue to come when it did. It still does not detract from the story though and definitely recommend!

This is a story of Syrian refugees Nuri and Afra and their journey to find asylum in the UK. It was well written but the format of the dual timeline threw me off at times of what time frame I was in. Usually that doesn‘t affect me but honestly the story was just not keeping my interest and I started skimming just to get through. There was nothing in the story that made me want to read more to see how it ends. Just blah for me 😕

I finished this book in two days. I instantly was immersed in Ruby and Eleanor‘s lives and couldn‘t wait to find out how it all ended. This book dives into the history of black women in the late 1940s with a story that instantly reels you in as both girls fall in love with boys they are not good enough for. It‘s a heartbreaking story that I will remember for a long time.

What an inspiring story of a strong woman that defies the perception of women‘s roles in wartime. I love that Quinn writes about strong women most of us have never heard of. Although a bit slow in parts as it‘s heavily based on Milas experience on the front lines, the ending more than makes up for the areas in the book that lack excitement. Love that Quinn tried to follow reality as much as possible and sprinkled in her own touch here and there.

A low pick but nonetheless an easy read. This book is what I call an escapist novel where you can barely be conscious reading it and it all still makes sense and it gets you away from the doldrums of the day.

I loved this book! Hooked me right away with the dual perspective of His and Hers. It kind of reminded me of Samantha Downings My Lovely Wife with the pace and way it was written. Lots of twists and overall just a wild ride. If you are looking for a good thriller this is it 💚💚💚

Wow, this was a tough read. Parts of this book stuck with me after putting it down some nights. I even dreamed of one of the characters which I‘ve never done. If you are a triggered by rape, abuse this may not be a book for you but it portrays a story that is so complex in the emotions it stirs that I felt it‘s a great read. It delves into a dark part of American history that we must never forget or let ever be repeated!

Loved the setting, plot was good, but the story just failed to really capture me. It was so slow to pick up that when the turning point happened I was just ready to be done with it. Not her best 😕

This is a classic book I‘ve never heard of and I don‘t know why because it was great! This is a story of 4 misfits who all gravitate towards a deaf guy using him to fulfill something for themselves. There‘s so much meat to this story with all the characters interwoven with their own stories. It‘s a great historical representation of life in the 1930‘s. The author was wise beyond her years. Definitely a recommended read!

Trying to hide from the past, Dr., Emma Lewis is called back to her hometown where a man is found on the beach with no recollection of who he is. The excitement of a potential fugue patient draws Emma in even with the risks of her past being dug back up. Emma‘s first meeting with her new patient reveals that although he has no clue who he is, he certainly knows her name and who she is.

A decade ago a tragedy creates a connection between 9 individuals whose bus crashes in the remote Tennessee wilderness. From that point on the group continues to meet yearly, even as their group dwindles down as 2 of the survivors commit suicide. For what reasons do they continue to meet and what secrets are being withheld of what really happened that fateful night? Not Miranda‘s best but still a decent read ☺️

St. James knows how to write a good ghost story without being cheesy or over the top. This a is a good atmospheric story set in a creepy house turned mental hospital that was left abandoned by a family that was never heard or seen from again. Something bad happened in that house and something residual is still there that no one can explain.

I‘m kind of dumbfounded on this book. It started out pretty good but just kind of sputtered at the end for me. The pivotal points were lackluster and details of the story just never filled. The ending was just kind of weird and left me kinda asking WTF just happened? I get it but I don‘t get it so moving on to another book…lol

Something became apparent to me early on in this book and then just bothered me the rest of the time. This book is definitely on the darker side but really just lost its spark for me half way through. I think I need a break from stories with groups of people trapped in houses because the whole story I was just bored. 😑

I waited so long to read this and finally got the opportunity! A good story with some good characters. It‘s an anthem to all strong woman out there trying to pave their way in the world. I loved the science aspect of it as I work in a lab as well. The author dabbled a little bit about chemistry but not so much as to off put readers without an interest in Chemistry. Overall, just a good story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I kinda left this book on the back burner as my Libby app kept assaulting me with holds that I thought were weeks away and then they all come at once. Isabelle Drakes son Mason is missing and a year later she meets up with a podcaster to help potentially solve the case. Unreliable narrator, crappy husband, creepy neighbors, a haunted past. Who is really responsible for Mason going missing?

This was a pretty good unique story. Did it have an earth shattering ending..no but I still liked it. It had an ending I wasn‘t expecting but still made sense and left me satisfied. Told from different time lines, I really enjoyed the monster hunting aspect of the story line. I loved the movie Monster Squad as a kid. What kid didn‘t want their own monster club?!?

A good but long story. This is my second book by Morton and although not a good as the Clock Makers Daughter, it‘s still an atmospheric story that is intricately weaved between all the characters. I feel it could have been a bit shorter but I love how Morton ties up all the loose ends. Overall just a unique and good story!

Lana‘s sister is murdered and Lana‘s testimony that she saw her sisters boyfriend on their property shortly before the murder puts him in jail. Almost 20 years later after the death of her grandmother, Lana returns home and starts to uncover things that makes her question if the real killer is behind bars. Good twisty story that keeps you hooked!

Good creepy thriller with a twist! The Holt family flees their estate in the middle of the night and little Maggie doesn‘t remember a thing. 25 years later after the death of her father, Maggie inherits the infamous haunted house made famous by a book her father wrote detailing their escape. Maggie sets out to figure out what really happened the night they fled and was everything her father wrote a lie or is the house truly haunted?

Another tear jerker from Hannah..the typical come together in times of tragedy novel but this was a good book break from reading about murders or crazy people. Wholesome story that makes you smile and cry.

I read Dionne‘s Wicked Sister and absolutely love that book but this one just didn‘t do it for me. It‘s an ok story but it never really captured me with the plot. It‘s almost painful to read how horribly Helena and her mother are treated by her narcissistic father. Just kinda blah for me….

I read this one in two days. Definitely has a twist at every corner and just when you think youve figured it out another bombshell is dropped. So much happens in this one it takes your mind a minute to wrap your head around everything. Definitely a good one!

Does aging have to be a point in our life where everything starts to go downhill and our bodies start to fail us with pain, disease and exhaustion? Not necessarily..this book is definitely an interesting topic of research that is finally getting some recognition. Aging has just been accepted or just a part of life by everyone but Sinclair is researching ways to age less aggressively and perhaps prolong longevity by treating it like a disease. 👍🏼

Not a super twisty thriller but a good engaging story nonetheless. Olivia and Park suffer from infertility but as their struggles deepen their world is overturned. A dead body is found in a lake with DNA evidence that indicates Park has a son. This wild story delves into the ethics of sperm donation and mental instability that feeds you all clues to put the puzzle together but still leaves the reader with one twist at the end. Good read!

This one sucked me in right away...I kept reading because I had to see what Pammie did next. Pammie is every girl‘s nightmare when meeting your boyfriend‘s mother. Her actions and terror go unnoticed by her beloved son and Emily can‘t understand why Adam does not see her for what she really is! The book ends with a decent twist but kind of ends abruptly. Still a good paced story that‘s keeps you wanting more.

I really enjoyed this book. A quick page turner that had some good twists and took me away from my bad day at work. Pippa and Gabe own a home near a popular suicide spot where Gabe is always the hero talking people off the ledge until one unfortunate night. Pippas husband runs to the rescue of another poor soul but this time he does not save her and Pippa‘s unsure if she didn‘t just witness her husband pushing the woman off the ledge.

Not my favorite of Wares. It‘s an OK story that seemed to drag on, had no real surprises and things were left unresolved. It really started slow but picked up in the middle and end. Don‘t make this the first book you read by Ware if you haven‘t read her before.

How in touch with nature the Native Americans were and still are has always amazed me. This is a good story of preserving culture, family, health and the seeds that grow from the earth to feed and keep us healthy. The story is a good reminder that we as humans should leave things as nature intended. Although slow in parts, the Seed Keeper is a story that will make you think and perhaps inspire you to plant your own garden. 🪴

A fictional story based on true events of the Des Moines paper boys that went missing in the early to mid-80‘s. Told from three perspectives of a young boy Sammy, his 18 year old sister and the main detective investigating the case, the reader pieces together a horrible story of kidnapping and pedophillia. Tough subject matter but good story and I enjoyed all the references to the 80‘s that reminded me of my childhood.

An Airbnb thriller with a lackluster twist. This was a so-so for me as the interactions between Calvin and Grace were so unnatural it felt like bad acting in words. It was just strange..the twist wasn‘t anything unexpected and the story just kinda droned on.

A couple is murdered next to the Baker farm and Junipers younger brother has always been the suspect. When Juniper returns to town years later to care for a friend, the mystery of who killed the Murphys is still lingering. Juniper not only sets out to repair her relationship with her estranged daughter, but also fulfills a need to piece together what happened that tragic night that the Murphys were killed.

If you are a Stephen King fan and like stories that are absolutely out there then this is for you! Ending left more to be desired but I still really enjoyed the book and writing. Markert is not overly descriptive like King can be but you can still visualize the story and the crazy characters. Now I want to read Nightmare Man 😃

The only thing that really saved this book was there was a good twist. A girl is murdered in Summit Lake & the reporter sent to investigate her murder is helped unbelievably by a local police officer & of course handsome doctor. The story is not bad but it‘s almost borderline cheesy with how all the clues easily falls into place & holes in the plot that you wonder why they were ever introduced. Debating if I‘ll try another book by this author.

A good little break from decorating for Christmas. I definitely liked this story more than Foleys last trapped somewhere remote book The Hunting Party. Lots of suspects in this one but only one has the balls to murder.

This was a really enjoyable read with a good mystery woven in. Edie, who is in her late 80s and suffering from dementia, sees her friend Lucy outside the post office one day looking just as she did 60 years ago. But how could that be? Lucy went missing and was never found but Edie knows she can solve the mystery even as her mind begins to fail her. Told in 2 different timelines the truth of Lucy‘s disappearance slowly falls into place.

Wow, this was one weird book! Yet another book to not read if you are trying to get pregnant. The descriptions can be terrifying. Anna is desperate to have a baby & after multiple rounds of IVF she finally has success but then very strange things start to happen to her body, weird people start to appear, & Anna‘s starts to believe everyone around her does not want her pregnant. Some crazy stuff in this that will ramp up your anxiety as you read.

This one is tough to review. The story is good and kept me engaged but I just felt there was a lot of things introduced that were not wrapped up. Some of the things were like why even bother introducing into the story. And then there‘s the end… make your own interpretation I guess. It jumped in places where you like oh we‘re in the past again? This one just left me scratching my head in the end…

This book is very creepy & almost anxiety inducing. If you are pregnant or a new mother,I would not recommend reading. Olivia‘s mother almost kills her a few months after birth because she thinks her baby is not really her baby. Now that Olivia is a new mother the same thoughts haunt her that her baby is not really hers. It‘s something else. The story is told from a dual perspective of Olivia & her mom & although slow at times, definitely creepy.

Part ghost story, part erotica, part mystery. I really thought this story was going to go full cheesy but Gerritson scaled it back when needed to make it more enjoyable story without completely rolling your eyes. Easy quick ghost story for the season although not scary at all.

This is my first time reading Darcy Coates. This was a quick read that was a little cheesy in parts, was reminiscent of a YA novel, and ended as quick as it started. I actually read it in a few hours. Elle is given the opportunity to house sit the Gillespie House while the owners leave on a retreat. Almost immediately strange sounds are heard and Elle is tasked with solving the mystery of what is going on in Gillespie House.

I was so looking forward to this book for its creep factor and interesting storyline but in the end it just left me with too many questions. It was well written but somewhat long winded in parts. Things were mentioned in the story that never developed or were touched on again. It was all just a strange story with even stranger characters. I still don‘t know what was real and what was not. Dazed and confused by this one 😵‍💫

Starting out October with a historical fiction novel of the “witches” that haunted the early history of America. I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. The story is a slow burn but one that keeps the reader engaged throughout. I loved reading about the God fearing era where everything that was out of the ordinary was attributed to the devil. Humans from that century would lose their 💩 in this one 🤣

Frances is the car pool queen of this little niche in suburbia. When one of the carpool kids forgets something Frances is tasked with running back to their house to pick up it up but unwittingly walks in on her neighbor being pleasured by someone that is not her husband! As rumors float through this little community many couples question their relationships and what their wants and needs are. This was a typical domestic drama but had a few laughs

I really don‘t know how I finished this book..it was that bad. It‘s starts out strong with the preface of a murder and builds at the pace of a 95 year old woman trying to cross the street. Once the story finally hits the climax, it‘s so WTF that it actually made me angry. There was minimal character building to why the person actually carried out what they did. It was so unbelievable and stupid it made the story even worse. Total turd!

I teetered between so-so and pick on this one. It was an engaging, quick paced story with a few good red herrings thrown in to throw you off. But the writing was a little off and almost seemed juvenile at times. Was the story believable? Absolutely not but that‘s why books are entertainment and not always true to life. It wasn‘t bad enough that I would not try to read another book by the author.

This book started out ok but then just hit a dead end for me as I got to the middle. Too much narrative with not much action. I just looked up the ending online and even that was as unexciting as the rest of the book.

I am officially a Kimberly Belle fan..Charlotte, fresh out of the trailer park, marries rich Paul who owns a beautiful home on Lake Crosby where his wife drowned 4 years prior. Suddenly another body washes up under Paul‘s dock that unearths some long buried secrets. I really enjoyed this story and how it fell together. I loved the atmosphere and the setting as I vacation in WNC every year. Definitely a good solid thriller!