It was down to the wire but I got my September #bookspinbingo list posted in time 😮‍💨😁! I‘m almost done with both Worst Case Scenario and One Big Happy Family so I had to push those over into the new month. Beyond that I really want to make a dent in my #botm books so I can HOPEFULLY 🤞 win the challenge and get a book sleeve by the end of the year! I also want to read The Long Walk before I see the movie adaptation. #tbr #bookspin

This is a reread (or re-listen, I guess, since I listened to the audiobook this time) and it was just as good this time as before. I don‘t know what I can say that hasn‘t already been said. 5 🌟. Excited to read the sequel!

This was such a beautifully written story that I sometimes forgot how brutal and horrific it actually was. Then mouths would be stitched shut and heads cleaved and it was brought immediately back to me 😂. This is sort of a dark horror fantasy and I was here for it! There‘s a sequel coming out next month I believe and I, for one, am excited to read it! 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫

It‘s #botm time and there are TWO horror novels! I‘m so excited!!

I read the 2nd book in this series first and I have to tell you I like this first novel better! We really get to know the members of the Martini Club, especially Maggie Bird, and it was great going into her exciting past in strange lands, working for the CIA. I would definitely recommend reading the series in order and I‘m so excited to read the next book coming out soon! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

This is the 2nd novel I‘ve read by A.R. Torre and DANG they write some sick twists!! I feel like my brain is doing loops trying to keep up with the turns. This one involves a couple - one cop and one doctor - who seem to have an unconventional if perfectly happy marriage. Mixed in with their story is the story of a girl who‘s gone missing. That‘s all I‘ll say! I can‘t wait to read more from this author! 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫

Not sure why this one isn‘t on Litsy but I definitely recommend it! It‘s a quick, satisfying whodunnit involving one man and the workers, wives, and children who all might have a reason to kill him. I listened to this is one afternoon and actually would have liked it to be a little more fleshed out - I was enjoying it so much I wanted more! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

This wasn‘t a bad mystery/thriller but it was pretty predictable. The characters were seriously all horrid people and I didn‘t much care for any of them. Are they all murderers? Would they kill again to keep their secrets? Honestly who cares 🤣! Just kidding…this was kind of like a train wreck you can‘t look away from, which can be a good thing! 🌟🌟🌟

Dang this book was good! You‘ve got two sisters - one that seems to have her act together and our main character who is seriously floundering - both of which had their sisters mysteriously disappear seven years ago from the side of the road within a few weeks of each other. The journey these two go on is wild and I kept changing my mind on what really happened. Let me tell you I could never have guessed the truth! Crazy ending! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

This was great! It had a Needful Things sort of feel to it and definitely had a uniquely monstrous villain. It was maybe a little longer than it needed to be, but overall it captivated my attention. I think this is the first horror novel by this author but I really hope he writes more! I‘ll also take a peek at some of his other novels as I really enjoyed his writing style. 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫

I absolutely LOVED this!!! My only complaint was that I wish I‘d read this sooner and during fall/spooky season. In fact, this book has put me in the mood for all things orange, brown, cozy, and pumpkin flavored 😂. This is the story of a woman trying to find herself after heartbreak and the town - and a special friend - who help her on her journey. I will say this was more of a cozy story than a horror novel but I loved it just the same! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I don‘t think I‘ve read this author before but the premise was great! I love the idea of former CIA agents now serving as cozy detectives. The other characters were kind of meh but I enjoyed the connection between a crime in the past and a current mystery unfolding as the story progresses. This is the second book in a series but can definitely be read alone. I‘ll definitely read more by this author! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I can‘t believe it‘s almost August! It‘s been insanely hot here in Florida so I‘ve been spending even more time than usual inside reading 🥵☀️. I even got a bingo on July‘s #bookspinbingo board! I have high hopes for August reading as well - hopefully i can get to a good amount of these 🤓📚🙌🏻

I hate to say it but I‘m DNFing this one for now. It‘s just too slow for my brain at the moment, and it‘s due back at the library in a few days and I‘ve only read 35%. I think I‘m definitely in the minority here. I can get my hands on the audiobook I might finish it that way!

Ruth Ware is always a fun, easy mystery read! It was interesting getting to see familiar characters again (although it‘s been a while since I read the 1st book) and to find out what they‘d been up to and where they were hoping to go. I‘m not going to lie, the mystery was extremely easy to figure out, but I still had fun anyways. I went back and forth between the ebook and audio and I really think the narrator did an excellent job! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Twist after twist after twist! It‘s been a while since I was truly shocked by a book but there is one point in particular that stopped me and made me go back and listen again…is that really what‘s happening? I love that! It started off just ok, shaping up to be your typical mystery, but then definitely goes down a path I couldn‘t have predicted. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

While not my favorite of her novels, this was still a good domestic drama with one of the most unlikeable male characters I‘ve come across. If you can imagine a man who only tells lies, leads multiple women on at the same time, and would have a master‘s degree in gaslighting if there was such a thing, you‘d have our main male character. You know from the beginning what he‘s doing and the story is more about watching all the pieces fall then ⬇️

This was DARK! It isn‘t as simple as a possible serial killer mystery, the entire town is hiding deep-seated secrets that I wasn‘t expecting and that were pretty disturbing. It‘s also a little bit coming of age to womanhood story combined either way family drama. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

The best way I can describe this is a con inside of a con inside of a con. So many twists and misdirections and characters with surprise motives. I really loved that! I also loved how short and punchy the chapters were…that always keeps me turning those pages (or listening to those chapters). At one point, however, all of the characters were so bad that I just assumed they all had a twist, which was nearly always true. Still a fun read! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Apparently my tastes run DARK because this is disturbing and I LOVED IT! These are some twisted up characters and I loved to hate them. This is the perfect example of not liking any characters but still enjoying a story overall. Now I want to read more from this author! I don‘t want to give anything away but if you like books like The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier definitely pick this one up! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Holly Gibney is BACK! This time the big baddie is very much human and the issue is more of a psychological nature. We‘ve got all of our fav characters in the Gibney series with some solid additions, including a famous jazz singer and a brash women‘s rights activist turned famous speaker. Not his best but still worth the read. I will say one thing: can we maybe let Holly have a break and have a novel without her as the main protagonist? 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Now THIS was amazing!!! Absolutely horrifying, heartfelt, and even funny at times, I can‘t think of anything I would change. Oh my god these characters broke my heart 💔. Jess was AMAZING and the boy was so sincere. The ending…🤯. I would recommend this to just about everyone and will be thinking about it for a while! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Another book I hoped to love but that, sadly, fell a little flat. The story took SO LONG for anything to happen (to the tune of nearly 70% in!) and during that time I really hated these characters. They were rich, vapid teenagers who were so spoiled and unlikable that I truly didn‘t care what happened. I will say I was wrong when I guessed who the big baddie was but, again, I didn‘t really care. Just not my cup of tea. 🌟🌟🌟

I really wanted to love this series 😫!! Everyone else seems to love it and I‘ve been really trying to expand my horizons and read more sci fi/fantasy. I‘ve been having such success but something about this series just isn‘t connecting. Maybe I‘ll try again at some point down the road but, for now, I say goodbye to the murderbot 🫡👋

Oh be still my heart 🥹😍!! This was nothing like what I expected! Yes, there‘s space travel and really cool behind the scenes aspects to NASA, but the real heart to it all is a tender love story for the ages. Joan is such a special character and watching her struggle with her hideous sister while trying to balance her love for her brilliant niece and the true love of her life, one she has to keep secret, was heart wrenching. So freaking good! 5🌟

My July #bookspinbingo TBR is ready to go! Very summer murder mystery heavy 🤣. #bookspin #doublebookspin #summerreading

This book is classified as horror so I was really hoping for some scares, however while good it was not what I‘d call “scary”. It‘s more of a historical fiction/domestic drama that has some mystical elements to it. I did enjoy it and thought the writing and narrator were great, I would have just preferred more horror. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Oh my gosh, I‘m going to miss Molly the Maid!! While this one wasn‘t my favorite in the series I did think this was a nice cozy way to end things. I love these audiobooks and I have to admit this one had me tearing up a little towards the end. A feel good mystery if I‘ve ever read one! 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫

From the description and cover I thought this could go in a number of different directions, but I couldn‘t have guessed where it actually went! It was kind of a strange mix of romance/family drama and supernatural that I really didn‘t love. It wasn‘t bad it just wasn‘t what I particularly wanted out of the story. The narrator was good, though, and if you like sort of witchy/culty books give it a try! 🌟🌟🌟

While I enjoyed this story it didn‘t quite scratch the same itch that Mickey7 did. While a quick, short read overall the individual chapters were actually quite long (only 10 in the whole story). The main character - murderbot - didn‘t really show any emotions at all, which on one hand I get, but on the other it made it hard to care about the story overall. Will I continue the series? Most likely yes, at least the next one! 🌟🌟🌟💫

Even with the fact that I have a hard time seeing the 1960‘s as historical fiction (I mean, I was born only a decade later and I‘m not that old right 🤭) I thought this story was inspiring! Seeing women fight against the sexist beliefs and traditional roles of the society they live within always gets me fired up! It also had some very sweet moments and I love the strength and devotion that comes from a close knit group of women. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

A video game that brings out the worst of a person‘s personality? One that literally turns people into murderers? Super creepy concept - especially given how addicting all video games seem to be for a lot of people. The author did a good job of keeping my interest and keeping me listening. The narrator though? Not a favorite. She was so monotone, no matter what was happening! Still happy I finished it! 🌟🌟🌟

It‘s been a LONG time since I‘ve read a book that was actually hard to put down. I found myself sneaking little peeks whenever I could - which is easy today when it‘s a kindle book and you have the app on your phone 🤣. This was so disturbing, mainly because you know from the very beginning who the “baddy” is and you‘re just waiting for everyone else to figure it out! It‘s also got short chapters which I love! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

This cover 😍!! The story was good as well, sort of a folk horror/domestic drama/gothic horror. It ended up having the roots of the “mystery” being very realistic and sad, which I wasn‘t expecting, and I think I would have preferred it if it kept its feet more in the paranormal. That being said I still enjoyed it! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

This was one slow burn novel! That‘s not a dig - there was a real feeling of tension and uneasiness waiting for the other shoe to drop in this story of two elderly sisters hiding away in a garden and then forced to confront the reality outside their walls when a boy arrives. That show? When it dropped it said BOOM! I did not expect the novel to go in the direction it did but I loved it! Highly recommend! 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫

I don‘t typically like romance but this was dark and tragic more than lovey dovey. It was sort of an apocalyptic creature feature romance and it honestly wasn‘t bad at all. Maybe could have benefited from a little more development but for a short story it was enjoyable. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Rich people behaving badly - that pretty much sums this one up 🤣. There is a good twist towards the end that I didn‘t see coming but other than that this felt very similar to other books where rich people are trying to get away with everything. If you like that sort of book give this one a try! 🌟🌟🌟

I love this cover!! Beyond that, there was way too much going on in this story! We‘ve got a central story of a sister who strangely committed suicide in a hotel room and a sister trying to stop the same thing happening to her mother. Then you‘ve got components of the following: a massacre of Native Americans in the past, a sort of cult ritual group in the past but at a different time, a psycho ex boyfriend, a few potential current romantic ⬇️

I forgot to share! Not only did I read my #bookspin and #doublebookspin picks in May I also got THREE bingos! I think these are my first bingos of the year! #bookspinbingo

This was my first Mark Edward‘s novel and it was AWESOME! So twisted and dark and entertaining. SO…MANY…PSYCHOPATHS 🤣! I can‘t say it was particularly surprising or mysterious but definitely thrilling! Will read more by him for sure. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I‘ve really enjoyed every single one of this author‘s sci fi horror novels! I was never that into sci fi or fantasy but apparently the way to draw me in is horrific terror 😂. This was a good addition, with that claustrophobic feeling of space, creepy cryogenics, and sone super realistic AI. Somehow there‘s even a tiny bit of romance thrown in. Really solid space/monster horror! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I‘ve learned with Freida McFadden‘s books that you just need to put all sense of reality and likelihood aside and just enjoy the crazy ride 😂. This one is particularly crazy with a host of unlikable characters behaving badly and making each other‘s lives miserable (or murderous). There were a few twists I didn‘t see coming so I‘m counting this one as a win! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I can‘t believe it‘s June! I‘m really feeling the summer reading so I‘m excited to see how many I can get through next month! #bookspin #bookspinbingo #summer #summerreading

Ahhh this was SO GOOD!! I wasn‘t exactly sure at first what I was listening to but, once it sunk in, I really thought I had it figured out. But nope 🙂‍↔️ 🤣! This was CRAZY, in the best possible way! Twist after twist after twist. This is only the second book by this author I‘ve read but, now, I want to DEVOUR the rest! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

So, the synopsis of this story makes it sound like a locked room mystery where we‘re going to explore a murder of a celebrity on a reality tv rehab show. Well…we hardly even step into the rehab show and don‘t even meet all of the celebrities! It starts with a murder and instantly moves on to other people in a totally different direction than I thought it was going. Just not very satisfying for me overall, although not a badly written story. 🌟🌟🌟

Susan Meissner had long been a favorite author of mine and, while this book wasn‘t a favorite, it still was pretty good. I haven‘t read a lot set during the Red Scare after WWII and it was interesting to see our three women navigate this strange new world in the already strange land of Hollywood. It has a somewhat satisfying ending but there were a few storylines I wish had wrapped up a little differently. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would given the mixed reviews I‘ve read. The main character is definitely unique - being a skilled thief who is blamed for a man‘s murder and hides out from the world at a nursing school while trying to solve it - and I think there‘s a little bit for everyone to enjoy. I thought the romance was a little unnecessary and the resolution only partly satisfying, but overall it was worth the listen! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

I think this was my first book by this author and I enjoyed it! It‘s twisty and suspenseful and, while I could guess some of the twists, the final one I definitely didn‘t see coming! I went back and forth between the ebook and audiobook and I highly recommend the audiobook. All in all a solid mystery. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

I finally finished it!! And…I loved it!! This took me months to get through but it wasn‘t because I wasn‘t enjoying myself, it‘s just a pretty dense, heavy story. It reminded me a lot of a Stephen King novel, which is a compliment as I love King. So much more than a horror story! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Overall this series of Amazon Original short stories, called The Shivers, were pretty good! Night and Day in Misery was by far my favorite and might be one of my favorite short stories of all time! So much heart and development is so few pages! Definitely 5 🌟! The rest are close to even with Jackknife and The Indigo Room being my least favorite (which was a shock as I LOVE Joe Hill!). A great way to spend a few hours!