LITTLE SECRETS - 5/5 STARS!!! - I devoured this book in only two short sittings! It‘s super suspenseful and well written. It kept me hanging on to the last page. It begins with a child abduction and spins into a web of lies and so much more. If you enjoyed one of her other books that I loved, Jar or Hearts, this is the book for you! Though I will say this one is slightly less dark than Jar of Hearts, but still ohhhh soo good! Pub date: April 2020!

Happy pub week to Holly Banks Full of Angst! This book looks delightful and the cover is super cute. Thanks so much to Lake Union Publishing #partner and Amazon Publishing for gifting me this free #arc.

This is a “laugh-out-loud debut novel for anyone who‘s tried to live the perfect life—and learned the hard way there‘s no such thing.” #hollybanksfullofangst #comedy #funread #lakeunion #lakeunionpublishing #amazon

This book cover is GORGEOUS! 😍 I can‘t stop staring at it! Have any of you read this one? It came out in October. It sounds deliciously creepy! Thanks to @HarperBooks #partner for this copy. Checkout the praise it‘s gotten 👇🏼

“An atmospheric and surprising debut…an ongoing theme of misdirection flows throughout, maintaining the tension and suspense.” (Booklist) “[This book is]...for readers fond of gothic-flavored tales.” (Publishers Weekly)

Sooo excited to start this one! Thanks to Minotaur books #partner for this free e-arc! I‘m so excited to start this one. Jennifer‘s Jar of Hearts was jaw-dropping so I‘m sure this one will be super suspenseful too! Pub date is April 2020

Hi book friends! Sorry I‘ve been a bit MIA for months—yes, I know, MONTHS! It‘s been a busy year. We bought and moved into our first house. My husband was finishing up his masters and we had a BABY BOY! I‘m planning to get back into the swing of posting updates on my reading journey these last few weeks of my maternity leave.

How has everyone been? I‘ve missed you all! Introducing my little guy: Isaac! Born 9/18/19! #thegreeneyedreader

Currently listening to.. 🤗

Happy Easter everyone! 🙏💙 I‘m still around—I‘ve just been really busy with work, morning sickness, and house hunting. I‘ve also been reading mostly pregnancy related books lately..

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars!!! Omg, this book you guys is sooo creepy, sooo devious, sooo suspenseful, and ultimately soooooo good! I could not put it down this afternoon. Pub date is tomorrow and trust me if you enjoy creepy, twisty, suspenseful thriller you don‘t want to miss this one.

Thanks to @BerkleyPub #partner for my free review copy. Happy Pub Day (3/26)!

I‘m really enjoying this one so far! Have any of you read it yet? It comes out next week! 🤗

Thanks to @BerkleyPub #partner for my free review copy!

3.8 stars - Overall — I really enjoyed this one and if you enjoy a slow burn type of thriller this is a good choice for you. Thanks to Park Row Books and Harlequin for this free review copy.

👉🏼Checkout my full review here👈🏼: https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUYKb5HtpE/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=19gj53...

#jpbookreview #thegreeneyedreader #beautifulbad #annieward #bookreview #review #2019books

Currently listening/reading Freefall.

Do any of you switch back and forth between listening and reading the same book? I do this pretty regularly. I‘m loving this book!

Thanks to Harper Books #partner for sending me a free review copy. #freefall #freefallbook #harperbooks #jessicabarry

Have you read this article yet? If not, please do and let‘s discuss because my mind is blown 🤯! #twitw #ajfinn #thewomaninthewindow #danmallory

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/a-suspense-novelists-trail-of-dece...

1) The Au Pair, The Goldfinch, and The Woman Inside
2) Ravenclaw
3) The Crown

#weekendreads

3/5 - I finished this book today, but it took me forever to get into it. (Hence the picture from early December when I started reading it.) I loved Gentry‘s first book, but this one didn‘t work as well for me. Parts of it were suspenseful, but a lot of it was drawn out and the ending felt far-fetched. The social commentary in it is important, but for me that wasn‘t enough to make me love it. Ultimately it was just so-so. #jpbookreview #netgalley

4/5 stars - First book finished in 2019. 1/52 - I liked this book a lot. I finished the audiobook a few weeks ago. It‘s perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell.

#jpbookreview #minireview #review #bookreview #youngadult #ya #simonvsthehomosapiensagenda

Have any of you read any of Catherine McKenzie‘s books? Which was your favorite?

Thanks to Amazon Publishing and Lake Union Publishing #partner for sending me this free early review copy. Pub date is June 2019.

#partner #berkleypub — I am currently reading #TheAuPair and loving it. 😍 This debut is a must read for those of you that love #KateMorton ‘s book settings.

It‘s been a busy week with work and today is my husband‘s birthday so I‘m not sure how much reading I‘ll get in this weekend, but hopefully I‘ll finish soon!

See my previous post for my #review of #TheAnonymousGirl. I am really excited to start #freefall by debut author #jessicabarry!

3.8/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟 - This book grabbed my attention from the beginning. Jessica Farris, a makeup artist in need of money, signs up for an anonymous psychological study on morality and ethics, conducted by an elusive Dr. Shields. Jessica speaks honestly and bares her inner secrets to Dr. Shields in her initial sessions. Dr. Shields offers Jessica an opportunity to participate in a social experiment beyond the confines of a computer. 👇🏼👇🏼

Let‘s talk about TBR backlists! All of these books have been sitting on my bookshelves for quite some time begging me to read them, but for various reasons I haven‘t done it yet!

What are some of the books on your shelves that you have been meaning to read for awhile? See any good ones on my reading chair?

To make a dent in this collection, I joined a Goldfinch BR on instagram. I‘ve read the first three chapters and I‘m enjoying it so far!

Thanks to a bookstagram #giveaway I won #thelooker by #LauraSims (Pub: 1/15). This book sounds great👇🏼 (and it‘s short):

Abbreviated Synopsis: “A dazzling, razor-sharp debut novel about a woman whose obsession with the beautiful actress on her block drives her to the edge... Searing and darkly witty, Looker is enormously entertaining—at once a propulsive Hitchcockian thriller and a fearlessly original portrait of the perils of envy..” #tbr #arc

Thanks #hogarthbooks and #sjpforhogarth for this free book! This book sounds really good and I think it‘s a #botm pick. Have any of you read this yet?

Also — I‘m obsessed with these cozy socks! They‘re from Books-A-Million. I picked them up at the store near where my parents live. Do you wear cozy socks when you read? What‘s your favorite brand? I need more! I‘m in love!

#goldenchild #claireadam #arc #bookofthemonth #cozysocks #booksandsocks

Super excited about starting this one soon! 🔪Thanks @BerkleyPub #partner for sending me this free #arc! Have any of you read this yet? It sounds really good!

Blurb: “Dexter meets Mr. and Mrs. Smith in this wildly compulsive debut thriller about a couple whose fifteen-year marriage has finally gotten too interesting...We look like a normal couple... We all have our to keeping a marriage alive. Ours just happens to be getting away with murder...”

Currently listening to 🎧 #simonvsthehomosapiensagenda

Have you read this one? I‘m liking it so far.

#lovesimon #booktoscreen #booktomovie #beckyalbertalli #audiobook #currentlyreading #firstbookof2019 #2019 #youngadult #ya #youngadultbooks

I read 65 books in 2018, surpassing my goal of 52 by 13!

1️⃣ How many books did you read? 2️⃣ Did you meet your reading goals? 3️⃣ Are you setting goals for 2019?

Let‘s connect: https://Goodreads.com/thegreeneyedreader

#goodreads #goodreadschallenge #challenge #myreadingjourney #readingjourney #thegreeneyedreader #myyearinbooks #2018myyearinbooks #2018

Happy New Year! 🥳🌈 All of these books were on my 2018 TBR that I didn‘t get around to reading. I‘m going to try to prioritize these in 2019.

Have you read any of them? Any you loved or hated?

Also pictured is my fabulous new 2019 bookish planner! I‘m in love with it and can‘t wait to start filling it out!

#rainbowstack #rainbowbookstack #rainbowbooks #bookspines #thegreeneyedreader

Follow me on IG: https://instagram.com/thegreeneyedreader

Jar of Hearts was one of my favorite thrillers this year and I‘ve heard great things about Sadie.

I have teamed up with bookstackedblonde on bookstagram ( https://instagram.com/thegreeneyedreader ) to give four (4) books to one (1) lucky winner! This #giveaway is US only. If you would like to enter for a chance to win visit this link to my post on #instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsBfQ33nmKV/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=ewffc9...

Obama posted his annual lists of his favorite songs, movies, and books of 2018. Have you read any of his favorite books?

#obamafavorites #obama2018favorites #barakobama #obama #barackobamasbooklist #obamabooklist #obamasbooklist #readinglist #obamasfavorites #goodreads #barakobamasfavorites #mustread #presidentobama #2018favorites

See his post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Br7ziuvgzCf/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=120ht7...

Thank you @BookaholicNatty for this wonderful surprise book mail! All of the LWW crew is so awesome! 😘 Hope you had a very merry Christmas! 🎄#litsywelcomewagon

I‘ve heard The Glass Castle is great book!

I hope you had a very merry Christmas! We visited family out of town, but we‘re back home tonight.

Have any of you read this yet? Thanks to @StMartinsPress for this free review copy. Pub date is May 2018.

Blurb: “Riveting and compulsive, national bestselling author Wendy Walker‘s The Night Before “takes you to deep, dark places few thrillers dare to go” as two sisters uncover long-buried secrets when an internet date spirals out of control.”

Visiting my parents for the holidays means staying in my childhood bedroom. This is my childhood bedroom bookshelf. See anything that brings back old memories? 😂

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - this book deserves all of the stars! I can‘t believe it took me so long to pick it up. It‘s so much than what it purports to be in the description online. It‘s about love, loss. discovery, feminism and so much more. I cried more than once as I read this novel and I wrote down so many quotes. It‘s the kind of book that will stay with you long after the last page is read. #jpbookreview

I‘m hosting a b-day #giveaway on bookstagram:

#partner - 2019 is going to be a great year for books! Thanks so much to various publishers for gifting me these free arcs. I‘m really looking forward to all of these! 😍

Which ones are on your TBR? Have you read any of these?

#theaupair #sugarrun #whenyoureadthis #theobjectofyouraffections #mylovelywife #alilyinthelight #imfineandneitherareyou #thegirlheusedtoknow #thenightbefore by #wendywalker

I‘ll tag these books in the comments too.

4/5 stars - I listened to the #audiobook of this one and it was great. It started off a little slow, but once all the pieces came together, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I saw all of the twists coming, but it was still suspenseful and ultimately parts were quite heart-breaking. This was my first Lisa Jewell book, but it will not be my last. Highly recommend. #jpbookreview

Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2336581411

Do you love a good book tree as much as I do? Here is a beautiful one from my local indie bookstore, #RoeblingPointBooks, in Covington, #Kentucky. 😍

Do you try to #shoplocal at independent bookstores? What‘s your favorite thing about indies? I love the feeling I get when I walk in.

I want to make my own BOOK TREE, but it looks incredibly time consuming. I know my friend @britt_brooke has made one before. Did you make a #booktree this year?

Currently reading: #thenshewasgone by #lisajewell 🤗

Have you read this one? I‘m listening to an #audiobook of it while I work from home today and I‘m loving it!

#bookofthemonth #botm #bookofthemonthclub #thrillerbooks #suspensebooks #mysterybooks #murdermystery #currentlyreading #murdermonday #thegreeneyedreader

Hey Litsy Buddy Readers! It‘s been a hectic month, but this is just a reminder that our first discussion of our December read will be held tomorrow at 3 pm EST.

Please LIKE and repost to spread the word. 🤗🤗 Thank you!

I apologize for getting the schedule put together late this month. If you‘re not caught up, just join in when you are.

#LoveHateAndOtherFilters #LHOF #LitsyBuddyRead

Thank you so much Harper! This was such a nice holiday surprise. 🎄😘 Has anyone read this?

“Get ready to be swept up in a whirlwind romance. Laurie falls in love at first sight with a stranger, and spends the next year looking for him. Fate brings them back together at Christmas, but not in the way anybody expects: turns out he‘s dating her best friend. It absolutely charmed me, and I can‘t wait to share it with y‘all.” —Reese Witherspoon

This year I...
- read 50+ books (63 so far!)
- attended a book festival (#BooksbytheBanks)
- bought from an indie bookstore
- hit up a book sale (several, including #friendswarehouse )
- met an author ( #KateMorton and several others)
- gave up on a book ( #TheFavoriteSister)
- read a classic ( #JaneEyre , still reading)
- met a litten in person (I met several incl. @Chelleo )
- read outside my comfort zone ( #Circe)
... etc. (see above) #in2018

I‘m so excited for my beautiful copy of Michelle Obama‘s Becoming! Have any of you read this one yet? Isn‘t it gorgeous?!

Also pictured is my first cup of hot cocoa (drank it last night) to try to sleep! Ear infection is still in full force, but I‘ve learned to be religious about taking Tylenol for the pain every 6 hours. Last night I woke up at 2 am in excruciating pain where the Tylenol had warn off. I‘m hoping I don‘t wake up again 🤞🏼

Thank you Michelle! Such a beautiful package! 😘

🎄❄️It‘s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! ❄️🎄 Has your local bookstore started decorating for the holidays yet?

My husband and I went to see The Hate U Give move (loved the book) this past weekend and this picture shows the decorations outside my local Barnes and Noble at Newport on the Levee.

These lights were timed to music 😍

I‘m not usually into science fiction, but the description of this ARC (available January 2019) sounds super suspenseful! Have any of you read this one yet? Is it on your TBR? #thesimilars

Blurb: “When six clones join Emmeline's prestigious boarding school, she must confront the heartbreak of seeing her dead best friend's face each day in class in this exhilarating and riveting debut...” #tbr #arc

Thanks to the publisher for this gifted copy.

Checkout Michelle‘s recent post if you‘re interested in signing up for this #bookswap! I love this idea and I hope those of you that enjoy book swaps will join this one! #blitsyhistorymonth

I just love John Boyne‘s writing style and this was the book that introduced me to him. It‘s incredibly sad, but I loved it nonetheless. Thanks so much to @britt_brooke for sending me this beautiful edition for my Boyne collection! Also pictured is pretty bookmark Britt gifted me from @That-Bookish-Hiker ‘s Etsy shop! 🤗

Who is planning to join me in December for the FINAL #LitsyBuddyRead of 2018? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ This book is only 276 pages, but I‘ve heard it packs in a lot to discuss! 🤗

Comment and let me know if you‘re in! I‘ll be putting together the reading schedule this week. If you‘re planning to start it now, just know we will divide the book roughly in half so that we can have two Sunday discussions.

Would you prefer final discussion on 12/23 or 12/30?

Next up: An Anonymous Girl. Have you read this one yet?

#ananonymousgirl #arc #stmartinspress #freebook

5/5 stars - Boyne has done it once again. He has written a powerful, character-driven novel that captivated me from the very first page. This book is very different than Furies, and yet I loved it all the same. The main character, Maurice Swift, is the type of character you absolutely love to hate. He has no moral compass and he will do anything to get ahead in his literary career. I highly recommend! 🤩 #jpbookreview #bookreview #aladdertothesky

OMG — this is too much Danielle! You have out done yourself! Thank you so much for this lovely Christmas package of goodies sent all the way from Canada! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season and I‘m very glad you‘re a part of the @LitsyWelcomeWagon team! 😘❄️🎄

I love having an awesome, kind bookish community of people on bookstagram and Litsy to interact with and I‘m so grateful to all of you. 😘This is a stack of some of my latest bookmail from some lovely bookstagram friends.

Are any of these books on your TBR? Any I must read?

🎁 The Boy at the Door
🎁 Lies You Never Told Me
🎁 Family Trust
🎁 Guess Who
🎁 A Double Life
🎁 The Family Tabor
🎁 A Spark of Light
🎁 The Last Mrs Parrish

#bookmail

❄️ “I smell snow!” - Lorelei Gilmore ❄️ Is it just me—or do some of you also think of this famous Gilmore Girls lime whenever it snows too?

We got our first snow of the season tonight in #Cincinnati and although it didn‘t really accumulate, it did put me in the holiday spirit! 🎄🎁

This is my latest book mail. Blurb: “Honesty is the best policy…except maybe when it comes to marriage in this brilliant novel about the high price of perfection...”