Review: A Killer Motive

A Killer Motive
A Killer Motive by Hannah Mary McKinnon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I liked this one. Kept me interested from the beginning all the way through.

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Review: Close Your Eyes

Close Your Eyes
Close Your Eyes by Michael Robotham
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I have mixed feelings on these books. they are interesting (but gruesome) when I read them, and then i don’t remember any of them. Maybe that’s ok?

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Review: Angel Down

Angel Down
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

wow, this story gets 4 stars just on originality alone. the weird syntax and the continued repetition on “and” without periods wasn’t as disruptive on audio. So i was more able to focus on the story itself.

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Review: Don’t Say a Word

Don't Say a Word
Don’t Say a Word by Allison Brennan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Liked this one. I like when it’s a mystery and the characters are also interesting and memorable.

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Review: See How They Hide

See How They Hide
See How They Hide by Allison Brennan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

mixed feelings on this one. it was okay but not great.

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Review: Other People’s Houses

Other People's Houses
Other People’s Houses by Clare Mackintosh
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was very much meh for me. Rich people do bad things. Not a major surprise…

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Review: What We Can Know

What We Can Know
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I have so many feelings about this story. It was interesting and unusual and I am still thinking about it a week after I read it. That’s usually the sign of a good book for me but this was hard to read. It wandered and didn’t fully hold my interest. Not my favorite of McEwan.

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Review: The Briars

The Briars
The Briars by Sarah Crouch
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book from the first page. I loved Annie Heston. She’s such an unusual character and I love that she’s so unique and strong and knowledgeable. I loved the romance and the suspense. I loved all the characters in this town and how the setting was almost a character of its own, coming alive.

Crouch’s writing is high quality, flowing, and the story hooks you in and doesn’t let you go all the way to the end.

with gratitude to netgalley and Atria Books for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Review: The First Time I Saw Him

The First Time I Saw Him
The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved “The Last Thing He Told Me” and I wasn’t sure if the sequel would deliver. To be honest, I wasn’t even sure if I wanted a sequel. But I love Laura Dave, so I was excited to dive into it and she did not disappoint! This book is fantastic to read from the first page and it hits the ground running and does not stop.

I loved the way the characters grew over the time we didn’t see them and I loved reading this book. Especially if you loved the first one and wanted to see how they turn out! You will read this in one gulp.

with gratitude to netgalley and Scribner for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Review: Queen Esther

Queen Esther
Queen Esther by John Irving
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I am so very sorry to say that this book didn’t meet the amazing Irving bar for me. The characters were interesting but there was no way the story comes together to make any point. The characters are the only reason this got 3 stars for me.

with gratitude to netgalley and Simon & Schuster for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Review: Like Family

Like Family
Like Family by Erin O. White
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this wonderful book that was mainly about three families. I loved how there were many different types of families displayed throughout this book and how it shows that there isn’t one way to be family. I also loved that everyone was struggling in their own way and was going through their own self-journey which impacted the relationship, of course. Isn’t that too often why things are so hard? I loved so much of the dialogue and I fell in love with each character and found myself for rooting for every single one of them.

Even now as I think about it, I smile and feel the warmth of remembering them. Highly recommended.

with gratitude to netgalley and The Dial Press for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Review: The Suicide House

The Suicide House
The Suicide House by Charlie Donlea
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Yes I went on a Donlea spree. Why not. His books are fun, fast, and while a bit creepy, I loved Rory/Lane so I was excited to read more of them.

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