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Tag: Suspense

Book Review: The Resting Place

THE RESTING PLACE | Camilla Sten 03.29.2022 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars Eleanor has prosopagnosia, which is the inability to recognize a familiar person’s face, even the faces of those closest to you. When she walks in on the scene of her capriciously cruel grandmother, Vivianne’s, murder, she came face to face with the … Continue reading Book Review: The Resting Place →

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Book Review: The Stepford Wives

THE STEPFORD WIVES | Ira Levin 09.1972 | Corsair Rating: 4/5 stars Joanna has just moved to the beautiful Stepford with her husband, Walter, and their children. Things seem almost too good to be true. The town is idyllic with no crime and happy families, but behind the town’s facade lies a secret so shattering … Continue reading Book Review: The Stepford Wives →

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Book Review: Leave the World Behind

LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND | Rumaan Alam 10.06.2020 | Ecco Rating: 4/5 stars Two families have been forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong. Amanda and Clay have decided to take a reprieve from their bustling New York City life and spend some quality time with their teenage son and daughter in a … Continue reading Book Review: Leave the World Behind →

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Blog Tour: The Home

  THE HOME | Sarah Stovell 01.10.2020 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars The body of a fifteen-year-old girl has been found in a churchyard on Christmas morning. Hope Lacey didn’t lead an easy life. Growing up in a home where her mother battled drugs, alcohol, and prostitution, Hope’s needs were rarely looked after. Hope … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Home →

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Book Review: Violet

VIOLET | S.J.I. Holliday 11.14.2019 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars Carrie’s best friend was supposed to go with her on an epic round-the-world trip, but ended up injuring her leg in a freak accident, so she has decided to set off alone. Violet has recently split from her boyfriend and is also travelling alone. … Continue reading Book Review: Violet →

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Book Review: Rules for Vanishing

RULES FOR VANISHING | Kate Alice Marshall 09.24.2019 | Viking Books/Penguin Teen Rating: 4/5 stars Once a year a path appears in the forest and Lucy Gallows beckons someone to come and find her. Are you willing to walk along this mysterious path filled with traps to find a lost girl? What happens to those … Continue reading Book Review: Rules for Vanishing →

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Book Review: Those People

THOSE PEOPLE | Louise Candlish 06.11.2019 | Berkley Rating: 4/5 stars Lowland Way is the picture of suburban bliss. The houses are gorgeous and highly sought after, the neighbors all seem to be friends, and the kids enjoy the freedom of playing together on weekends thanks to a community initiative.  Darren and Jodie don’t belong. … Continue reading Book Review: Those People →

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Book Review: One Little Secret

ONE LITTLE SECRET | Cate Holahan 07.09.2019 | Crooked Lane Books Rating: 4/5 stars A getaway to a secluded glass beach house was supposed to be the trip that Susan dreamed of for so long. This trip was her chance to get to know her new neighbors by bonding over some kid-free time. The three … Continue reading Book Review: One Little Secret →

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Book Review: The Old You

THE OLD YOU | Louise Voss 05.15.2018 | Orenda Book Rating: 4/5 stars Lynn Naismith has had many happy years with her husband Ed. She’s never once regretted her decision to give up her career for their marriage or the fact that he’s quite a bit older than her. When Ed is given a diagnosis … Continue reading Book Review: The Old You →

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Book Review: Let Me Lie

LET ME LIE | Clare Mackintosh 03.13.2018 | Berkley Rating: 4/5 stars Anna Johnson lost both of her parents. Her father, Tom, was the first to commit suicide by jumping from a local cliff. He texted his wife, Caroline, to tell her that he couldn’t continue living the way he was and that he was … Continue reading Book Review: Let Me Lie →

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