What happens when love turns to obsession? Through the eyes of a delusional male lead, Araminta Hall explores a complicated relationship that delves into dark corners. Disturbing and dark, I enjoyed reading this well-written thriller because of Mikey's sometimes terrifying ...
Book Review – Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall
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Audiobook Review – You Were Here by Gian Sardar
September 13, 2017 by · Leave a Comment
** This review does contain some slight spoilers. I don't give away the ending or the ultimate resolution in either storyline but I do reveal some things that happen along the way. YOU WERE HERE tells the story of a fifty-year mystery of a love affair gone wrong and the ...
Audiobook Review – The Weight of Lies by Emily Carpenter
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The daughter of a famous author uncovers a decades-old murder mystery between the pages of her mother’s international bestseller in this thriller. THE WEIGHT OF LIES is a slow-building page-turner with a great setting, but the slower pace may not please all ...
Audiobook Review – Gone Without a Trace by Mary Torjussen
April 10, 2017 by · Leave a Comment
A woman comes home to find that her loving boyfriend has vanished, leaving absolutely no evidence of his existence. Hannah begins examining every clue and unraveling her past to find him and what she finds is the cold hard truth. What caused Hannah's boyfriend to leave ...
Book Review – The Possessions by Sara Flannery Murphy
February 21, 2017 by · 5 Comments
Sara Flannery Murphy's striking debut tells the story of a woman haunted by her own past who escapes into the lives of the dead. Eerie, haunting, and beautifully rich prose had me turning the pages, but some readers may have trouble with the slower pace at times. "What kind ...
Book Review – I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
June 13, 2016 by · 4 Comments
*** My comments on the audiobook of I'm Thinking of Ending Things are at the end of this review. I reread it in July 2016. Book Review: "There are certain things in life, not very many, that are real, confirmed cures for rainy days, for loneliness. Puzzles are like that. ...
Audiobook Review – Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes
June 8, 2016 by · 7 Comments
I was super late to the Joe Goldberg party when I read You (My Review) recently. Our beloved Joe is back in the follow-up and he's just as creepy and charming. Hidden Bodies was entertaining with solid writing, but the book moved rather slowly in several parts. I found ...
Audiobook Review – You by Caroline Kepnes
April 17, 2016 by · 11 Comments
I did it! I met Joe Goldberg. Though, I don't ever want to really meet Joe Goldberg. You was both wildly entertaining and horrific, funny and terrifying. I had a crazy good time reading and listening to this book. The writing was really great and the Joe's character made it ...
Book Review – I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
April 4, 2016 by · 10 Comments
Book Review: * Spoiler-free review. No spoilery discussion of the twists. Filled with twists and turns that left me reeling and an ending that gave me chills, Mackintosh's chilling debut is one that I will be recommending to everyone this year. I've been so excited to ...
Book Review — Black Lies by Alessandra Torre
September 25, 2014 by · 13 Comments
Book Review: Black Lies is the second book I've read by Alessandra Torre. Having read Sex Love Repeat and now this book, I see a trend in Torre's writing and storytelling styles—she likes plot twists. As a whole this book didn't work for me. I had a big issue with how ...
