Category: Book Reviews

Summary: Fiona is invited to her former mother in law’s 75th birthday weekend at a remote lodge. It is an interesting gathering considering she also invited her son and his new wife and child. Fiona’s teenagers to her ex-husband are attending as well. Adding to the mix, a professional chef who also has connections to …

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New book review: The Only One Left by Riley Sager Summary: “Leonora Hope hung her sister with a rope……” the rhyme repeated itself as Kit grew up in her small town on the coast of Maine. Kit takes on a new job as Leonora’s nurse in her elaborate mansion on the coast after her former …

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Summary: Margot is a new college student who becomes captivated by the charismatic Lucy Sharpe. She gets invited to live with Lucy and two other girls for her next semester. It seems like a dream come true being in a house with the popular girls next to a fraternity. But when a murder occurs next …

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Summary: Anna wakes up in London in a hospital with no memory of who she is and how she got there. Livvy is living in Bristol and ready to head back to work after maternity leave after having her new baby. As their stories cross over, twists arise to how the two women are related. …

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New book review: ☀️ The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand ☀️ 🏖️ Summary: 🏖️ Hollis Shaw is a popular lifestyle blogger with a picture perfect life married to a doctor living in Nantucket. An unthinkable tragedy hits their family, and Hollis decides to invite her four best friends from different time periods of her …

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The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner Summary: Tash is a young mother who aspires to be a freelance writer. She also is looking for some friends who are also mothers. There is a small clique of moms who are beautiful, wealthy, and sophisticated that Tash becomes infatuated with. When they invite her to be a …

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I’ve read the most books I have ever this year…..80 books! Of course I read mostly thrillers but I did read a few from other genres as well as read some holiday thrillers this December (which I will highlight in another post!) I got to even relax and enjoy some books in Italy this summer, …

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Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena Summary: William comes home from work early after his mistress ends their affair. Shockingly, his daughter, Avery, is at home when she was supposed to be at school. After arguing with Avery, she leaves. Only she ends up not coming back and missing! My Thoughts: I always enjoy …

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Summary: Birthday twins-have you heard of this? Alix Summers is a popular podcaster, and Josie Fair is a quiet woman married to a much older man. When they are both out to dinner celebrating their 45th birthday, they run into each other and meet for the first time and realize they were born on the …

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Summary: Ginny hosts a show where she gives relationship advice, but she receives a call during her show to warn her to check in on her own marriage. As her 25th anniversary approaches, she buys a trip to Italy for her and her husband on a whim. She presents it to him, and he responds …

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