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Thank you St. Martin's Press for a free ARC of this book! I really thought I had this figured out, but the epilogue was a shocker! Loved this book-carried it around with me for 2 days and couldn't put it down!! This is a great thriller!! Leave all your assumptions behind! What you think you …
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There are so many amazing books coming out this spring! My personal favorite books are thrillers, so most of these that I am looking forward to are thrillers. 1. Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser This book focuses on a group of neighborhood women drinking around a fire on a Sat night and …
This was an enjoyable beach read for me. It is a quick read that I read over 3 days on vacation. The plot is set up similar to Desperate Housewives or Devious Maids, which makes it an enjoyable read for the beach. It centers around Essie and her neighbors in a suburban Australian neighborhood …
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I loved the fact that the setting was Sewickly, an upscale suburb of Pittsburgh. The story features four friends who all have children around the same age. The plot examines secrets, friendship, and even more secrets!! I was between a 3 and a 4 on this thriller, but I would lean towards a …
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Ruth Rendell is such a fabulous writer. She writes so well and can create a setting that brings the reader right into the storyline while also creating suspense. Liza lives in an isolated estate with her mom until she is a teenager. She is taught school at home and enjoys her time with her mother; …
Brene Brown is fabulous. After watching her TED talk and using it as a prompt for my college writing class that I teach, I decided to read The Gifts of Imperfection. Every woman should read this book. She gives the reader 10 guide posts to becoming a more authentic and self confident person who realizes …
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What an amazing book! After I was done, I just wanted to learn more about Glennon, listen to any podcasts she was on, read through Momastery etc. Any woman can take away many lessons from this book, even if you haven’t had the personal and marriage struggles that she’s had. The lessons she taught her …
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The Surrogate by Louise Jensen was a quick read that was a bit far fetched. Kat and her husband, Nick, couldn’t conceive. Kat reconciles with an old friend named Lisa. The question lingers if they can leave the past behind and move on. I gave it a 3 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. The …
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I have to preface this by saying Kristin Hannah is my favorite author, so my review is biased. I’ve read almost all of her books over the last few years. She just writes such beautiful stories about women and speaks to a woman’s soul. This novel tells the story of Leni, starting at age 13 …
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Blink focuses on a newly single mother whose husband has died in Afghanistan in combat. Toni’s daughter, Evie, goes missing from school one day. The plot examines a present and past format with flashbacks to go through the events of Evie’s disappearance. I gave this a 3 out of 5 stars It was good …
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