Turning pages, chasing twists
Summary: The wealthy VanNess family couldn’t be more dysfunctional. Twins, Richard and Harper, are having a 35th birthday party at their family vineyard. My Thoughts: Pretty predictable domestic drama with a locked room mystery thrown in. The characters switch point of view for each chapter, with one character being anonymous until close to the end. …
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Summary: Julia is a detective who is investigating a young woman named Olivia who has been seen on CCTV in an ally and then disappeared without a trace. As she investigates, she is threatened by someone to frame another man for the disappearance of Olivia. If she reveals the truth, truth about someone in her …
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There’s a possible snowstorm brewing and heading our way this weekend! If you are in the target zone and looking for a book that fits the vibe of being stuck in the snow, here are some suggestions: ❄️An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena: weekend retreat in the Catskills turns terrifying told from multiple character’s perspective …
Summary: Every family has secrets. Would you kill to keep yours? It’s midnight in the hospital when Jude’s phone rings, interrupting her precious fifteen-minute break. When she sees it’s her seventy-year-old mother, Margaret, she braces herself for the usual complaints. But her blood runs cold at four words that will change everything… ‘Something terrible has happened.’ Margaret …
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Summary: Simon and Vicky are an upper class couple from Chicago. Simon is a law professor, and Vicky works as an advocate for victims of domestic violence. Although Simon and Vicky may look like the perfect rich couple, this perception couldn’t be farther from the truth. When the wife of another wealthy man is found …
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Summary: This is a locked room thriller where all the characters and events come to a head on the island for an old high school acquaintance’s bachelorette party. The girls invited to the bachelorette party weren’t necessarily the nicest to Poppy, who is the guest of honor at the bachelorette party. They can’t understand why …
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Friends always ask me for book recommendations more frequently in the summer. What is it that is so magical about summer reading? I know I venture more towards the romance and “chuck lit” books in the summer than other times of the year. Here are some newer book recommendations I have for the summer, and …
Summary: Sophie has been swimming with a group of ladies on a regular basis. They’ve developed a friendship and planned a weekend away together at a cabin. On the way to the cabin, Sophie shows her husband a photo of the group, and she finds out her husband has slept with one of the women. …
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The Family Game by Catherine Steadman 📚📚 Summary: Harriet is a best-selling novelist carrying the baby of her wealthy fiancé Edward. Even though he is estranged from his family for reasons unknown to Harriet, he is set to inherit the family’s fortune. Eventually Edward reconnects with his family and Harriet is introduced to this quite …
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Summary: Louisa is enjoying the typical suburban mom life, and her son Joe is starting at an upper class school. She is pleased to have a made a new friend named Darcy. Darcy's son, Tyler, and Joe become friends as well. As their friendship develops, some things start to seem off about Darcy. She is …
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