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🏝️Summary 🏝️ Lyla is an intelligent researcher who lives with her aspiring actor boyfriend, Nico. Nico has been given the opportunity to bring his girlfriend to an exotic getaway. Once they head through the Indian Ocean to an isolated island with four other couples, Lyla gets the feeling that this is not going to be …
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Summary: Five years ago, Ryan’s girlfriend, Ali, was kidnapped from his car their senior year. She was never seen again. Ryan was never charged, and there was never any proof of his involvement. He has since changed his name and just began law school. On a study abroad trip to Tuscany, Ryan is contacted by …
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Summary: Rosie and Chad are struggling young adults trying to make ends meet while living in NYC. Surprisingly at the time it is needed the most, Chad’s uncle has passed away and left them a beautiful apartment in a historic building in NYC. After they try to settle into their new apartment, Rosie begins to …
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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: Rosie and Chad are struggling young adults trying to make ends meet while living in NYC. Surprisingly at the time it is needed the most, Chad’s uncle has passed away and left them a beautiful apartment in a historic building in NYC. After they try to settle into their new apartment, Rosie begins to …
Continue reading "New Book Review: The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger"
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 …
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: 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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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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