My Sister’s Husband was an enjoyable thriller, but you really have to suspend your disbelief for most of the story to work and especially for the ending. Brooke and Freya are sisters, but Freya is exceedingly jealous of her older sister. Their relationship mirrors the one that their Aunt Alice had with their own mother. who died in a freak accident (along with their father) while they were both babies. They also have a cousin … Read More “My Sister’s Husband by Nicola Marsh” »
Category: Mystery
I know this is a popular book right now, and I really loved the premise of this book — and even the twist — but so much of it just didn’t make sense. Alicia hasn’t said a word since she murdered her husband years earlier and is being held in a psychiatric hospital. Theo, a psychologist with a rocky marriage and his own psychological issues, has been following her case and waiting for an opportunity … Read More “The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides” »
This was a fun thriller with lots of twists and turns. I highly recommend carving out some time and reading it over a day or two, though, because there are a lot of character names to keep track of and it makes it easier when you say inside the story longer. This book is told from the point of view of three characters — Selena Murphy (who has a successful career, a worthless husband, and … Read More “Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger” »
This is a fun, quick, fairly light mystery/suspense novel that is perfect to get you out of any reading slump you might find yourself in. Three women, one man. (Maybe you’re not supposed to know that it’s one man right away, but the title of the book alludes to that anyway.) Holly has been married to Jack for almost twenty years, has three children with him, and has both a private pediatric practice and a … Read More “The Three Mrs. Wrights by Linda Keir” »
In the 1950s, Sonia, Katie, Roberta, and CiCi are 15-years-old roommates at an all-girls boarding school, Idlewild, which has a poor reputation and it’s very own home-grown ghost, Mary Hand. After a trip to visit her elderly and distant relatives, Sonia — a Holocaust survivor — never returns, and her best friends fear the worst. In 2014, Fiona, a journalist, is writing a story about the mysterious benefactor who is planning on fixing and reopening … Read More “The Broken Girls by Simone St. James” »