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I’m having fun reading through some backlist titles, and this was a good, quick read. Amber Patterson is jealous of the other women she sees around her, dripping with wealth and not deserving of what they have, especially her target Daphne Parrish. Daphne spends her days between the gym, spending time with her two daughters, … Read More “The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine” »
Rockwell and Decker return in the second book in this series that doesn’t disappoint. I definitely recommend it as a fun, quick thriller. When the mummified body of a teenage girl is found entombed in a barrel of sand in the basement of an abandoned cabin, clutching an old handmade ragdoll, Olivia Rockwell is horrified, … Read More “Her Perfect Bones by Ellery Kane” »
Overall, there were parts of this book I really liked, but I felt the conclusion fell flat. Twenty-five years ago, Stella’s identical twin sister Leila disappeared on a stormy night after they accidentally switched jackets and Leila found herself locked out of her house. With the anniversary of her disappearance approaching, Stella agrees to take … Read More “The Girl in the Missing Poster by Barbara Copperthwaite” »
Hollow’s Edge is a private neighborhood where not everything is at it seems. There’s the rich side and the not-quite-so-rich side of town, and everyone seems to have eyes on everyone else. Within this town, Brandon and Fiona Truett are murdered (before the book begins) and Ruby Fletcher goes to prison after her neighbors testified … Read More “Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda” »
Foster sisters Krystal and Nichole had a traumatic adolescence, but it’s not until adulthood that Nichole has a breakdown, tries to kill her husband, and is committed to a psychiatric hospital. Krystal, now a lawyer, tries to figure out what happened and protect her sister. Told in chapters not only alternating between their present and … Read More “The Secrets of Us by Lucinda Berry” »