Overall, I enjoyed The Night Away, although there were a lot of very obvious red herrings and the end came out of nowhere. The book opens with a chapter from the point of view of someone who is obviously stalking the main character, which is a really creepy (in a good way) opening. Amber and her husband “Gorgeous” George have been together since high school and have a young infant, Mabel. Amber–who has always been … Read More “The Night Away by Jess Ryder” »
Category: Thriller
The Girl Who Never Came Home really reads more like YA than literary fiction and the tagline of it being a “gripping page turner’ might have been a bit of an oversell, but the overall story was good. Sixteen-year-old Zoe (daughter of Lydia and baby sister to Jessie) goes away for a weekend at school camp and disappears sometime between lights out and breakfast. It doesn’t take very long for searchers to discover her body. … Read More “The Girl Who Never Came Home by Nicole Trope” »
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” »
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” »