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As a suspenseful thriller — which is how this book is being advertised — it’s a letdown. There was no suspense, no mystery, and it was slow. However, if it had been marketed as fiction or literary fiction, I probably would have liked it more. Pax, a wannabe actor, is rushing to a meeting for … Read More “The Lies I Never Told You by Valérie Tong Cuong” »
This book was definitely a page turner, but the ending was a let down. When Lucy was nine, she (and her imaginary friend Eliza) snuck her 3-year-old baby brother out of the house in the middle of the night. And while she returned home, Teddy never did. Now, Lucy’s all grown up and married and … Read More “To Tell You the Truth by Gilly Macmillan” »
The Guest List is a fun thriller and makes a good summer read. It opens with a wedding being set up on an island off the coast of Ireland, which is deserted either because: (a) the locals got tired of living without electricity and running water, or (b) the island is haunted by the ghosts … Read More “The Guest List by Lucy Foley” »
Woman on the Edge was a fun (albeit dark,) couldn’t-put-it-down, suspense novel. Set in Chicago (my home town!) this story is told in chapters alternating between the points of view of Nicole and Morgan. Nicole, the founder and CEO of a wellness company called Breathe, thrusts her infant daughter into the arms of a stranger, … Read More “Woman on the Edge by Samantha M. Bailey” »
This was a fast-paced crime thriller, where it’s hard to figure out who you can trust and who is protecting the guilty party. Set in Northern Ireland, eight-year-old Kelly Doherty went trick-or-treating 25 years ago and never came home. Instead, her body was discovered three days later, face-down on the banks of the local reservoir, … Read More “Ask No Questions by Claire Allan” »
While this was a fun thriller set in the perfect setting — a hunting lodge in the middle of nowhere in Scotland — it was very similar to The Guest List. A group of old college decide to spend their New Year’s Eve at a remote hunting lodge in Scotland. There’s a lot of drinking, a … Read More “The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley” »