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” »
In 1934, Ruth escapes the psychiatric hospital in Tuscaloosa where she was born and raised after one of the orderlies tries to force her into an unwanted marriage. After taking a job caring for an ailing, elderly man — who gifts her with a rare coin and then dies — she becomes half of the Hawthorn Sisters, two women who claim they can heal people through touch and prayer. When her other half falls in … Read More “Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters by Emily Carpenter” »
I’m just going to say it up here: Keep reading all the way to the end. That’s what makes the whole book. Seriously, keep reading. Iris and Summer are identical twins on the outside, but inside — where it counts — they are actually mirror images of each other, both in the placement of their organs and in who they are. One is the “perfect” twin, while the other is severely flawed. When Summer needs … Read More “The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle” »
I really wanted to like this one a lot more than I did. I loved the premise, but unfortunately, for me, it just didn’t live up to the promise. Two weeks before the wedding, Amy’s fiancé Matt doesn’t return home after a dinner with a client. She calls the police to report him missing, but there is no sign of him. Then, Matt is also reported missing by a second woman, Fiona, who tells the … Read More “The Vow by Debbie Howells” »
I’m usually late to the party on thriller series, so it was nice starting a series from the beginning right when it’s being published. While I figured out the responsible party as soon as this character was introduced, it was still a suspenseful crime thriller, which answered the main whodunit for this book but left you hanging for the bigger crime. Olivia Rockwell, a criminal psychologist, who is still trying to come to terms with … Read More “Watch Her Vanish by Ellery A. Kane” »