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Post by The Great Carpezio on Jul 29, 2024 23:34:19 GMT
This week I read: My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante Historical fiction/Italian-translated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ On the NYT reader’s choice Top 100, this was the only book I hadn’t read in the top ten and it was #1 on the editor list, so I felt I had to read it. It was good. It was depressing and will cisider reading the others in the series, but I felt like I needed a break before I read another one. Anyway, I thought it was a very good novel, but I am not seeing what made this #1. It is not anywhere near my top ten. I don’t need a gimmick, but I need something that grabs me a bit more—has something a bit more unusual. What do others think about this one if they have read it? I am curious. What did you read this week? |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 30, 2024 1:20:09 GMT
Last week I started Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister. I got to the 30% point and realized I just wasn’t enjoying reading the book. (I read the questions on Good Reads and got the gist of what happened and was glad I DNF.)
Now I’m reading First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston and am loving it!
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Post by hutchfan on Jul 30, 2024 1:51:02 GMT
I read The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer. ⭐⭐ Sadly I didn't like this book. Her book The Wishing Game was one of my favorite books from last year.
As boys, best friends Jeremy Cox and Rafe Howell went missing in a vast West Virginia state forest, only to mysteriously reappear six months later with no explanation for where they'd gone or how they'd survived.
Fifteen years after their miraculous homecoming, Rafe is a reclusive artist who still bears scars inside and out but has no memory of what happened during those months. Meanwhile, Jeremy has become a famed missing persons investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her sister, who has vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy.
Jeremy alone knows the fantastical truth: that while the rest of the world was searching for them, the two missing boys were in a magical realm filled with impossible beauty and terrible danger. He believes it is there that they will find Emilie's sister. But for his own inscrutable reasons, Jeremy has kept Rafe in the dark since their return. However, the time for burying secrets comes to an end as the quest for Emilie's sister begins. The former lost boys must confront their shared past,no matter how traumatic the memories. Alongside the headstrong Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they called home for six months-only then can they get back everything and everyone they've lost.
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Post by gottapeanow on Jul 30, 2024 2:10:28 GMT
I read The Nature of Disappearing. Here's my GR review.
Sometimes I wanted to jump through the pages of the book and shake the MC. How could she be so dumb?
Even so, I enjoyed this one. Great plot. 4/5 stars
I'm almost done with How the Light Gets In by Maynard. Review to follow. It will probably be 5 stars. But if you are looking for something exciting, this is not it. LOL. Honestly, she could be writing about many of us.
ETA: It's a great book. It's just ... slow. And there's too much commentary on current events. I'll post more next week.
Lisa
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Post by lainey on Jul 30, 2024 11:02:50 GMT
I read The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth 2 stars
Picture a lovely cottage on a cliff, with sloping lawns, walking paths, and beautiful flowers. It’s Gabe and Pippa Gerard’s dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Over the past several months, Gabe comes to their rescue, literally talking them off the ledge.
Until one day, he doesn’t. When Pippa discovers Gabe knew the victim, the questions spiral. . . .Did the victim jump? Was she pushed? And would Gabe, the love of Pippa’s life, her soulmate . . . lie? As the perfect façade of their marriage begins to crack, the deepest and darkest secrets begin to unravel. Because sometimes, the most convincing lies are the ones we tell ourselves.
This was not good, it started out ok but got bogged down in a boring shady business dealing storyline that held no interest for me. I almost threw it out of the window when one character let out a breath she didn't know she was holding  I enjoyed The Mother in Law by this author but I don't think I'll read anything else by her now.
Two dnfs, The Murder After the Night Before by Katy Brent and Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jul 30, 2024 12:00:46 GMT
That's too bad it wasn't good lainey. It certainly had a compelling plot. It could have been a really good one. I finally finished three. I had my head in four books for the past month. Not finishing anything, but making steady progress. I finally got close to the end of things though and knocked them out. I read Proteinaholic by Garth Davis. Dr. Davis is a bariatric surgeon. He presents all the science and it appears we eat too much protein and it is not good for us in many ways, especially animal protein. It was compelling and well researched. 4 stars. I read Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss. This was not just about the food industry, but also the agriculture industry and how they are killing us with the three title ingredients. I gave it three stars. The reason I gave it three stars is that the author researched the entire food industry, but then kind of threw up his hands, like, oh well, this is just how it is. I hate when an author doesn't follow it through to its natural conclusion. And I read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I am working my way with a good friend through one of those 100 Top Books posters. This was our third book. I don't normally read fiction but I gave this book 5 stars. It was great. The story was compelling. It was sensitive. It was so human. I just was really touched by this book. |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jul 30, 2024 12:41:43 GMT
I am currently halfway thru The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters.
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Post by mnmloveli on Jul 30, 2024 15:38:15 GMT
Now I’m reading First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston and am loving it! I read this book earlier this year and gave it 5 Stars. Here’s my earlier review: ”First book by this author for me. Bridget in MD gave it 5 Stars “could not put this book down”. The Lying Woods (‘18) and This is Our Story from (‘14) by this author look good too but they are Young Adult Novels; this is her first Adult Novel. I liked the writing immediately and kept me reading and entertained. I read some reviews about difficulty following “jobs” or past history but I had no trouble at all and the book flowed right along. Very original plot for me. Even loved the ending!” Hope you enjoy ! |
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Post by mnmloveli on Jul 30, 2024 15:40:45 GMT
I read The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer. ⭐⭐ Sadly I didn't like this book. Her book The Wishing Game was one of my favorite books from last year. As boys, best friends Jeremy Cox and Rafe Howell went missing in a vast West Virginia state forest, only to mysteriously reappear six months later with no explanation for where they'd gone or how they'd survived. Fifteen years after their miraculous homecoming, Rafe is a reclusive artist who still bears scars inside and out but has no memory of what happened during those months. Meanwhile, Jeremy has become a famed missing persons investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her sister, who has vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy. Jeremy alone knows the fantastical truth: that while the rest of the world was searching for them, the two missing boys were in a magical realm filled with impossible beauty and terrible danger. He believes it is there that they will find Emilie's sister. But for his own inscrutable reasons, Jeremy has kept Rafe in the dark since their return. However, the time for burying secrets comes to an end as the quest for Emilie's sister begins. The former lost boys must confront their shared past,no matter how traumatic the memories. Alongside the headstrong Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they called home for six months-only then can they get back everything and everyone they've lost. I also gave this book 2 stars earlier this month. I was sooo disappointed since her first book, The Wishing Game, I gave 5 stars. |
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Post by mnmloveli on Jul 30, 2024 15:46:12 GMT
I read The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth 2 stars
Picture a lovely cottage on a cliff, with sloping lawns, walking paths, and beautiful flowers. It’s Gabe and Pippa Gerard’s dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Over the past several months, Gabe comes to their rescue, literally talking them off the ledge.
Until one day, he doesn’t. When Pippa discovers Gabe knew the victim, the questions spiral. . . .Did the victim jump? Was she pushed? And would Gabe, the love of Pippa’s life, her soulmate . . . lie? As the perfect façade of their marriage begins to crack, the deepest and darkest secrets begin to unravel. Because sometimes, the most convincing lies are the ones we tell ourselves.
This was not good, it started out ok but got bogged down in a boring shady business dealing storyline that held no interest for me. I almost threw it out of the window when one character let out a breath she didn't know she was holding I enjoyed The Mother in Law by this author but I don't think I'll read anything else by her now.
I felt the same way about this book and was disappointed since she is a favorite author of mine. Previous books by this author were The Younger Wife (‘22 - 4 Stars), The Good Sister (‘21 - 5 Stars), The Mother-in-law (‘19 - 4 Stars) and The Family Next Door (‘18 - 4 Stars). So slow even up to 50%. I was hoping it would pick-up but it never did. Even the scenes that were suppose to be suspenseful, fell flat. Plot did not engage me at all. The twist towards the end got this book 3 stars. |
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Post by mnmloveli on Jul 30, 2024 19:42:15 GMT
WHAT LIES IN DARKNESS (JESS LAMBERT BK 2) (‘24 - 5 STARS) BY CHRISTINA MCDONALD
DESCRIPTION : A missing family. A traumatized detective. The past and present collide. Late Christmas Eve, the Harper family’s car crashed on a desolate stretch outside Black Lake. Sixteen-year-old Alice was found injured by the side of the road—alone. It was as if her parents and younger sister, Ella, had simply disappeared. One year later, Alice is still dealing with nightmares and unanswered questions when she and her friends find Ella’s bloodstained backpack in the basement of an abandoned home. As Detective Jess Lambert investigates, she uncovers dark secrets that put her on a collision course with her past. Jess’s only witness is haunted by her own ghosts—ghosts that might ultimately be connected to Jess.
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Previous books by this author for me were These Still Black Waters (Jess Lambert Bk 1 - ‘23 - 5 Stars), Do No Harm (‘21 - 4 Stars), Behind Every Lie ('20 - Read '21 - 4.5 Stars) and The Night Olivia Fell ('19 - 4 Stars).
Love Jess lamberts sixth sense and “psychic” ability. Really enjoyed this book and how it expanded and brought you back into Jess’ past; very suspenseful. I like how the author didn’t bore us with a total recap of the first book, but was able to build the past back into this continuing tale thru the whole book. Some shocks in the ending that have me hoping for a book 3.
IMAGINARY STRANGERS (DANGEROUS STRANGERS THRILLERS BK 1) (‘24 - 269 PGS - 4 STARS) BY MINKA KENT
DESCRIPTION : Camille Prescott has it all. A doting husband, two children, a charming home in a seaside enclave, and a beautiful, fixed smile that exudes normalcy. But behind her polished mask lurks a much different Camille—one with a padlocked vault of secrets. Raised by a vindictive and psychotic woman, Camille has gone to great lengths to bury her past and for good reason: if her mother ever finds her, she will kill her. But nothing can prepare Camille for the day her six-year-old daughter, Georgie, starts showing signs of unsettlingly familiar behavior, including an imaginary new friend who casts a disturbing influence on everything the little girl says and does. Worse than that, Georgie’s imaginary friend knows things about Camille’s childhood, things Camille has never told a soul. Is it a coincidence or is Georgie’s imaginary friend not so fictional after all? As the family’s stability cracks, so does Camille’s facade, because the past isn’t just coming for her and everyone she loves—it’s already here.
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Previous books by this author were Gone Again (‘23 - 4 Stars), Unmissing (‘22 - 3 Stars), The Watcher Girl (‘21 - 3 Stars) which was a spin-off of The Memory Watcher (‘20 - 4 stars), When I Was You (‘20 - 4 Stars) and The Thinnest Air (‘18 - 3 Stars).
This author is great at getting you to have feelings, good and/or bad, for the characters; she makes them come to life for me. I liked the main character, Camille, a lot. I found myself pulling for her and her family. Looking forward to book 2 next Summer.
Happy Reading !
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Post by GiantsFan on Jul 30, 2024 21:38:57 GMT
One for me this week. John Grisham's Camino Ghosts. The subject was interesting. A descendent of African slaves is the last living person who inhabited an island off the coast of Florida. She left the island 60 years ago with her mother to live on the mainland, because they were the last ones and couldn't survive on their own. Fast forward to current times and a developer wants the island to build a hotel/casino. The battle between big corp, the state and old lady. I gave it 5 stars, 4 for the writing and the extra for the interesting subject.
The book I'm currently reading is A Killing on the Hill by Robert Dugoni. I just can not get into this book. I've been slogging along for three days now and I'm only on page 55. I think I might pause and pick up something else and come back to this one at a later time.
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Post by lgr4 on Jul 31, 2024 11:11:20 GMT
Someone on here recommended 'Book of Doors' by Gareth Brown . I finished last night. I loved it. So thank you. It was outside of what I normally read (time travel) and I'd highly recommend.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jul 31, 2024 11:22:26 GMT
Now I’m reading First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston and am loving it! I read this book earlier this year and gave it 5 Stars. Here’s my earlier review: ”First book by this author for me. @bridget in MD gave it 5 Stars “could not put this book down”. The Lying Woods (‘18) and This is Our Story from (‘14) by this author look good too but they are Young Adult Novels; this is her first Adult Novel. I liked the writing immediately and kept me reading and entertained. I read some reviews about difficulty following “jobs” or past history but I had no trouble at all and the book flowed right along. Very original plot for me. Even loved the ending!” Hope you enjoy ! I was going to say I really liked this one too!!! =) |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jul 31, 2024 11:23:10 GMT
One for me this week. John Grisham's Camino Ghosts. The subject was interesting. A descendent of African slaves is the last living person who inhabited an island off the coast of Florida. She left the island 60 years ago with her mother to live on the mainland, because they were the last ones and couldn't survive on their own. Fast forward to current times and a developer wants the island to build a hotel/casino. The battle between big corp, the state and old lady. I gave it 5 stars, 4 for the writing and the extra for the interesting subject. The book I'm currently reading is A Killing on the Hill by Robert Dugoni. I just can not get into this book. I've been slogging along for three days now and I'm only on page 55. I think I might pause and pick up something else and come back to this one at a later time. Man, I haven't read a Grisham book in FOREVER, but this sounds like something that would draw me right back in! |
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Post by needmysanity on Jul 31, 2024 13:10:27 GMT
I just started Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Booksby Kirsten Miller. It's quirky
I finished Hill Womenby Cassie Chambers last week. The writing was incredibly basic but the topic was interesting.
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Post by lainey on Jul 31, 2024 13:11:53 GMT
pjaye have you been reading anything good lately?
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Post by GiantsFan on Jul 31, 2024 14:49:17 GMT
One for me this week. John Grisham's Camino Ghosts. The subject was interesting. A descendent of African slaves is the last living person who inhabited an island off the coast of Florida. She left the island 60 years ago with her mother to live on the mainland, because they were the last ones and couldn't survive on their own. Fast forward to current times and a developer wants the island to build a hotel/casino. The battle between big corp, the state and old lady. I gave it 5 stars, 4 for the writing and the extra for the interesting subject. The book I'm currently reading is A Killing on the Hill by Robert Dugoni. I just can not get into this book. I've been slogging along for three days now and I'm only on page 55. I think I might pause and pick up something else and come back to this one at a later time. Man, I haven't read a Grisham book in FOREVER, but this sounds like something that would draw me right back in! It's the third in the Camino series, but you could read it as a stand alone. It doesn't reference anything from prior books, except for the cast of characters of the town. I've read all of JG's books except for the kid detective ones. |
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Post by scrappersue on Jul 31, 2024 15:34:03 GMT
I read The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer. ⭐⭐ Sadly I didn't like this book. Her book The Wishing Game was one of my favorite books from last year. As boys, best friends Jeremy Cox and Rafe Howell went missing in a vast West Virginia state forest, only to mysteriously reappear six months later with no explanation for where they'd gone or how they'd survived. Fifteen years after their miraculous homecoming, Rafe is a reclusive artist who still bears scars inside and out but has no memory of what happened during those months. Meanwhile, Jeremy has become a famed missing persons investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her sister, who has vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy. Jeremy alone knows the fantastical truth: that while the rest of the world was searching for them, the two missing boys were in a magical realm filled with impossible beauty and terrible danger. He believes it is there that they will find Emilie's sister. But for his own inscrutable reasons, Jeremy has kept Rafe in the dark since their return. However, the time for burying secrets comes to an end as the quest for Emilie's sister begins. The former lost boys must confront their shared past,no matter how traumatic the memories. Alongside the headstrong Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they called home for six months-only then can they get back everything and everyone they've lost. I just finished this book and I feel the exact same way. The Wishing Game was soooo good. This one wasn't. I was so disappointed. |
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Post by naby64 on Jul 31, 2024 16:00:47 GMT
I finally finished the last book in the Throne of Glass series, Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas. So that's 2 series down for me. She has another but I am going to rest a bit before jumping in to that one. I have other TBR on my list. I just started The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis. I am listening to it and is just slow going at the moment.
The Echo of Old Books
Barbara Davis
4.29
86,358 ratings7,310 reviews
Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books’ previous owners—an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell conflicting sides of a tragic romance.
With no trace of how these mysterious books came into the world, Ashlyn is caught up in a decades-old literary mystery, beckoned by two hearts in ruins, whoever they were, wherever they are. Determined to learn the truth behind the doomed lovers’ tale, she reads on, following a trail of broken promises and seemingly unforgivable betrayals. The more Ashlyn learns about Hemi and Belle, the nearer she comes to bringing closure to their love story—and to the unfinished chapters of her own life.
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Post by mimima on Jul 31, 2024 16:02:06 GMT
I’m stuck in an intriguing, but slow, read so I only have two this week, one was finishing a Slow but Steady. Thankfully, though, my plans for the next few days is to sit on the couch reading and watching the Olympics:
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset. This is a heart book, and this read (with Close Reads) really brought home the true repentance and humanity of Kristin and broke my heart regularly. I’d not read this since Covid and thinking of how Undset, just after the Spanish Flu outbreak, used the Black Plague in her story was quite striking. 5/5 stars.
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward. In addition to a wandering mind, one of the reasons that I don’t listen to audiobooks is the ability to skim when there are hard things in a book. And this book is filled with hard things, more than the vomitous fourth chapter. However, under those hard things is a story of beauty and heartbreak and parents who can’t parent, and those that try to carry the children caught up in this system. 3.75/5 stars.
DNF:
The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley. I was just not in the mood for the tone of this one.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Aug 1, 2024 17:31:20 GMT
3.5 Stars for The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. In the 1960s, a Mi’kmaq (Native people of Canada) family travels from Nova Scotia to Maine to pick in the berry fields. One day, four-year-old Ruthie, rests on a rock, eating a sandwich, goes missing. Her six-year-old brother, Joe, was the last person to see her. He is haunted for the rest of his life about her disappearance.
Plagued by dreams, Norma grows up in Maine with an overprotective mother and a father that offers her unsatisfactory answers about why she doesn't look like them and other family traits. Always questioning, she spend decades trying to figure out the secrets her parents are keeping from her.
The story was a little predictable, but a very worthwhile read.
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Post by valincal on Aug 2, 2024 18:37:22 GMT
Hello readers! I’m enjoying your reviews and recommendations as always. 🥰
My reading slowed down over the past month as we had a steady stream of visitors. Not complaining-we had a great time!-but I’m glad to be back to my long walks and audiobooks. 😄
I finished Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier..a solid thriller I rated 4 stars, and All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker which I really enjoyed and gave 5 stars.
I started listening to Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain and I’m loving it so far. I really like her books. And I’m reading First Comes Love by Emily Giffin and I’m enjoying it as well.
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Post by kluski on Aug 3, 2024 0:06:08 GMT
Loved In the Likely Event. 4.5/5
It alternates between character point of view and time with each chapter. It also runs a military side story to the love story.
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Aug 3, 2024 21:10:43 GMT
I read The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer. ⭐⭐ Sadly I didn't like this book. Her book The Wishing Game was one of my favorite books from last year. As boys, best friends Jeremy Cox and Rafe Howell went missing in a vast West Virginia state forest, only to mysteriously reappear six months later with no explanation for where they'd gone or how they'd survived. Fifteen years after their miraculous homecoming, Rafe is a reclusive artist who still bears scars inside and out but has no memory of what happened during those months. Meanwhile, Jeremy has become a famed missing persons investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her sister, who has vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy. Jeremy alone knows the fantastical truth: that while the rest of the world was searching for them, the two missing boys were in a magical realm filled with impossible beauty and terrible danger. He believes it is there that they will find Emilie's sister. But for his own inscrutable reasons, Jeremy has kept Rafe in the dark since their return. However, the time for burying secrets comes to an end as the quest for Emilie's sister begins. The former lost boys must confront their shared past,no matter how traumatic the memories. Alongside the headstrong Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they called home for six months-only then can they get back everything and everyone they've lost. So funny how the pea reviews can be so varied. I just finished this one last night and I loved it. I liked The Wishing Game but I loved The Lost Story. Maybe I just needed a little fantasy and whimsy in my life? Not sure why I enjoyed this one so much but I couldn’t put it down and had to finish it last night. I’m listening to Demon Copperhead but it’s slow going because it’s long and I on,y listen to it when I sew, which has been very limited lately. So far, I’m enjoying the story although parts of it are obviously heartbreaking. As of now, about halfway through, I certainly plan to finish it. |
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Post by Rhondito on Aug 4, 2024 13:00:18 GMT
I finished All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker - 4 stars
This is a great book, but I kept getting lost. So much so that I still don't understand the big "what happened."
There were a couple of points where I found the conversation and happenings leaning heavily into Shawshank Redemption and yet again the same thing with Forrest Gump. Did anyone else have those feelings?
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Post by Tearisci on Aug 4, 2024 13:44:38 GMT
I just finished The Guests by Margot Hunt. I got it on Kindle Unlimited and would give it 5/5 as it was very suspenseful and really kept my interest. Here's a synopsis:
When a Category 5 hurricane is poised to hit their coastal Florida town, the Davies family takes refuge in their waterfront manse. Marlowe, Lee, and their teenage twins invite their close friends to wait out the storm in comfort and style.
Uninvited are the three strangers who dock on the family’s shore right before the storm descends. Brothers Jason and Bo—and Bo’s girlfriend, Darcy—are a charming, helpful trio in need of a safe haven that the family is only too happy to provide.
But as the storm outside grows more threatening, so does the tension in the house.
Soon, the lines between family, friends, and strangers blur. Danger mounts with every pointed finger and broken confidence, and long-held secrets are revealed one after another until only one truth remains: not everyone is going to make it out alive
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Post by mnmloveli on Aug 4, 2024 13:56:19 GMT
I just finished The Guests by Margot Hunt. I got it on Kindle Unlimited and would give it 5/5 as it was very suspenseful and really kept my interest. Here's a synopsis: When a Category 5 hurricane is poised to hit their coastal Florida town, the Davies family takes refuge in their waterfront manse. Marlowe, Lee, and their teenage twins invite their close friends to wait out the storm in comfort and style. Uninvited are the three strangers who dock on the family’s shore right before the storm descends. Brothers Jason and Bo—and Bo’s girlfriend, Darcy—are a charming, helpful trio in need of a safe haven that the family is only too happy to provide. But as the storm outside grows more threatening, so does the tension in the house. Soon, the lines between family, friends, and strangers blur. Danger mounts with every pointed finger and broken confidence, and long-held secrets are revealed one after another until only one truth remains: not everyone is going to make it out alive I LOVED this book too ! I’ve read quite a few of Margot Hunts books ……………. Author’s first 5 books for me were The Guests (‘24 - 5 Stars), Lovely Girls (‘23 - 3 Stars), For Better and Worse (‘18 - Read ‘19 - 5 Stars), Best Friends Forever (‘18 - Read ‘19 - 4 Stars) & The Last Affair (‘19 - 3 Stars due to the ending; almost 4 stars). |
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Post by trixiecat on Aug 4, 2024 15:21:45 GMT
I just finished The Return of Ellie Black.
It’s been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s sister vanished when they were teenagers, and ever since she’s been searching: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. But happy endings are rare in Chelsey’s line of work.
Then a glimmer: local teenager Ellie Black, who disappeared without a trace two years earlier, has been found alive in the woods of Washington State.
But something is not right with Ellie. She won’t say where she’s been, or who she’s protecting, and it’s up to Chelsey to find the answers. She needs to get to the bottom of what happened to Ellie: for herself, and for the memory of her sister, but mostly for the next girl who could be taken—and who, unlike Ellie, might never return.
The debut thriller from New York Times bestselling author Emiko Jean, The Return of Ellie Black is both a feminist tour de force about the embers of hope that burn in the aftermath of tragedy and a twisty thriller that will shock and surprise you right up until the final seconds.
Really good mystery. This story reminds me of a real life case that happened years ago. The last part of this book hit hard. The author really makes you think about this story as if it was true and all of the aftermath and healing. I will be thinking about this book for a while. I rate it 4.5 stars.
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