Four women, innumerable lies, one secret. One morning, three women in London get a text message saying only “I need you” – and all three know at once what to do and where to go. The women were schoolmates and best friends at an out-of-the-way boarding school years before, and their penchant for making a game out of lying to their peers and teachers made them fast friends while isolating them from those around them. Now, a secret in their shared past is threatening to […]
Who run the world?
I’ve been putting off this review for a couple of weeks because I’m still torn about this book. I think the issue is that I respect it and what it’s trying to do, but I didn’t enjoy reading it. Generally I DNF quickly like nobody’s fucking business. And yet, I stuck this one out, wanting to see how it would finish up. I think I’m glad I stuck it out? The ending was more enjoyable than most of the rest of the book I guess. […]
A Suspenseful Thrilling Mystery… NOT!
I chose I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll as my Kindle First book last September. It seemed the most appealing of the choices, and honestly, it’s the only Kindle First book I’ve read out of the handful residing on my e-reader. I needed a quick easy read after struggling through my previous book, and I can usually get sucked into good suspense. I Am Watching You tells the story of a missing girl, Anna, from the perspectives of a witness, her father, her best friend, a […]
Not the Thrill I Was Hoping For
My latest read was actually an Audible listen. I’ve realized recently that I’m a sucker for an English thriller featuring a 20- to 30-something woman. Also, I often like books that tell a story in two time periods. So J.P. Delaney’s The Girl Before would seem to be a match for me. Two Londoners–Emma (then) and Jane (now)–each rent the same austere house. Each sees it as the solution to her problems. Each follows a path that leads to jeopardy. Also on that path is […]
Not quite what I thought it would be
I really want to be that person who can just pick up a bunch of books that look good and end up loving them. Does that really happen to people? I usually end up having the best experiences reading books that have been recommended to me via various sources (including CBR of course!). I’m torn between wanting to read hidden gems that haven’t gotten a big publicity push and wanting to read great book after great book. Usually my desire for the latter wins out, […]
A Crazy Good Ride
I’m a little late to this thrilling first novel by Paula Hawkins. I purchased The Girl on the Train last month on the “Buy 2, Get 1 Free” table at my local Barnes & Noble. I had wanted to read it when it was first published in 2015, and everyone was raving about it, but I had too many books on the “need to read” pile. (Don’t tell my husband… I always have too many books I haven’t read.) Oddly, after the book was made into […]
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