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The Goldens by Lauren Wilson #bookreview #audiobook

The Goldens by Lauren Wilson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Flatiron Books / Pine and Cedar Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Goldens in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Pine and Cedar / Macmillan Audio Published: July 15, 2025   Summary: A dark, intoxicating and unputdownable thriller, simmering with atmosphere Chloe has always dreamed of becoming a bestselling writer. Then she meets enigmatic influencer Clara Holland, and at last, Chloe…

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Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid #bookreview

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid #bookreview

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Ballantine Books Published: June 3, 2025   Summary: Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women…

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What’s Yours in Mine by Jennifer Jabaley #bookreview #audiobook

What’s Yours in Mine by Jennifer Jabaley #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and BookSparks, #partner, for the advanced copy of What’s Yours Is Mine in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Lake Union Publishing / Brilliance Audio Published: August 5, 2025   Summary: Determined daughters. Controlling mothers. There’s no such thing as friendly competition in a twisty novel of suspense about ambition, revenge, and unrealized dreams. Valerie Yarnell is a hardworking single mother who’d do…

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The Accidental Favorite by Fran Littlewood #bookreview #audiobook

The Accidental Favorite by Fran Littlewood #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm/Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Henry Holt, #partner for the advanced copy of The Accidental Favorite in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Henry Holt / Macmillan Audio Published: June 24, 2025   Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace Adams comes a wryly resonant and deeply moving family dramedy investigating the question so many of us have asked ourselves: do my parents have a favorite? Vivienne…

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Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell #bookreview #audiobook #series

Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC of Sharp Force in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print copy for my collection. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: October 7, 2025   Summary: A serial killer terrorizes Northern Virginia, his ability to come and go baffling those pursuing him with zero success. He disables the victims’ WIFI, attacking them in bed, the cause of death exsanguination…

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The Day I Lost You by Ruth Mancini #bookreview #audiobook

The Day I Lost You by Ruth Mancini #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you HarperAudio for the ALC and Harper Perennial, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Day I Lost You in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Harper Perennial / Harper Audio Published: December 2, 2025   Summary: The internationally bestselling author of The Woman on the Ledge returns with a twisty thriller about a missing child and three adults whose shared secrets and hidden history could prove deadly. “I need to report…

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Heartwood by Amity Gaige #bookreview #audiobook

Heartwood by Amity Gaige #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and SimonBooksBuddy, #partner, for the finished copy of Heartwood in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: April 1, 2025   Summary: Heartwood takes you on a journey as a search and rescue team race against time when an experienced hiker mysteriously disappears on the Appalachian Trail in Maine. In the heart of the Maine woods,…

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Where You End by Abbott Kahler #bookreview

Where You End by Abbott Kahler #bookreview

Thank you Henry Holt #partner, for the copy of Where You End in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Henry Holt Published: January 14, 2025 (paperback release)   Summary: When Kat Bird wakes up from a coma, she sees her mirror image: Jude, her twin sister. Jude’s face and name are the only memories Kat has from before her accident. As Kat tries to make sense of things, she believes Jude…

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Needle Lake by Justine Champine #bookreview #audiobook

Needle Lake by Justine Champine #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Random House #partner, for the e-copy of Needle Lake in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  The Dial Press / Random House Audio Published: December 2, 2025   Summary: Two cousins on very different sides of adolescent girlhood spend one winter together that changes both of their lives forever. And once, after Elna came to stay, I watched a man drown there on Christmas…

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The Italian Secret by Tara Moss #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Italian Secret by Tara Moss #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Dutton #partner, for the finished copy of The Italian Secret in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Dutton / Penguin Audio Published: December 2, 2025   Summary: #1 internationally bestselling author Tara Moss returns with an immersive post-war mystery as glamorous investigator Billie Walker follows a trail of secrets to Italy’s sun-drenched Neapolitan coast Naples, 1943. Deep within a secret network of underground…

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Mini Reviews – More Thrillers #bookreviews #thrillers #audiobooks

Mini Reviews – More Thrillers #bookreviews #thrillers #audiobooks

Thank you Libro.fm and Macmillan Audio for the ALCs and William Morrow, Minotaur Books, Simon Element and St. Martin’s Press #partner for the physical copies in exchange for my honest reviews.      Thrillers are definitely my jam…and these are all ones I highly recommend for one reason or another!   KILL YOUR DARLINGS by Peter Swanson Published: June 10, 2025, Willam Morrow / Harper Audio   Summary: From the New…

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Love, Mom by Iliana Xander #bookreview

Love, Mom by Iliana Xander #bookreview

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, #partner, for the finished copy of Love, Mom in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published: September 2, 2025   Summary: A best-selling author. A mother. A murderer… Mackenzie Casper is a brilliant student. But she is best known for her mother, a best-selling author whose dark, twisted thrillers have a dedicated worldwide fanbase. When her mother dies in an accident, fans across…

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Return of the Spider by James Patterson #bookreview #series

Return of the Spider by James Patterson #bookreview #series

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Published: November 17, 2025   Summary: Return of the Spider is the stunning companion novel to Along Came a Spider, the New York Times bestselling classic thriller from the world’s most popular storyteller. Enter the thrilling world of the #1 bestselling detective series that inspired the Prime Video show, Cross. Along Came a Spider introduced Detective Alex Cross to readers around the globe and…

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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones #bookreview #audiobook

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased the book for my own collection and borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: S&S/Saga Press / Simon and Schuster Audio Published: March 18, 2025   Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians comes a tale of the American West, writ in blood. This chilling historical novel is set in the nascent days of the state of Montana, following a Blackfeet Indian named Good Stab as…

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Bog Queen by Anna North #bookreview #audiobook

Bog Queen by Anna North #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm for the ALC and Bloomsbury Books, #partner for the finished copy of Bog Queen in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Bloomsbury Books / Bloomsbury Publishing Published: October 14, 2025   Summary: The story of an anthropologist’s monumental discovery and the clash of civilizations it sets off over the fate of the land that holds us When a body is found in a bog in northwest England,…

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The French Honeymoon by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau #bookreview

The French Honeymoon by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau #bookreview

Thank you Sourcebooks Landmark, #partner, for the advanced copy of The French Honeymoon in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: April 15, 2025   Summary: The Paris Apartment meets A Simple Favor in an unputdownable thriller about a honeymoon gone horribly wrong. Sometimes, Paris is a terrible idea. This is not how she imagined it, any of it. Taylor Quinn arrives at her honeymoon suite in the City of Love alone, sans suitcase,…

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The Quiet Mother by Arnaldur Indridason #bookreview #series

The Quiet Mother by Arnaldur Indridason #bookreview #series

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Quiet Mother in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: December 9, 2025   Summary: A woman is found murdered in her home. On her desk is a note with a phone number and a Detective Konrad. Called in to investigate, Konrad realises he met the woman shortly before her death when she asked him for help…

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Mini Reviews – Two Cork O’Connor Books #bookreviews #audiobooks #series

Mini Reviews – Two Cork O’Connor Books #bookreviews #audiobooks #series

I borrowed both audiobooks from the library.     I have long been a fan of William Kent Krueger’s stand-alones – This Tender Land and The River We Remember are two of my favorite books – but until now, I have not given his Cork O’Connor books a go. This is a series that he is still writing – at present, 20 books have been released and book 21 is…

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They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie #bookreview #readingchallenge

They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie #bookreview #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: June 14, 2011 (first published 1951)   Summary: She fell head over heels for the charming young man one afternoon. And by nightfall, Victoria Jones had conspired to follow him to Baghdad. But no daydream of love could match the real life adventure that unfolded: a stranger was stabbed in her bed, someone issued a hushed warning, and her…

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My Sister’s Shadow by January Gilchrist #bookreview

My Sister’s Shadow by January Gilchrist #bookreview

Thank you to Crooked Lane Books, #partner, for the finished copy of My Sister’s Shadow in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Published: March 18, 2025   Summary: Envy and desire infiltrate the lives of twin sisters in this dark, Gothic suspense set in England and New York City, perfect for fans of Laura Joh Rowland and Hester Fox. A mirror will never show you the truth.…

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Death and Dinuguan by Mia P. Manansala #bookreview #audiobook #series

Death and Dinuguan by Mia P. Manansala #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC of Death and Dinuguan in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Penguin Audio Published: November 25, 2025   Summary: Love is in the air for the citizens of Shady Palms, but Cupid’s arrow isn’t the only thing striking the town—not with another killer on the loose. Things are looking up for the Brew-ha Cafe, and Lila Macapagal can’t think of anything that could break…

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Mini Reviews – Historical Fiction Edition #bookreview #historicalfiction #audiobooks

Mini Reviews – Historical Fiction Edition #bookreview #historicalfiction #audiobooks

Thank you William Morrow, #partner for the finished copies of The World’s Fair Quilt and Where the Rivers Merge and MBC Books, #partner for the finished copy of The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club, in exchange for my honest reviews. Thank you also to Libro.fm and PRH Audio for the gifted ALCs.     These are some historical fiction books I actually read over the summer and while I…

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Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite #bookreview #audiobook

Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Doubleday #partner,  for the advanced copy of Cursed Daughters in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Doubleday / Random House Audio Published: November 4, 2025   Summary: A young woman must shake off a family curse and the widely held belief that she is the reincarnation of her dead cousin in this wickedly funny, brilliantly perceptive novel about love, female rivalry, and superstition from the…

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Friends and Liars by Kit Frick #bookreview

Friends and Liars by Kit Frick #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Friends and Liars in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books Published: December 2, 2025   Summary: From “edge-of-your-seat suspense” (Booklist) author Kit Frick comes an insidious thriller about four estranged friends trapped in a powerful family’s deadly games at a luxe estate in the Italian countryside. It’s been five years since heiress Clare Monroe tragically died on New…

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Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd #bookreview #audiobook #series

Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Murder at Gulls Nest in exchange for my honest review.  I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: April 8, 2025   Summary: A cozy mystery series about a former nun who searches for answers in a small seaside town after her pen pal mysteriously disappears 1954: When her former novice’s dependable…

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Haven’t Killed in Years by Amy K. Green #bookreview

Haven’t Killed in Years by Amy K. Green #bookreview

Thank you Berkley Pub, #partner, for the advanced copy of Haven’t Killed in Years in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Berkley Published: November 18, 2025   Summary: No one is supposed to know harmless office worker Gwen Tanner is the vanished daughter of serial killer Abel Haggerty. But a low profile and a new name aren’t going to cut it when an obsessive new killer starts targeting her, in…

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The Windsor Conspiracy by Georgie Blalock #bookreview #audiobook

The Windsor Conspiracy by Georgie Blalock #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you William Morrow, #partner, for the finished copy of The Windsor Conspiracy in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Audio Published: July 16, 2024   Summary: Georgie Blalock, the acclaimed author of The Other Windsor Girl, delivers an enchantingly reimagined fictional portrait of Wallis Simpson through the lens of her cousin who is engaged to spy on the Duchess…

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Gothictown by Emily Carpenter #bookreview #audiobook

Gothictown by Emily Carpenter #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to RB Media for the ALC and MBC Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Gothictown in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Kensington / Recorded Books Published: March 25, 2025   Summary: A restaurateur lured by pandemic-era incentives moves her family to a seemingly idyllic town in Georgia. The email message that lands in Billie Hope’s inbox seems like a gift from the universe. For $100 she…

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Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay #bookreview #audiobook

Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm /Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Parents Weekend in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: May 6, 2025   Summary: From the bestselling author of If Something Happens to Me, comes one of the year’s most anticipated thrillers. In the glow of their children’s exciting first year of college at a small private school in…

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Crooks by Lou Berney #bookreview

Crooks by Lou Berney #bookreview

Thank you to William Morrow, #partner, for the advanced copy of Crooks in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Published: September 9, 2025   Summary: From award-winning author Lou Berney comes an electrifying new novel that follows a uniquely American crime family on an unforgettable journey across four decades. You’ve never met a family like the Mercurios. They say the American dream is going farther in life than your parents…

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Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke #bookreview #audiobook

Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you to Harper Audio for the ALC and William Morrow, #partner, for the finished copy of Her Many Faces in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Audio Published: July 15, 2025   Summary: For readers of Girl A and Notes on an Execution comes a whip-smart and suspenseful story of a woman on trial for murder, as told through the eyes of the most important men in her own life.…

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All This Could Be Yours by Hank Ryan Phillippi #bookreview #audiobook

All This Could Be Yours by Hank Ryan Phillippi #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of All This Could Be Yours in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: September 9, 2025   Summary: Debut sensation Tessa Calloway is on a whirlwind book tour for her instant bestseller, All This Could Be Yours. In a different city every night, Tessa receives standing ovations from adoring fans while her…

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Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes #bookreview #audiobook #nonfiction #memoir

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes #bookreview #audiobook #nonfiction #memoir

I purchased both the book and audiobook for my own collection. Publisher: MarySue Rucci Books / Simon and Schuster Audio Published: October 14, 2025 (originally published November 2025)   Summary: In this poignant, hilarious, and deeply intimate call to arms, Hollywood’s most powerful woman, the mega-talented creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away with Murder reveals how saying YES changed her life—and how it can change yours too. She’s…

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Evil Bones by Kathy Reichs #bookreview #audiobook #series

Evil Bones by Kathy Reichs #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Scribner Books #partner, for the finished copy of Evil Bones in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Scribner Books / Simon and Schuster Audio Published: November 18, 2025   Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, unputdownable thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who finds herself enmeshed in a series of grisly animal killings that turn into something…

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The Kill Clause by Lisa Ungert #bookreview #novella #holidayread

The Kill Clause by Lisa Ungert #bookreview #novella #holidayread

Thank you to MBC Books, #partner, for an e-copy of The Killer Clause in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Amazon Original Stories Published: December 1, 2025   Summary: A hired killer finds herself caught between her conscience and her contract over the holidays in this riveting short thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. A hit woman’s work doesn’t stop for the holidays. As the advent calendar winds down, Paige…

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The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan #bookreview #audiobook

The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm for the ALC and William Morrow, #partner for the finished copy of The Burning Library in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / William Morrow Published: November 18, 2025   Summary: A thrilling dark-academia tale of murder, obsession and ruthless ambition set in remote St Andrews, Scotland On a frigid, windswept day in Scotland’s Western Hebrides, Eleanor Bruton’s body is discovered on the shore. To her…

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The Girl by the Bridge by Arnaldur Indridason #bookreview #series #backlistreview

The Girl by the Bridge by Arnaldur Indridason #bookreview #series #backlistreview

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Girl by the Bridge in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Minotaur Books Published: May 2, 2023   Summary: When a young woman known for drug smuggling goes missing, her elderly grandparents have no choice but to call the retired Detective Konrád. Still looking for his own father’s murderer, Konrád agrees to investigate the case. But digging into the…

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After Midnight: Thirteen Tales for the Dark Hours by Daphne du Maurier #bookreview #shortstories #audiobook

After Midnight: Thirteen Tales for the Dark Hours by Daphne du Maurier #bookreview #shortstories #audiobook

Thank you Scribner, #partner, for the finished copy of After Midnight in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Scribner / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: September 30, 2025   Summary: Introduced by international bestseller Stephen King, a stunning new hardback collection of Daphne du Maurier’s darkest stories Amid the reflections and twisting alleyways of Venice, a grieving couple are haunted by the past. On…

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In the Bones by Tessa Wegert #bookreview #series

In the Bones by Tessa Wegert #bookreview #series

Thank you to the author for the advanced copy of In the Bones in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Severn House Published: November 4, 2025   Summary: The arrival of a celebrity athlete on a remote peninsula in New York’s Thousand Islands unearths dark and deadly buried secrets in this heart-pounding blend of suspense and mystery, the first in the new North Country series—Agatha Christie meets Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley…

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The Gallery Assistant by Kate Belli #bookreview

The Gallery Assistant by Kate Belli #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Gallery Assistant in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books Published: October 14, 2025   Summary: This twisty and sinister thriller follows a New York art gallery assistant reckoning with her past and now trapped in a web of deceit after an up-and-coming painter is murdered—perfect for fans of Katy Hays and Julia Bartz. November 2001: Chloe Harlow wakes…

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Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor #bookreview #audiobook

Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Berkley Pub, #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Before Dorothy in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Berkley / Penguin Audio Published: June 17, 2025   Summary: The greatest journey is the one you least expect…Kansas 1932 When news reaches Kansas that her beloved sister has tragically died, Emily Gale must become a mother overnight. Her sister’s orphaned child, Dorothy, desperately…

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Forget You Saw Her by Noelle W. Ihle #bookreview #audiobook

Forget You Saw Her by Noelle W. Ihle #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon Maverick, #partner, for the ALC of Forget You Saw Her in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Simon Maverick Audio Published: November 4, 2025   Summary: A missing girl. A frantic mother. A desperate search. Across the country, notes taped to restroom stalls read, “On a date that isn’t going well? Ask for Andrea at the bar. We’ll make sure you get home safe.” But Andrea—the girl behind…

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The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Berkley #partner,  for the finished copy of The Blood Thief in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher:  Berkley / Penguin Audio Published: October 28, 2025   Summary: When a Native teenager vanishes from her small town—a place with dark ties to an elite historical society—archaeologist Syd Walker is called to investigate…from bestselling author Vanessa Lillie. In the hours before dawn at a local…

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The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts #bookreview #series

The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts #bookreview #series

Thank you St. Martin’s Press, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Seven Rings in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Published: November 18, 2025   Summary: The #1 New York Times-bestselling author concludes her compelling Lost Bride trilogy as two women—one dead, one alive—prepare for a terrifying final showdown… Long ago, Arthur Poole built a grand house overlooking the turbulent ocean, in a Maine village that bore his…

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Her One Regret by Donna Freitas #bookreview #audiobook

Her One Regret by Donna Freitas #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Recorded Books for the ALC and Soho Crime, #partner, for the advanced copy of Her One Regret in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Soho Crime / Recorded Books Published: November 4, 2025   Summary: From the author of the book club favorite The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano comes a riveting feminist thriller that tackles an unspeakable taboo: regretting motherhood. When successful Rhode Island real…

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The Cross by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

The Cross by Steve Cavanagh #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Libro.fm for the ALC of The Cross in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Originals Published: November 18, 2025   Summary: A race-against-time audio thriller from the author of the “unguessable and unputdownable” (Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Kill for Me, Kill for You. Cross-examination isn’t a war of words. It’s not a legal battle. It’s not about who shouts the hardest or loudest.…

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Murder Takes the Stage by Colleen Cambridge #bookreview #audiobook #series

Murder Takes the Stage by Colleen Cambridge #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed this audiobook from the library. Publisher: Kensington Books / Highbridge Published: October 22, 2024   Summary: A witty and inventive treat for lovers of all things Christie, Downton Abbey, and Knives Out, set in London and the English countryside and starring Phyllida Bright, fictional housekeeper to the great dame of detective fiction herself. “Dame Agatha would be proud” (Publishers Weekly). Housekeeper Phyllida Bright is quite in her element at…

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Wings of Madness by R. John Dingle #bookreview #series

Wings of Madness by R. John Dingle #bookreview #series

Thank you to the author for the advanced e-copy of Wings of Madness in exchange for my honest opinion. Publisher: Tule Publishing Published: November 12, 2025   Summary: Serial killers, like madness and gravity, just need a small push… The body of a third young woman is discovered in a field outside Pawtucket Falls in New England the day FBI agent and profiler Gus Wheeler and his partner arrive to investigate a…

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With Friends Like These by Alissa Lee #bookreview

With Friends Like These by Alissa Lee #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of With Friends Like These in exchange for my honest review.  Publisher: Atria Books Published: November 4, 2025   Summary: A group of Harvard alums have played a secret game for decades but as the stakes rise, deadly consequences emerge from old lies. An unputdownable debut thriller for readers of the suspenseful novels of Julia Bartz and Ruth Ware. Harvard promised them…

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The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold #bookreview

The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold #bookreview

Thank you to MBC Books, #partner, for a finished copy of The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Published: November 1, 2025   Summary: A harrowing abduction becomes a tantalizing nationwide game in a twisty and ingenious novel of suspense by a USA Today bestselling author. Alice Ingold has been kidnapped. Call the police. Alert the media. You can’t play this game without all the…

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