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The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
4.5
The premise of this one is what intrigued me the most. Belle was the last person at 2 years old to see her mom before she vanished. Now 16 years later, she is thrust back into the spotlight when her mom suddenly reappears.
From the very beginning, I felt Belle's pain and wearniess of getting close and trusting others after her mother’s disappearance. She felt the need to push people away before she could ever care for them to protect herself.
This story is full of family drama, secrets, lies, and twists. The author did a really good job with building up the tension and keeping you guessing.
I wasn't a big fan about the ending, but my word, this book gives off "dysfunctional family" vibes on all levels
From the very beginning, I felt Belle's pain and wearniess of getting close and trusting others after her mother’s disappearance. She felt the need to push people away before she could ever care for them to protect herself.
This story is full of family drama, secrets, lies, and twists. The author did a really good job with building up the tension and keeping you guessing.
I wasn't a big fan about the ending, but my word, this book gives off "dysfunctional family" vibes on all levels
My Darkest Prayer by S.A. Cosby
4.0
Cosby is such an amazing writer that grabs your attention from the very beginning of all his books! My Darkest Prayer is no exception!
This is the author's debut crime thriller and I can definitely see all the signature styles he has continued to improve on in his subsequent books.
This was a gritty, action-packed, dark and highly entertaining book.
If you haven't picked up any of Cosby's books I highly recommend them!
This is the author's debut crime thriller and I can definitely see all the signature styles he has continued to improve on in his subsequent books.
This was a gritty, action-packed, dark and highly entertaining book.
If you haven't picked up any of Cosby's books I highly recommend them!
One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day
4.0
I am a big fan of an unreliable narrator. All throughout the book, I was fairly sure who was the killer and had a suspicion of why, so I wasn't surprised that my theories were correct, but that it was another character who was the actual culprit. The pacing of the story is a little slow in the beginning and somewhat predictable, but I didn't mind it at all. The atmosphere the author created with the storm brewing in the background, family secrets, betrayals, and suspense is what I enjoyed the most with this one!
Narrated by Saskia Maarleveled, who does such a good job bringing each of the characters to life that it seems as if there were actually multiple narrators for the characters!
Narrated by Saskia Maarleveled, who does such a good job bringing each of the characters to life that it seems as if there were actually multiple narrators for the characters!
Space Oddity by Catherynne M. Valente
Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.
A unique story with dark humor, witty commentary but I found it to be filled with incomprehensible number of details per sentence, and anecdotes. I don't believe I would have gotten through as much as I did without the audio.