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Okay this book was a trip! The story is about a young girl named Penny, but also Eve, and Chloe and Isabelle. Penny, as she is known by her family, has Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). One evening, a police officer knocks on Grace’s door. Grace is Penny’s adoptive mother. Grace learns that Penny has been taken into custody for murdering her birth mother.

The story follows Grace as she sets out to free Penny from the Mental Hospital she has been confined in. With the help of Dr McHugh and her esteemed lawyer, she is confident Penny was not in her right mind and did not commit murder.

What follows is a twisty, shocking tale going back to when Grace found Penny alone, stranded in a park outside the school Grace taught at. This story keeps you on your toes and you want to keep going to figure out what happened.

I give this book a solid 4/5 stars. Its worth the ride!

Another Goodreads kindle win! Many thanks for this fast-paced light mystery with a tinge of romance.

I am on a roll catching up. I really enjoyed this book I won as well. This is a mystery, with a light romance storyline mixed in as well. I must have been in a romance type mood when I entered these giveaways – and that’s great!

Dakota (or Koty) is an investigative journalist who’s recently been laid off in New York. Struggling to make ends meat she returns home to CA where her family awaits. Her parents have never understood her and her uncontemporary career – despite being well respected and accomplished. Her model sisters, and their high-profile husbands don’t help her case. This is a classic story of parents not understanding when their children take a different path than them (I can relate! Ha!).

Once home, Koty can’t shake the disappearance of her best friend 12 years prior. Once she starts investigating, she can’t stop. Since she hasn’t been able to find a job since returning home, her sister suggests she start a podcast as she investigates her friend’s disappearance. The podcast takes off quickly and she draws a benefactor – once catch, he’s going to investigate with her. The investigation takes a disastrous turn, but Koty is determined.

This story is told from both Koty and the killers POV. I quite liked the mash up and unique differences. It kept me engaged and wanting to keep reading. In fact, I finished this book in one sitting. I really enjoyed this book. Ultimately, we do learn the identity and reason for Maddy’s disappearance.

I recommend this book for a quick, entertaining, mystery thriller. I give this 4/5 stars!

I know this book has some mixed reviews but I picked it for my BOTM pick because it was the only one that looked interesting to me. I’m really glad I did.

It was intriguing that one of the characters was set up as the villain from the start, so I figured it couldn’t have been him. It was too perfect. So as we read we’re introduced to a few more characters and the whole time you’re just wondering if it was them that was committing the murders.

I really enjoyed this book and the tie in to the authors other book, The Silent Patient. It’s not set up as a series, but the book mentions the authors other work. Nicely done.

This book will keep you wondering the entire time with finally the big reveal, and oh boy is it worth the wait!

Goodreads giveaways for the win here! I loved this book, it was so good. This book is about the story of who brutally killed and raped 14 yr old Leena, in the small town of Twin Falls which is outside Vancouver British Columbia. Except we know who did it – the killer confessed. But what if he didn’t actually kill her? What if he had deeper secrets and felt so ashamed he wanted to be punished. We follow the story from the perspective of Rachel, who was the detective on the case, and young Trinity who is recording a podcast. As the story unfolds you get pulled into the small town and all the drama that small towns entail. I really enjoyed the captivating nature of this thriller. I kept putting it down, not because I didn’t want to read it, but because I didn’t want it to end!

This book is a slow starter, so much in fact that about 30% in, I wasn’t sure if I should finish it. But I’m stubborn and like to stick it out, so that’s what I did. I did take a little break and came back to it a few days later. When I picked it back up, I dove right in and a lot of the questions I had were answered and the story really picked up. I finished it that day!

Kim Brady is a third generation NYPS officer who gets a case of her career. A shooting outside a nightclub has left several dead and a witness is in the wind. After tracking down the female witness, Leanne, Brady finds the woman is transgender, which brings up conflicting memories for Brady. Fighting heat to bring Leanne in when she doesn’t want to – she isn’t out, puts Brady in a difficult position. Eventually with the support of a friend, and Brady Leanne decides to come forward and start her transition. Meanwhile, Brady uncovers huge police conspiracy – could this shooting be the result of dirty cops? How deep does this deception go?

This book is probably the first LGBTQ book I have read, and I will definitely be reading more. I fully support the LGBTQ community and this book helped give me a deeper understanding of the things they face every day, things I’d never even realized.

This book doesn’t have a ton of reviews, I think it’s a hidden gem. If you’re looking for a good cop thriller with ties to the LGBTQ community then give this book a shot! I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

This book was recommended to me on my leadership journey. I’m not one for self help books usually, but I figured I’d give it a shot. My husband and I ended up listening to this as an audio book on a 4 hr road trip. It was great because along the way we’d pause and talk about what Brené was saying.

This book was overall pretty good. I’ve not read any other of her books but this was a good one to start with as she recaps a lot of her other books. While I found the whole “rumble” thing mildly annoying, the point of having conversations resonated with me. There were a couple things I took away from this books, such as clear open communication and recognizing emotions. I think with any self help book there are going to be points that are meh and some that are spot on. I really appreciated the realness of this book.

Overall I’d say this book is good and you will come out learning some great points.

I’m not entirely sure how I feel about this book, I didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it. I had high hopes because I have loved the other Riley Sager books I’ve read, but this was my least favorite. Because of this, I’m only giving this book a 3.5 out of 5.

I am not entirely sure what happened in this book but it worked. Charlie, the main character is so stupid. I’m not sure if things were different 30 years ago but getting in a car and driving for hours seems about the stupidest thing you can do to me, but what do I know? Anyway, she jumps in the car with him and off they go. TL:DR it doesn’t go as she hoped.

This book was okay and I’ll read the next Riley Sager hands down, but this one didn’t exactly deliver for me.

Hmmm this book is rather predictable and overall kinda boring. A bunch of small town kids in rural New York set up and play a deadly game each year to win money. While some reviewers found this story line as unrealistic, I found it completely believable. Maybe it’s because I grew up in a small town, and we did stupid things like this all the time. We just weren’t organized enough to force everyone to contribute and play for money. I have no clue why this book was labeled as dystopia, nor do I have a clue why there was a few months wait on this book from the library.

I’m slowly making my way through my digital stack of kindle books. This one is another courtesy of a Goodreads Giveaway. And OMG what another winner! I can’t say enough about the giveaways because I have found some amazing books this way.

This book is the story of Lola, a Jewish girl who is hiding in an attic when we first meet her. Shortly after, Max is sent home from WWII due to injury. At first is outraged at his mother for hiding Jews while he’s fighting the war, but slowly he comes to fall in love with Lola and her smart mouth. What follows is the harrowing story of love, loss and perseverance.

This book is out there at times, but it doesn’t feel unrealistic. I enjoyed reading this story and did not want to put it down. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a story about WWII that will give you all the feels.

This book was a let down, but it’s juicy. I found I could relate to Sophie wanting to fit into her new small town community. But that being said I found the stalkerish vibe about how she went about making new friends a bit much. I mean sure we all want to be friends with the “cool” kids, but relentlessly stalking their social media is a bit much! Then I did find it odd that Sophia and Margot have relations with high school boys. This book was all a bit much for me, maybe it was too hard to relate to? I’m not sure, but I didn’t particularly enjoy it. I will say I enjoyed the way Sophie’s life turned out, and that is wasn’t perfect and it was messy. That’s why I rated this a 3, vs any lower.