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The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
4.0
Pippa, a lawyer, is married to Gabe, currently a stay at home Dad of two.
They have 2 daughters Freya and Asha. They moved to Portsea into a coastal home that is near a deadly cliff that several people come to jump to their suicidal deaths.
One night after dinner, Gabe & Pippa see a person through their kitchen window and Gabe goes to see who it is.
Max is married to Amanda. Max is also Gabe’s ex-boss.
His wife comes to the cliff and falls to her death.
It’s a slow burn of domestic suspense,filled with murder and mental health stuggles. It did take me a while to get into it.
Much thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and Author for this ARC to read and review, I did enjoy it very much.
3.5 Stars
They have 2 daughters Freya and Asha. They moved to Portsea into a coastal home that is near a deadly cliff that several people come to jump to their suicidal deaths.
One night after dinner, Gabe & Pippa see a person through their kitchen window and Gabe goes to see who it is.
Max is married to Amanda. Max is also Gabe’s ex-boss.
His wife comes to the cliff and falls to her death.
It’s a slow burn of domestic suspense,filled with murder and mental health stuggles. It did take me a while to get into it.
Much thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and Author for this ARC to read and review, I did enjoy it very much.
3.5 Stars
Never Let Go by Lori Duffy Foster
4.0
Carla wakes up in a nightmare. She finds herself trapped in a bathroom in the basement of her best friend Rachel’s house and her son Christopher is nowhere to be found.
Rachel is obsessed with Nick, Carla’s husband, so she manipulates Carla by withholding food and water, in order to learn how to seduce Nick.
We see the supermom strength of Carla, but I will admit a bit of it was somewhat unbelievable with so many close calls. Don’t get me wrong I love a good kick-butt woman but I did have to say “come on”.
This book had so many twists, turns, mystery and action-packed suspense, never a dull moment. It was so good I stayed up all night to finish it in one sitting.
Thank you so much to NetGalley the publisher and Author for my free kindle read in exchange for my honest review, I loved it.
Rachel is obsessed with Nick, Carla’s husband, so she manipulates Carla by withholding food and water, in order to learn how to seduce Nick.
We see the supermom strength of Carla, but I will admit a bit of it was somewhat unbelievable with so many close calls. Don’t get me wrong I love a good kick-butt woman but I did have to say “come on”.
This book had so many twists, turns, mystery and action-packed suspense, never a dull moment. It was so good I stayed up all night to finish it in one sitting.
Thank you so much to NetGalley the publisher and Author for my free kindle read in exchange for my honest review, I loved it.
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
5.0
A book about a book is a first for me.
Ashlyn is easily relatable. She’s the main character who owns a rare book shop. She has a gift, psychometry which is an ability to touch and tangible, physical objects, which in her case just happens to be books. How amazing does that sound?
She quickly becomes obsessed with 2 books that have similar covers, and both of which have no author or publishing information. She meets Ethan Manning, the man who dropped them off at her friend's local thrift shop. The two of them get together to read and share what they think about these two books.
The story and the books are so captivating, beautiful, emotional as well as filled with mysteries of decades past. It’s a page turner that continues to keep you wanting & wondering. I savored every minute of all of it.
I love this book! I have to say the best book I’ve read in a very long time. I never wanted it to end. Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher & to Barbara Davis this was beautiful.
Ashlyn is easily relatable. She’s the main character who owns a rare book shop. She has a gift, psychometry which is an ability to touch and tangible, physical objects, which in her case just happens to be books. How amazing does that sound?
She quickly becomes obsessed with 2 books that have similar covers, and both of which have no author or publishing information. She meets Ethan Manning, the man who dropped them off at her friend's local thrift shop. The two of them get together to read and share what they think about these two books.
The story and the books are so captivating, beautiful, emotional as well as filled with mysteries of decades past. It’s a page turner that continues to keep you wanting & wondering. I savored every minute of all of it.
I love this book! I have to say the best book I’ve read in a very long time. I never wanted it to end. Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher & to Barbara Davis this was beautiful.
The Good Mother by Lizzie Fry
3.0
Good Mum, Bad Mum? You decide.
There's a lot of the past that will be shared to make you think who done it.
Natasha is Mum to Jake, her soon to be 18 year old who's thinking about college. Lots of interesting stories about raising her teen.
Steve is her current boyfriend. Dean was Jakes Dad.
Aaron is into crime stories for his podcast exposure.
I will admit several times I wanted to smack, shake and scream at Tasha throughout this book. Also, many times I felt that some crimes were a bit unbelievable as far as how they would get away with such unrealistic investigations, come on!
There's so many twists and turns in this psychological thriller you will be unable to put it down as you want to know what happens next.
A great read, thank you to the Publisher, the Author and to NetGalley for my free ARC in exchange for my honest review.
3.5 Stars due to the poor crime investigating.
There's a lot of the past that will be shared to make you think who done it.
Natasha is Mum to Jake, her soon to be 18 year old who's thinking about college. Lots of interesting stories about raising her teen.
Steve is her current boyfriend. Dean was Jakes Dad.
Aaron is into crime stories for his podcast exposure.
I will admit several times I wanted to smack, shake and scream at Tasha throughout this book. Also, many times I felt that some crimes were a bit unbelievable as far as how they would get away with such unrealistic investigations, come on!
There's so many twists and turns in this psychological thriller you will be unable to put it down as you want to know what happens next.
A great read, thank you to the Publisher, the Author and to NetGalley for my free ARC in exchange for my honest review.
3.5 Stars due to the poor crime investigating.
Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon
3.0
3.5 stars
A pretty good read.
I do love a good domestic thriller.
About 25% in is where I could really get into the book where it really began to evolve and grab my attention. Some characters' past stories and thoughts were in repetition and unneeded in my opinion. The second half of the book kept my attention, where it became an incredible page turner.
I was drawn to Danielle, Alice, Patrick and Michel’s characters. All of them had major heartache and I was cheering them on throughout the book.
The ending was a bit of a shock and I was a little bit disappointed.
Thank you to NetGalley the Publisher and Author for the amazing pleasure to read and review a really good book!
A pretty good read.
I do love a good domestic thriller.
About 25% in is where I could really get into the book where it really began to evolve and grab my attention. Some characters' past stories and thoughts were in repetition and unneeded in my opinion. The second half of the book kept my attention, where it became an incredible page turner.
I was drawn to Danielle, Alice, Patrick and Michel’s characters. All of them had major heartache and I was cheering them on throughout the book.
The ending was a bit of a shock and I was a little bit disappointed.
Thank you to NetGalley the Publisher and Author for the amazing pleasure to read and review a really good book!
Rescuing Freedom by Ellis Summers, Ellis Summers
5.0
Two women, two friends, two cheating husbands, two exes, two pregnancies, two handsome military hunks on the run!! What more could you ask for?
It’s a wild, fast paced suspenseful thriller that catches your attention from page one! Not a dull moment in this book, who doesn’t love that?
Free & Iris devise a plan to catch their spouses, leave them and divorce them.
Olin is Free’s ex and true love of her life.
Free is still very much connected to Olin even though they are divorced.
I loved every minute of this book so much that I could Not put it down and read it in a day!
Thank you to Book SIrens, the publisher and Ellis Summers for the opportunity to read and review for free!
#mystery #thriller #romance #suspense
It’s a wild, fast paced suspenseful thriller that catches your attention from page one! Not a dull moment in this book, who doesn’t love that?
Free & Iris devise a plan to catch their spouses, leave them and divorce them.
Olin is Free’s ex and true love of her life.
Free is still very much connected to Olin even though they are divorced.
I loved every minute of this book so much that I could Not put it down and read it in a day!
Thank you to Book SIrens, the publisher and Ellis Summers for the opportunity to read and review for free!
#mystery #thriller #romance #suspense
These Still Black Waters by Christina McDonald
5.0
Neve and Eli are taking time away from their marriage.
Neve and her daughter Ash go to the lake house she grew up at that her parents owned.
The very next day her neighbor is found dead in the lake.
Jess, a detective on the case, has her own demons, after a tragic accident happened to her injuring her leg and so much more. While Jess battles her own personal demons she has to fight through her pain and find the murder.
I enjoyed this psychological thriller mystery. By the time I got half way through it I just couldn’t put it down.
A very good read
A special thank you to the Author, the Publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for a review. I loved it.
Neve and her daughter Ash go to the lake house she grew up at that her parents owned.
The very next day her neighbor is found dead in the lake.
Jess, a detective on the case, has her own demons, after a tragic accident happened to her injuring her leg and so much more. While Jess battles her own personal demons she has to fight through her pain and find the murder.
I enjoyed this psychological thriller mystery. By the time I got half way through it I just couldn’t put it down.
A very good read
A special thank you to the Author, the Publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for a review. I loved it.
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
5.0
My 1st Kindle read did not disappoint.
Sarah and Adam, a married couple in their mid 30’s.
He’s a writer, she’s a prominent Attorney.
His mistress was murdered.
Sarah supports him as his attorney on the case.
So many twists and turns.
Each chapter is told by either Sarah or Adam.
This was a crazy obsessive page turner that you cannot put down!
After reading several reviews there is just no way anyone suspected
or predicted the ending and if they said they did, they’re lying!!
Yes there was several unnecessary F bombs.
But I still loved every minute of it and I wanted to scream in the end.
Honestly, I’m still in shock and unsure how I feel about the ending.
It’s so very well written. I plan to read all of her books and I’m so excited for the movie, can’t wait!!
Sarah and Adam, a married couple in their mid 30’s.
He’s a writer, she’s a prominent Attorney.
His mistress was murdered.
Sarah supports him as his attorney on the case.
So many twists and turns.
Each chapter is told by either Sarah or Adam.
This was a crazy obsessive page turner that you cannot put down!
After reading several reviews there is just no way anyone suspected
or predicted the ending and if they said they did, they’re lying!!
Yes there was several unnecessary F bombs.
But I still loved every minute of it and I wanted to scream in the end.
Honestly, I’m still in shock and unsure how I feel about the ending.
It’s so very well written. I plan to read all of her books and I’m so excited for the movie, can’t wait!!
The Lie in Our Marriage by Anna-Lou Weatherley
4.0
3.5 Stars
A 21 year old Instagram model and influencer has been murdered.
Len and Maggie celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary the same week as the murder in the same town that they are all from. Could they possibly know what happened? Or not.
Many twists, turns and suspects.
This was a great book. The reason I didn’t rate it over 3.5 stars is because I felt it dragged on where it didn’t need to. Many conversations frustrated me as the thoughts from some characters would go on for pages before the rest of the conversation would continue.
I still loved the suspense and mystery presented in this book.
Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and Author for allowing me to read and review this amazing book!
A 21 year old Instagram model and influencer has been murdered.
Len and Maggie celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary the same week as the murder in the same town that they are all from. Could they possibly know what happened? Or not.
Many twists, turns and suspects.
This was a great book. The reason I didn’t rate it over 3.5 stars is because I felt it dragged on where it didn’t need to. Many conversations frustrated me as the thoughts from some characters would go on for pages before the rest of the conversation would continue.
I still loved the suspense and mystery presented in this book.
Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and Author for allowing me to read and review this amazing book!