3.25/5 stars Wow! I really struggled with rating THE FINALISTS. I'm a huge David Bell fan and had high expectations for this book. In some ways, my expectations were met or exceeded. Here's what I liked: 1)Pacing - This book was a page-turner. I read it in about 2 sittings. Short, cliff-hanging chapters for the win!2)Writing style - The Writing style was typical David Bell — smart while ...
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Review: Never Coming Home by Hannah Mary McKinnon
Do you enjoy books with characters you just love to hate? Me too! And that's only one of the reasons why I have such high praise for NEVER COMING HOME. Lucas Forester is just a guy who has done what he needed to in order to meet his goals. Taking the hit out on his wife, Michelle, was never personal. Sure, she had a few annoying characteristics but don't we all? Lucas is not a man with no ...
Blog Tour: On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
Wow! If you're looking for a character driven domestic suspense that you'll want to devour in one sitting, look no further! ON A QUIET STREET is set in one of those communities where everything looks soooo good from the outside. But you know the saying — Looks can be deceiving. Add one bereft mother intent on discovering the truth about the death of her golden child with equal parts ...
Blog Tour: From Inside the House by WD Jackson-Smart
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for From Inside the House by WD Jackson-Smart. When I heard that Emma at Damppebbles Blog Tours was organizing this one, I jumped on it! Who doesn't love a good serial killer story with seemingly innocent victims? I'm happy to say it didn't disappoint! There was a lot I loved about this book but first things first. I know... there's something to be said for ...
Blog Tour: The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger
Okay, friends, I'm going to let you in on an embarrassing secret. This is my first Lisa Unger book. There is no good reason for this. It just happened to have worked out that way. I've always wanted to read one of her books. So when the opportunity came up for me to join the blog tour for The Stranger Inside, I jumped on it! Welcome to my stop. There was a lot to love about this book. I'm ...
Blog Tour: A Girl Named Anna by Lizzy Barber
Welcome to my stop on the bog tour for A Girl Named Anna. I knew upon reading the synopsis that this was going to be one I'd have to read. I have a bit of a thing for mysteries revolving around strange and powerful religious cults. Books involving child abductions almost always prove to be emotional and gripping reads. I went into it with fingers crossed that one with both would be a win-win. I ...
Blog Tour: Deserve to Die by Miranda Rijks
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Deserve to Die by Miranda Rijks! When Emma at Dampebbles Blog Tours sent out the synopsis for this one, I was immediately drawn to it. Who can resist a good domestic thriller that includes a couple with the perfect marriage living the perfect suburban life with a "patient, systematic, methodical" femme fatale thrown into the mix? NOT this girl! What did ...
Blog Tour and Giveaway: Layover by David Bell
Greetings, fellow readers! It's great to be back from my hiatus with a blog tour stop and giveaway for Layover by David Bell. I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit this but, for whatever reason, I hadn't read any of his previous books. On the brighter side, that only made me more excited to read this one so I could see for myself what all the fuss is about. And see, I do! We start off with our ...
Blog Tour and Giveaway: The Au Pair by Emma Rous
Serephine and her twin brother Danny have just lost their father in a most unfortunate accident. As Serephine begins to look through her father's belongings, she finds a photograph of her mother on the day of their birth. Her mother looks happy and but is holding only one baby. Which of them is it? And why, shortly after being photographed looking so content, did she fling herself off a ...
Blog Tour and Review: The Cold Cold Sea by @LindaHuber19 #LoveBooksGroupTours
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Cold Cold Sea by Linda Huber. Though reliably disturbing, stories about missing children never fail to attract my attention. When I had the opportunity to join the blog tour for this one, I couldn't say anything but YES! The Cold Cold Sea is told in the third person but straightaway events and twists brought the phrase "unreliable narrator" to mind. I ...
