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Review: The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

It seems like it’s a new tradition to kick off a summer of reading with the latest Riley Sager! Once again, he doesn’t disappoint.  Never could I have imagined the route this book was going to take! Sager leaves you … Continue reading

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Review: Getaway by Zoje Stage

Stage’s books are instant-buys or reads for me; her two previous novels (Baby Teeth and Wonderland) were chilling horror titles that left me reeling long after I finished read them. This novel is more of a psychological thriller, but it’s … Continue reading

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Review: Falling by T. J. Newman

Those who know me well know that I tend to avoid buzz books, I prefer to read without outsider input or influence. With Falling, far to many people whose opinion I value were raving about this debut, so I had … Continue reading

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Review: What’s Done In Darkness by Laura McHugh

McHugh has written a perfectly paced psychological thriller! I’m not one to enjoy thrillers with a lot of extra “fluff,” or filler that is used to add page length or word count. Nothing is wasted in this thriller; the pacing … Continue reading

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Review: Never Far Away by Michael Koryta

When life has my mind and soul reeling, I revert back to the things that I cherish and bring joy to my life.  For me, one of those things is reading. We lost my mother-in-law to COVID-19 a week ago.  … Continue reading

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Review: His & Hers by Alice Feeney

This is most certainly going to be one of the top thrillers of the summer! The storyline, its execution, the characters, the narration, are all outstanding. The narration is told in a he said/she said method, with three points of … Continue reading

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Review: Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

This is one of the books of the summer you cannot miss, the very kind of book I’ve been seeking. I love a good haunted house tale and this one certainly reeled me in.   Told in alternating time periods/points of … Continue reading

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Review: The Last Flight by Julie Clark

It’s been a while since I’ve written a review.  Not because I haven’t read anything, but nothing lately has jumped out at me and screamed “Now this is a book I want to talk about!” Apologies in advance for all … Continue reading

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Review: You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce

When I started reading this book, I had no idea what I was getting into.  The cover is dark and pretty ominous.  The premise alludes to a dark and deadly past.  A story within a story, which is to believed? … Continue reading

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Review: Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier

No one does psychological thrillers like Hillier! This is the sixth title of hers I’ve read and loved!  She’s done it again; I think she can’t possibly top her last book but this one…this one most certainly tops them all. … Continue reading

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