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Home Before Dark
Author: Riley Sager
Book review added by Mel on 2024-01-02
25 years ago, Ewan and Jess Holt and 5 year old Maggie bought Baneberry Hall, a Victorian estate in Vermont. They made it three weeks before bolting in the middle of the night, claiming it was haunted. The recounting of their stay is depicted in Ewan's infamous book, House of Horrors, a story filled with ghosts, evil spirits, and Maggie's encounters with Mr. Shadow and Miss Pennyface. Not only doesn't Maggie remember a... Read Full Review »
Meant to Be
Author: Emily Giffin
Book review added by Mel on 2023-12-31
Meant to Be is a love story loosely based on John F. Kennedy and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. Joe Kingsley is practically an American royal who grew up in the public eye and has a clear path traced for him. Cate Cooper grew up in an abusive home and took up modeling in order to escape. On paper, they don't make sense, but when they meet, their connection is instant. But in a world where every detail is exposed and where p... Read Full Review »
Tonight We Rule the World
Author: Zack Smedley
Book review added by Mel on 2023-12-31
I don't know how to write this review without giving anything away, so I will keep it short. This is Owen's story told in two different timelines. Through old journal entries, we get to know Owen, his first friend and soon to be first love, Lily, and their inseparable group of friends who helped him find his own voice through the years. But today, Owen has a secret: he's been sexually assaulted by a classmate on a scho... Read Full Review »
A History of Wild Places
Author: Shea Ernshaw
Book review added by Mel on 2023-12-31
Not my favorite Shea Ernshaw book. Years ago, the famous children's author Maggie St. James disappeared, never to be found again. Hired by his family to try and find her, Travis Wren ends up in Pastoral, a reclusive community living a simple life, and no one hears from him again. Years later, Theo, a member of the community with a growing curiosity for the outside world, finds Travis' truck at the border of their small... Read Full Review »
Twenty Years Later
Author: Charlie Donlea
Book review added by Mel on 2023-12-30
This book was recommended by a friend earlier this year, and I'm glad she got me to discover Charlie Donlea because this book was good! I love a good investigation thriller, and this one did not disappoint. Twenty years ago, the body of a best selling author was discovered in a twisted crime scene at his mansion, and all fingers pointed to his mistress, Victoria Ford, as the murderer. When she dies on 9/11, the case is... Read Full Review »
The Book of Cold Cases
Author: Simone St. James
Book review added by Mel on 2023-12-30
One of my most anticipated reads of the year. In 1977, young, rich, and beautiful Beth Greer was accused of murdering two men and leaving cryptic notes at her crime scenes. Although she was acquitted, her perception of the public eye never changed, so she's been living isolated in her mansion ever since. 40 years later, abduction survivor Shea Collins is a true crime junkie and the creator of The Book of Cold Cases, a ... Read Full Review »
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Author: T.J. Klune
Book review added by Mel on 2023-12-30
**spoiler alert** "See something, say something." This book was a lot of fun. It reminded me of Miss Peregrine and her peculiar children. Before I read this book, I saw reviews that mentioned how T.J. Klune had been inspired by the Canadian Sixties Scoop and the Residential Schools to write this story. As a Canadian reader, I have mixed feelings about this, as we are only now finding out the truth about one of our dark... Read Full Review »
Beach Read
Author: Emily Henry
Book review added by Mel on 2023-12-30
Emily Henry's books are always so fun to read! Two beach houses, two best selling authors, two polar opposites, two writers block, one deal. January is a romance novel author who no longer believes in the happy ever afters she's famous for. Augustus is a literary fiction novelist who writes complex stories with tragic endings. They clearly have nothing in common, and they have never gotten along. After an alcohol fuele... Read Full Review »