Thoughts on : Jackal by Erin E. Adams

Thoughts on : Jackal by Erin E. Adams

Jackal by Erin E. Adams Genre : Thriller, Horror Stand alone About the Book  : It’s watching. As a Black woman, Liz doesn’t exactly have fond memories of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a predominantly white town. But her best friend is getting married, so she braces herself for a weekend of awkward and passive-aggressive reunions. On the day of the wedding, somewhere between dancing and dessert, the bride’s daughter, Caroline, goes...

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Thoughts on : Please Join Us by Catherine McKenzie

Thoughts on : Please Join Us by Catherine McKenzie

Please Join Us by Catherine McKenzie Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : At thirty-nine, Nicole Mueller’s life is on the rocks. Her once brilliant law career is falling apart. She and her husband, Dan, are soon to be forced out of the apartment they love. After a warning from her firm’s senior partners, she receives an invitation from an exclusive women’s networking group, Panthera Leo. Membership is anonymous, but every member...

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3 audiobooks : The Stand-In by Lily Chu – Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon – The Unsinkiable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith

3 audiobooks : The Stand-In by Lily Chu – Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon – The Unsinkiable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith

* * * The Stand-In by Lily Chu Narration : Philippa Soo Genre : Contemporary Romance Stand alone About the Book  : Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly “friendly” boss, and yes she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s (mostly) holding it all together. But when a mysterious SUV pulls up beside...

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Thoughts on 3 YA novels : You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao – Once and For All by Sarah Dessen – The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby

Thoughts on 3 YA novels : You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao – Once and For All by Sarah Dessen – The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby

  * * * You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin ThaoGenre : Contemporary YAStand alone About the Book  : Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes. Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his things, and tries everything to forget him and the tragic way he died. But a message...

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Thoughts on : Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Thoughts on : Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Genre : Contemporary Romance Stand alone About the Book  : They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser that has felt too true for the last decade, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life. Instead of glittering summers on the lakeshore of her childhood, she spends them in the city, keeping everyone a safe distance from her heart. Until the day she gets a call that sends her...

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3 audiobooks : These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant – A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham – The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

3 audiobooks : These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant – A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham – The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

* * * These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant Narration : Bronson Pinchot, Stephanie Willis Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world. For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And that’s exactly the way Cooper wants it, because he’s got a lot to hide. The only people who...

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Thoughts on : All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman

Thoughts on : All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman

All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman Genre : YA, Fantasy Stand alone About the Book  : The Blood Moon rises. The Blood Veil falls. The Tournament begins. Every generation, at the coming of the Blood Moon, seven families in the remote city of Ilvernath each name a champion to compete in a tournament to the death. The prize? Exclusive control over a secret wellspring of high magick, the most powerful resource in the...

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Thoughts on 3 audiobooks : The Collective by Alison Gaylin – Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney – Friends Like These by Kimberly McCreight

Thoughts on 3 audiobooks : The Collective by Alison Gaylin – Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney – Friends Like These by Kimberly McCreight

The first week of January, I ended up working on a very repetitive project that required almost no brain power. In order to remain somewhat sane and awake, I listened to 3 full audiobooks while working. Here are some quick thoughts about them : * * * The Collective by Alison Gaylin Narration : Vivienne Leheny Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : Camille Gardner is a grieving—and angry—mother who, five years after her daughter’s...

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