Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl Genre : Mystery, YA Stand alone About the Book  : Once upon a time, Beatrice Hartley and her five best friends were the cool kids, the beautiful ones. Then the shocking death of Jim—their creative genius and Beatrice’s boyfriend—changed everything. One year after graduation, Beatrice is returning to Wincroft—the seaside estate where they spent so many nights sharing secrets, crushes, plans to...

There were many thrillers I was interested in reading this summer, but mixed reviews and a limited budget meant I had to make some tough decisions. Lucky for me, my library had many of them on audio. Though life, right? 🙂 I’m briefly reviewing 3 of these books today, because two of them didn’t work for me and I don’t really enjoy writing negative reviews. Let’s go! * The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll Narration...

Little Monsters by Kara Thomas Genre : Mystery, YA Stand alone About the Book  : Kacey is the new girl in Broken Falls. When she moved in with her father, she stepped into a brand-new life with a stepbrother, a stepmother, and strangest of all, an adoring younger half sister. Kacey’s new life is eerily charming compared with the wild highs and lows of the old one she lived with her volatile mother. And everyone is so nice in Broken...

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Genre : Mystery Stand alone About the Book  : In the last days before her death, Nel called her sister. Jules didn’t pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for help. Now Nel is dead. They say she jumped. And Jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behind. But Jules is afraid. So afraid. Of her long-buried memories, of the old...

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn Genre : Thriller Stand alone About the Book  : Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice” of Kinnakee, Kansas. She survived—and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club—a secret secret society obsessed with notorious crimes—locates Libby and pumps her for details. They hope to...

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter Audio narration : Kathleen Early Genre : Thriller Series : Stand alone About the Book  : Sisters. Strangers. Survivors. More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia’s teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con...

Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine Genre : Thriller Series : Stillhouse Lake About the Book  : Gina Royal is the definition of average—a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children. But when a car accident reveals her husband’s secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as Gwen Proctor—the ultimate warrior mom. With her ex now in prison, Gwen has finally found refuge in a new home on remote...

My Siter Rosa by Justine Larbalestier Audio narration : David Linski Genre : YA, contemporary Stand alone About the Book  : What if the most terrifying person you know is your ten-year-old sister? Seventeen-year-old Aussie Che Taylor loves his younger sister, Rosa. But he’s also certain that she’s a psychopath—clinically, threateningly, dangerously. Recently Rosa has been making trouble, hurting things. Che is the only one who...