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JUST LIKE MOTHER BY ANNE HELTZEL

5/29/2022

Just Like Mother is an eerie novel that I couldn't help but read in one sitting. This one had me hooked from beginning to end! I recommend it to fans of psychological horror!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 17, 2022
Genre: Psychological Horror
Series: None.
Pages: 320 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Publisher (Tor Nightfire)

Spine-chilling and sharp, Anne Heltzel's Just Like Mother is a modern gothic from a fresh new voice in horror, and “is set to be one of the year's most talked about books” (Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author).

The last time Maeve saw her cousin was the night she escaped the cult they were raised in. For the past two decades, Maeve has worked hard to build a normal life in New York City, where she keeps everything—and everyone—at a safe distance.

When Andrea suddenly reappears, Maeve regains the only true friend she’s ever had. Soon she’s spending more time at Andrea’s remote Catskills estate than in her own cramped apartment. Maeve doesn’t even mind that her cousin’s wealthy work friends clearly disapprove of her single lifestyle. After all, Andrea has made her fortune in the fertility industry—baby fever comes with the territory.

BURIED IN A GOOD BOOK BY TAMARA BERRY

5/25/2022

Buried in a Good book is an excellent cozy mystery series and I read it in one sitting! I already cannot wait for the next book to be released! That's how much I loved it!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: May 24, 2022
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: By the Book mysteries #1
Pages: 291 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Publisher (Poisoned Press)

Bestselling thriller writer Tess Harrow is almost at the end of her rope when she arrives with her teenage daughter at her grandfather's rustic cabin in the woods. She hopes this will be a time for them to heal and bond after Tess's recent divorce, but they've barely made it through the door when an explosion shakes the cabin. Suddenly it's raining fish guts and...is that a human arm?

Tess was hardly convincing Gertie that a summer without Wi-Fi and running water would be an adventure. Now she's thrust into a murder investigation, neighbors are saying they've spotted Bigfoot in the woods near her cabin, and the local sheriff is the spitting image of her character Detective Gabriel Gonzales—something he's less than thrilled about. With so much more than her daughter's summer plans at stake, it's up to Tess to solve this case before anyone else gets hurt.

FAMILY OF LIARS BY E. LOCKHART

5/21/2022

Family of Liars is the perfect prequel to We Were Liars! If you haven't read that one yet don't fret. This one CAN be read as a standalone. I do however recommend reading both!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 3, 2022
Genre: Family Drama. Young Adult Fiction.
Series: We Were Liars prequel
Pages: 294 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher (Delacorte Press)

The prequel to We Were Liars takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.

A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts.
A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow.
A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy.
A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes.

Welcome back to the Sinclair family.
They were always liars.

MARY JANE BY JESSICA ANYA BLAU

5/18/2022

Simply put, this is the perfect beach read. From the minute I started reading to the moment I finished I felt like the sun was shining on my shoulders.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 11, 2021
Genre: Historical Fiction (70s). Coming of Age.
Series: None.
Pages: 335 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

Almost Famous meets Daisy Jones & The Six in this "delightful" (New York Times Book Review) novel about a fourteen-year-old girl’s coming of age in 1970s Baltimore, caught between her straight-laced family and the progressive family she nannies for—who happen to be secretly hiding a famous rock star and his movie star wife for the summer.

In 1970s Baltimore, fourteen-year-old Mary Jane loves cooking with her mother, singing in her church choir, and enjoying her family’s subscription to the Broadway Showtunes of the Month record club. Shy, quiet, and bookish, she’s glad when she lands a summer job as a nanny for the daughter of a local doctor. A respectable job, Mary Jane’s mother says. In a respectable house.

The house may look respectable on the outside, but inside it’s a literal and figurative mess: clutter on every surface, Impeachment: Now More Than Ever bumper stickers on the doors, cereal and

THE HOMEWRECKERS BY MARY KAY ANDREWS

5/14/2022

I've been a longtime fan of Mary Kay Andrews and haven't been disappointed with her books ever! She writes amazing beach reads and they always have their own little twists!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: May 3, 2022
Genre: Women's Fiction. Mystery.
Series: None.
Pages: 442 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher.

Summer begins with Mary Kay Andrews, in this delightful summer read about flipping houses, and finding true love.

Hattie Kavanaugh went to work restoring homes for Kavanaugh & Son Restorations at eighteen, married the boss’s son at twenty, and became a widow at twenty-five. Now, she’s passionate about her work, but that’s the only passion in her life. “Never love something that can’t love you back,” is advice her father-in-law gives her, but Hattie doesn’t follow it and falls head-over-heels for a money pit of a house. She’s determined to make it work, but disaster after disaster occurs, and Hattie’s dream might cost Kavanaugh & Son their livelihood. Hattie needs money, and fast.

When a slick Hollywood producer shows up in her hometown of Savannah, Georgia, she gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: star in a beach house renovation reality show called The Homewreckers, cast against a male lead who may be a love

THE SUMMER PLACE BY JENNIFER WEINER

5/10/2022

Jennifer Weiner brings her characters to life in this moving portrait about families and the secrets they keep.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 10, 2022
Genre: Women's Fiction. Family Drama.
Series: None.
Pages: 406 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Publisher.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of That Summer comes another heartfelt and unputdownable novel of family, secrets, and the ties that bind.

When her twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend, Sarah Danhauser is shocked. But the wheels are in motion. Headstrong Ruby has already set a date (just three months away!) and spoken to her beloved safta, Sarah’s mother Veronica, about having the wedding at the family’s beach house in Cape Cod. Sarah might be worried, but Veronica is thrilled to be bringing the family together one last time before putting the big house on the market.

But the road to a wedding day usually comes with a few bumps. Ruby has always known exactly what she wants, but as the wedding date approaches, she finds herself grappling with the wounds left by the mother who walked out when she was a baby. Veronica ends up facing unexpected news, thanks to her meddling

MISCHIEF NIGHT BY DELANEY FOSTER

5/6/2022

If you enjoy a darker romance with a little bit of suspense and a hero who skirts the line of being a villain, then this is a must read for you. I’m excited to see how the rest of the series plays out.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 20, 2022
Genre: Darker Romance. Romantic Suspense.
Series: The Obsidian Brotherhood #1
Pages: 329 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

When it came to Romeo and Juliet, a kiss was never just a kiss.

The Brotherhood.

There was only one way in and one way out: death.

Power.

That was the code we lived by. It was like a religion in our world. Men would fight for it. Die for it. Kill for it.

Sacrifice.

It was a way of life. Family. Freedom. Our very souls. Everything we had came at a price.

THE CHILDREN ON THE HILL BY JENNIFER MCMAHON

5/3/2022

Jennifer McMahon is the queen of writing spooky thrillers that will make your skin crawl! Readers can rest assured that this is one of those books too.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 26, 2022
Genre: Thriller and Suspense
Series: None.
Pages: 349 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Drowning Kind comes a genre-defying new novel, inspired by Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein, that brilliantly explores the eerie mysteries of childhood and the evils perpetrated by the monsters among us.

1978: At her renowned treatment center in picturesque Vermont, the brilliant psychiatrist, Dr. Helen Hildreth, is acclaimed for her compassionate work with the mentally ill. But when she’s home with her cherished grandchildren, Vi and Eric, she’s just Gran—teaching them how to take care of their pets, preparing them home-cooked meals, providing them with care and attention and love.

Then one day Gran brings home a child to stay with the family. Iris—silent, hollow-eyed, skittish, and feral—does not behave like a normal girl.

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