PLBR Book Reviews 2018 - A BOOK BLOG

AN ANONYMOUS GIRL BY GREER HENDRICKS AND SARAH PEKKANEN

1/6/2019

An Anonymous girl is an original and tense read that will have you hanging by the edge of your seat until the final twist! These two authors writing together are amazing!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 384 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

The next novel of psychological suspense and obsession from the authors of the blockbuster bestseller The Wife Between Us

Seeking women ages 18–32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. Generous compensation. Anonymity guaranteed.

When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money, and leave.

Question #1: Could you tell a lie without feeling guilt?

But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive and the sessions become outings where Jess is told what to wear and how to act, she begins to feel as though Dr. Shields may know what she’s thinking…and what she’s hiding.

Question #2: Have you ever deeply hurt someone you care about?

VERITY BY COLLEEN HOOVER

12/23/2018

This is by far one of my favorite books of the year! In fact, I think it's easily on my list of top reads of all time- it's that good! If you are looking for something different, something original, and something that cause goosebumps on your flesh, this is a must read for you!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Genre: Romantic Thriller
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 250 pages
Format: Borrowed. Kindle Unlimited.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a chilling and unexpected standalone romantic thriller.
"It was a beautifully disturbing, completely twisted love story that was unputdownable...pure entertainment!!" -Two Unruly Girls Review
"Warning: Verity is not going to melt your heart. It's going to fry your soul." -Kindle Crack Book Reviews

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.

Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL BY BRITNEY KING

10/4/2018

Once again, Britney King brings her readers an edge of your seat thriller that will leave you gasping! I love the way she writes these twisty reads and I highly recommend her novels to anyone who loves a psychological thriller and suspense novel

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: October 4, 2018
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 269 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

In the tradition of Gone Girl and Behind Closed Doors comes a gripping, twisted, furiously clever read that demands your attention, and keeps you guessing until the very end. For fans of the anti-heroine and stories told in unorthodox ways, Speak of the Devil delivers us the perfect dark and provocative villain. The only question--who is it?

In the upscale suburb where Vanessa Bolton lives, she's your average suburban housewife.

She does her grocery shopping on Tuesday, Thursday mornings are reserved for Pilates, Sundays for church. At home, she's an impeccable housekeeper and a mother with a mediocre track record.

But in discreet hotel rooms throughout the city, she can be

THE REPLACEMENT WIFE BY BRITNEY KING

9/26/2018

This is only the second book I have read from Britney King and I can say that I am totally addicted! If you are a fan of domestic thrillers and twisted endings, you need to grab this one!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: May 3, 2018
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 269 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

From the bestselling author of The Social Affair comes a new riveting, powerful psychological thriller which offers a savage look into a utopian cultish society where beauty and perfection are valued at all costs.

For readers of Gillian Flynn and Paula Hawkins, The Replacement Wife offers a peek into the lives of a married couple up against impossible odds and the notion that history has a way of repeating itself.

Statistically speaking, fifty percent of marriages end up in divorce. What are the odds formurder?

Widower Tom Anderson is a savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Problem is, one is a lonely number. Thankfully, he solved for X by finding the perfect woman. It wasn't easy. Tom is very specific. He has to be.

THREE LITTLE LIES BY LAURA MARSHALL

9/8/2018

Three Little Lies is a fantastic book and I am so glad to have read it! Laura Marshall does it again in this brilliant book. I hope everyone gets a chance to read it!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Genre: Mystery. Thriller. Suspense.
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 352 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

When Sasha disappears, Ellen fears the worst. Then long-buried secrets resurface, Ellen realizes she may not know Sasha -- or what she's capable of -- at all.

2005: 17 year old Ellen falls under the spell of glamorous newcomer, Sasha. As Ellen is welcomed into Sasha's family, she doesn't see the darkness that lies beneath their musical, bohemian lifestyle. At a New Year's Eve party, events come to a dramatic head, resulting in a court case (in which Ellen is a key witness) that means family life at the Corner House will never be the same again.

2018: Now 30, Ellen and Sasha are still entwined in each other's lives and sharing a flat in London. When Sasha disappears, Ellen fears the worst. She has gone missing like this before and the police won't take it seriously, but long-buried events in their shared past mean that Ellen has good reason to be frightened - not only for Sasha, but also for herself. Finding out the truth about

LEAVE NO TRACE BY MINDY MEJIA

9/6/2018

Yes! Normally after a sucessful debut novel the one that comes after doesn't meet expectations. This one though DOES. Wohoo! I am a huge fan of the author and I can't wait for more!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Genre: Mystery. Thriller. Suspense.
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 336 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

From the author of the “compelling” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis) and critically acclaimed Everything You Want Me to Be, a riveting and suspenseful thriller about the mysterious disappearance of a boy and his stunning return ten years later.

There is a place in Minnesota with hundreds of miles of glacial lakes and untouched forests called the Boundary Waters. Ten years ago a man and his son trekked into this wilderness and never returned.

Search teams found their campsite ravaged by what looked like a bear. They were presumed dead until a decade later...the son appeared. Discovered while ransacking an outfitter store, he was violent and uncommunicative and sent to a psychiatric facility. Maya Stark, the assistant language therapist, is charged with making a connection with their high-profile patient. No matter how she tries, however, he refuses to answer questions about his father or the last ten years of his life.

CROSS HER HEART BY SARAH PINBOROUGH

9/3/2018

Having previously enjoyed Sarah Pinborough's books, I went into this one with high expectation. Sadly, it's didn't meet them. Although the book was decent, I wouldn't read it again.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Genre: Domestic Drama. Thriller.
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 352 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

Lisa is living a lie and everyone is about to find out.

Lisa lives for her daughter Ava, her job and her best friend Marilyn.
But when a handsome client shows an interest in her, Lisa starts daydreaming about sharing her life with him, too. Maybe she’s ready now. Maybe she can trust again. Maybe it's time to let her terrifying secret past go.

But when her daughter rescues a boy from drowning and their pictures are all over the news for everyone to see, Lisa's world explodes.

As she finds everything she has built threatened, and not knowing who she can trust, it's up to Lisa to face her past in order to save what she holds dear.

But someone has been pulling all their strings. And that someone is determined that both Lisa and Ava must suffer.

BABY TEETH BY ZOJE STAGE

7/17/2018

Wow! This book is super creepy! If you enjoy books that are similar to The Omen or Bad Seed then this is the book for you! If you are looking for something different and haven't read either of the books just mentioned then I still recommend it!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: July 17, 2018
Genre: Domestic Drama/Thriller. Horror.
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 320 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

Sweetness can be deceptive.

Meet Hanna.

She’s the sweet-but-silent angel in the adoring eyes of her Daddy. He’s the only person who understands her, and all Hanna wants is to live happily ever after with him. But Mommy stands in her way, and she’ll try any trick she can think of to get rid of her. Ideally for good.

Meet Suzette.

She loves her daughter, really, but after years of expulsions and strained home schooling, her precarious health and sanity are weakening day by day. As Hanna’s tricks become increasingly sophisticated, and Suzette's husband remains blind to the failing

HER PRETTY FACE BY ROBYN HARDING

7/8/2018

Boy, have I ever felt so sucked into a story-line! Her Pretty Face by Robyn Harding is a brand new domestic drama releasing July 10th! I recommend this read!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: July 10, 2018
Genre: Domestic Drama
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 352 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

The author of the bestselling novel The Party—lauded as “tense and riveting” by New York Timesbestselling author Megan Miranda--returns with a chilling new domestic drama about two women whose deep friendship is threatened by dark, long-buried secrets.

Frances Metcalfe is struggling to stay afloat.

A stay-at-home mom whose troubled son is her full-time job, she thought that the day he got accepted into the elite Forrester Academy would be the day she started living her life. Overweight, insecure, and lonely, she is desperate to fit into Forrester’s world. But after a disturbing incident at the school leads the other children and their families to ostracize the Metcalfes, she feels more alone than ever before.

BRING ME BACK BY B.A. PARIS

6/19/2018

While I didn't care much for this book, I did find the twist to be creepy, original, and downright perfect! Fans of the author should certainly give this one a chance.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 304
Format: eBook. ARC.

She went missing. He moved on. A whole world of secrets remained—until now.

Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. When he returns Layla is gone—never to be seen again. That is the story Finn told to the police. But it is not the whole story.

Ten years later Finn is engaged to Layla’s sister, Ellen. Their shared grief over what happened to Layla drew them close and now they intend to remain together. Still, there’s something about Ellen that Finn has never fully understood. His heart wants to believe that she is the one for him...even

AFTER ANNA BY LISA SCOTTLINE

4/10/2018

I really enjoyed Scottline's latest domestic thriller! It's taught, suspenseful, and downright engrossing. If all her books are like this I will be an instant fan girl!

Rating:★★★★
Release Date: April 10, 2018
Page Count: 380 pages
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Series: None. Standalone.
Format: eBook. ARC.

Nobody cuts deeper than family...
Dr. Noah Alderman, a widower and single father, has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie Ippolitti, and for the first time in a long time, he and his young son are happy. Despite her longing for the daughter she hasn’t seen since she was a baby, Maggie is happy too, and she’s even more overjoyed when she unexpectedly gets another chance to be a mother to the child she thought she'd lost forever, her only daughter Anna.

Maggie and Noah know that having Anna around will change their lives, but they would never have guessed that everything would go wrong, and so quickly. Anna turns out to be a gorgeous seventeen-year-old who balks at living under their rules, though Maggie, ecstatic to have her

THE WIFE BY ALAFAIR BURKE

3/18/2018

The Wife is a multilayered domestic thriller. I found myself both obsessively reading this one while I had it in my hands BUT not feeling the desire to pick it up at any chance I could get.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: January 23, 2018
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover. Purchased.

His Scandal
Her Secret
From New York Times bestselling author Alafair Burke, a stunning domestic thriller in the vein of Behind Closed Doors and The Woman in Cabin 10—in which a woman must make the impossible choice between defending her husband and saving herself.

When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner party in East Hampton, she assumed their romance would be a short-lived fling, like so many relationships between locals and summer visitors. To her surprise, Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and they

BEST DAY EVER BY KAIRA ROUDA

3/10/2018

This book was not my cup of tea. It was severely lacking in character and plot development and I felt bored reading it. The only good thing is that it was a shorter read.

Rating: ★
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Genre: Domestic Thriller.
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 342
Format: eBook. Purchased.

THE PERFECT MARRIAGE IS THE PERFECT ILLUSION.

Paul Strom has the perfect life: a glittering career as an advertising executive, a beautiful wife, two healthy boys and a big house in a wealthy suburb. And he’s the perfect husband: breadwinner, protector, provider. That’s why he’s planned a romantic weekend for his wife, Mia, at their lake house, just the two of them. And he’s promised today will be the best day ever.

But as Paul and Mia drive out of the city and toward the countryside, a spike of tension begins to wedge itself between them and doubts start to arise. How much do they trust each other? And how perfect is their marriage, or any marriage, really?

THE SOCIAL AFFAIR BY BRITNEY KING

2/6/2018

The Social Affair is a fantastically written and intense read. I devoured this novel and know many readers will do the same. I highly recommend it to fans of psychological and domestic thrillers.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Genre: Psychological Thriller. Domestic Thriller.
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 251
Format: eBook. Purchased.

In the tradition of Gone Girl and Behind Closed Doors comes a gripping, twisted, furiously clever read that demands your attention, and keeps you guessing until the very end. For fans of the anti-heroine and stories told in unorthodox ways, The Social Affair delivers us the perfect dark and provocative villain. The only question--who is it?

A timeless, perfect couple waltzes into the small coffee shop where Izzy Lewis works. Instantly enamored, she does what she always does in situations like these: she searches them out on social media.

Just like that--with the tap of a screen-- she's given a front row seat to the Dunns' picturesque life. This time, she's

THE WIFE BETWEEN US BY GREER HENDRICKS & SARAH PEKKANEN

1/9/2018

The Wife Between Us is the must have domestic thriller of the new year! It's complex, twisty-turney, and an absolutely engrossing read. I highly recommend it.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 352
Format: eBook. ARC.

When you read this book, you will make many assumptions.

You will assume you are reading about a jealous ex-wife.
You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement – a beautiful, younger woman who is about to marry the man they both love.

You will assume you know the anatomy of this tangled love triangle.

Assume nothing.

Twisted and deliciously chilling, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen's The Wife Between Us exposes the secret complexities of an enviable marriage - and the dangerous

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