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WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS BY KATE ALICE MARSHALL

2/9/2023

What Lies in the Woods is a solid thriller but I don't feel like it was as dark and clever as it's been made out to be. It reminded me too much of A Flicker in the Dark.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: January 17, 2023
Genre: Thriller
Series: None.
Pages: 326 pages
Format: Hardcover Source: Book of the Month box.

They were eleven when they sent a killer to prison. They were heroes . . . but they were liars.

Kate Alice Marshall's What Lies in the Woods is a thrilling novel about friendship, secrets, betrayal, and lies - and having the courage to face the past.

Naomi Shaw used to believe in magic. Twenty-two years ago, she and her two best friends, Cassidy and Olivia, spent the summer roaming the woods, imagining a world of ceremony and wonder. They called it the Goddess Game. The summer ended suddenly when Naomi was attacked. Miraculously, she survived her seventeen stab wounds and lived to identify the man who had hurt her. The girls’ testimony put away a serial killer, wanted for murdering six women. They were heroes.

And they were liars.

THE HEARTSONG DUET BY JENNIFER HARTMANN

2/2/2023

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak is an emotional childhood best friend's romance. This book is really sad and kept the tears in my eyes almost all the way through. If you enjoy books with a lot of emotion then you can't go wrong with this one.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 17, 2023
Genre: Emotional Romance.
Series: Heartsong Duet #1
Pages: 294 pages
Format: eBook Source: Kindle Unlimited.

There once was a girl with fireflies in her eyes and music in her soul.

(Remember her... she's important.)

She's the reason I panic-bought the little brick house on Maple Street; the one I lived next door to for eight magical years. Now that I'm back digging up floorboards and lost journals, I can’t stop thinking about the two people who grew up here.

You see, that girl was my best friend, and this house was once hers. She also had a big brother who was my everything before circumstance turned us into nothing more than memories.

That’s why I applied for a job at his auto shop—unprepared to discover that my new boss, Cal Bishop, is now gruff, built, and covered in tattoos.

THE DRIFT BY C.J. TUDOR

1/30/2023

If you're in the mood for a chilling, high octane thriller then look no further! The Drift is the book for you. This is scary, intense, and a thrilling ride! I highly recommend it.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 31, 2023
Genre: Thriller. Apocalyptic.
Series: None.
Pages: 337 pages
Format: eBook Source: Publisher

Hannah awakens to carnage, all mangled metal and shattered glass. Evacuated from a secluded boarding school during a snowstorm, her coach careered off the road, trapping her with a handful of survivors. They’ll need to work together to escape—with their sanity and secrets intact.

Meg awakens to a gentle rocking. She’s in a cable car stranded high above snowy mountains, with five strangers and no memory of how they got on board. They are heading to a place known only as “The Retreat,” but as the temperature drops and tensions mount, Meg realizes they may not all make it there alive.

Carter is gazing out the window of an isolated ski chalet that he and his companions call home. As their generator begins to waver in the storm, something hiding in the chalet’s depths threatens to escape, and their fragile bonds will be tested when the power finally fails—for good.

LOCUST LANE BY STEPHEN AMIDON

1/26/2023

Locust Lane is an extremely well written crime drama and mystery novel. I was immediately sucked into this story and read it in one sitting because I was so invested in it.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 17, 2023
Genre: Mystery | Crime Drama
Series: None.
Pages: 307 pages
Format: Paperback Source: Publisher

For fans of Mystic River by Dennis Lehane and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Stephen Amidon’s Locust Lane is a taut and utterly propulsive story about the search for justice and the fault lines of power and influence in a seemingly idyllic town. Can anyone be trusted?

On the surface, Emerson, Massachusetts, is just like any other affluent New England suburb. But when a young woman is found dead in the nicest part of town, the powerful neighbors close ranks to keep their families safe. In this searing novel, Eden Perry’s death kicks off an investigation into the three teenagers who were partying with her that night, each a suspect. Hannah, a sweet girl with an unstable history. Jack, the popular kid with a mean streak. Christopher, an outsider desperate to fit in. Their parents, each with motivations of their own, only complicate the picture: they will do anything to protect their children, even at the others’ expense.

JUST THE NICEST COUPLE BY MARY KUBICA

1/21/2023

Mary Kubica writes amazing domestic thrillers and this one was just as good as the last one! I love when couples behave badly and that's what you get in Just the Nicest Couple!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 10, 2023
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Series: None.
Pages: 324 pages
Format: eBook Source: Publisher

A husband’s disappearance inextricably links two couples in this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica

Two couples, two close friends, one missing husband…

Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain. At first, his wife, Nina, thinks he is blowing off steam at a friend’s house after their heated fight the night before. But then a day goes by. Two days. Five. And Jake is still nowhere to be found.

Lily Scott, Nina’s friend and coworker, thinks she may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing. After Lily confesses everything to her husband, Christian, the two decide that nobody can find out what happened leading up to Jake’s disappearance, especially not Nina. But Nina is out there looking for her husband, and she won’t stop until the truth is discovered.

HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE BY GRADY HENDRIX

1/16/2023

This book is much creeper than I imagined it to be making it a total winner in my book! I highly recommend this twisted tale from Grady Hendrix. You need to grab it now!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 17, 2023
Genre: Horror
Series: None.
Pages: 422 pages
Format: eBook Source: Publisher

When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world.

Most of all, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, Mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success. Unfortunately, she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market.

But some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them…

FILTHY JEALOUS HEIR: PART 2 BY CAITLYN DARE

1/11/2023

This is book 2 in the Heirs of All Hallows’ and it needs to be read in order! If you enjoy a darker bully romance then you don't want to miss this series!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 12, 2023
Genre: Dark Bully | Romance
Series: Heirs of All Hallows' #2
Pages: 286 pages
Format: eBook Source: Wildfire Marketing

A brand new dark bully romance series from bestselling author Caitlyn Dare.

He’s filthy. He’s jealous… and he’s determined to make her his.

Reese Whitfield-Brown has been lied to his entire life. But he’s also been lying to himself.

What started as a game to ruin Olivia’s reputation quickly turned into obsession. And now he needs her in a way he doesn’t understand.

Kind. Compassionate. Strong. She sees past all his bullshit.

Reese wants her even though he knows he shouldn’t. Because he can’t be what Olivia needs and when she discovers his true reason for getting close to her, she’ll never look at him the same again.

THEY'RE WATCHING YOU BY CHELSEA ICHAS

1/8/2023

If you enjoy young adult thrillers with secret societies that takes place at a boarding school then you won't want to miss this one by Chelsea Ichas!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 3, 2023
Genre: Dark Academia | YA Thriller
Series: None
Pages: 386 pages
Format: eBook Source: Publisher

When a secret society has you in their sights, it can lead to power, privilege... or death.

It's been two weeks since Polly St. James went missing. The police, the headmistress of Torrey-Wells Academy, and even her parents have ruled her a runaway. But not Maren, her best friend and roommate. She knows Polly had a secret that she was about to share with Maren before she disappeared— something to do with the elite, ultra-rich crowd at Torrey-Wells.

Then Maren finds an envelope hidden among Polly's things: an invitation to the Gamemaster's Society. Do not tell anyone, it says. Maren is certain her classmates in the Society know the truth about what happened to Polly, though it's no easy feat to join. Once Maren's made it through the treacherous initiation, she discovers a world she never knew existed within her school, where

THE VILLA BY RACHEL HAWKINS

1/3/2023

2023 is off to a good start! The Villa by Rachel Hawkins is an excellent novel filled with mystery, intrigue, and an old murder set at an Italian Villa! I highly recommend it.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 3, 2023
Genre: Mystery and Thriller
Series: None.
Pages: 283 pages
Format: eBook Source: Publisher

From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.

As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend.

Villa Aestas in Orvieto is a high-end holiday home now, but in 1974, it was known as Villa Rosato, and rented for the summer by a notorious rock star, Noel Gordon. In an attempt to reignite his creative spark, Noel invites up-and-coming musician, Pierce Sheldon to join him, as well as Pierce’s girlfriend, Mari, and her stepsister, Lara. But he also sets in motion a chain of events that leads to Mari writing one of the greatest horror novels of all time, Lara composing a platinum album––and ends in Pierce’s brutal murder.

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