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Today‘s Prompt: SUN/SUNGLASSES ON THE COVER

MYSTERY - THRILLER

Ms. Lippman has written another psychological page turner which is going to be a favorite.

SUNBURN is truly a masterpiece of suspense!! One of her best.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/mwvj5vsr

Mystery! Tagged book is one of my favorites (and also one I haven‘t tagged for awhile). #sundayfunday

This was just okay for me. I'm really glad that I got it on Libby and didn't pay for it because I want that impressed. It was a very slow start and the potential was there but I felt like there was just too many moving parts. Not my fave. ⭐⭐✨

I saw this on a list of award-nominated books and looked to see if it was on my Libby app and amazingly it was available to borrow. I have read some mixed reviews but I'm excited to get it started! I have enjoyed this author in the past so we'll see if this one is the same! Will update with review when completed!

1. Dark and gritty story. Flawed and troubled protagonist. Often features the underbelly of society.
2. I‘m not a big fan of noir, but I loved the tagged book.
#two4tuesday

#thoughtfulthursday @MoonWitch94
Thanks for the tag @JenReadsAlot

Hmm..

📖 Paperbacks
🗺 Road trips
🧋 Iced Coffee
🏊🏻‍♀️ Swimming pool

If I lived near a beach or had any money to go abroad this would have been harder! 😅 I reserve the right to swap swimming pool for beach if any beach-pportunities arise 🙃

Tag @The_Penniless_Author @Branwen @mabell @Yuki_Onna @Ruthiella

1. Tagged book is my favorite by this author.
2. I guess it depends on the book…and the word!
#two4tuesday

Thanks @RaeLovesToRead for the tag!

A low pick. The ending was a bit too convenient for my taste.

Sunburn was heading for an easy 4 stars... I was hooked from the start. Intrigue built and built in this domestic noir psychological thriller and for the first two thirds I absolutely devoured it.

Unfortunately, much as I enjoyed the ride, the ending lets it down. Without giving anything away, there are a few holes in the plot and it kind of... fizzles toward the end.

Worth reading if you enjoyed Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train.

⭐⭐⭐

Enjoying this modern noir. #Doublespin #Bookspinbingo #SummerReading

#BookSpinBingo #July #BookSpin #DoubleSpin
Hope to get to both of these in July.

“In her black dress, black gloves, and retro heels, she looks like Joan Crawford or Bette Davis. She feels like them too. Tough, yet brittle. That‘s the thing about being really hard. When you do break, you shatter.”

(This is my first time trying to do a book face photo. It‘s not perfect. I used Stay Evil, Dollface lip color by Notoriously Morbid - use code ALLURE15 to save money on your orders 🖤)
#sunburn #bookface #lauralippman #bookfacefriday

I liked this story of Polly, a woman with secrets, and Adam, the investigator hired to track her, but at some point it just lost momentum for me.

Whoa, Laura Lippman you‘re a fiery one!! With wit, smarts, snarks and a really modern twist on the 1920‘s crime genre, Sunburn is a scorcher!!! So many sub stories all tightly plotted. Audio narration was sultry and sexy, perfect for this steamy thriller.
TW: domestic abuse #ReadingUSA2020 #Delaware

This book is sooooooo good!!! I‘m loving the 1920‘s noir vibe....just hoping this book doesn‘t end like Double Indemnity

My #Scribd hold came in this morning ♥️🎧Really enjoying this summertime noir, especially the setting #Delaware as I‘m familiar with the beaches & quaint towns. #ReadingUSA2020

Hoping to squeeze in a few minutes reading on a work trip. I think this book was from @charl08 from our Litsy meet up swap (there were so many books flying about, it was hard to keep up ). Anyway, it's pretty gripping, hence it had to come with me.

Stories are like dough...Put your hands in your stories, work them, but don't overwork them.

Pride and fear. She can't imagine how rich she'd have to be to afford those two things.

People pay so much for views and then, within a few weeks, don't even notice them.

The guy's smile flickers, slow, like a neon blinking...

That's the thing about being really hard. When you do break, you shatter.

Work to live, don't live to work...

Show me a man's wallet and I'll show you his soul...

Flip the seasons, flip your life.

....slow-as-syrup traffic.

Some people are like rabbit holes and you can fall a long, long way down if you go too far.

He turns on the radio and it's that goddamn song that's on the radio all the time this summer, the one about chasing waterfalls. No one chases a waterfall. You go for a swim and the next thing you know, the current catches you and throws you right over.

😂

...steeping herself in silence.

(that is good imagery)

Last line: You could even say it arches.

First line: It's the sunburned shoulders that gt him.

This was hard to rate. The writing and the story was great but the ending fizzled out.

Been craving a salad.

Almost done! I think all the twists & turns have shown themselves but how is it going to end?!

Ahhhh a satisying end (almost) to my day

One lonely tick...

Starting out on my pile (distracted by library books).

How many hours a week do you watch sports?

[And can you do it somewhere else!?]

New word to me.

A good start to my Saturday

Finished off this audiobook quickly while I worked on my #bujo some more. This one helped me knock off a few more prompts among my various 2020 challenges.

#1WordTitle @MrBook
11/100 #2020AudiobookChallenge
Letter S: #LitsyAtoZMystery
45/365 #GoodreadsChallenge
Jan Prompt for #MonthlyKeyWordGXO ☀️(Sun)
Mystery Prompt for #BooklistQueenReadingChallenge

Lunch time is my fav time because it means reading time!!

Book 9 of 2020
#tbrlist

Enjoyed a wonderful panel on complex, “unlikeable” characters with the talented & funny Laura Lippmann, whip-smartMegan Abott, and friends at Bouchercon yesterday! Good advice on writing who you want to write, likability be damned! #authorheroines #talent #determination #complexfemakecharacters #bouchercon

Very enjoyable! Character driven and suspenseful - highly recommended

I brought books to read while I waited to see Elizabeth Warren, but I forgot my hat. My face is as red as a tomato, and it hurts so much. Totally worth it.

Seen on Facebook. 😆 #litsyhumor

I really enjoyed Sunburn. It had a film noir feel to it; the beautiful, troubled heroine who may or may not have done terrible things, the private eye hired to find her and expose her secrets, the dead end town they both end up in. It wasn‘t overly dramatic, no crazy cliffhangers. A perfect holiday read. Also, the cover. I always fall for a good cover.

Another holiday read and i really enjoyed this noir feeling thriller. It definitely had that feel of b/w movies with definite nods to Barbara stanwyk in double indemnity or Kathleen turner in the 1980s. An investigator has to follow a woman on the run polly costello + in a delaware bar he gets more than he bargained for. A great page turner, perfect for a rainy summer holiday read. Can't wait to try more by the author.