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I‘m trying to be better at bailing on books I‘m not that crazy about or are ‘just okay.‘ As Long As We Both Shall Live by Joann Chaney started out well. Two timelines and a husband likely killing his wife. The lives of the investigating detectives became part of the story, it got confusing, and less interesting for me. A little more than 25% in and I decided it was time to move on.

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The fact that I have to work is getting in the way of reading this book…urg.

I love this first paragraph 😂❤️

Enjoyed this roller coaster ride of a book. Lots of fun!

My review of this crazy book is on my Youtube vlog video at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UCMitv03Uc

Enjoy!

I really enjoyed this outing from JoAnn Chaney. It's twisted, delicious, really messed up, and I can't wait to see what she writes next.

This one flew under my radar when it came out, but it‘s a good summer/beach read, so I guess my timing worked out. The couple in this book complements each other‘s terrible character flaws, keeping you wondering what they‘ll do next.

Initially I wasn‘t feeling this book...too many POVs that didn‘t connect well, a main plot that seemed a bit dull, and some descriptive writing that wasn‘t working for me. I stuck with it because it‘s an ARC from NetGalley and I‘m so glad I did. It took about halfway in (too long) but suddenly the story took off and got really good with interesting and unexpected twists and turns. Ultimately I enjoyed it quite a bit! Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

I liked it; if you're not a fan of coarse language, your results may vary.

Nope, nope, nope 👎🏼

Not sure why some of the dialogue was so crass - it felt immature. Maybe I‘m not the right demographic.

What happens when you're really, truly done making your marriage work? You can't be married to someone without sometimes wanting to bash them over the head...
As Long As We Both Shall Live is JoAnn Chaney's wicked, masterful examination of a marriage gone very wrong, a marriage with lots of secrets...
This one isn‘t exactly a #happymarriage
#jazzyjune

The wildest Saturday night 😎

Even perfect marriages have their secrets. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw0ca5bnVFx/?igshid=9elsks4hum1a

Well that was full of twists and turns. Fun read and great writing. Story of a couple who have been married 20 years. The wife goes missing the husband is suspect. Lots of twists and turns to get to the truth. Characters were a bit off (overdone and underdone depending on the character) and i figured it out kind of early but i still enjoyed the story. I give it 4screwed up marriages out of 5. Lol. 💏💏💏💏

Happy Saturday!

I almost didn‘t read this, because so many people compared it to Gone Girl. I didn‘t really like Gone Girl. But this is Gone Girl done right. 4 ⭐️

Breaks were feeling”off”. Stoped for a quick check. Now I‘m waiting while they put in some new fluid. I don‘t have my book, so yay for the kindle phone app! This book is better than the action movie that‘s playing loudly on the tv....

I can't 🤦‍♀️ When she starts referencing the cop's former nicknames, my eyeroll was intense and it was (past) time to move on. I gave it the good college try, but when I found myself reading words I've never seen in print and haven't heard since high school, I knew it was time to move on. Too many books out there to stick around and be grossed out repeatedly by this one✌️#byefelicia.

Y'all...??? I don't know if I can make it. This is supposedly set in 2018, Jill is not being interrogated, and the cop just randomly showed up to look at the suspect's office. "Baloney pony" Are we for real? WTH?! ?‍♀️

I can't figure out what the author is doing when she throws in idiotic phrases like this. The chapters are third person, but occasionally she seems to take on the character's voice despite it not being written in first person. It's incredibly off-putting, especially considering the extraneous storyline associated with this character. I'm halfway through, and I'll give this book the rest of the night to see if I need to just jump ship 🏃‍♀️🚢 ✌️

If you like thrillers get thee this ridiculous priced ebook 🔪📚 it‘s darkly funny and bites!

Could I even look at this page and not burst into song? Of course not, thus the nonreader husband got some early morning, farfarfar wayyyy off tune singing to start his morning. He's welcome!

I‘m pleased to report that despite several opportunities, my partner has not yet pushed me off the edge of a cliff. But the twists and turns in this had my heart racing as fast as it was when we were standing on the edge!

“The secrets two people keep from the rest of the world, that‘s what makes a marriage”
Did Matt kill his wife? That is the question we are posed with at the beginning of this book. There are several plot lines and some expected and unexpected twists. It was an entertaining psychological thriller.

On this wild and crazy Friday night I am reading the tagged book with the company of a cute little dog.
#dogsoflitsy #mork
#fridaynightbookclub

I liked this except for the side story about the detective. Maybe it was the audio but I hated the language he used. Not in a way that I was offended- I thought it was annoying. I thought it might be an issue of a female author trying to sound like how she thinks men talk to each other? anyone else think that? Am I just getting old???

I‘ve been married three months now, so it‘s time for some creepy marriage thrillers!! I am 8 pages into this one and SCREAMING. 👰🏼🤵🏻🔪

I started this a couple of hours ago & it is fantastic. For fans of twisted, dark thrillers with an edge. I definitely recommend reading Chaney's debut What You Don't Know first, as there is a returning character in the tagged book.
#LitsyPartyOfOne @Ambrosnazzy

It's not often I see my birthday in a book. BTW this book is excellent & a great follow up to What You Don't Know.

Absolutely excellent. Unflinching and hard-hitting. I think this book is going to do well; it should do.

This book was so fun! Great twists, great, and quite truthful at time, writing! Loved it 🖤! 5🌟for me!

This book got reallllyyyy good at the lunch of my lunch break 😩🥺! I‘m finally home to continue!

Chew on these chapters for awhile 🤨😆💪🏻..

Starting this one before the guins game starts! 🏒 🐧

Picked up half of my holds yesterday at work finally. 🎶 📚

Joann Chaney is fast becoming a favorite! Creepy, great payoff. 😉

Really liked this one! A lot. I was easily able to figure out the plot (very reminiscent of Gone Girl) but I didn't care. The structure of the way this one is told is great and the characters, especially the homicide detectives, are really well done. A very good book club book choice for us. 👍

Have to get this one going - it's due back soon to the library and it has holds on it, so no renewal option. It's for our in-person book club.

First line: If you try to kill your wife without a plan, you will fail.

I finished this one in two days!! It completely materialized the potential I saw in Chaney‘s first book a few years ago. The story is inventive and fast-paced, the writing is snappy, and her characters, which could be caricatural and annoying, are eccentric and interesting. She even brought back a character from her first book and gave him so much depth! All around, a great thriller, and I already can‘t wait for her next book.

This book was wild! If you're a mystery/thriller reader, add this to your TBR. Highly enjoyable!!

If you like evil twisty thrillers this awesome one is out now and I can‘t recommend enough that you read it before it becomes huge. ALSO I wrote about a new PI series I loved so I‘m sharing today‘s Unusual Suspects newsletter 🔪 https://link.bookriot.com/view/56a82008e661f06c6e8c3d7e9csqu.i7n/f6bca3bf

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Excited to start this one. 😊

Omg I'm so excited to read this!! I loved her previous book, so I have very high expectations for this one!
#newin #tbr

And my favorite backlist/2019 reads this year 💙📚

Happy #socksunday from me and my current insomnia read!

While hiking in Rocky Mtn National Park, Matt‘s wife slips and falls from a cliff. It‘s a tragic accident. Or is it? Turns out she‘s Matt‘s second wife. And Matt‘s first wife is dead as well.

This one‘s due out in Jan and she‘ll be promoting it in the Denver area! As for me, I‘m not actually hangry right now but I do have some swollen feet and I‘m pretty exhausted at 34 weeks.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
This is going to be the huge thriller of 2019 and if you like wicked page-turners read it before the hype!

(And if you need someone to OMG with I am heeeeere!)

Sorry schedule you‘ve now been erased and all I can do is read this book!

Afternoon reading: To say I am excited for this would be an understatement. I loved What You Don‘t Know. It was so deliciously disturbing! (P.S. The paperback cover of WYDK is straight-up nightmare fuel - I love it.)☠️❤️📚