Nightwatching: A Novel | 
pickThis is an intense debut novel, not just because of the mystery intruder aspect, but because of the way the mother is treated by the authorities, the public, and her own family after it is all over. You get the high tension of the actual event, occurring second by second within that small space, but then you get the second act that actually felt more terrifying to me as a woman.
An Amazon book haul from earlier this week! Some of these are from the”Buy 2 Get 1” sale. Also, I already have a BOTM copy of The Women but the regular copy is just so pretty 😍!
Excellent month! #BookSpinBingo
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☘️5⭐️✅✅✅ (tagged book, The Sweet Spot, One Woman Show)
☘️4 library books
☘️2 #BOTM
Finished two 5⭐️ read!! The tagged book is a terrific psychological thriller, intense! What a debut! The Sweet Spot is my kind of lovely book with charming, quirky characters and a great setting. #WeekendReads
pickWhile checking on her kids one night, a woman sees a man in their house. She hides with them in a hidden room (it‘s an old home), trying to keep them quiet as they hear him move about. Initially I didn‘t find this scary (though I purposefully listened to it outside during the day), but as it unfolded, I definitely said “oh shit!” out loud a couple of times. Really good suspense writing with some infuriating bits.
pickYessss!!! It‘s excellent! I heard a couple of podcasters recommend this one, and they weren‘t wrong. I‘m not big on the suspense/thriller ones, but this is a win. A mom has to protect her children (in the scariest of situations) and justify her decisions to others over and over. Interesting portrayal of how women are doubted, labeled, and mistrusted. Really good stuff! Is this getting buzz?! Sure should be!
pickThis book was crazy good! The review on the cover does not lie. It was non-stop suspense, and non-stop 'is she crazy or not'?! The ending may be a touch rushed, but the ending isn't the point to this book at all. Good stuff!
pick4.5⭐
The action starts right from the gate with this one with a mother trying to protect 2 children from an intruder in the house in the middle of the night. The action is broken up with flashbacks to the family‘s past. The possibility of an unreliable narrator is introduced early on, so I didn‘t think I was giving away too much with that one…but I‘ve deliberately omitted a lot of what happens because this one is best when going in mostly blind.
pickUNPUTDOWNABLE! This one started off with a bang from the get go - a psychological suspense, horror, nerve-shredding page-turner that keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole way through!!
Mom sees danger. Mom rushes to protect her children. Mom spends the whole time struggling to protect her children and just be heard by e everyone that should be listening. And it was maddening but made for a great read!
