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I have now read all four of Winstead‘s books. This one, about a young woman trying to come to terms with her father‘s death by getting involved in an online community of true crime sleuths, would likely come in third place after Midnight is the Darkest Hour and The Last Housewife. Despite the nods to some things that hold a special place in my heart (online communities for one) & being a page turner, it didn‘t quite land.

I stayed up way too late last night with this one, ignoring the other 4 books I‘m reading, and I just want get back to it instead of this “work” thing I‘m doing. I don‘t like true crime in real life, but give me some true crime junkies in fiction and I‘m so there! 🕵️🫆📚

It's a novel about serial killers and true crime sleuths that had me questioning my own motives for reading and enjoying it. Well played, Ashley Winstead.

Soft Pick. Engaging, but didn‘t wow me. Wasn‘t wowed by narrator, either. Too much deception by main character annoyed me.

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If you‘re a book-junkie AND true-crime junkie like me, then this book is for you!!😱

April 2025 Wrap Up
* This Book Will Bury Me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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* Needy Little Things ⭐️⭐️⭐️
* The Last Session ⭐️⭐️⭐️
* Murder By Memory ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I flew through this book & stayed up late on work nights to finish it. It‘s the best book I‘ve read in a long time. 5 stars isn‘t enough imo. If you‘re interested in true crime & the amateur sleuths, this book is for you! There was an interview with the author in the back & a list of resources. If the case of the Idaho college murders got your attention, then you‘ll be intrigued by the similar case in the book. Simply: Read. This. Book.

My bookstore haul! 🙈💕📚

Almost called in sick to finish this book, I loved it! The last book of hers I read for a book club and it was so fun to talk about the different elements, I wish I had someone to talk to about this book too!

Perhaps because this is the fifth book of the author‘s that I have read and I have come to cherish, trust and respect her, I don‘t view the true crime inspiration for this novel as disrespectful. Winstead is an intellectual and an artist, and she is transparent about the autobiographical aspect and real life inspiration from the beginning.

I liked this book much better than In My Dreams I Hold a Knife. Even though I had a feeling about the villain, I was still kept guessing. Jane‘s decision at the very end really surprised me, but it made sense. Since I finished this early in my #audiowalk, I continued with Eloquent Rage, which I‘ve been listening to for #SheSaid.

I am not sure who recommended this book, but I am glad they did. It grabbed me quickly and was fast-paced. I thought it was a good psychological thriller.

🙂 Happy Reading 😊

#Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks #Read2025

Some of Jane‘s decisions here are really questionable, and she knows it since she doesn‘t tell anyone until the thing is done or it‘s too late to change course. Beautiful day. #audiowalk

After a few days of rain, thunderstorms, and flooding, we finally had a beautiful day today. Sun, a nice breeze — if a little cold. I was comfortable in long pants. I haven‘t decided if I like the characters in this book yet, but I can empathize with them, so that‘s enough. #audiowalk

#BookReport for the week
@TheAromaofBooks @CBee

TBH highly disappointed in lack of FMC growth & substantial plot in Bond That Burns until the last 25%. At least that is one of my #readyourkindle down for the month. Highly recommend the audiobook for tagged. The narrator was phenomenal! The #netgalley #arc was my favorite. Unique in a genre thats heavily overpopulated now with so much action/political drama.

Overall, an entertaining but slightly predictable mystery thriller involving amateur sleuths. Very engaging and fast read and I do recommend! 4⭐️

If you're reading this, chances are last year you flipped on the news and saw me getting shoved to my knees in the dirt, hands wrested behind my back, gun-toting FBI agents swarming like abts around me into that three-story house.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

This book was phenomenally clever. Not a boring moment in it either. A fictional book based on the Idaho murders? - Count me in!

Ok, I read In My Dreams I Hold a Knife because I liked the title. I didn‘t love it, but I didn‘t hate it either, so, again, because I like the title to her new book, I‘ve decided to listen to it for my #audiowalk. I hope I like it better than her first one.

I think this may be Winstead‘s best book yet! I couldn‘t put it down! Narrator Janeway Sharp finds herself falling down a true crime rabbit hole as a distraction from the grief of suddenly losing her father. With a multimedia feel, & inspired by familiar cases with fresh twists, this riveting read is well-plotted & raises questions on amateur sleuthing, mob mentality & the aftermath of loss. Well-written with lifelike characters & genuine emotion!

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The reading experience of this book was completely engrossing and absolutely chilling. The epitome of “unputdownable”. It appeals to the head (interrogating the allure of true crime and the double-edged sword of the online sleuthing community) and the heart (it‘s equally a moving investigation of grief and the compulsion to doggedly search for sometimes unknowable answers). ⬇️

It‘s spring break season here in Florida, so staying at home today and reading

Hello, lovely Littens! Long time, no post. Currently reading the arc of newest Ashley Winstead, which is all about the true crime community.