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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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At 16 Marlena Altizer leaves her poverty-stricken home & family & heads to the city. Spotted by a talent scout, Marlena becomes a model alongside friend, Jenny, but Marlena is more successful. Several years later, she meets Michael Durst & they eventually marry. Michael is rich, successful, & handsome, but also jealous & controlling. From the outside her life seems perfect but on the inside it is anything but. (continued)

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A creepy toy cover😳☺️

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A #Spider titled🕷️suspense thriller novel with paranormal leanings is fitting for the spooky season.

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Very good

This was familiar and horrifying… And then horrifying because it was familiar.

I just couldn‘t not include Hamnet & Judith for ‘H‘. So good. And I keep harping on about Thomas H. Cook because he‘s so brilliant.
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I totally get that the first person narrator came from the mind of a very disturbed individual and the third person perspective reflected views and language that some people likely have and use. But I do wish he‘d inserted something to actually counteract the perspectives. I wasn‘t impressed with the lack of nuance concerning mental illness, either. Due to the imbalance, the story seemed to be a minefield of harmful stereotypes.

My first kettlebell workout is complete.
I‘m excited to keep up with that. It‘s something I can actually do in my little apartment. 😊

Now I‘m looking forward to getting back into Mother, Mother. 🖤

#FabulousFebruary is the motivation I needed to finish a bunch of books that I had started.

Morgan‘s life is fundamentally changed when a distraught woman begs her to take her baby and then jumps in front of a train. As the police focus their investigation on Morgan; she races to find out what could have led to this tragic end.

This was an okay read; I found all the characters were more like caricatures and frankly annoying.