Next up! My $1 used bookstore find. 🤍

This book only makes sense if everyone in the book is blind and/or has amnesia. It wasn't terrible, but requires a severe suspension of reality for it to be remotely plausible. It also had girth in pages, but not in content, and really could have been slimmed down substantially. 6/10.

4/10. Three kids get ahold of a gun while under the influence. One kid left too traumatized to speak. Had potential but did not deliver. Very redundant. Explains the same situations 3-4 times in a row, and there are a lot of characters but none interesting enough to be memorable. The ending was a dud.

Sunshine & books while stealing a few moments in my best bud's fenced back yard with the dogs. No ottoman? A child's train set will do lol

This is the perfect beach read. Pretty quick, and tied up all the loose ends for a strong finish. Held my interest throughout, but I had some of it figured out by the end. 8/10

A bit of a dud in comparison to the Housemaid #1. Some people raved about this one but I found it a bit dull.

Excellent. Overuse of the word "eschew," but forgivable. 9/10--would recommend reading the other ones in the series first. There is an incident that mentions a character by the name of Daniel Lapp...the incident is mentioned in Hidden Ones but not explained (which is a very important backstory). Very fun read!

Is there anything better than a crackling "fireplace" (thanks for the Yule log, Netflix), a new kombucha, and a fresh book ? ah just bury me among my books when I go and let the book worms get me ?♥️???

Had to set down Deer Creek Drive when this one arrived. Book 14 in the series. Haven't read one from her in like a year and I missed her writing. In my opinion, one of the best modern crime/thriller writers out there. I just found out that between all of the books in the Burkholder series, there is a 1.5, a 2.5, etc. that are kindle-only. Basically an entire series I missed 😱 Gotta get a kindle

7/10 This one was a quick read, held my attention, and surprised me in the end; however, I wouldn't say it was remarkable.

Freida McFadden is obviously intelligent. In this one, she utilized a phonetic sound, like initials B.D. and another character named BEatrice (as fictitious example) to lead your mind down one road while she drove the bus down another. Twisty, quick read. I love her writing! 9/10

I described this book as a "slow burn" until about page 200 where it progressively thawed into a bland piece of untenderized, raw chicken meat marinating in lukewarm water in a dirty sink. 3/10

This had more twists and turns than a soft pretzel. On one hand, I hate when the clues to figure out the ending are not revealed until the last 10 pages, making it impossible to predict. Yet on the other hand, I think it did a fine job of illustrating the true human nature of suspicion, and how no one ever really knows of what your neighbor, or your grandfather, or even your own husband, is capable. 8/10 would recommend

Up next: my first Lisa Jewell....

This was a quick read and pretty good, but I found the twist confusing and the ending very rushed and boring. It had the framework to be excellent, but unfortunately failed to deliver a solid ending. Did anyone else not totally comprehend the "twist" with the bracelet? How things in the past are also in the present? Fav quote: "sometimes death is the only real mercy."

Liking this one so far! Smart serial killer meets smart, forensically-experienced detective.

"We don't know how much our bodies can endure until we make cruel demands of them." As a runner, total truth! ?‍♀️ ? #quoteoftheday

It was good. The pictures were kind of fun and a nice break for the mind to toggle from language to visual input. The ending felt sloppy to me. I would give the first 3/4 of the book an 8/10, but the ending a 5. Wouldn't have raved about it as much as some did.

Ever heard "career" and "careen" interchangeably? Apparently the Brits "career" around a corner. I was scratching my head thinking it was a typo until I realized Lucy Foley is British!

This book was quite compelling right up until the last few disorganized chapters. It's like they wanted so badly to include all of this extraneous info about how truly odd this nerdy murderer guy was, so they just tacked on random journal entries, or reports of bizarre conversations with people, in no particular order. And the last few chapters about the trial were also quite dull considering it was a high-profile murder case! 8/10

How are all of my true crime peeps not RAVING about this book? Just got it and I'm hooked by chapter 4 😍😍😍😍

There is something about all of Colleen Hoover's books that screams YA to me. It Ends with Us was marginally better, but they're all on par with Twilight for me 5/10. Eh.

Word on the street is Freida McFadden, wildly popular thriller writer, is self-published and I LOVE THAT. Knowing she wrote what was in her head and didn't conform to what some editor told her to say makes her writing even more impressive. She's quite talented, and since she's exclusive to Amazon KDP, her books are tricky to find outside of Amazon. But worth the search! Loving this one!

Chose this book for hosting my very first book club and we are all loving it! 9/10! Very twisty thriller that lets you fly through the pages. If you liked Verity, you will like this. A lot.

Perfect lazy Sunday morning with my best bud who thinks this lounger is his 😆 Liking this book! it's giving me Verity vibes so far, but way better.

Loved this book! Did not like Verity at all, but this book was surprisingly refreshing. The author's note at the end really illuminates why this book is such a strong one for her. The personal experiences always translate into effortless writing. 9/10! 🙌👍👍

Fine day for some casual picnic table reading. How I love the spring and summer 🌸 giving this a chance even though Verity was a dud (unpopular opinion? I know)

This book was so gruesome. It actually made me feel physical revulsion enough to quit with about 20 pages left. I like murder mysteries as much as the next person but this was twisted. 3/10

Cancelled plans for this night alone with my book 😊 even better when the good company is a Labrador 🐕

Given that this was copyrighted in 1937, wow. I'm excited to finish watching the movie, also. Ensemble cast, and twisty. A little annoying that it was impossible to predict without other information not supplied until the end of the book, coupled with the fact that while poirot was the protagonist, even his own revelations were seldom revealed. 7/10.

Does anyone want to talk about the adaptation of this book to Netflix series?! I thought it was OK. Casting was not what I pictured at all. I pictured more of like Halle Berry for the mom-gorgeous, and muscular/ripped like she could beat some serious rear end. And for the daughter, the actress was kind of a dud. Anyone agree?

Coffee, daffodils freshly cut from my own garden, and an Agatha Christie. Perfect evening at home😍

It took forever to get to the point, but the last third of this book just about swallowed me whole. Character development was superb. I also hate the cover that is too small for the book-leaving that silly little slab of the second page sticking out, like your ankles poking out of a pair of long johns you found in the drawer from 7th grade. Still 8/10

"If I can't move Heaven, then I shall raise hell." Might get this printed on the back of my motorcycle jacket ? ✌️

Absolutely perfect sunny morning by the window. Come on, spring! 🌸 🌹 🌺

Probably the most heart-wrenching thing I have ever read. This feels like an important book. One that should be read and re-read in every classroom around the world to remind us just how much there is to lose. It shows the true resiliency of the human spirit, and the miraculous power of hope. This should be revered as a modern classic.

I'll admit this book was easy. It was fast. It was fun to read. But it wasn't actually good. None of the characters were likable. I felt like this had the framework to be a great book, but it failed to deliver a thrill as "thriller" might suggest. 5/10

Today is a day for Brene Brown, a warm lemon scone with melting, delectable, lick-the-bowl lemon buttercream, and a steaming cup of joe.

It was OK. Not bad, but not great. I had a hard time relating or sympathizing with the main character for every time she was in some sort of grave danger, she voluntarily put herself there. I also thought the ending was very rushed considering the first 450 pages were so slow.

Without a trailer for the movie, I never would have picked up this book. The cover and the title are not something I would normally bother reading, but I am liking it so far!

While this book has moments of brilliance: I.e. "No one standing still can triumph, no matter how well constituted," about 85% of it is rambling and nearly incoherent nonsense. Imagine Ian Malcolm--the chaos theory anthropologist character from crichton's Jurassic Park--barreling from one topic to the next, ranging from lobster mating habits to Taoists, to Alice in Wonderland all in the course of about 3 paragraphs. My head is spinning.

Any suggestions for 7-9 year old girls for a Christmas gift book?

This was slow, and gave me slight Grapes of Wrath vibes. It felt like a modern classic with some archetypal soul-searching, and ending irony. I would recommend it for someone who likes classic novels like Steinbeck or Dickens.

Loved it! Twisty!

My bedroom book was left at my parents' house and now my car book (AKA lunch break book) is in my bedroom and my whole life is out of whack.

I am so tickled by these fancy bookmarks. Tassels, beads, hummingbirds...they're so bookish and fun! 🤓

The cruelest lies are often told in silence

If you need me, I'll be in this tiny bookstore corner for the next 2 hours. Peep that Royal typewriter! 💕

Painfully redundant. A wildly dull addition to the DD warren series, especially after Find Her was such a gem. Would not recommend 4/10.

Obsessed with this Lord Ganesha bookmark 🙌 I became fascinated with Buddhism and Hinduism in college and did a lot of research trying to understand their beliefs. And Ganesha, the god of new beginnings and destroyer of obstacles, resonated with me then & now. I have Ganesh in almost every room in the house and now sending me good vibes even as I read.