I loved the crap out of this book when I was a kid. I managed to round up a copy on Amazon and I‘m happy to say it‘s everything I remembered and loved. ❤️ #25yrslater

This was everything I needed right now

Captivating, intriguing, scary, intricate, confusing, but overall I really amazing! The first thing to make me feel mind-bended in quite some time.

You can‘t read all day if you don‘t start in the morning!

This book was intensely special and full of love my heart could barely contain all the joy ❤️❤️❤️

I‘m only on the prologue and am already charmed to pieces!

I wanted to like this... I really wanted to. The timeline jumps were confusing at times and ultimately... meh? It was a quick read and engaging but overall I wanted more.

The middle dragged a bit and I was frustrated with Cass at times. But I ended up really liking this one! I was pretty suspicious that I saw the twists coming, and even when I was right they were still chilling.

Unreliable narrator! Just starting this one, I‘m suspecting gaslighting.

Finally finished this one. Felt like it took ages, partially because I set it down for a few months, but also because some of it was a bit of a chore to slog through. Ultimately I liked it! Interesting story, crime drama, and the first uses of psychological profiling.

Loved this! Loved loved. So pure. ❤️🐶

This is how I spent my weekend. Crime fic by the pool!

I just happen to be 7 books (well, 6 now) behind my target. What easier way to catch up and check out of life for awhile?!

Time to break from the real world for a bit!

I‘m 5yrs late to this party, but this is a great read so far. Thought provoking but also infinitely infuriating.

Doing a little business reading lately. I was a little worried this would end up being touchy-feely, but instead it offered up some terrific insights.

Her writing was excellent. The subject matter was horrendous, dark, and deeply upsetting. Those poor girls.

I love love love Flavia with all my heart! These books always leave me feeling so incredibly charmed, even though they usually involve murder. I don‘t even mind the deus ex machina that seems to occur in each one.

I had wanted to read this before seeing the show but never got around to it. After seeing the show this past Saturday I am OBSESSED and dying to get through this.

One of my most cherished heroines! Can‘t wait to see what she has in store for us this time around.

I told myself I‘d stick to reading only crime fiction and leave the true stuff for my podcasting. But oops. #murderino

Dun dun dun 🎶

Wow, I flew through this one, unable to put it down. I did manage to see most of the twists and turns before they came but I was still totally absorbed. I‘ll definitely pick up the next books in the series.

First in the series, had me at “psychological thriller”. Let‘s see how this goes!

This was super interesting! Not as quick of a read as I was expecting, but still very good.

This should be fun! And, no, I‘m not taking notes! 😂

This book was hard for a few reasons, narratively it was a little hard to keep track of each girl and her family when switching between their stories. Then subject matter-wise it was just such a f*cking bummer. These poor girls, these poor families, and the whole case is still unsolved! I may need to stick with crime *fiction* so I can at least console myself that it‘s not real. Still a #murderino but might stick to listening v. reading.

Technically started this in 2017 but didn‘t get to finish yet. I‘m about halfway through so this‘ll be book one of ‘18. It‘s a punch in the gut every time I remember this isn‘t fiction.

Wow! Took me a bit to get into but then kept me rapt the rest of the way.

Spending the day reading by the fire. I miscounted and already hit 40 for the year! Phew! /41

Moving right along. I‘m on a mission to NOT drop under 40 books this year! /39

This was really good! I had a lot of theories working from the beginning. I was maybe halfway through when I became convinced of the answer. I ended up being right but that didn‘t take away from any of the story for me. Ultimately crushing and devastating.

The other book I got at Powell‘s over my thanksgiving trip to OR (I only got 2 books! Nuts!!). Sounds like an interesting twist on a thriller - a mysterious book shows up at your house only for you to find out it details the dark secret you thought no one else knew about. /38

Wow, this was really good and endlessly fascinating. The DM01 chapter was harrowing (Sept 11th). Some of the story timelines were confusing but that didn‘t really detract much.

4 weeks later and I‘m still barely into this. But so far I LOVE it! So fascinating! I‘ve been in a reading funk but have new focus to finish this one up. I need to get through 3 more after this so I don‘t drop below my books per year minimum! (40 is my “worst” this is #37)

Picked this up at Powell‘s when I was in OR. Started it on the plane home. Interesting premise but fell flat for me. I was hoping for more of a disease thriller type but it ended up being more romance gone bad.

I have a fascination with medical examiners! Switching over to some non-fiction.

This was so hard to get through and basically I️ hated it. Supposedly the series doesn‘t get good till book 3 or 4... my reading rut is far too deep right now to deal with that so this series is definitely tabled for me for awhile.

I‘m struggling with a major reading rut! Ugh! Hoping some Scandinavian crime drama can pull me out of it. We‘ll see...

Well. It was a page turner. But there was so much that was implausible!! Leaps that they made on some pieces but obvious things they missed on others. Plus there were several times I wanted to punch Emmy.

I spent the morning sifting through my TBR shelf. This one jumped out at me most! Ready for my jaw to drop

Do you ever look at your TBR shelf and think about donating 90% of them and starting over?? Some of these have been here for yeeeaaaarrrs! 😂😂

This was so so scary!! Until about the last quarter of the book when I was pretty sure I‘d figured it out. But very compelling and still a page turner. Cant say I really liked DD all that much but I‘m definitely open to reading more of the series. This was my first, and even though it‘s not even close to being the first book it totally worked as a stand-alone.

This is SO scary right now! I‘m about halfway through. If I weren‘t terrified to leave the safety of my bed this book would be spending the night in the freezer. Classic Joey Tribbiani protection method!

Pretty excited to dive into this one! My lil happy haunt is ready to be my reading buddy the rest of the month!

While I did like this better than The Forgotten Girls it‘s a little bit of a forgetter for me. I‘m bailing on the series here.

Expecting another quick read. Hoping it‘s a bit better than the previous one. 🤞🏻