Review: The Younger Wife

Author: Sally Hepworth Publication Date: 5 April 2022 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Page Count: 352 Dates Read: Apr 7 – 8 Reading Method: Physical ARC // Thank you to the publisher! Review A twisty story with a large cast of characters, The Younger Wife tells the story of two sisters dealing with the idea of their father remarrying a much younger …

Review: The Golden Couple

Author: Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen Publication Date: 8 March 2022 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Page Count: 336 Dates Read: 4 March  Reading Method: Physical (thank you to the publisher!) Review An exciting page turner filled with sketchy characters, hidden motivations, and a therapist who will go to any lengths to help her patients.  I couldn’t put The Golden Couple down!  The …

Review: Reckless Girls

Author: Rachel Hawkins Publication Date: 4 January 2022 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Page Count: 320 Reading Method: Physical Dates Read: Jan 4 – 5 Category: ARC [Thanks to the publisher!] Review Are you looking for a book to get lost in for a few hours?  If you answered yes, Reckless Girls is the book for you!  I picked this book up and could not …

The Perfect Daughter Review

Author: D.J. Palmer Publication Date: 20 March 2021 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Page Count: 384 Reading Method: Physical ARC [thank you to the publisher for the advance copy] Synopsis:  Penny Francone, age sixteen, is a murderer. Her guilt is beyond doubt: she was found alone in the victim’s apartment, covered in blood, holding the murder weapon. The victim’s identity and …

The Girl in the Mirror Review

Author: Rose Carlyle Publication Date: 20 October 2020 Publisher: William Morrow Page Count: 304 Reading Method: Physical ARC Synopsis:  Twin sisters Iris and Summer are startlingly alike, but beyond what the eye can see lies a darkness that sets them apart. Cynical and insecure, Iris has long been envious of Summer’s seemingly never-ending good fortune, …

Goodnight Beautiful Review

Author: Aimee Molloy Publication Date: 13 October 2020 Publisher: Harper Books Page Count: 293 Reading Method: Digital ARC Synopsis:  Newlyweds Sam Statler and Annie Potter are head over heels, and excited to say good-bye to New York and start a life together in Sam’s sleepy hometown in upstate New York. Or, it turns out, a …

Invisible Girl Review

Author: Lisa Jewell Publication Date: 13 October 2020 Publisher: Atria Books Page Count: 368 Reading Method: Physical ARC Synopsis:  Owen Pick’s life is falling apart. In his thirties, a virgin, and living in his aunt’s spare bedroom, he has just been suspended from his job as a geography teacher after accusations of sexual misconduct, which …

The Silent Patient Review

Author: Alex Michaelides Publication Date: 5 February 2019 Publisher: Celadon Books Page Count: 336 Reading Method: Audiobook Synopsis:  Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her …

The Family Upstairs Review

Author: Lisa Jewell Publication Date: 5 November 2019 Publisher: Atria Books Page Count: 352 Reading Method: Audiobook Synopsis:  Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who …

The Girls Weekend Review

Author: Jody Gehrman Publication Date: 11 August 2020 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Page Count: 320 Reading Method: Digital ARC Synopsis: June Moody, a 30-something English professor, just wants to get away from her recent breakup and reunite with girlfriends over summer break. Her old friend and longtime nemesis Sadie MacTavish, a mega-successful author, invites June …

The Safe Place Review

Author: Anna Downes Publication Date: 14 July 2020 Publisher: Minotaur Books Page Count: 368 Reading Method: Digital ARC Synopsis: Welcome to paradise…will you ever be able to leave? Emily is a mess. Emily Proudman just lost her acting agent, her job, and her apartment in one miserable day. Emily is desperate. Scott Denny, a successful …

The Shadows Review

Author: Alex North Publication Date: 7 July 2020 Publisher: Celadon Books Page Count: 336 Reading Method: Physical ARC Synopsis:  what an absolutely stunning debut novel. Love permeates each and every page of this story. Not a hot and heavy, lustful attraction.. but a beautiful and devastating kind of love that leaves you in tears when …