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  • I love Rachel Hawkins's thrillers and this newest installment is no different. A psychological thriller with family drama, murder, and more. Told from both a present day dual narration and letters recollecting the past, this was fantastic!
    Book, 2024New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024.
  • This book throws fantasy tropes on their heads in the most interesting (and hilarious) ways. Everytime I thought I knew what would happen, things would take a hard turn in the other direction.
    Book, 2024New York : Orbit, 2024.
  • This book made me feel so many complicated feelings. I kept wanting to put characters in a box but they were more complex than that.
    Book, 2024Toronto, ON : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2024.
  • The second book in the cozy historical fantasy, the Emily Wilde series is delightfully whimsical with a splash of darkness
    Book, 2024New York : Del Rey, [2024]
  • This book was phenomenal. I couldn't put it down!! Absolutely thrilling!
    Book, 2021New York : Tor, 2021.
  • The Art Thief

    a True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

    Finkel, Michael
    This true crime story is just absolute chaos! I find heists fascinating, so reading about this serial art thief was riveting!
    Book, 2023Toronto, ON : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
  • I truly could not stop thinking about this book. I'm late to the game, but it was just phenomenal!
    Book, 2020New York : Saga Press, 2020.
  • I have been enthralled with this series! Time travel, body swapping, gruesome murders, adventure. This book has it all! And it's the first in an ongoing series
    Book, 2022New York : Minotaur Books, 2022.
  • A queer historical romance and a Taylor Swift reference? Sign me up. But genuinely, this book was lovely and heart wrenching at the same time.
    Book, 2024New York : Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]
  • Spooky/Gothic and Romantic. This book got me out of a deep reading slump!
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Orbit, 2022.
  • This book had me in a justified rage.
    Book, 2023New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
  • Dragons, Dragons and more dragons!
    Book, 2023Shrewsbury, PA : Red Tower Books, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, 2023.
  • I'm obsessed with stories about stories, and this gothic mystery did not disappoint.
    Book, 2023New York : Tor, Tor Publishing Group, 2023.
  • A book with KEN-ERGY
    Book, 2024New York : Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]
  • I was a little late to this book but thought I would give it a try. And now I can't stop thinking about it. I listened to the audiobook and the cast is amazing! I highly recommend it - David Sedaris, Nick Offerman, and a ton more. The novel…
    eAudiobook, 2017Books on Tape, 2017
  • I'll read anything by S.A. Cosby and Adam Lazarre-White, Cosby's audiobook narrator, has a voice like honey
    eAudiobook, 2021Macmillan Audio, 2021
  • So it turns out I'll also read anything recommeded by S.A. Cosby and this one was thrilling and devastating at the same time.
    eBook, 2017HarperCollins, 2017
  • Jaclyn recommended this one and it was so good! It's a horror novel, or is it?
    Book, 2023New York : Berkley, [2023]
  • A Ted Bundy-esque serial killer kills and wounds members of a sorority house. He seems to be responsible years earlier for the death of a woman's friend. The murders reverberate through the years and have a profound impact on all those in their…
    Book, 2023New York : Marysue Rucci Books, 2023.
  • Dennis Lehane is an absolute favourite and I finally got around to reading this one. The setting is Boston during the school busing battles and he expertly evokes a time and place along with a story about a mother who will do anything to find out…
    Book, 2023New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]