Friday, April 28, 2023

The Best of Friends by Lucinda Berry

 Three moms who are best friends.  Each has a son, and they're good friends as well.  When one winds up dead, another in ICU,  and the third in the psyche ward, the moms set out to learn what happened.  

4 stars.

Saturday, April 15, 2023

The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry

 A small child is found wandering and her mother is found dead.  The girl has been the victim of severe physical abuse.  After bonding with her in the hospital, a kindly doctor and his nurse wife take in the girl as a foster child, and ultimately adopt her.  They get more than they bargained for.

Very engaging, but lose a star for animal abuse.

4 stars.

Saturday, April 8, 2023

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

 Maya watches her best friend drop dead as she's sitting across a table from her boyfriend.  It seems like a fluke, until seven years later when she sees a video of another woman die while sitting across from yet another woman.

The reveal was a bit of a stretch.

3 stars.

Friday, March 31, 2023

All the Dark Places by Terri Parlato

 Molly's husband is murdered and she must work with the police to find out why and by whom.  But will she reveal her secret, to further the investigation?

4 stars.

When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica

 Audio.  10 hours.  

Read by Jayme Mattler and Julia Whelan.

This was such a great novel until the "it was all a dream" part.  It was probably a 5 star until that point.  I think my eyes rolled out of my head.

3 stars.

Thursday, March 16, 2023

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

 Cooper and Finch, his daughter, are off the grid and hiding out in a cabin in the forest.  How long until something brings trouble to their doorstep?

4.5 stars

Friday, March 10, 2023

The Ex by Alafair Burke

 Audio.  7.75. hours

Read by Xe Sands.

Olivia defends her former fiance when murder charges are brought against him.  But did he do it?

4.5 stars