Friday | Friendly Fill-Ins


Hosted by McGruffy’s Reader and 15 and Meowing

This week’s Fill-Ins:

  1. I wish I could tell me teenage self ____________________________.
  2. I think the most romantic movie is ___________________.
  3. _________ was the last time I _________.
  4. _________ happens too often.

My answers:

  1. I wish I could tell me teenage self life is short, don’t sweat the small stuff.
  2. I think the most romantic movie is Love Story w/ Ali McGraw and Ryan O’Neal (guess I am dating myself 🙂.
  3. Sunday was the last time I was able to sit and read uninterruped for a few hours.
  4. Lately the severity of pain, due to my back and severe arthritis/ happens too often.

Mailbox Monday

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Mailbox Monday

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

Click on title for synopsis via GoodReads.

Monday:
Ten Days Gone by Beverly Long ~ PB from Harper Collins
Thursday:
This Is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf ~ print ARC from Harper Collins
Friday:
The Girl From Widow Hills by Megan Miranda ~ eBook from Simon & Schuster via NetGalley
Sister Dear by Hannah Mary McKinnon ~ eBook from Harper Collins via NetGalley
The Vacation by T.M. Logan ~ eBook from St. Martin’s Press via NetGalley
Saturday:
You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen ~ HC from St. Martin’s Press
Forget You Know Me by Jessica Strawser ~ PB from St. Martin’s Press

Friday | Friendly Fill-Ins


Hosted by McGruffy’s Reader and 15 and Meowing

This week’s Fill-Ins:

  1. My favorite quote is _____________________..
  2. My favorite part of February is ____________________.
  3. A little known fact about me is _________.
  4. _________ is the most rewarding experience in the world.

My answers:

  1. My favorite quote is everything happens for a reason.

  2. My favorite part of February is my granddaughter’s birthday.

  3. A little known fact about me is I’m a retired RN.

  4. Having children, for me, is the most rewarding experience in the world.

January | Monthly Wrap Up

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January Books Read

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I was hoping that I would have read 5-6 books this month but real life interfered in my reading time.

Click on titles below to either see my review or read the synopsis via GR.

Breakfast With The FBI by Erina Bridget Ring
Overall Thoughts: I enjoyed this book especially since it was based on a real life experience of the author.

The Better Liar by Tanen Jones
Overall Thoughts: A psychological thriller that will have you guessing throughout.

No Stone Unturned by Andrea Kane
Overall Thoughts: A story that will have you turning the pages as quickly as you can. My review will be posted on March 20th during her VBT.

Behind Every Lie by Christina McDonald
Overall Thoughts: Another thrilling read by this author.

Review | BEHIND EVERY LIE by Christina McDonald

Behind Every Lie by Christina McDonald
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Published by Gallery Books
Publication Date: February 4, 2020
ASIN: B07THD8RB2
Pages: 336
Review Copy From: Gallery Books via NetGalley
Edition: eBook
My Rating: 5+

Synopsis (via GR)

If you can’t remember it, how do you prove you didn’t do it?

Eva Hansen wakes in the hospital after being struck by lightning and discovers her mother, Kat, has been murdered. Eva was found unconscious down the street. She can’t remember what happened but the police are highly suspicious of her.

Determined to clear her name, Eva heads from Seattle to London—Kat’s former home—for answers. But as she unravels her mother’s carefully held secrets, Eva soon realizes that someone doesn’t want her to know the truth. And with violent memories beginning to emerge, Eva doesn’t know who to trust. Least of all herself.

Told in alternating perspectives from Eva’s search for answers and Kat’s mysterious past, Christina McDonald has crafted another “complex, emotionally intense” (Publishers Weekly) domestic thriller. Behind Every Lie explores the complicated nature of mother-daughter relationships, family trauma, and the danger behind long-held secrets.

My Thoughts

I should have known better!!!!! After reading The Night Olivia Fell in one sitting, I should not have started this book when I had so much going on in real life where I had to keep putting it down or this would have been another one sitting read!!!

The story alternates between Eva, in the present, trying to recall what happened that fateful night that her mother was murdered and Kat, her mother, twenty-five years ago.

People didn’t believe Eva years ago when she couldn’t remember who or what happened that night she was raped. And now, people don’t believe her when she states she doesn’t remember the details of her mother’s murder even though the evidence is starting to stack up against her.

After returning to her mother’s house, hoping to jog her memory, she finds her birth certificate and a letter written by her mother. What’s in that envelope is not only devastating but also adds to her confusion. So she sets out to try and find out the truth before she is arrested.

The suspense overflowed from the first to the final word at breakneck speed. The characters and clues were delivered at a rapid fired pace that had me turning the pages as fast as I could but also jotting down notes so that I didn’t miss one iota of the story.

Behind every lie are more lies that will come together in a shocking and shattering conclusion!!

A jolting story that left me with a book hangover!!! An outstanding read that will pull you in and not let you go!!! Phenomenal!!!!

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Mailbox Monday

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Mailbox Monday

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

Click on title for synopsis via GoodReads.

Wednesday:
No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez ~ eBook from Harper Collins via NetGalley
Friday:
The Big Lie by James Grippando ~ HC from Harper Collins

Friday | Friendly Fill-Ins


Hosted by McGruffy’s Reader and 15 and Meowing

This week’s Fill-Ins:

  1. I am particular about __________________.
  2. My _____________ is ___________________.
  3. _________ is a moment I will never forget.
  4. Have you ever heard of _________?

My answers:

  1. I am particular about having my house organized.

  2. My family is my everything.

  3. The birth of both my sons is a moment I will never forget.

  4. Have you ever heard of strufoli? A dessert that my grandmother made at Christmas.

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

Click on title for synopsis via GoodReads.

Friday:
A Divided Loyalty by Charles Todd ~ HC from William Morrow