1. The best teacher I ever had was _____________________.

2. The worst teacher I ever had was ____________________.

3. I recently learned how to _________.

4. I think everyone should know how to _________.

1. The best teacher I ever had was Mr. Baxter, 11th grade English teacher.
   Our assignment was to read a book a week and write a report. Maybe he is the reason I became a book blogger/reviewer..

2. The worst teacher I ever had was, I’m sure there were some, but it was so long ago that I can’t remember.

3. I recently learned how to generate Press Kits for my tour companies.

4. I think everyone should know how to be tolerant, compassionate and kind to others.

AN UNWANTED GUEST by Shari Lapena
Genre: Thriller/Suspense
Published by Pamela Dorman Books
Publication Date: Aug.7, 2018
ISBN-10: 0525557628
ISBN-13: 978-0525557623
Pages: 304
Review Copy From: won via GR
Edition: ARC TPB
My Rating: 4

A weekend retreat at a cozy mountain lodge is supposed to be the perfect getaway . . . but when the storm hits, no one is getting away

It’s winter in the Catskills and Mitchell’s Inn, nestled deep in the woods, is the perfect setting for a relaxing–maybe even romantic–weekend away. It boasts spacious old rooms with huge woodburning fireplaces, a well-stocked wine cellar, and opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just curling up with a good murder mystery.

So when the weather takes a turn for the worse, and a blizzard cuts off the electricity–and all contact with the outside world–the guests settle in for the long haul.

Soon, though, one of the guests turns up dead–it looks like an accident. But when a second guest dies, they start to panic.

Within the snowed-in paradise, something–or someone–is picking off the guests one by one. And there’s nothing they can do but hunker down and hope they can survive the storm.

After seeing so many great reviews for Ms. Lapena’s previous books, I was ecstatic to win a copy via GR. Once received, I started reading it immediately.

In the fashion of a murder mystery dinner/parlor game, AN UNWANTED GUEST grips the reader right from the start.

Ten guests, each for their own reasons, are heading to Michell’s Inn in the Catskills to get unplugged. However, an ice storm hits, power is lost and bodies start to pile up. Are they unfortunate accidents or something worse like murder?

From the start, the reader is introduced to the guests, however, as the story continues the reader learns more about these guests and what secrets they hold. Even though all of the guests are inserted into the first few pages, it isn’t overwhelming getting to know who is who.

The pages just kept turning for me and my thoughts kept changing as to who the killer was. Did I figure it out? Not even close!!!!

A captivating and chilling read that held my interest from the first page to the last. I will definitely be reading Ms. Lapena’s previous novels!

Purchase Links: Amazon 🔗 | Barnes & Noble 🔗 | Goodreads 🔗

Amber Patterson is fed up. She’s tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more—a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted.

To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne—a socialite and philanthropist—and her real-estate mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale.

Amber’s envy could eat her alive . . . if she didn’t have a plan. Amber uses Daphne’s compassion and caring to insinuate herself into the family’s life—the first step in a meticulous scheme to undermine her. Before long, Amber is Daphne’s closest confidante, traveling to Europe with the Parrishes and their lovely young daughters, and growing closer to Jackson. But a skeleton from her past may undermine everything that Amber has worked towards, and if it is discovered, her well-laid plan may fall to pieces.

With shocking turns and dark secrets that will keep you guessing until the very end, The Last Mrs. Parrish is a fresh, juicy, and utterly addictive thriller from a diabolically imaginative talent.

Talk about a page turner! OMG! This book had my head spinning not knowing what to believe, what characters to like, what characters to hate, what was really going on. I had to pick my jaw up from the floor many times. So many twist and turns, I’m surprised I didn’t have whiplash at the end of this book. Absolutely LOVED it!.

I hope that these talented sisters pen another book and soon!

This story will be one that stays with me for a very long time!

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Mailbox Monday

Wednesday: AN UNWANTED GUEST by Shari Lapena ~TPB via GR win
Friday: TIARA by Helga Zeiner ~ eBook win from GR
Friday: THE FOUND CHILD by Jo Crow ` eBook from Author
Friday: PIECES OF HER by Karin Slaughter ~ Signed HC Personal Purchase

I am taking part in the 2018 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight!

The last Saturday of the month, I will be recapping the books I have read for the month, what I thought and the links to my reviews, and what I hope to read the following month.

Click on titles below to either see my review(s) or to check out the synopsis on GR.

MIAMI SNOW by Darcia Helle
Comments: Wendy, from Wall-to-Wall Books recommended this author to me and I am so glad that she did. Really enjoyed the writing style. Will be reading more by her in the future.