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Janine_S

Great thriller
Received an invitation to listen to this thriller just a few days before its publication (thank you NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for letting me listen to this excellently narrated book). The story kept me interested from the very beginning.

Three women's stories become interconnected when a bomb blows up one of their cars. Regan, Sasha and Andi are among the suburban housewives of Clover hills Lake, Connecticut, a quiet, sedate place where nothing untoward happens. Regan thinks she sees her husband's ghost, Sasha is outrunning a scary past and Andi is dealing with an ugly divorce. Somehow that bomb incident seems directed at Regan and the three try to figure out if this is true.

As the story develops, there are lots of twists and turns that keep you going - by now you are so fully engaged in the listen you think about turning the speed to 5 (definitely not recommended) because you want to get to the ending - it's a good one! Three women's stories pacing is fast, the characters are interesting - though this is a plot story. You can't go wrong reading this novel.

she treads softly

highly recommended domestic drama/popcorn thriller
Too Close to Home by Seraphina Nova Glass is a highly recommended domestic drama/popcorn thriller. Set disbelief aside and enjoy the over-the-top action.

Regan, Sasha, and Andi are good friends who live in the elite community of Cloverhill Lakes. It seems to be a perfect suburban community - until Regan's car blows up after she loaned it to another mom, Ally, who just wanted to run to get more ice for the community's labor day picnic. Clearly Regan, a recent widow, was the target, but why? The police think it was a prank gone wrong.

Sasha is worried about what her teenage son is involved in while sneaking around town. She's also hiding her support for her ex from her current husband, Ray.

At the same time Andi is dealing with her ex-husband Ray's new wife, Tia, clearly a future HOA president in the making, who is trying to cause problems. When Andi's new husband, Carson, teaches her how to use a gun for protection before he leaves on a trip, it is the second of a series of events, following the initial explosion, which quickly escalate into an over-the-top, twisty thriller.

There is a whole lot of action going on in this well-written, twisty domestic drama which will hold your complete attention throughout. You'll easily set disbelief aside (as several events are over-the-top and poor decisions are made, repeatedly) and keep reading to see what in the world is going to happen next. This is what you expect from a popcorn thriller. The narrative unfolds between the three perspectives of Regan, Sasha, and Andi. The chapters are short, quickly moving the action and point-of-view to the next character, propelling you forward from one crisis to another.

All the characters are introduced at the same time so be sure to pay attention at the beginning in order to keep the different characters separate in your mind. Then sit back and enjoy the ensuing mayhem which follows the initial explosion. Admittedly, the ending is truly over-the-top but so are several other events in the plot, so relish the drama leading up to the dramatic ending. Thanks to Park Row Books for providing me with an advance reader's copy. My review is voluntary and expresses my honest opinion.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth@Silver's Reviews - A bit long and disconnected for me
Cloverhill Lakes is an exclusive neighborhood but apparently not exclusive enough to be without secrets and without families who don't show their real colors.

Cars getting blown up, bombs at an elementary school, kids sneaking around, one of the women missing, one of the women hiding her body, and another woman seeing her dead husband in town.

So many things are going on in this town with so many secrets.

TOO CLOSE TO HOME will be for those readers who enjoy seeing long-held and current secrets revealed and outrageous things happening that will have you shaking your head.

I do have to say it’s very confusing about what event is connected to what character, and it didn’t get intense until around 60.

I normally enjoy Ms. Glass’s books, but this one was a bit long and seemed disconnected to me.

Even after it was wrapped up, I wasn’t sure what happened. 3/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.