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The Note: A Novel
by Alafair Burke
a good mystery with a fast pace (5/16/2025)
"He's cheating. He always does."

Out on a week long trip, three adult friends come together for vacation and get irritated by a couple that takes their parking space. As they drink and have dinner, they bemoan how rude the couple was and laugh as one of them writes a note - "more
Sweet Fury
by Sash Bischoff
alluring character with a high tension plot (5/16/2025)
Alluring characters with a high tension and compelling plot.

This one got me right from the first chapter. I have a horrible confession to make - I didn't really know the original Tender Is the Night so I was a bit worried that this one wouldn't work for me. But right frommore
All the Water in the World: A Novel
by Eiren Caffall
Family, survival - sad but inspiring story (5/16/2025)
"That's what you do in the darkness."
"And you never know in the darkness who is holding the light."

Survival is never pretty, it's always brutal, sad but inspiring. Nonie is young, in a world where the water rose and has eaten a lot of the land. The water is not good - it'smore
Famous Last Words: A Novel
by Gillian McAllister
jaw dropping compelling read that's hard to put down (5/16/2025)
"It's been so lovely with you both. Lx"

A compelling race of a story. Once you start, clear out your afternoon - a plot that won't let you go until the final page!

Cam is a literary agent, going back to work for her first day back after having a baby. She has what she thinksmore
Close Your Eyes and Count to 10: A Novel
by Lisa Unger
extreme game of hide and seek kept me guessing (5/16/2025)
An extreme game of hide-and-seek on a remote island - with 1 million dollars as the prize. Would you do it? Throw your name in the pot?

Adele is still reeling from her husband disappearing after stealing money from his company. She's remade herself into an influencer - amore
Penitence: A Novel
by Kristin Koval
Shocking, heartbreaking, beautiful story. (5/16/2025)
Shocking, heartbreaking, beautiful story. It's about motherhood, grief, forgiveness and love. It is a stark look at the American justice system for a juvenile.

A shot in the night - 2 parents abruptly woken up. The unimaginable has happened - one sibling has shot the other.more
The Queens of Crime: A Novel
by Marie Benedict
Such a unique and fun story! (5/16/2025)
Unique and amazing story - about 5 famous female mystery writers solving a real crime!

This was such a fun story! If you've ever wondered what it would be like to sit in a room and kick around ideas about plot and characters with Agatha Christie, then this is the story formore
Saltwater: A Novel
by Katy Hays
lots of characters with high entertainment value (5/16/2025)
While I found it a bit rough to start - lots of POV and timeframes to adjust to at the start - I did end up really enjoying the entertainment value it offered!

Lorna has joined a very rich family on a vacation. She's gone from friends with the daughter to the uncle'smore
Tilt: A Novel
by Emma Pattee
Natural disaster and a pregnant woman just trying to make it home (5/16/2025)
“Leave those dishes, I should have said. Come play with me in the forest, I should have said. The world will end tomorrow.”

The big one - an earthquake - hits Portland, Oregon. We find our main character 37 weeks pregnant and at the Ikea looking to purchase a crib. She'smore
They Bloom at Night
by Trang Thanh Tran
A compelling coming of age with elements of environmental horror (5/16/2025)
A gorgeous cover. A story that tackles coming of age along with the horror elements. There's a lot tackled here, but it felt like it all happened in the last 25. I liked it but somehow didn't feel quite pulled in like I'd hoped.
Kills Well with Others
by Deanna Raybourn
Four retired female assassins - pulled back together for another job (5/16/2025)
Four retired female assassins - pulled back together for another job. A mysterious death that leaves a calling card tied to a hit the 4 did years ago.

This was such a fun read! I love these four women and their adventures. I love their old stories of hits, their stories ofmore
Broken Country (Reese's Book Club)
by Clare Leslie Hall
A heartbreaking story about marriage, loss, guilt, and a tragedy (5/16/2025)
"Everyone played a part in the tragedy."

A heartbreaking story about marriage, loss, guilt, and a tragedy. Beth is married to Frank, living a small town life on a farm. She loves her life, loves her husband - but they have had a tough few years. They lost their son to amore
The Gatsby Gambit: A Novel
by Claire Anderson Wheeler
A fun twist on characters we already know (5/13/2025)
A murder mystery, a house of friends, a bumbling police force and Greta in the middle of it all. Greta is home and finally gets to take part in the fun parties her brother, Jay Gatsby, has. Daisy, Nick, Tom Buchanan - the whole crew is back. The murder mystery was a funmore
A Drop of Corruption: An Ana and Din Mystery (Shadow of the Leviathan #2)
by Robert Jackson Bennett
Book 2 as compelling as book 1! (5/13/2025)
"Tell me, Din! Tell me what it looks like"

Another amazing story with Ana and Din, detectives in their world of some of the most heinous and baffling crimes. In this installment, we get a new realm full of new characters, a different sector, and new augmentations.

And Imore
My Friends: A Novel
by Fredrik Backman
Childhood, friendship, connection, and love - another amazing read by this author! (5/13/2025)
"Art is what we leave of ourselves in other people."

Teenagers on a pier, in that last moment before have to grow up. Memorialized forever in the form a painting. This painting is so beautiful, that many people love it. It is in the moment that this painting that is beingmore
Our Last Wild Days: A Novel
by Anna Bailey
slow burn dark mystery - I loved it! (5/13/2025)
"No one hates a woman like a man who thinks he owns her."

A dark mystery that started as a slow burn and then completely hooked me in. Loyal has come back to town because her mom is showing troubling behavior - forgetting things, found out wandering at night. Loyal hasn'tmore
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