My Lovely Wife-Samantha Downing

Serial killer couple? Count me in!

Being married is hard. It’s even harder with children in the picture, but lots of couples are still able to keep the spark in their relationship alive. Most of those couples don’t resort to murdering together to do so.

My Lovely Wife is 371 pages long and took me six days to read.

This book gave me the creeps! I’m giving it a 3 out of 5. While I enjoyed the majority of the book, I was frustrated with the plot twist. Although, I did enjoy the ending and everything in between. If you’re a fan of domestic thrillers you should give this book a read!

Thank you, Berkeley, for sending me a copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

House On Fire-Bonnie Kistler

I come from a family with step-parents and step-siblings and reading this story really made me consider how lucky I am that childhood was relatively normal. Although I can imagine from my own experiences how traumatic this story would be if it were true.

Kip is a senior in high school with his whole life ahead of him. He’s leaving for college in the fall and decides to let loose one last time before his final year ends. But when he leaves his friend’s house party, his life will never be the same again.

House On Fire is 401 pages long and took me five days to read.

I’m giving this story a 3.5 out of 5. I expected different things from this book but not in a bad way. I’ve thought about it many times since I’ve finished it and will probably end up reading it again. I would definitely recommend this book!

Thank you, Atria Books, for sending me this copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

A Beautiful Corpse-Christi Daugherty

I completely fell in love with Harper McClain when I read ”The Echo Killing” earlier this year and was ridiculously excited to read ”A Beautiful Corpse”!

Harper has had a hard time doing her job as a crime reporter for the local paper in Savanah, GA since she exposed the lieutenant (her mentor) for the murder he committed last year. But a new murder victim, Naomi, a local bartender, and friend of Harper’s best friend, will push Harper to push the police force once again to find justice. Harper knows the likely suspect is Naomi’s boyfriend but something seems off and Naomi’s erratic before her murder has Harper questioning everyone in her life.

A Beautiful Corpse is 318 pages long and took me four days to read.

I enjoyed this follow up so much! I’m giving it a 4 out of 5! There is something about the setting of hot and sticky Georgia that makes the crime and following Harper so satisfying. I highly recommend these books to mystery fans!

Thank you, Minotaur Books, for sending me a copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

The Perfect Alibi-Phillip Margolin

I’ve recently become Minotaur Books number one fan. They just keep pushing our great books that I have such a fun time reading and won’t be forgetting anytime soon!

When a girl asks Robin Lockwood to take on her lawsuit for damages against the man who was convicted of raping her, Robin takes on the case. But when the man’s DNA of the convicted rapist shows up on another rape there’s one big problem. He was in jail when the rape occurred. Robin must put together the crime to find out if she helped put an innocent man in jail and along the way stumbles into a conspiracy bigger than a lawyer could imagine.

The Perfect Alibi is 310 pages long and took me four days to read.

Gahhhhh! This book was so good! I’m giving it a 4 out of 5! I had no idea what was going to happen next but I loved every second of it! Would highly recommend to my thriller/mystery friends!

Thank you, Minotaur Books, for sending me this copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

The Stranger Diaries-Elly Griffiths

Clare’s co-worker and best friend were just murdered. She’s in complete disbelief and can’t imagine why anyone would want to harm her friend. That’s when Clare starts to notice the strange messages being left in her diary. They’re not quite sinister but after the trauma she is experiencing with the murder of her friend and the ongoing investigation with the police, it feels like something bad. Does the murderer know Clare? And if so, it seems as though they now know her most inner thoughts and secrets. If she’s not safe in her own head, is she safe anywhere?

The Stranger Diaries is 336 pages long and took me five days to read.

This is my first Elly Griffiths book but it won’t be my last! I really enjoyed this book and am giving it a 3.5 out of 5! The ending was better than I suspected and I had fun trying to guess who was behind the crimes! I would recommend this book to lovers of mysteries!

Thank you, HMH, for sending me this copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

Blood Echo-Christopher Rice

I fell in love with Bone Music when I read it earlier this year and was thrilled to death with the follow-up!

Charlotte is a weapon by all accounts. Once she takes Zypraxon she can just about do anything. She, along with the makers of the drug, plan to use the drug for good by getting rid of the dangerous serial killers in the US. But when danger heads a little too close to Charlotte’s hometown she’s forced to choose between the small town life she wants and the huge possibilities that Zypraxon brings.

Blood Echo is 384 pages long and took me 3 days to read.

I love this series so much!! I’m giving this book a 4 out of 5! I will absolutely keep tabs on this series. I absolutely love the story and Charlotte is such a badass character. I look forward to her next adventure/mission.

Thank you, Amazon Publishing, for sending me this copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

To Night Owl From Dogfish- Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer

When my bookstagram BFF, Diana, asked me if I wanted to do a joint review/post with her on a book about a coming-of-age friendship, I was so excited!

Let me be clear, Avery and Bett are NOT friends. Even though their dads have started secretly dating and quickly fell in love and want them to get to know each other, friendship will NOT be in the picture. It doesn’t matter that their dads are sending them both to the same summer camp in hopes they will realize their similarities even though their differences are extreme. With the expectation that they will one day be sisters, Avery and Bett reluctantly maintain contact at camp via emails to keep tabs on their fathers but refusing to talk in person. But sometimes even when you try your hardest, something like friendship and even more like family can occur between reluctant young girls.

To Night Owl From Dogfish is 310 pages long and took me two days to read.

This is such a wonderful story! I’m giving it a 4 out of 5! It brought me back to my younger years of the anxiety and stress of meeting someone new that was important to your parents. It is truly heartwarming and I highly recommend it for your middle schooler or yourself if you need something to make you smile.

Thank you, Penguin Kids, for letting me be a part of your media tour and the wonderful boon!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

The Craftsman-Sharon Bolton

I’ve heard so many great things about this book that I had to snag a copy for myself.

June 1969, in a small town in England, a notorious serial killer, Larry Glassbrook, is finally identified as burying his three underage victims alive. When he returns home in 1999 in his own casket, the detective who solved the crime, Florence Lovelady has attended his funeral. She had been confident for so long that she had caught the killer who had also cut off her finger but when she returns to the small town something starts to nag her about the case that changed her life. In her own way, she reopens the case to discover the missing pieces that have haunted her for decades.

The Craftsman is 416 pages long and took me three days to read.

I loved this book so much and am giving it a 4 out of 5. It is so creepy and twisty that I didn’t want it to end. I highly recommend this book to mystery/thriller fans!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey