Zack-Mons Kallentoft & Markus Lutteman

I cannot turn down a crime story.

Zack is, least to say, a cop that doesn’t play by the rules. He parties hard in illegal clubs and may or may not have a drug problem. When young Asian women on his beat are getting brutually murdered, he will use all of his shifty back channels to find the perpetrators of these horirble crimes.

Zack is 464 pages long and took me 5 days to read.

I’m giving this story a 3.5 out of 5. I really enjoyed the plot and characters in this story. They seemed like real people with real problems and not the “hero cop” that can do no wrong.

Thank you Atria for sending me this copy!

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

Lacey

Jane Doe-Victoria Helen Stone

I haven’t written a review in what feels like forever but I had to share this book with you!

Jane Doe is a sociopath and she knows it. She has used it throughout her life to become obnoxiously successful in her career. But she decides to use her talents, if you will, to bring down a man that has destroyed the only thing she has ever loved.

Jane Doe 268 pages long and took me two days to read.

Omg I loved this book. Stone’s writing of Jane is so believable and you want to hate her but can’t because she’s such a badass! I’m giving this book a 4 out of 5!

I highly recommend this book!

Thank you Lake Union Publishing for sending me a copy!

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

Lacey

The Bad Guys- Aaron Blabey

Crime novels are some of my favorite things to read so when I saw this guy on Amazon I knew I had to get it!

Mr. Wolf is tired of being the bad guy. So he rounds up his friends Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake and Mr. Shark to form the “Good Guys Club”. Their first mission: save the dogs from the pound!

The Bad Guys is 139 pages long and took me one day to read.

This is such a cute book and I’ll absolutely be getting the rest in the series! I’m giving this a 3 out of 5 and will be recommending it to all of my mom friends out there for their kiddos.

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

Lacey

Our House- Louise Candlish

What are you supposed to do when a family is moving into your recently sold house, when you had no idea it was for sale? Fiona Lawson is a law abiding citizen to a fault. When her and her recently separated husband decide to “bird nest” parent, their kids stay in the family home and her and her husband rotate time there, Fiona leaves herself open to more than just more heartbreak but also some pretty serious fraud and possible murder.

Our House is 401 pages long and took me 5 days to read.

I freaking loved this book and am giving it a 4 out of 5. The ending will leave you with your jaw hanging wide open and you’ll be thinking about it for days after it’s over. I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone that’s a fan of domestic thrillers!

Thank you Berkeley Publishing for sending me this copy!

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

Lacey

Blood Highway-Gina Wohlsdorf

I was nervous about requesting Gina Wohlsdorf’s newest book because I wasn’t a big fan of her previous book, Security. But I’m SOOOO glad I did!

17 year old Rainy has always known her father to be dead. But when she finds her mother dead she quickly discovers that her father has recently escaped prison to kidnap her. She befriended a local police man who tells her this shocking news. Her highly dangerous father believes Rainey’s mother hid a significant amount of money they had stolen together. Although Rainy is scared of her father, she wants to learn as much as she can about him. When he shows up and threatens her new friend, she leaves with him willingly. But will she make their road trip out alive?

Blood Highway is 307 pages long and took me three days to read.

I loved this book so much and I’m giving it a 4 out of 5! The story itself was so addicting and I was completely hooked throughout the story. It was pretty gritty and I loved every minute!

Highly recommend this book!

Thank you Algonquin for sending me this copy!

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

Lacey

After Nightfall-A.J. Banner

I was lucky enough to review The Twilight Wife when it came out so I was overjoyed to see that A.J. Banner had written a new book for me to devour!

Marissa has finally found the man of her dreams. She is thrilled to announce their engagement to their neighbors (Lauren and Jenson, previously her best friends) and her fiancé’s brother and sister in law. After an engagement party full of tension, not the good kind, Marissa is relieved for her old friends to leave. The morning after she discovers Lauren dead on the beach near their home. Even though they had a strained relationship Lauren becomes fixated on finding out who murdered her old friend.

After Nightfall is 272 pages long and took me four days to read.

Im giving this book a 3.5 out of 5! I truly love A.J.’s writing style and the complexity of her characters while I sink into the plot.

This is a fantastic summer read!

Thank you Lake Union for sending me this copy!

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

Lacey

Girls’ Night Out- Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke

When I was in high school my three best friends and I called ourselves “the clique”. Lol yep, that really happened. I’ve always been fascinated with girl friend groups and their dynamics. Especially friend groups that are on the rocks! Girls’ Night Out is just that.

Three best friends from college decide to take a girl’s trip to, hopefully, rekindle their friendship and make amends after a horrible fight that took place the year before. When the groups “leader”, Ashley, goes missing, Natalie and Lauren do everything they can to find her while trying to keep their own secrets buried.

Girls’ Night Out is 318 pages long and took me 4 days to read.

I love these suspenseful friend stories!!! I’m giving this book a 3 out of 5 for keeping me thoroughly entertained and making me have a love/hate relationship with Ashley.

Thank you Lake Union Publishing for sending me this copy!

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

Lacey

Hangman-Daniel Cole

When I read Ragdoll last year, I couldn’t stop talking about it. I was truly enthralled with the story and the ending held so much promise for a second novel. Enter Hangman.

Detective Emily Baxter still has the Ragdoll murders fresh in her mind, even 18 months later. Baxter is approached by two American FBI/CIA agents that want her opinion of their case where a man was strung up with the word “BAIT” carved into his chest. The man’s name was William Fawkes which was the name of her former colleague and friend. But this is not the William “Wolf” Fawkes she knows. The death toll of patrons with the word “BAIT” starts to rise, along with the “BAIT” murderers who have “PUPPET” carved into their own chest. Is this a message specifically for Baxter or is this a very horrible coincidence?

Hangman is 384 pages long and took me three days to read.

I loved this book so much. I’m giving it a 4 out of 5 because I love the character Emily Baxter for her untrusting, somewhat prickly personality and the storyline is so suspenseful it is difficult to put down. HIGHLY recommend!

Thank you ECCO for sending me a copy!

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

Lacey