The Family Next Door-Sally Hepworth

Domestic drama!!!!!

The Family Next Door follows Essie, our main character who is struggling with motherhood and her neighbors Ange, Fran and Isabelle who each have their own struggles. The problems that plague each woman have their own twisted way of coming out in this domestic drama that will leave you with your jaw open.

The Family Next Door is 335 pages long and took me four days to read.

This book is super entertaining and would make for a great vacation book! I’m giving it a 3 out of 5 for this scandalous narrative!

Thank you St. Martin’s Press for sending me a copy!

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

Lacey

The Plea-Steve Cavanagh

Because I’m truly an obnoxiously huge fan of John Grisham I feel as though I can say that I feel like Steve Cavanaugh channeled him while writing The Plea which is the highest compliment I can pay an author.

The Plea follows our defense lawyer lead, Eddie Flynn as he fights the most difficult case of his life. Not simply because it is the most high profile but because its Eddie’s wife only way to stay out of prison. Eddie is given the impossible task of convincing his billionaire client, David Child, to plead guilty to murdering his girlfriend. The only hold up is Mr. Child could actually be innocent.

The Plea is 358 pages long and took me 3 days to read.

I’m giving this novel a 4.5 out of 5. I loved EVERYTHING about this book from its page turning writing to the incredible “Jake Brigance” feel of Eddie Flynn. I will recommend this to any and everyone and very much look forward to reading more of Steve Cavanaugh!

Thank you so much Flatiron books for sending me this copy!

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

Lacey

The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore- Kim Fu

 One of my resolutions was to read outside of my “thriller” comfort zone. While this book is certainly thrilling, it’s in a much more literary form. And there’s no murdering. Lol

The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore follows 5 of the campers lives while simultaneously revealing the events that took place at the camp that set them in their, not always pleasant, path.

Forevermore is 248 pages long and took me 5 days to read.

I want to start by saying I’m giving this book a 3.5 out of 5. It’s one of those books that sits with you after you’ve finished and makes you reflect on what you’ve read. For being a shortish book, I somewhat struggled while reading it and looking back I feel as though it’s because these girls seem so real. Their life after camp seems so plausible and because of that, heartbreaking. I didn’t necessarily ENJOY reading it, I’m very glad I did and will be recommending it.

Thank you HMH for sending me a copy!

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

Lacey

Force of Nature-Jane Harper

When I read The Dry by Jane Harper I was blown away that it was her first novel. I fell in love with her story telling and was a huge fan of her character Agent Aaron Faulk. I was so excited to read the second in the series, Force of Nature, that comes out today!

When a semi cooperating witness giving information about her current employer to Agent Aaron Faulk goes missing in the Australian outback during a business team building exercise, Aaron does everything he can to find his missing witness and close his case.

Force of Nature is 329 pages long and took me 4 days to read.

I love Jane Harper and her incredible ability to weave a fascinating story. I give Force of Nature a 4 of 5 and would recommend to all!

Thank you Flatiron Books for sending me this advanced readers copy!

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

Lacey

Paper Girls Volumes 1, 2 & 3 – Vaughan, Chiang, Wilson and Fletcher

I LOVE THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES SO MUCH! For fans of 80s nostalgia and young girls kicking ass, this series is for you!

When a group of news paper delivery girls get themselves in a sticky situation with time travelers, they are transported through time and have to fight their way back to their century.

I have only read up to Volume 3 but I love them so much. I give Paper Girls a 4.5 out of 5 for being so incredibly entertaining!!

Thank you Image Comics for sending me these copies!

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

Lacey

The Woman In The Window- A.J. Finn

Somehow I managed to put the wrong publish date for The Woman In The Window! So as embarrassing as that is, I wanted to let you know that if you haven’t read The Woman In The Window yet, that you should!

Anna Fox used to be a successful child psychiatrist before the accident. Now she refuses to leave her house due to her severe agoraphobia. With this newly onset fear, she’s also started drinking a large amount of alcohol daily and she taken to spying on her neighbors. When she accuses her new neighbor of murdering his wife, her neighbor doesn’t take kindly to the insult. But she knows what she saw and no amount of counseling can deter her from finding the truth.

The Woman In The Window is 354 pages long and took me 4 days to read.

I enjoyed reading this book that fits perfectly into the trendy “unreliable narrator” fad so I’m giving it a 3 out of 5. I have been reading quite a few of these books lately which is fine by me because boy, I love them!

Thank you William Morrow for sending me an advanced copy!

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

Lacey

Security-Gina Wohlsdorf

As you know, thrillers are my favorite and I can’t help myself when one has a plot I haven’t already read.

The Manderley Resort is already known for it’s incredible security and it hasn’t even opened. In 24 hours it will have the first official press gathering. Tessa, the resort’s manager, is set on making the event one the press won’t forget. What she doesn’t know is that a killer has other plans for the resort the night before.

Security is 229 pages long and took me three days to read.

I’m giving this book a 2.5 out of 5 because while I did enjoy reading it, I was really hoping there would be something more to the story.

Thank you to Algonquin for sending me a copy!

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

Lacey

The Perfect Stranger-Megan Miranda

I had heard that Megan Miranda’s novel, All The Missing Girls, was incredible so I was really excited to read The Perfect Stranger!

Leah Stevens has been cast out of the reporting world after she was “discredited” with her Boston paper. She needed to get away fast so when her old roommate happened to run into her with a plan of moving to a small town to start over, Leah was completely on board. When a local woman becomes life threateningly injured, Leah becomes thrust into the small towns spotlight for accusing a local man of stalking her. The more that comes out about the woman’s “accident”, the more enthralled Leah becomes with the case and the more pain she seems to endure. She now needs to know what happened to this stranger and understand how it is ruining her already shambled life.

The Perfect Stranger is 336 pages long and took me 4 days to read.

I enjoyed reading this psych thriller and give it a 3 out of 5 because while it hits the same vein as other popular novels, it really is a story of its own.

Thank you Simon and Schuster for sending me a copy!

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

Lacey