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Behind Closed Doors- B.A. Paris

First of all, huge thank you to St. Martin’s Press for sending me this book!

Fair warning, this book is not for the faint of heart! I consider myself a tough cookie when it comes to hearing about abuse but this was tough for me to swallow. That being said, if you aren’t squirmish, this is a MUST read!

Jack and Grace are the perfect couple. They are everything a young couple in love would like to be. Wealthy, healthy and happy. The only problem is that it’s all a lie.

293 pages of heart pounding adrenaline make up this book. I literally couldn’t put it down and flew through it in one day.

I give Behind Closed Doors a 4 out of 5 for its gripping, unforgettable unraveling of a story.

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

Lacey

Pretty Baby-Mary Kubica

Hold on to your hats, folks, Mary Kubica has done it again! I’m late to jump on the bandwagon but now that I’m here, I’m all in.

Heidi is a good person. She spends her life helping people in the hopes of making the world a better place. So when she sees a young lady and her baby on the street in the rain she has a difficult time letting it go. Heidi can’t stop thinking about helping these two young people to the point of obsession. When she decides to bring them home with her, her husband objects profusely. Heidi’s obsession starts to affect not only her family but her own mental state.

At 379 pages, Pretty Baby had me white-knuckling my paperback copy on the regular. It took me 4 days to finish this thrilling novel.

I give Pretty Baby 4 out of 5 for it’s chilling characters. I highly recommend this book!

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Lacey

A Dark Lure- Loreth Anne White

Being the fishing fanatic I am, I was instantly interested in reading a novel with “lure” in the title. After reading the description of the novel I was all in.

Olivia West, formerly know as Sarah Baker, is now a manager at the Broken Bar Ranch. Olivia/Sarah was the only victim of the Watt Lake Killer to survive. Not only does she suffer from PTSD she has also completely secluded herself from other people. She has made a new life for herself at Broken Bar and done her best to move on from the traumatic experiences she’s suffered. When similarities of her kidnapping appear at the ranch her flashbacks and anxiety overwhelm her. Is it all in her head, or could the Watt Lake Killer have found her?

This novel reads at 408 pages and took me five days to read. The story definately has some twists but not what I’d call unexpected.

I did enjoy this novel and would give it a 3 of 5.

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Lacey

Brain On Fire-Susannah Cahalan

I had the honor of meeting Susannah Cahalan in 2013 and was lucky to hear her story first hand. This is one of my favorite books because it is beautiful in its own right. Our brain is a magnificent, complex organ and when it turns on us it changes everything.

Susannah was 24 when she first felt like something was wrong. She had a good job at The New York Post as a writer and was in her first serious relationship, least to say things were on the right track. When she woke up in the hospital, chained to a bed with “flight risk” on her arm, she knew something bad had happened.

This book truly is a must-read. It is upsetting and scary but being aware of our own bodies is incredibly important.

252 pages of nonstop mystery makes this story fly by. It took me two days to read this book.

I give Brain On Fire 4.5 out of 5 for being brutally honest, wonderfully written and most of all, informative to all.

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Lacey

The Husband’s Secret- Liane Moriarty

Liane Moriarty has become quite popular for her addicting stories. This is the first of her many books I’ve read and I can absolutely say it will not be my last.

Cecilia Fitzpatrick loves her husband. She has a happy life with three wonderful daughters. She is successful in her career and feels like she has an almost perfect life. While cleaning her home she stumbles upon an envelope with “For my wife, Cecilia Fitzpatrick. To be opened in the event of my death” written on the front. Cecilia assumes this letter will be a romantic gesture to her when her husband passes but becomes enthralled with opening it prior to his departure on earth due to their recent lack of intimacy. When she brings the letter up to her husband he starts acting strange and asks her not to open it. What is her husband hiding from her and how will it affect those around her?

The Husband’s Secret is 445 pages long and I was able to tackle it within 4 days.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It kept me interested with its rich character details and gives you a deep look into marriage, love and death. I give this novel a 3.5.

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Lacey

The Whites-Richard Price (Harry Brandt)

I’m a sucker for cop stories. They are by far my favorite and I easily get lost in the drama. This book is no different. While it wasn’t my first cop drama and won’t be my last, it certainly was worthwhile.

Detective Billy Graves is on the Night Watch unit of the NYPD that deals with the cream of the crop criminals late at night through the wee hours of the morning. When Billy was in his younger days as a detective he was part of a group who called themselves the Wild Geese. They were quite a team who caught criminals left and right. With the caught criminals also came each Wild Geese members “White”, aka criminal that escaped justice one way or another. When Billy gets a call to a murder scene while on Night Watch, he discovers that the victim is one of the Wild Geese’s Whites. Under suspicious circumstances Billy discovers that additional Whites have gone missing.

The Whites is a very intriguing story that puts in perspective how criminals stick with police officers years after their careers have ended and how they shape their lives.

333 pages later and you’ll have a profound respect of “doing the right thing”. I read this book in 4 days.

I really enjoyed this book. Again, I love cop dramas and this didn’t disappoint. I give The Whites a 3 out of 5.

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Lacey

Broken Harbor-Tana French

Tana French is one talented woman. She is easily one of my favorite authors for her creative crime stories that will have you reading every one of her novels.

Our main character, Mick “Scorcher” Kennedy, is an Irish Murder Squad detective. When he catches a case of a father and his two young children who’ve been murdered while the mother is in critical condition at Scortcher’s old family summer vacation stomping grounds, he starts to have flashbacks of similar distressing situations from his youth.

At 450 pages, Broken Harbor captures the eirey essence of multiple broken families and their struggles to remain “normal”. This book took me 3.5 days to read.

I give Broken Harbor a 3.5 out of 5 for its stressful plot but accurate portrayal of mankind. This book is not for the faint of heart and can be difficult to ready as the nature of the book isn’t extremely pleasant. I very much recommend reading all of Tana French’s books and plan on reviewing many more for you!

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Lacey

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo- Stieg Larsson

I realize that I’m behind the times when it comes to Girl With The Dragon Tattoo but DEAR LORD. I’ve seen the US version of the movie and, naturally, was fascinated by Lisbeth Salander.

Our incredibly twisty turny novel follows both Mikael Blomkvist (a financial reporter on hiatus after being convicted of libel) who takes a job of solving a 35 year old mystery to gain dirt on the man whom he made libelous claims against and Lisbeth Salander (a complicated soul who hacks other people’s information as her career).

It would take me three whole days just to explain the plot but know this is a mystery worth getting lost in a book for.

464 pages and at times a tough read (lots of financial jargon in the beginning) and took me 5 days to read but is completely mind blowing.

I genuinely loved this book. With confidence I give this book a 4.5 out of 5 and I only go that low because the first 100 pages can be difficult to get through. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has some time to kill and a fairly good memory.

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Lacey