Falling- T. J. Newman

As a pilot, how can you choose between your wife and kids being murdered or having to kill your 143 passengers by crashing the plane? Is there a way you can save everyone?

Falling is 285 pages long and took me two days to read.

This book stressed me out so much in the way only a good thriller can! I’m giving this a 4 out of 5! I’m definitely going to be nervous going on my next flight!

Thank you, Avid Reader Press, for sending me this copy!

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

Lacey

Choose Me-Tess Gerritsen & Gary Braver

Taryn Moore is complicated. She is young, beautiful, intelligent but deeply unhappy. When she is found dead from an apparent suicide her few friends are not wholly unsurprised but to detective Frankie Loomis something doesn’t quite add up. Upon some digging detective Loomis discovers a very dark story and it may explain exactly why Taryn is now dead.

Choose Me is 310 pages long and took me two days to read.

This book made me really sad but I enjoyed the mystery and it was absolutely thrilling. I’m giving it a 3.5 out of 5! I really hope there are more Frankie Loomis mysteries!

Thank you, Thomas & Mercer, for sending me this copy!

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

Lacey

The Box in the Woods- Maureen Johnson

Hot off solving the mystery of the century, Stevie is invited to attend a summer camp where a brutal murder occurred to help a podcaster with his upcoming season dedicated to the case. With her friends by her side Stevie is looking forward to a summer spent sleuthing, even if it means that her summer is spent with screaming kids. Will she be able to solve this case or is she just another one hit wonder?

The Box in the Woods is 382 pages long and took me six days to read.

I LOVE STEVIE SO MUCH! I’m giving this book a 4.5 out of 5! I’m so happy Ms. Johnson is continuing this series because I love the characters and her skill to craft a mystery is incredible! Highly recommend to fans of YA mysteries!

Thank you, MB Communications, for sending me this copy!

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

Lacey

The Maidens-Alex Michaelides

Mariana is convinced that Professor Fosca murdered his student. After viewing the way his female students behave around him, Mariana has used her expertise as a group therapist and has no doubt that he brutally murdered a young woman with so much potential. Mariana will do whatever she can to protect her niece Zoe from this monster and knows she can come up with a case against the man she herself finds quite endearing, but at what cost?

The Maidens is 359 pages long and took me two days to read.

I really enjoyed this book and am giving it a 4 out of 5. At one point while I reading I looked up at my husband and said “I know the ending” and the next page was blown out of the water. I am looking forward to reading the next hit from Michaelides!

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

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

Lacey

The North Face Of The Heart-Dolores Redondo

A serial killer is on the loose in the United States. They disguise their victims as accidents by using the natural disasters that are taking place at that time. Amaia Salazar is a star detective from Spain who is training at the FBI when the second case of murders comes in. Due to her unique point of view and intelligence she is selected to help catch the killer. But not only is she on the hunt for the killer, she must survive a hurricane like no other.

The North Face of the Heart is 480 pages long and took me six days to read.

I loved this book and am giving it a 4.5 out of 5! I didn’t expect this story to intrigue me as much as it did but I was absolutely hooked and didn’t want it to end! I highly recommend this book to anyone that likes a disturbing and distressing mystery!

Thank you, MB Communications, for sending me this copy!

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

Lacey

Beneath Devil’s Bridge-Loreth Anne White

Twenty years after the murder of teenager Leena Rai, a podcast is created to take a deep dive into the case. Podcaster Trinity Scott heads to the small town to interview the detectives and townspeople involved but is getting pushback from the locals. So when she realizes she isn’t getting anywhere with them she drops a huge blow, she has scored an interview with Clayton Jay Pelley, the confessed murderer of Leena. Clayton tells Trinity that he is innocent of the crime. Is Clayton telling the truth or is this just another one of his many lies?

Beneath Devil’s Bridge is 356 pages long and took me three days to read.

I enjoyed this book so much! I’m giving it a 4 out of 5! It is a great summer murder mystery and is guaranteed to keep you guessing!

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

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

Lacey

The Next Wife-Kaira Rouda

Being the second wife of a millionaire is hard when you broke up his first marriage. You have a lot to live up to especially when your husband has an adult daughter and your husband’s ex runs his business alongside him. Tish is no stranger to these difficulties and wishes her husband John would give his ex, Kate, reason to leave the company. But Tish suspects John and Kate of becoming close again and does not take kindly to being made a fool. When Tish’s world turns upside down, she must rely on tricks from her past to navigate her rocky future.

The Next Wife is 306 pages and took me one day to read.

I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller. I’m giving it a 4 out of 5! This is a great summer read and will keep you hooked on every page!

Thank you, Thomas & Mercer, for sending me this copy!

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

Lacey

The End Of Men-Christina Sweeney-Baird

A virus is sweeping the world and killing the majority of the male population. This thriller follows the story of the women throughout the world trying to protect and save as many men as they can.

The End of Men is 387 pages long and took me five days to read.

I’m giving this book a 4 out of 5! While it was hard to read while the coronavirus is still active BUT there is something hopeful in the pages and I loved it.

Thank you, Putnam Books, for the gifted book!

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

Lacey