Cannonball Read 18

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Often those that criticize others reveal what he himself lacks

The Rumor by Lesley Kara

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Please note that I received this book for free via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. This book will be released on June 18, 2019.  So I liked the general idea on how a rumor can catch fire and burn innocent people. However, I think Kara didn’t go far enough with it. Also some of the book read as repetitive after a while with Joanna thinking everyone was the child killer Sally McGowan in hiding. And then we have the reveal (which […]

Two Types of Breakdown

The Breakdown by B.A. Paris

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I do have to say that I liked parts of the book. I think the biggest reason why I only gave it 3 stars was that Cass seemed beyond ridiculous and naive at times. Can we get a strong female character in a suspense book for once who doesn’t do things like go out into the dark in search of a killer? We women do have common sense. Also it didn’t make a lot of sense to me why she didn’t want to go to […]

Nice Blend of Science Fiction and Suspense

The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley for free. This did not affect my rating or review. This book will be released on August 6, 2019.  So, I was pretty vocal about how badly I disliked “The Girl Before.” So you are probably wondering what in the world caused me to willingly pick out “The Perfect Wife” to review. Well, I heard that it had a lot of science fiction elements in it and since I want to read more science fiction this […]

I Can’t Think of a Good Title….Hot Mess???

An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks

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Trigger warning: Suicide.   Wow. So I had inklings this one wasn’t going to go well with the pop up questions and people waiting on me to finish this on Goodreads. BTW, thanks for not giving a heads up on how bad this was going to be people! I was looking for a slow burn psychological thriller and this turned into nothing that made coherent sense with the women going to increasingly lengths for men or over secrets that would have people going who cares. “An […]

Called Every Plot Element, But This One Holds Up Better Than “Behind Closed Doors”

Bring Me Back by B. A. Paris

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So going to flat out say this is much better than “Behind Closed Doors” or that book I referred to as when a woman keeps doing really dumb crap for no reason besides plot. “Bring Me Back” had an interesting plot, but what kept me interested were the characters. I didn’t really care for Layla or Finn, but did find the story engrossing. I was very disappointed by the ending, it didn’t really hold up with the rest of the book. “Bring Me Back” follows […]

Most of the Book Focused on Suspense Not the Romance

The Obsession by Nora Roberts

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Not too much to say here. Roberts focuses mostly on the suspense aspect of this book and it works much better. The main reason why I gave it three stars is that I think that it would have been smart to include the POV of Naomi’s brother as well. Thank goodness though he doesn’t enter into a romance in this one. I loved how they both changed based on what happened with their parents and the paths they took. Other than that the book felt […]



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