The Book: Triptych by Karin Slaughter (Will Trent #1)Published August 15th 2006 by Delacorte PressDate re-read: November 23, 2022 The Characters: Will Trent, GBI agentMichael…
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Karin Slaughter | Beyond Reach (Grant County #6)
The Book: Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter (Grant County #6)Published July 31st 2007 by Delacorte PressDate re-read: November 14, 2022 The Characters: Sara Linton, Grant…
Karin Slaughter | Faithless (Grant County #5)
The Book: Faithless by Karin SlaughterPublished July 25th 2006 by Dell Publishing CompanyDate re-read: October 23, 2022 The Characters: Sara Linton, Grant County pediatrician and…
Ruth Ware | The Lying Game
The Book: The Lying Game by Ruth WarePublished: June 2017 by Scout Press Torrie’s Rating: ★★★★ Get it on Bookshop.org | Amazon The Plot (Goodreads): On…
Emma Lord | Begin Again
The Plot (from Goodreads): As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: Transfer from community college to the hyper-competitive Blue Ridge State, major in psychology, and…
Laura Nowlin | If He Had Been With Me
The Plot (Goodreads): If he had been with me everything would have been different… I wasn’t with Finn on that August night. But I should’ve…
Karin Slaughter | Indelible (Grant County #4)
The Book: Indelible by Karin SlaughterPublished September 27, 2005 by HarperTorchDate re-read: October 23, 2022 The Characters: Sara Linton, Grant County pediatrician and coroner Jeffrey…
Lisa Gardner | Catch Me (Detective D.D. Warren #6)
The Book: Catch Me (Detective D.D. Warren #6) by Lisa GardnerPublished: February 2012 by Penguin Torrie’s Rating: ★★★ The Plot (Goodreads): Charlene Grant believes she is…
Ruth Ware | In a Dark, Dark Wood
The Book: In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth WarePublished: July 2015 by Harvill Secker/Scout Press Torrie’s Rating: ★★★ The Plot (Goodreads): What should be…
Jane Shemilt | The Patient
The Book: The Patient by Jane ShemiltPublished May 3, 2022 by William Morrow & CompanyDate read: December 6, 2022 The Characters: Rachel The Plot (from…
Courtney Walsh | Merry Ex-Mas
The Plot (from Goodreads): I haven’t been home for Christmas in eight years. But that’s about to change. This year, I’m traveling to my small…
What do my star ratings mean?
Readers tend to use star ratings to rank/rate the books they’ve read. Since 1-5 stars is so ambiguous, I think it’s important for reviewers to…
Rachel Holm | Carry Me Through Christmas
The Plot (from Goodreads): Welcome to Holly Ridge, home of the best Christmas festival in the tri-state area. When the future of Holly Ridge depends…
Julia Whelan | Thank You For Listening
The Plot (from Goodreads): For Sewanee Chester, being an audiobook narrator is a long way from her old dreams, but the days of being a…
Julie Murphy | A Merry Little Meet Cute
The Plot (from Goodreads): Bee Hobbes (aka Bianca Von Honey) has a successful career as a plus-size adult film star. With a huge following and…
Helena Greer | Season of Love
The Plot (from Goodreads): Miriam Blum has no choice but to face the past she thought she’d left behind when she inherits her great-aunt’s Christmas…
Sarah Hogle | Just Like Magic
The Plot (from Goodreads): Bettie Hughes once knew the comfort of luxury, flaunting a ridiculous collection of designer shoes and a stealthy addiction to CBD…
Catherine Steadman | The Family Game
The Plot (from Goodreads): Harry is a novelist on the brink of stardom; Edward, her husband-to-be, is seemingly perfect. In love and freshly engaged, their…
Sara Goodman Confino | She’s Up To No Good
The Plot (from Goodreads): For two women generations apart, going home will change their lives in this funny, poignant, and life-affirming novel about family, secrets,…
Megan Miranda | The Last To Vanish
The Plot (from Goodreads): Ten years ago, Abigail Lovett fell into a job she loves, managing The Passage Inn, a cozy, upscale resort nestled in…
Roselle Lim | Sophie Go’s Lonely Hearts Club
The Plot (from Goodreads): Newly minted professional matchmaker Sophie Go has returned to Toronto, her hometown, after spending three years in Shanghai. Her job is…
Stephen Amidon | Locust Lane
The Plot (from Goodreads): On the surface, Emerson, Massachusetts, is just like any other affluent New England suburb. But when a young woman is found…
Meredith Schorr | As Seen On TV
The Plot (from Goodreads): Emerging journalist Adina Gellar is done with dating in New York City. If she’s learned anything from made-for-TV romance movies, it’s…
Karin Slaughter | A Faint Cold Fear (Grant County #3)
The Plot (from Goodreads): Sara Linton, medical examiner in the small town of Heartsdale, Georgia, is called out to an apparent suicide on the local…
Jennifer Weiner | The Summer Place
The Plot (from Goodreads): When her twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend, Sarah Danhauser is shocked. But the wheels are in motion….
Amanda Aksel | No Funny Business
The Plot (from Goodreads): Two down-on-their-luck comedians embark on a road tour and find more than a few good laughs on the way. Olivia Vincent…
Anna Bailey | Where The Truth Lies
The Plot (from Goodreads): The town of Whistling Ridge guards its secrets. When seventeen-year-old Abigail goes missing, her best friend Emma, compelled by the guilt…
Adam Hamdy | The Other Side of Night
The Plot (from Goodreads): The Other Side of Night begins with a man named David Asha writing about his biggest regret: his sudden separation from…
Roan Parrish | The Holiday Trap
The Plot (from Goodreads): Greta Russakoff loves her tight-knit family and tiny Maine hometown, even if they don’t always understand what it’s like to be…
TJ Alexander | Chef’s Kiss
The Plot (from Goodreads): Simone Larkspur is a perfectionist pastry expert with a dream job at The Discerning Chef, a venerable cookbook publisher in New…
Bradeigh Godfrey | Imposter
The Plot (from Goodreads): Two sisters, a lifetime of secrets Lilian and Rosie were once the closest of sisters, but the untimely death of their…
Rachel Lynn Soloman | See You Yesterday
The Plot (from Goodreads): Barrett Bloom is hoping college will be a fresh start after a messy high school experience. But when school begins on…
Suzanne Park | The Christmas Clash
The Plot (from Goodreads): Chloe Kwon can’t stand Peter Li. It’s always been that way. Their families don’t get along either: their parents operate rival…
Hannah Orenstein | Meant To Be Mine
The Plot (from Goodreads): What if you knew exactly when you’d meet the love of your life? Edie Meyer knows. When her Grandma Gloria was…
Sarah Bonner | Her Perfect Twin
The Plot (from Goodreads): When Megan discovers photographs of her estranged identical twin sister on her husband’s phone, she wants answers. Leah already has everything…
Lisa Gardner | Live to Tell (Detective D.D. Warren #4)
The Book: Live to Tell (Detective D.D. Warren #4) by Lisa GardnerPublished: July 2010 by Bantam Books Torrie’s Rating: ★★★★ The Plot (Lisa Gardner’s Website): On…
Julie Tieu | The Donut Trap
The Plot (from Goodreads): Jasmine Tran has landed herself behind bars—maple bars that is. With no boyfriend or job prospects, Jasmine returns home to work…
Ethan Joella | A Little Hope
The Plot (from Goodreads): Freddie and Greg Tyler seem to have it all: a comfortable home, a beautiful young daughter, a bond that feels unbreakable….
Casey Dembowski | The Corey Effect
The Book: The Corey Effect by Casey DembowskiPublished October 4th 2022 by Red Adept PublishingDate read: October 3, 2022 The Characters: AndiCorey Buy it on…
Karin Slaughter | Kisscut (Grant County #2)
The Plot (from Goodreads): Saturday night dates at the skating rink have been a tradition in the small southern town of Heartsdale for as long…
Ashley Flowers | All Good People Here
The Plot (from Goodreads): Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the case of January Jacobs, who was found dead in a ditch hours after her family…
Lisa Scottoline | One Perfect Lie
The Book: One Perfect Lie by Lisa ScottolinePublished: 2017 by St. Martin’s Press Torrie’s Rating: ★★ The Plot (Goodreads): A handsome stranger moves to the small…
Karin Slaughter | Blindsighted (Grant County #1)
The Plot (from Goodreads): A small Georgia town erupts in panic when Sibyl Adams, a young college professor, is found brutally mutilated in the local…
Jessica Strawser | Almost Missed You
The Book: Almost Missed You by Jessica StrawserPublished: March 2017 by St. Martin’s Press Almost Missed You is actually how I found “How Did That…
Georgia Clark | Island Time
The Plot (from Goodreads): The Kellys are messy, loud, loving Australians. The Lees are sophisticated, aloof, buttoned-up Americans. They have nothing in common…except for the…
Megan Goldin | Stay Awake
The Plot (from Goodreads): Liv Reese wakes up in the back of a taxi with no idea where she is or how she got there….
Katie Runde | The Shore
The Plot (from Goodreads): Brian and Margot Dunne live year-round in Seaside, just steps away from the bustling boardwalk, with their daughters Liz and Evy….
Mazey Eddings | Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake
The Plot (from Goodreads): Lizzie has made endless mistakes. Kitchen fires, pyramid schemes, bangs (of the hair and human variety), you name it, she’s done…
Lisa Gardner | The Neighbor (Detective D.D. Warren #3)
The Book: The Neighbor (Detective D.D. Warren #3) by Lisa GardnerPublished: June 4, 2009 by Bantam Books Torrie’s Rating: ★★★★ The Plot (Goodreads): From a master…
Elaine Murphy | Look What You Made Me Do (#1)
The Plot (from Goodreads): Carrie wants a normal life. Carrie Lawrence doesn’t need a happily ever after. She’ll just settle for “after.” After a decade…