Six influencers are invited to a secluded island amusement park prior to opening in the hopes their online influence will draw the rich to spend theirSix influencers are invited to a secluded island amusement park prior to opening in the hopes their online influence will draw the rich to spend their money at the park. Given posh rooms in the on-site hotel and having every need tended too… what better way to spend a weekend. Until Will, one of the influencers goes missing and then their whole world gets turned upside down.
I have to say, I’ve never read anything else from this author, however her ability to tell a tale left me breathless. I was ducking and dodging along with the trapped kids. A creepy amusement park background, a room filled with wax statues of the worst of the worst serial killers… and all the while being hunted. This kept me turning pages afraid to close my eyes less I miss the killer. Several times I thought I had it figured out, only to change my mind again and again.
I can’t even tell you how wild the ending is! Whew. Breathless, heart ponding, cat and mouse running, hiding and being hunted is enough to entertain anyone! I am definitely going to explore more from this author.
I can’t recommend this YA thrill ride enough. If your brave enough… and don’t mind being hunted …
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, the publishers and author for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinions. Grab this book like a life raft when it’s released Feb 28, 2023. Trust me… you’re going to need it to survive Jagged Island.
Happy reading my friends!
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Six influencers are invited to a secluded island amusement park prior to opening in the hopes their online influence will draw the rich to spend their money at the park. Given posh rooms in the on-site hotel and having every need tended too… what better way to spend a weekend. Until Will, one of the influencers goes missing and then their whole world gets turned upside down.
I have to say, I’ve never read anything else from this author, however her ability to tell a tale left me breathless. I was ducking and dodging along with the trapped kids. A creepy amusement park background, a room filled with wax statues of the worst of the worst serial killers… and all the while being hunted. This kept me turning pages afraid to close my eyes less I miss the killer. Several times I thought I had it figured out, only to change my mind again and again.
I can’t even tell you how wild the ending is! Whew. Breathless, heart ponding, cat and mouse running, hiding and being hunted is enough to entertain anyone! I am definitely going to explore more from this author.
I can’t recommend this YA thrill ride enough. If your brave enough… and don’t mind being hunted …
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, the publishers and author for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinions. Grab this book like a life raft when it’s released Feb 28, 2023. Trust me… you’re going to need it to survive Jagged Island.
What a cliffhanger this third book in a four book series leaves you on. I’m desperate for the conclusion now and waiting with baWhoa! Whoa! And Whoa!
What a cliffhanger this third book in a four book series leaves you on. I’m desperate for the conclusion now and waiting with bated breath.
This installment you find Constance Greene back in New York in 1880… stranded after a mishap with the multiverse machine stranding her there, but exactly where she wants to be to right so many wrongs that have been laid against her.
Agent Pendergrast finds himself bereft at the loss of Constance and in his scheming, all knowing and ever fascinating ways is making plans to follow Constance at whatever risk he must assume.
FBI Special Agent Coldmoon is dispatched to a shooting death on the Lakota Reservation of a tribe member that can make replicas of Lakota artifacts. The suspect list for him is narrow, but in true fashion, all is never what it seems when dealing with this motley crew.
And what of D’Agosta? Well he’s been dispatched to the freezing death of a museum curator. How are all these things connected? And what of Pendergrasts connection as well as Constance Greenes connection to the infamous serial killer Dr. Leng?
Well jump in this express train through the multiverse of time travel to follow all the strings and leads that will have you finding friends old and new, and ending with a cliffhanger you won’t see coming.
This is definitely one you don’t want to miss if you’re a Preston and Child’s fan. It’s definitely best to read this series in order in order to avail yourself of all the characters pasts and intricate relationships, but it can be read alone … if you like jumping in and figuring out the backstory as you go.
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, the publishers, and of course the talented writing team of Preston and Child for extending an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. This is a great way to start your new year in January of 2023!
Satanic cults in the woods? A missing friend. Whoa! This book was such a fun read I couldn’t stop reading.
Everyone believes there’s satanic rituals hSatanic cults in the woods? A missing friend. Whoa! This book was such a fun read I couldn’t stop reading.
Everyone believes there’s satanic rituals happening in the woods. People go missing. Symbols appear. But is all what it appears to be? Is there really a cult, or does someone just want it to appear that way to do evil disguised in the shadows? This is one you won’t want to miss!
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, the publishers and author for extending me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
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If you only read ONE book in 2023, THIS IS THE BOOK TO READ!!
Think a retelling of Pinocchio, only the boy is real and everyone else are robots. HumanIf you only read ONE book in 2023, THIS IS THE BOOK TO READ!!
Think a retelling of Pinocchio, only the boy is real and everyone else are robots. Humanity has become extinct by the very machines they have built, but in a hidden section of woods, there lives a real boy, with his robot father, a snarky yet utterly lovable nurse robot named Nurse Ratchet (who is by far my favorite character) and a cute little roomba vacuum with a drive to clean, clean, clean, named Rambo. When our hunting for spare parts, this trio of boy and robots come across an android not yet out of power and set out to save him. As I’m sure you can guess, chaos ensues.
This book reads fast, causes laughter, sadness, happiness, and overall is probably one of the best books I’ve read this year. It is one everyone should read, and re-read as the humanity, love, pain, and most of all choices fit into everyday life. This is one I will go to again and again.
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, the publishers, and beyond talented author for extending me an ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.
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A MUST read fantasy mixed with reality telling of historical fiction amped up to a whole new level!
Imagine if you could time travel. Really go and expA MUST read fantasy mixed with reality telling of historical fiction amped up to a whole new level!
Imagine if you could time travel. Really go and experience a time period as it’s happening while retaining the ability to jump forward back into your time without ever being missed. Imagine still if the time you spent in this time gone by could be experienced in weeks, months, or even years, again with no consequences to you in the present. Would you jump at the chance? Who would you meet? Would you change the events, this altering history forever, or stand idly by and watch things play out, even when you know how it ends?
This is exactly what happens to Beth Wickers, a second year history student that is in love with the events in Tudor, England, and more specifically with Anne Boleyn.
A beautiful story line interwoven with historical facts will have you breathless and contemplating the possibility of having just this kind of chance yourself.
Perfect for all fans of historical fiction, time travel, and anyone who just wishes they could go back in time and witness for themselves the lives of those long ago. This is definitely one to put on your radar as it will sweep you away, off your feet, and into a story so good it will haunt you.
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, the publishers and author for allowing me to experience life in Tudor, England through this amazing ARC. I can’t give this one enough praise!
This is such an amazing tale of family secrets, Nazi Germany, propaganda, and how the choices we make, the death and destruction it can cause, haunts This is such an amazing tale of family secrets, Nazi Germany, propaganda, and how the choices we make, the death and destruction it can cause, haunts not only the chooser, but subsequent generations. Told in such a sweeping manner, you’ll feel like you’re watching a movie, watching the events play out live, and will be swept away with the story.
Burkhard Bilger knew there was something hidden in his grandfathers past, but never was able to ask the questions while he was alive. Grown now, Bilger sets out to find and retrace his grandfathers plight living in Nazi Germany after fighting in WW1. The choices he made to survive are amazing and heart breaking. The choices he makes to resist while being a Nazi leader for a small town will have you captivated, saddened, emboldened, and seeing things from a whole different perspective.
This is historical fiction at its best. A true must read for any history lover, WW2 enthusiast, and anyone wanting to take another dive into life in and around Germany under Nazi rule.
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, the publisher #RandomHousePublishing, and the amazing author #BurkhardBilger for extending an ARC in exchange for my honest opinions. This is one that everyone should read.
Pregnant and longing for family, pregnant Jacy heads out to her husbands family farm… where there’s no internet and no cell service. Once there , she Pregnant and longing for family, pregnant Jacy heads out to her husbands family farm… where there’s no internet and no cell service. Once there , she realizes not everything is what it seems with her husbands family, and slowly but surely she realizes that she has become a prisoner. Now she must fight for not just her, but also for her unborn baby. Beware the pregnant woman… for that’s the mightiest kind.
While not my favorite Megan Abbott book, it did make for a locked up read.
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, the author #MeganAbbott and the publishers #PenguinGroupPutnam for extending me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
ATTENTION READING PASSENGERS, THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING!
This is a YA dystopian novel you DO NOT want to miss! Jump on board for the cruise ship riATTENTION READING PASSENGERS, THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING!
This is a YA dystopian novel you DO NOT want to miss! Jump on board for the cruise ship ride of your life where you will cruise in... ummm... yeah, you will cruise to destination nowhere for the mere price of your whole entire life.
Forty years after biological warfare, there are 16 stranded cruise ships being told they can not dock anywhere due to possibility of contagion. There is a split within the United States during the war with states seceding and forming their own country, The Federated States. Life on the ship is tough. The ship is breaking down and there are food rations being implemented. There is a small class being held for medics and the chance at getting to be allowed to come ashore and live on land. Things seem very bleak.
Told from multiple viewpoints of passengers on the ship, this novel takes off not like a cruise ship, but rather a rocket ship--blasting off at full speed. There are nods to current situations in the world, making this a fun, fast, relatable read. I can not say enough good things about how this book sets the pace for a sure to be exciting series!
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, the publishers #Sourcebooks, and the talented author #SarahDaniels for extending an ARC in exchange for my honest opinions
Gregg Olsen knows how to tell a blistering good tale of a horrific crime in the early 1900’s.
Dr. Linda Hazzard wanted to build a renowned sanitarium Gregg Olsen knows how to tell a blistering good tale of a horrific crime in the early 1900’s.
Dr. Linda Hazzard wanted to build a renowned sanitarium promising new, cutting edge treatments for medical conditions through the application of starvation therapy. When two wealthy socialite sisters succumb to her promises, they enter into a torture no human should ever endure. They are starved and “flushed” until they are skeletal wisps of their former selves and even on one’s death bed, still clinging to the hope of remedy from Dr. Hazzard and her wildly unconventional treatments. She takes utter control of the sisters lives and finances, wreaking havoc without regard to her patients health and safety.
This is a mind boggling true crime novel of a “doctor” gone rogue and her eventual conviction of being a serial killer in a town where people knew of the death and destruction, yet no one said or did anything to help. Olsen brings you to the edge of insanity by showing just how deep and crazy this medical malpractice went.
This is a definite winner for fans of true crime, mystery and thrillers and one I will be reflecting on for a long time.
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, #ThreadBooks and the acutely talented #GreggOlsen for sending me an ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.
Talk about a Russian doll of lies, deceit, betrayals and madness, this book ticks all the check boxes of a thrill ride you don’t want to miss!
Lee hadTalk about a Russian doll of lies, deceit, betrayals and madness, this book ticks all the check boxes of a thrill ride you don’t want to miss!
Lee had it all, her own restaurant, the high life, security, and then -like lots of business- Covid happened and her restaurant shuts down. Just like that she has become homeless and living in her car. Parked out in a well to do neighborhood by the beach, Lee is awoken to crying and gets out to investigate. What she finds is a well off woman that is drowning. Lee reacts and rushes in to save her life. Saving Hazel turns out to be one of the worst decisions she could make.
Hazel explains about her abusive husband and how she just needs to disappear like Lee has done and asks Lee to help her. Thinking Lee has finally found a friend, she agrees to help Hazel, but things start getting dicey. Is Hazel really her friend? Is there more to this escape plan than Hazel has shard with Lee? How much danger are they truly in?
This thriller takes off with a bang and shoots you ever toward the dark and twisted ending you won’t see coming. This novel set to be released in June of 2023 should be on every thrill lovers radar to scoop up and dive into!
A huge thank you to #NetGalley, #GrandCentralPublishing, and the amazingly talented author #RobynHarding for sending me an ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.
Episode Thirteen could be one of the best horror books to bring a shiver to your spine when its set to grace the shelves come JanuaryEpisode Thirteen
Episode Thirteen could be one of the best horror books to bring a shiver to your spine when its set to grace the shelves come January of 2023!
The cast and crew members of the TV reality show Fade to Black have chosen for their thirteenth episode a house so twistedly haunted that they are assured to be a network hit. They have decided to take on the site of the famous Paranormal Research Society that in the 1970’s conducted sick and torture filled experiments in attempts to reach the spirit world leaving behind broken participants, a wake of terrifying hauntings, and even the disappearance of the researchers themselves.
Once firmly implanted in the house, and starting their paranormal research, the ghosts inhabiting the house come alive and the horror begins. Will anyone make it out alive?
This is a dark descent into a horrific nightmare is so well written that it will give you nightmares. The tension and unbelievable layers of gruesome horror will leave you reeling. This is definitely one not to be missed for fans of paranormal horror, ghost hunting shows with found footage, and lovers of tense, creepy horror that builds in the form of mixed media telling. This is one I will be highly recommending and re-reading for the immersive experience it provides.
A big thank you to #NetGalley, #RedhookBooks, and the beyond talented author #CraigDiLouie, for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinions. As a horror lover, I have added DiLouie to my ever growing list of horror favorites and will be seeking out more novels from him.
What do you get when you cross pathological liars with compulsive liars with court ordered to therapy liars? You get lies, deception, double crosses, What do you get when you cross pathological liars with compulsive liars with court ordered to therapy liars? You get lies, deception, double crosses, triple crosses, mayhem, madness, collateral damage, murder, and a whole lot of twisted fun from this runaway train novel written by the talented Marissa Finch!
Liars Anonymous is a group of hand selected liars put together by therapist Dr. Quick as a way to study, document, and write about what makes these people tick, and if and how they can be rehabilitated. Containing two members ordered by the court to attend, and the rest screened by Dr. Quick herself, this is not like a typical AA group where people come and go. These participants must meet once a week at the designed location and must participate in the therapy. As time is progressing, a member of their group is found murdered … by other members of the group. Think you can guess how this will go? Of course you can! They are ALL liars and they all have something to gain, a score to settle, and just flat out untruths to spin around and around.
This book is told through alternating views of Marnie and Naomi, both participants in the group, and both with tons to gain and lose as well as to coverup and lie about. From the start this book sucks you in hard and has you trying to cipher through all the information and misinformation you’re being given through the tales of the players. This is high octane fun at its best and the ending blew me away! Hang on to your seat for this thrill ride! Lucky for you… you only have to wait until November 17, 2022 to grab this gem up and pull up a seat at Liars Anonymous for your own front row seat! Don’t worry, we do serve donuts and burnt coffee!
Highly recommended for anyone who likes mystery/ thrillers, who dunnits, and anyone who’s ever loved playing that game … bull hockey… there’s not two truths and a lie here … they’re ALL lies. Strap in and have fun with this one! It could be one of my favorites for 2022.
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, #VictoyyEditingNetGalleyCoOp, and the twisted tale teller herself #MarissaFinch for extending an ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.
Like a little paranormal bump in the night? Like the feeling of someone’s hot breath caressing you neck only to turn and find no one there? Still jumpLike a little paranormal bump in the night? Like the feeling of someone’s hot breath caressing you neck only to turn and find no one there? Still jump from your door to the bed, terrified of the hand that may just reach out and grab you? Then this will be right up your alley!
Leslie Rule has definitively done for paranormal research what her mother Ann Rule has done for serial killers … put them square on the map and in your face.
I loved how not only did she include some of her favorite haunts from Ghosts Coast to Coast, and how she’s also provided updates as she’s found them, hammering in that Rule not only does her research, but KEEPS researching to provide any additional information. For those brave souls that love a good haunt, she’s even provided addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for some of the spooky amusement park ghosts.
The narrator, Lisa Flanagan, does a spectacular job of delivering Rule’s voice as well as adding a hauntingly, chilling flair as she navigates tales that range from fascinating to terrifying to even the disturbing.
This is a great addition for all those people who love a good ghost hunt, haunting, or eerie adventure. I will definitely be recommending this audiobook as. a paranormal dream.
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, #AndrewsMcMeelAudio, and of course the talented #LeslieRule for sending me this advanced audiobook in exchange for my honest opinions.
What a twisted, curvy, out of the box, fantastic read about so many liars!
Grace Evans is taking a reprieve from the busy, hectic city life of New YorWhat a twisted, curvy, out of the box, fantastic read about so many liars!
Grace Evans is taking a reprieve from the busy, hectic city life of New York and lands in an AirBnB on a beautiful ranch in gorgeous Wyoming. It becomes an even better getaway when the host of the AirBnB, Calvin Wells, is a gorgeous part of the Wyoming backdrop himself. A holiday fling ensues, but the more Grace gets to know Calvin, and all the people around him, the more she knows something isn’t quite right. Then the police show up at the house looking for a missing girl, reportedly headed to the same AirBnB that had just vanished. What is going on in this remote, beautiful ranch? What twisted games are being played? A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues, only who is the predator and who is the prey?
This is the first novel I have read by Jeneva Rose, but it will not be the last. There are so many curve balls thrown at you, so many deviations you won’t see coming. She writes with both passion and intent as well as satire and humor, even directed at her own writing style! This is one thriller you will not see the end coming! This will gut punch you and leaving you breathless and wanting for more. I will be recommending this to everyone that loves. a good thriller that keeps you on your toes the whole way through!
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, #BlackstonePublishing and of course the talented author #JenevaRose for extending an ARC in exchange for my honest opinions. This should be on everyone’s radar to snap up on publication day in April of 2023, believe me… you’ll WANT to go there!
Everyone knows nurses are the backbone of healthcare, and this nurse brings humanity to the topic of abortion. ThougFresh take on a hot button topic!
Everyone knows nurses are the backbone of healthcare, and this nurse brings humanity to the topic of abortion. Though pro-choice in her personal views, she presents cases and information from neither a prolife,, pro-choice nor pro-abortion perspectives.
Patrice D’Amato pens a novel from her courageous 38 year nursing career immersed in a women’s clinic and being a nursing educator that allows the reader to view women’s health from the view of very personal choices and very real people. She provides further reading and material for the reader to research for themselves to further educate yourself on how and why women make such difficult choices, the myths and misinformation that’s spread, and how each decision is unique for the person, their beliefs, their religion and cultural beliefs and constrains as well as shining a light on those unsung heroes that show up to work everyday to help educate and provide outstanding care and compassion for people in all stages and situations in life.
Perfect for anyone who likes memoirs, nursing tales, or anyone who would like to further their insights or perspectives on the topic of abortions.
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, the publisher and author for this amazing ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.
Nursing memoirs allow you to see first hand the internal as well as external struggles each nurse goes through despite showing up with brave and neutral faces. This is one not to miss.
A child’s game gone horribly wrong in this break neck speed paced novel of love, loss, revenge and redemption.
Hannah and Evan have beeDon’t you dare
A child’s game gone horribly wrong in this break neck speed paced novel of love, loss, revenge and redemption.
Hannah and Evan have been married for 14 years. They met in college. However 16 years in her past Hannah is carrying a terrible secret. A college dare amongst best friends gone horribly wrong. The best friend trio split into the winds running from a tragic accident they staged. Hannah now is in a seemingly perfect life, however the cracks are starting to show, and karma has returned for a brutal visit.
Told in alternating sections of the present and 16 years past, this is a non-stop terror ride when one of the trio shows up and happens to be Hannah’s old flame. The past has come calling and boy do the sparks fly.
Highly recommended for people who like mystery/ thrillers and cat and mouse games. There are sections of sexual situations that could make some readers uncomfortable, but I found it added to the tension built steadily through the novel.
This is one I will be recommending when released in May of 2023! Go ahead and put this one on your radar for reading … I dare you!
Thank you to #NetGalley, #JessicaHamilton, and the publisher #CrookedLaneBooks for extending me an ARC of this pulse pounding thriller in exchange for my honest opinions.
In the 1900s while still settling the United States, there was a practice of “homesteading” where if This is historical fiction at its horrific best!
In the 1900s while still settling the United States, there was a practice of “homesteading” where if you could live on a parcel and make it successful and productive, after 3 years that would become your own.
Adelaide Henry is running from her childhood home with nothing but a steamer trunk, escaping the fire she’s set and the horrors within, and headed to stake her claim on a parcel in Montana. Though locked with a heavy padlock, Adelaide is reluctant to let the trunk out of her sight. She’s headed to be a “lone woman” in a state that allows single women to try to stake a claim. But Montana is very different from California, and Adelaide is very different from everyone else settling in Montana. Adelaide has a horrific secret. One that causes death to those around her. Sometimes the devil you know refuses to let you go, and family history and secrets remain cumbersome chains around your neck.
Victor Lavalle has created a tense, atmospheric, historic romp through the early 1900s settlement adventure, but twisting his tale with horror filled images and creating terror filled moments with devils you will never see coming.
This is a fast paced, un-put-down-able adventure that will throw you through curves and spine tingling moments sure to please readers of multiple genres.
This was my first LaValle novel, and definitely will not be my last. Highly recommended for readers of historical fiction, fantasy, thrillers, horror and anyone who just loves a well written story! Not one to miss when released in March of 2023.
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, #RandomHousePublishingGroup, and of course #VictorLaValle, for extending this amazing ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.
An atmospheric, claustrophobic, blood freezing journey to a destination wedding gone wrong.
Mila and Jess have a strained sister relationship, but regAn atmospheric, claustrophobic, blood freezing journey to a destination wedding gone wrong.
Mila and Jess have a strained sister relationship, but regardless of this, Jess invites Mila and her husband Ethan to join them at an all expense paid destination wedding in Germany. Mila (notoriously late to everything) is determined not to be late to her sisters wedding when she finds they are lost, the car has broken down, and a terrible snowstorm is coming. Trudging along she sprains her ankle, further slowing them down, when they happen upon an abandoned village of six huts. No help or hope in site they bunker down in one only for Mila to wake up alone and cold. Ethan is missing. And that’s not all Mila will be up against.
Told in alternating views from Mila in her current situation and flashes from the past, this engaging thriller will have your blood running cold as you battle the elements and fight for survival right along with Mila.
The ending will blow you away!
Highly recommended for people who like spine tingling chills, cat and mouse tension, creepy abandoned towns and horrific surprises around every corner. A perfect one to grab up in chilly January of 2023!
Thank you so much to #NetGalley, the author and publishers for sending me an ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.
Pam Jenoff has penned a tale derived from a true event in WWII of the brave attempt of a train liberation of people headed to the horrific death camp Pam Jenoff has penned a tale derived from a true event in WWII of the brave attempt of a train liberation of people headed to the horrific death camp Auschwitz.
Written like a runaway train, plowing through emotions such as fear and hope, love and loss, betrayal and redemption, joy and pain, as well as truth and story, this is one not to be missed for any historical fiction fan.
The characters created are whole and well developed, investing you as the reader in every daring mission whether a success or failure. The relationships built are as complex as any relationship you have ever known.
This story brings the danger and heroic actions of resistance workers during Nazi controlled Europe the recognition they so rightly deserve. You’ll encounter lines of resistance workers desperate to save downed airmen, brave citizens that help disseminate information of where airmen are being hidden and passing messages throughout the resistance line right under German soldiers noses, citizens that open their hearts and homes to help feed and clothe those on the run, and of course the bravery of the resistance in liberating a train bound for death.
I cannot recommend this novel high enough for anyone that’s interested in historical fiction, Nazi Germany, or just loves to read a tale that will sweep you up and whisk you away down secret lines of brave people trying to help those in distress.
A huge thank you to #NetGalley, the publishers and amazing author for extending me an ARC in exchange for my honest opinions. Don’t miss this on publication day in Feb. 2023.
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