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  • Book Review: Someone Knows by Vi Keeland

    Someone Knows by Vi Keeland

    Book Summary.

    SOMEONE KNOWS

    Vi Keeland

    She killed a man twenty years ago…and SOMEONE KNOWS.

    Elizabeth works as a creative writing teacher. She spends her days teaching students how to explore their writing. She spends her nights reading chapters her students submit.

    One such night, she opens an email from a student, and attached is a chapter, and the content is familiar. It’s about a relationship between a student and a professor. Elizabeth knows the story all too well. It is her story.

    Frantically, she rereads the chapter, sure it’s not a coincidence. The names match, the timeframe matches, and devastatingly, the story matches.

    As the story unravels, so does Elizabeth. It sends her on a hunt to find out who this student is before everyone knows.

    The Review.

    Just so we all know, I like Vi Keeland.

    Her writing is swift and smart, and her characters always behave somewhere in the gray area. Elizabeth is a perfect example. You love to loathe her.  Living in her head is extremely interesting. I had a lot of fun following her through this storyline.

    If you need a reference, I would say it’s a sexed up version of THE PLOT.  SOMEONE KNOWS is available now in stores. I’ve linked it down below.

    Thanks to Netgalley and Atria Books | Atria/Emily Bestler Books for the advanced copy!

    SOMEONE KNOWS…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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  • Book Review: Next to Heaven by James Frey

    Next to Heaven by James Frey

    Book Summary.

    NEXT TO HEAVEN

    James Frey

    As the story went I greatly enjoyed my time reading. It was soon that I realized I was reading it as a special treat.  Only to be listened to when I was alone and feeling perhaps a little naughty.

    In the bath, right before bed, in the quiet of the night I’d turn it on. The storyline unraveled like a game of telephone. She told her who promised not to tell her who told the rest of them, because of course she did. The gossip of the event spread like wildfire until the telling of the story became its own event to attend.

    The event will have ramifications for each and every person. Those who attended, those who wanted to, those who were more happy to talk about it than attend.

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    The Review.

    Reading this book feels like listening in on adult conversations. I feel way too young (I’m not) to be reading this. Which brought its own kind of reading pleasure.

    I recommend to those who may be searching for something to read in the dark. And especially those searching for parts of themselves in the dark.

    You’ll find what you’re looking for NEXT TO HEAVEN.

    Thanks to NetGalley, Authors Equity, and Libro.fm for the advanced copies.

    Out tomorrow!

    NEXT TO HEAVEN…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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  • Book Review: We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter

    We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter

    Book Summary.

    WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE

    Karin Slaughter

    A favorite author, a brand-new series, and it’s the talk of the summer.

    The book begins on July 4th. Emmy meets with a young girl. By the end of the night, she will be missing. This isn’t just any girl; it’s her best friend’s daughter.

    On the hunt, following clues as the mystery unfolds, each new layer holds the key, but to what?

    To find where the girls are, Emmy must reveal truths about her small town. Truths that expose the nature of a beast. A secret that is bigger and goes wider than Emmy ever thought. By the end of the novel, Emmy will think differently about the town, about the girls, about herself.

    The Review.

    I couldn’t wait to read this new book in a series by Karin Slaughter. Slaughter is one of my favorite authors. If you’re unfamiliar with her work, the one thing to know is that she’s not messing around.

    This book was fantastic. It sets the stage for the entire series. We are introduced to a cast of characters. All of which I look forward to learning more about and hearing their story.

    Emmy is perfect as an MC. She is flawed and doesn’t always do or say the right thing. She is human, and I loved following her in this book.

    If this isn’t already on your summer TBR, it should be.

    Thanks to Netgalley and William Morrow for the advanced copy!

    WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE…⭐⭐⭐⭐

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