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Last Known Location by Eva MacKenzie
4.0
I had so much fun reading this story. The pacing is perfect, and I found myself not wanting to put it down. I wasn't realizing how much I had actually read each sitting because you just get sucked into the story from the start.
This book is told through 3 viewpoints, Gwen, a local cop and a PI. I liked how easy it was to follow and how things were laid out. Each POV adds so much. I really enjoyed watching the story unfold in the alternating perspectives and getting to know the characters through each.
There are also side characters that come into play that were seamlessly interwoven into the storyline. The author does such a great job.
This book is full of twists and turns that will leave you guessing until the very end. This book gets intense and will keep you at the edge of your seat. And THAT ENDING! What!?
This was my first book by this author, and I've heard her other books are very good as well. I'm going to be checking into those asap.
★★★★/5
This book is told through 3 viewpoints, Gwen, a local cop and a PI. I liked how easy it was to follow and how things were laid out. Each POV adds so much. I really enjoyed watching the story unfold in the alternating perspectives and getting to know the characters through each.
There are also side characters that come into play that were seamlessly interwoven into the storyline. The author does such a great job.
This book is full of twists and turns that will leave you guessing until the very end. This book gets intense and will keep you at the edge of your seat. And THAT ENDING! What!?
This was my first book by this author, and I've heard her other books are very good as well. I'm going to be checking into those asap.
★★★★/5
Somebody's Home by Kaira Rouda
2.0
Where to start with this one.....
Well, the beginning had my attention. I was intrigued and wanted to know who was in the house. Then things got weird. Not in a good way.
This was a DNF for me woth only an hour left to spare on the audiobook I had procured.
There was A LOT of triggering things happening. Like almost anything the author couple possibly think of, it was there. I have no triggers, but I was... irritated... disgusted... and wondering where the heck this interesting story had gone.
There is Naziz/white supremacy, toxic masculinity, rich vs poor (I'm better than you), toxic religious views, abuse, possible shooting/mass shooting (I stopped before this event), pristitution rings, and more.
Originally I was drawn in, as this book takes place in the town I live in. I was like sweet, I can relate. As things started happening, it was just one toxic trait after another and the book was no longer enjoyable.
The women (mothers) were the only kinda good part. They were both trying to protect their children from all this bad stuff happening around them. But I couldn't hold onto the storyline long enough to see if the prevailed in their quest.
I wish I had better things to say about this one. But if you have any triggers listed above, I'd pass over this one.
I have heard the authors' other works are very good, though. So maybe check one of those out instead.
* Thanks netgalley and publisher for mu gifted copy
Well, the beginning had my attention. I was intrigued and wanted to know who was in the house. Then things got weird. Not in a good way.
This was a DNF for me woth only an hour left to spare on the audiobook I had procured.
There was A LOT of triggering things happening. Like almost anything the author couple possibly think of, it was there. I have no triggers, but I was... irritated... disgusted... and wondering where the heck this interesting story had gone.
There is Naziz/white supremacy, toxic masculinity, rich vs poor (I'm better than you), toxic religious views, abuse, possible shooting/mass shooting (I stopped before this event), pristitution rings, and more.
Originally I was drawn in, as this book takes place in the town I live in. I was like sweet, I can relate. As things started happening, it was just one toxic trait after another and the book was no longer enjoyable.
The women (mothers) were the only kinda good part. They were both trying to protect their children from all this bad stuff happening around them. But I couldn't hold onto the storyline long enough to see if the prevailed in their quest.
I wish I had better things to say about this one. But if you have any triggers listed above, I'd pass over this one.
I have heard the authors' other works are very good, though. So maybe check one of those out instead.
* Thanks netgalley and publisher for mu gifted copy
Wicked Walking by Claudia Cain
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
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𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒚 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍!!! I forgot how much I loved Claudia Cain's writing! 𝒉𝒐𝒘?! I remember 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑰𝑵𝑮 the first book, giving it 5 stars, and stating it was one of my top reads of the year. But the love is 𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑳!
Not often is the second book as good as the first, but also 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓!
Cain's writing is 𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍, switching between "story narration" and the story itself. It reminds me of the writing style of The Night Circus, but instead of a circus, it's a creepy forest with a 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒚 creature. It's The Falconer meets Stranger Things, meets Practical Magic with a touch of Amityville Horror.
You can 𝑭𝑬𝑬𝑳 the story, the creep, and the characters. Just the way an amazing story should be.
How do I even tell you how much I 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 this book? 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔. 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌. 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆. 𝒎𝒆.
𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒂! That ending!!! I knew it was coming at some point, but when they all started gathering.... 𝑰 𝑲𝑵𝑬𝑾 you were about to break the last part of me. It all fit together 𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍! Not to mention the hurt you inflicted on my heart not long before that. Honestly, my heart is 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 racing, and it's hard to 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆 after all that.
This book really had it 𝒂𝒍𝒍 though. I loved, I laughed, I raged, I was at the edge of my seat while my heart beat out of my chest, I was completely creeped out (yet loved it), 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒅.
The characters all have a special place in my heart and 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆! Seriously, every character is so well fleshed out, and it's hard not to fall in love with them. Especially Cass, Will, and 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉 🖤 but really all of them, this story needed them 𝒂𝒍𝒍. Every messed up/loving piece of them.
Your writing and storytelling truly 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒆𝒔 me. I 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 that this book, like the last, will be a 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 of the year for me. There is no way around it!
𝒂𝒍𝒍. 𝒕𝒉𝒆. 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔!
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「𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔」
to the author for providing me a copy if this wonderful story.
𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒚 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍!!! I forgot how much I loved Claudia Cain's writing! 𝒉𝒐𝒘?! I remember 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑰𝑵𝑮 the first book, giving it 5 stars, and stating it was one of my top reads of the year. But the love is 𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑳!
Not often is the second book as good as the first, but also 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓!
Cain's writing is 𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍, switching between "story narration" and the story itself. It reminds me of the writing style of The Night Circus, but instead of a circus, it's a creepy forest with a 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒚 creature. It's The Falconer meets Stranger Things, meets Practical Magic with a touch of Amityville Horror.
You can 𝑭𝑬𝑬𝑳 the story, the creep, and the characters. Just the way an amazing story should be.
How do I even tell you how much I 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 this book? 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔. 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌. 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆. 𝒎𝒆.
𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒂! That ending!!! I knew it was coming at some point, but when they all started gathering.... 𝑰 𝑲𝑵𝑬𝑾 you were about to break the last part of me. It all fit together 𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍! Not to mention the hurt you inflicted on my heart not long before that. Honestly, my heart is 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 racing, and it's hard to 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆 after all that.
This book really had it 𝒂𝒍𝒍 though. I loved, I laughed, I raged, I was at the edge of my seat while my heart beat out of my chest, I was completely creeped out (yet loved it), 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒅.
The characters all have a special place in my heart and 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆! Seriously, every character is so well fleshed out, and it's hard not to fall in love with them. Especially Cass, Will, and 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉 🖤 but really all of them, this story needed them 𝒂𝒍𝒍. Every messed up/loving piece of them.
Your writing and storytelling truly 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒆𝒔 me. I 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 that this book, like the last, will be a 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 of the year for me. There is no way around it!
𝒂𝒍𝒍. 𝒕𝒉𝒆. 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔!
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「𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔」
to the author for providing me a copy if this wonderful story.
The Witch in the Well by Camilla Bruce
Dnf @ 63% too much girl drama and not enough of what I thought the story would be about. It was also confusing as to who was who telling the story at any given time.