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Wednesday Book Love – The First Mistake by Sandie Jones

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I really enjoyed The Other Woman by Sandie Jones (review to come one of these days) so when I saw she had this new one out I knew I’d be adding it to my reading list.  It releases June 11 of this year and it’s yet another of my books that I’m anxious to start!

Book Description (from Goodreads)

From Sandie Jones, the author of the Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller The Other Woman, comes an addictively readable new domestic suspense about a wife, her husband, and the woman who is supposedly her best friend.

THE WIFE: For Alice, life has never been better. With her second husband, she has a successful business, two children, and a beautiful house.

HER HUSBAND: Alice knows that life could have been different if her first husband had lived, but Nathan’s arrival into her life gave her back the happiness she craved.

HER BEST FRIEND: Through the ups and downs of life, from celebratory nights out to comforting each other through loss, Alice knows that with her best friend Beth by her side, they can survive anything together. So when Nathan starts acting strangely, Alice turns to Beth for help. But soon, Alice begins to wonder whether her trust has been misplaced . . .

Her first mistake could be her last.

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Our Little Lies by Sue Watson (Audiobook)

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Book Thoughts

Another great psychological thriller! Marianne apparently has all anyone could want. Perfect husband, children, and home. We must remember that appearances can be deceiving though. Marianne’s husband is a cardiac surgeon and his only demand of her is that she be the ‘perfect wife’ and sadly nothing she does is ever good enough. To top it off Marianne has had her share of mental issues as well. So when the name Caroline falls off his tongue in a tone that Marianne doesn’t like at all she becomes obsessed with this woman she feels certain her husband is having an affair with. As I flew through the book I constantly wondered what was real and what wasn’t. Was Marianne in fact a nut job or did someone want her to think she was?

Audio Thoughts

I really enjoyed the audio version of this book. It is narrated by Katie Villa. I’ve never listened to her before but she has a nice voice for audio so I wouldn’t hesitate to listen to another by her. This audio was a hard one to stop listening to and 10 hours literally flew by for me!

Final Thoughts

If you’re a fan of psychological thrillers give this one a go in audio or print. I really enjoyed it!

Source: Personal copy
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An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen (Audiobook)

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Book Thoughts

Jessica is working with a client when she overhears talk of a study which offers to pay the participant. The study is on ethics and morality. The participant is to be paid generously. Jess, needing the money, figures this is the ideal situation for her. Little did she know that the mysterious Dr. Shields would leave her questioning her own reality and literally turn her life upside down.

Audio Thoughts

This was a fantastic audio narrated by Barrie Kreinik and Julia Whelan. They do such a great job of bringing this story alive. I’ve not listened to anything by Barrie Kreinik before but I really like the tone of her voice and well Julia Whelan is one of my favourite narrators. I flew through this audio that runs 11 hours and 40 minutes. It was one of those that I just couldn’t stop listening to until the final words were uttered.

Final Thoughts

If you love psychological thrillers I highly recommend this one. It’s one of my favourites so far!

 

Source: Personal copy

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Missing Daughter by Rick Mofina (Audiobook)

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Book Thoughts

Every parents worst nightmare happens to Ryan and Karen. Their twelve-year-old daughter Maddie goes missing from her bed and they didn’t hear a thing. Everyone is under suspicion including Ryan and Karen. Years and years go by without a trace of Maddie until one day the lives of the Lane family are turned upside down and they struggle to know what is true and what isn’t.

Audio Thoughts

The audio was great. I don’t normally like male narrators as much but I really enjoyed listening to Mark Owen. I haven’t listened to him before but I definitely would again. The audio version is pretty much 11 hours long and it flew by.

Final Thoughts

If you enjoy family drama/mysteries this is a great novel to settle in with and enjoy. It was very good!

 

Source: Library copy

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For Better and Worse by Margot Hunt (Audiobook)

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Book Thoughts

This was a good story for me. It all starts back in law school for Nat and Will. They meet, have drinks, and debate over how hard it would be to get away with murder. Years later they are married and that very topic comes into question when something happens that threatens their son. The whole situation leaves them wondering about the very people they pledged their lives to in marriage. As things heat up one has to wonder what will happen to Nat and Will and whether or not their marriage can stand the stress of it all.

Audio Thoughts

This was a fantastic audio for me. Cassandra Campbell narrates it and because she is one of my top favourite narrators it just made the story all the better for me. This audio was a little over ten hours and it just flew by.

Final Thoughts

If you’re a fan of psychological thrillers and books that keep you on the edge of your seat give this one a whirl. I really enjoyed it!

 

Source: Personal Copy

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Wednesday Book Love – Waisted by Randy Susan Meyers

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I am a huge fan of Randy Susan Meyers. I love her writing and her stories are always great reads or listens for me. This one releases on May 21, 2019. I plan on starting it shortly!

Book Description (from Goodreads)

In this provocative, wildly entertaining, and compelling novel, seven women enrolled in an extreme weight loss documentary discover self-love and sisterhood as they enact a daring revenge against the exploitative filmmakers.

Alice and Daphne, both successful and accomplished working mothers, harbor the same secret: obsession with their weight overshadows concerns about their children, husbands, work—and everything else of importance in their lives. Scales terrify them.

Daphne, plump in a family of model-thin women, learned only slimness earns admiration at her mother’s knee. Alice, break-up skinny when she met her husband, risks losing her marriage if she keeps gaining weight.

The two women meet at Waisted. Located in a remote Vermont mansion, the program promises fast, dramatic weight loss, and Alice, Daphne, and five other women are desperate enough to leave behind their families for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The catch? They must agree to always be on camera; afterward, the world will see Waisted: The Documentary.

The women soon discover that the filmmakers have trapped them in a cruel experiment. With each pound lost, they edge deeper into obsession and instability…until they decide to take matters into their own hands.

 

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