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The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
by Ann Brashares This is the second installment of the Sisterhood series. If you’ve watched the movies, this would be like the second movie. But like most books turned movies, the book was slightly different. This is a year after the first book takes place and the girls are setting out for different adventures during…
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The Burning
By Linda Castillo I’ve never read any books by Linda Castillo before. We were at the local library while Ronnie was at an HOA meeting and Jackson and I were hanging out. He picked out some books for himself and I told him he could pick a book out for me. This is what he…
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Triple Homicide
By James Patterson This is a compilation of three short stories, Detective Cross: An Alex Cross Story, The Medical Examiner: A Women’s Murder Club Story, and Manhunt: A Michael Bennett Story. I have lived Alex Cross and A Women’s Murder Club books for a long time and so they were easy reads that I blew…
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Heart of the Matter
By Emily Giffin I love Emily Giffin’s books! This one has been on my radar for some time as I was finally able to get into it. It’s hard to categorize this aside from a fiction. There are some elements of love and romance. The book is told in the perspective of two women, Tessa…
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Drowning
By T.J. Newman This is the second in a series, though they are stand alone books. Newman provides thrilling accounts of the seemingly impossible natural disasters and the survival of its passengers. Flight 1421 is set to fly and disaster strikes early on in the flight. Passengers are ushered to leave the aircraft when the…
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The Book of Murder
by Matt Murphy This was an interesting true crime novel that kept me wanting more war stories after each page. Matt Murphy was a District Attorney (prosecutor) in California and started out prosecuting misdemeanor cases and then moved on to Homicide cases. Murphy describes some of the most sinister and difficult cases he prosecuted and…
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The Children of the Hill
By Jennifer McMahon This story was a hit of a thriller and drama put together. I’ve never read this author before and honestly struggled at times. It was a quick read but it did not catch me and keep me guessing. It was a bit disorganized and time lapsed. I saw what McMahon was trying…
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The Paris Apartment
By Lucy Foley I’ve had this one on my list for quite some time now and finally was able to get to it during my pumping sessions now that baby has been born! It did not disappoint and kept me guessing at every chapter. Jess comes to visit her brother Ben in Paris after she…
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Daddy’s Gone A Hunting
By Mary Higgins Clark What can I say? She’s one of my favorite authors and it has been too long since I dove into one of her books. I was devastated when she passed away! And she did not disappoint on this book either. Five stars from me. Higgins Clark is known for some mystery…
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Second Chance Romance
by Carol Mason Well everyone, this one came out July 22, 2024, and it was okay. I’ve never read anything by Carol Mason before and I wasn’t hugely impressed. I got through it and there were parts that definitely had me hooked, but not the best romance I’ve read. I give it a 4-star review…
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