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REVIEW: It's Always the Husband by Michele Campbell

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It's Always the Husband by Michele Campbell Audiobook Narrated by January LaVoy Synopsis Kate, Aubrey, and Jenny first met as college roommates and soon became inseparable, despite being as different as three women can be. Kate was beautiful, wild, wealthy, and damaged. Aubrey, on financial aid, came from a broken home and wanted more than anything to distance herself from her past. And Jenny was a striver - brilliant, ambitious, and determined to succeed. As an unlikely friendship formed, the three of them swore they would always be there for each other. But 20 years later, one of them is standing at the edge of a bridge, and someone is urging her to jump. How did it come to this? Ka

REVIEW: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

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The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn Audiobook Narrated by Ann Marie Lee My rating: 2 out of 5 Stars Synopsis It isn't paranoia if it's really happening.... Anna Fox lives alone—a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times . . . and spying on her neighbors. Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, a mother, their teenage son. The perfect family. But when Anna, gazing out her window one night, sees something she shouldn’t, her world begins to crumble—and its shocking secrets are

REVIEW: How Will I Know You? by Jessica Treadway

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How Will I Know You? by Jessica Treadway Audiobook Narrated by Ryan Vincent Anderson, Christopher Ryan Grant, Cynthia Farrell, Lauren Fortgang, and Caitlin Kelly My rating: 1 out of 5 Stars Synopsis On a cold December day, the body of high school senior Joy Enright is discovered in the woods at the edge of a frozen pond. Her death looks like a tragic drowning accident at first, but an autopsy reveals something sinister -- the teenager's body shows unmistakable signs of strangulation. The discovery upends an otherwise une

REVIEW: Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight

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Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight Audiobook Narrated by Tavia Gilbert, Lauren Fortgang, Rachel F. Hirsch, and Therese Plummer My rating: 3 out of 5 Stars Synopsis At the end of a long winter, in bucolic Ridgedale, New Jersey, the body of an infant is discovered in the woods near the town’s prestigious university campus. No one knows who the baby is, or how her body ended up out there. But there is no shortage of opinions. When freelance journalist, and recent Ridgedale transplant, Molly Anderson is unexpectedly called upon to cover the story for the Ridegda

REVIEW: The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood

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The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood Audiobook Narrated by Anna Bentinck My rating: 3 out of 5 Stars Synopsis On a fateful summer morning in 1986, two 11-year-old girls meet for the first time. By the end of the day, they will both be charged with murder. Twenty-five years later, journalist Kirsty Lindsay is reporting on a series of sickening attacks on young female tourists in a seaside vacation town when her investigation leads her to interview carnival cleaner Amber Gordon. For Kirsty and Amber, it's the first time they've seen each other since that dark day so many years ago. Now with new, vastly different lives - and unknowing families to protect - wi

SPOILERS: The Girl Before by Rena Olsen

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The Girl Before by Rena Olsen Audiobook Narrated by Brittany Pressley Full Summary with Spoilers and Ending Disclaimer Personally, I have always been a fan of spoilers! I am the type who starts with the last pages of a book first, reads the synopsis of a movie while I am watching it and constantly checks Reality Steve before and during any Bachelor franchise show. I like spoilers and find that 98% of the time they enhance my enjoyment and appreciation of the book/movie/tv show rather than hinder it. Based on my own extensive spoiler googling I believe there are other people out there who enjoy these spoilers as much as I do, so I am posting these full spoilers for them. At this time I have decided to only post spoilers for boo

REVIEW: The Girl Before by Rena Olsen

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The Girl Before by Rena Olsen Audiobook Narrated by Brittany Pressley My rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Synopsis In this powerful psychological suspense debut, when a woman’s life is shattered, she is faced with a devastating question: What if everything she thought was normal and good and true . . . wasn’t? Clara Lawson is torn from her life in an instant. Without warning, her home is invaded by armed men, and she finds herself separated from her beloved husband and daughters. The last thing her husband yells to her is to say nothing. In chapters that alternate between past and present, the novel slowly unpeels the layers of Clara’s fractured life. We see her growi

SPOILERS: The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy

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The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy Audiobook Narrated by Cristin Milioti Full Summary with Spoilers and Ending Disclaimer Personally, I have always been a fan of spoilers! I am the type who starts with the last pages of a book first, reads the synopsis of a movie while I am watching it and constantly checks Reality Steve before and during any Bachelor franchise show. I like spoilers and find that 98% of the time they enhance my enjoyment and appreciation of the book/movie/tv show rather than hinder it. Based on my own extensive spoiler googling I believe there are other people out there who enjoy these spoilers as much as I do, so I am posting these full spoilers for them. At this time I have decided to only post spoilers for

REVIEW: The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy

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The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy Audiobook Narrated by Cristin Milioti My rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars Synopsis They call themselves the May Mothers—a collection of new moms who gave birth in the same month. When the group’s members agree to meet for drinks at a hip local bar, they have in mind a casual evening of fun, a brief break from their daily routine. But on this sultry Fourth of July night during the hottest summer in Brooklyn’s history, something goes terrifyingly wrong: one of the babies is abducted from his crib. Winnie, a single mom, was reluctant to leave six-week-old Midas with a babysitter, but the May Mothers insisted that everything would be fine. Now Midas i

SPOILERS: Pretty Girls Dancing by Kylie Brant

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Pretty Girls Dancing by Kylie Brant Audiobook Narrated by Luke Daniels. Emily Sutton-Smith. Lauren Ezzo. Em Eldridge. and Dan John Miller Full Summary with Spoilers and Ending Disclaimer Personally, I have always been a fan of spoilers! I am the type who starts with the last pages of a book first, reads the synopsis of a movie while I am watching it and constantly checks Reality Steve before and during any Bachelor franchise show. I like spoilers and find that 98% of the time they enhance my enjoyment and appreciation of the book/movie/tv show rather t