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what I’m reading: a game of lies by clare mackintosh.

book reviews, books and reading · September 20, 2024

Seven contestants join what they think is a wilderness survival reality show. But during the first episode, they learn that the real point of the show is to expose all their secrets. When one of the contestants disappears, Detective Ffion Morgan is called in to investigate. And then when someone is Read the Post

what I’m reading: the frozen river by ariel lawhon.

book reviews, books and reading · May 17, 2024

It's 1789 and Martha Ballard has been summoned to examine the body of a man who was found frozen in the river. As a midwife, Martha knows the ins and outs of almost everyone in the town, just as she knows that the man whose body she is examining has been accused of raping one of the local women Read the Post

what I’m reading: never saw me coming by vera kurlan.

book reviews, books and reading · May 3, 2024

Chloe Sevre is your typical college freshman, except for the fact that she's also a psychopath. Chloe is one of seven students taking part in a clinical study at her school aimed at understanding and learning more about psychopaths. For Chloe, it's an extra boon that the study is taking place at the Read the Post

what I’m reading: the mountain king by anders de la motte.

book reviews, books and reading · March 8, 2024

A college-age couple disappears while exploring an abandoned building in southern Sweden. Criminal inspector Leonore Asker is on the case until a former fling, Jonas Hellman, arrives to help. Hellman schemes to have Leo demoted and she is assigned to manage a unit in the basement known as the Read the Post

what I’m reading: the overnight guest by heather gudenkauf.

book reviews, books and reading · February 23, 2024

True crime writer Wylie Lark has been staying at a remote farmhouse for the past couple of months. It's isolated, quiet, and just what she needs to finish writing her latest novel. It's also where, years earlier, two people were brutally murdered and a young girl went missing. On a dark and snowy Read the Post

what I’m reading: murder on the christmas express by alexandra benedict.

book reviews, books and reading · December 29, 2023

On Christmas Eve morning, the sleeper train to the Scottish Highlands derails. While stuck on the tracks, a killer strikes and starts picking off passengers one by one. Former detective Roz Parker is on the train, traveling to see her daughter, but she will have one more case to solve before she Read the Post

what I’m reading: the last one by will dean.

book reviews, books and reading · November 27, 2023

Caz and her boyfriend step aboard the luxury cruise liner RMS Atlantica for a fabulous vacation. But the morning after their first night aboard, Caz wakes up and her boyfriend is nowhere to be seen. When she searches the ship to look for him she discovers that she is the only person on board - all Read the Post

what I’m reading: case of the bleus by korina moss.

book reviews, books and reading · November 3, 2023

Cheesemongers across the country have descended on Yarrow Glen for the annual Northwest Cheese Invitational. Willa Bauer, owner of the local cheese shop, is excited to attend the event as well as see some of her old colleagues who are there to honor her former boss, Max Dumas, who had recently died. Read the Post

what I’m reading: cruel candy by mildred abbott.

book reviews, books and reading · October 14, 2023

After a divorce and a business deal gone bad, Winifred Page and her corgi, Watson, move to the town of Estes Park, Colorado. There she plans to open a bookstore in one of the vacant buildings owned by her stepfather. But when she goes to check out her new storefront, she finds a dead body upstairs. Read the Post

what I’m reading: cheddar late than dead by linda reilly.

book reviews, books and reading · September 9, 2023

When Carly Hale volunteers to cater a friend's bridal shower, she doesn't expect the main event to be when the groom is found dead at the bottom of the stairs. When a member of the bridal party is accused of murder, Carly puts her sleuthing skills to the test to find out who the real killer Read the Post

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Hi friends, I’m Shanna, a book lover currently living in the Seattle area! I run on lattes, eat way too many grilled cheeses, and have a never-ending to be read list. Come join me on my reading adventures!

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