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what I’m reading: before the fall by noah hawley.

book reviews, books and reading · January 31, 2020

A private jet leaves Martha’s Vineyard, bound for New York. On board are a three-person crew, a media mogul and his family, a Wall Street tycoon and his wife, and a down on his luck painter. Sixteen minutes later, the plane crashes into the ocean killing everyone but the painter - Scott Burroughs, Read the Post

what I’m reading: violet by scott thomas.

book reviews, books and reading · November 1, 2019

After Kris's husband is killed in an automobile accident, Kris takes her daughter Sadie to spend the summer at her family's lakehouse. Kris hasn't been back to the lakehouse since her mother died when she was ten however she knows it will be a perfect place for her and her daughter to recover from Read the Post

what I’m reading: the turn of the key by ruth ware.

book reviews, books and reading · October 11, 2019

When Rowan Caine answers an ad and is hired to be a live-in nanny, she can't believe her luck. Not only is she paid a generous salary, but she also gets to live in huge and beautiful "smart" house in the Scottish Highlands known as Heatherbrae House, and the children she is tasked to look after Read the Post

what I’m reading: recursion by blake crouch.

book reviews, books and reading · September 13, 2019

One night, New York City cop Barry Sutton is called to the scene of a woman threatening to commit suicide. She tells him that her life is not her own and that she has memories of things that never happened, a phenomenon known as false memory syndrome. Unable to save the woman, Barry starts Read the Post

what I’m reading: false step by victoria helen stone.

book reviews, books and reading · August 30, 2019

When missing child Tanner Holcomb is found alive miles from home on a remote hiking trail, his rescuer Johnny Bradley is thrust into the spotlight. Celebrated as a hero, Johnny’s life changes overnight. But not everyone is excited to suddenly be in the public eye. Johnny’s wife Veronica worries that Read the Post

what I’m reading: the invited by jennifer mcmahon.

book reviews, books and reading · August 24, 2019

In search of a simpler life, Helen and Nate decide to sell their home and move to the Vermont countryside. After purchasing forty-four acres of rural land and drawing up blueprints, the two set out to build their dream home. But the couple soon learns that there’s a reason the land they purchased is Read the Post

what I’m reading: the last mile by david baldacci.

book reviews, books and reading · June 28, 2019

The Last Mile is the second book in the Memory Man series. We return to the world of Amos Decker, former cop and investigator, who has taken a position working on an FBI special task force. Even though it’s the second book in the series, this book can be read as a standalone. The book does go into a Read the Post

what I’m reading: the ice princess by camilla läckberg.

book reviews, books and reading · June 14, 2019

The Ice Princess is a crime novel originally published in Swedish and translated into English. It tells the story of Erica Falck who has returned to her family home in Fjällbacka after the death of her parents. When her childhood friend Alex Wijkner is found dead in an icy bathtub in an apparent Read the Post

what I’m reading: the au pair by emma rous.

book reviews, books and reading · April 5, 2019

On the day that twins Seraphine and Danny were born, their mother committed suicide by throwing herself from the seaside cliffs at their family’s estate, Summerbourne. Years later, after the recent death of her father, Seraphine is going through his papers and finds a photo taken on the day she and Read the Post

what I’m reading: #fashionvictim by amina akhtar.

book reviews, books and reading · November 15, 2018

Anya St. Clair has the job of her dreams as a fashion editor at La Vie. Now she just needs the best friend of her dreams. Sarah Taft is blonde, fashionable, and everything that Anya wants to be and Anya will stop at nothing to be Sarah’s best friend even if she has to kill the 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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