What would you do to protect your son?

Keep You Close by Karen Cleveland was honestly a thriller that I loved reading...up until the end. At that point I felt like I wasted my time reading this book. I am still giving it 4 stars though.

The author had me intrigued from the first chapter until the ending, but I felt it was ruined with the epilogue. The story was told from one point, and then to end with a different view point threw the whole storyline off. It just didn’t sit well.

I still don’t know what happened to the main characters...maybe a sequel is in the authors mind?

Thank you NetGalley and Ballantine Books for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

My rating is based on the audio book which I did not enjoy. I don’t think this was the best format format for this book. I feel like I should read the actual book to see if my rating changes

I got this through Audible Originals and needed a quick read so figured why not. This would be great for kids, but was a little too young for me. Fun storyline though.

The Crazy Rich Asians are back in book two, and this time it's more over the top than book one. I loved all the different restaurants they went to and the shopping in Paris was amazing, however I also wanted more of a plot.

I really hope that book three is more about Astrid and Charlie because theirs is the best story in the books.

When I read the description of The Perfect Wife by J.P. Delaney, I thought the plot sounded great. I was really looking forward to reading it. Then when I started the book, I was so confused and wasn't even sure I had the right book.

Tim Scott, a tech billionaire, has lost his wife Abbie, but is she missing or dead? In an effort to bring her back, he creates an emotionally intelligent companion robot, or a cobot, in her image with her memories. Did Tim create her as a replacement for the wife he loved, to act as a mother to their autistic son, to launch his career even further, or for some other reason entirely?

When I read the first chapter and learned that Abbie was an AI I was so confused. Sci-fi isn't really my genre, and I don't think I would have requested this book had I realized that's what it was. However, I did find it intriguing and wanted to keep reading to see where it was going. I almost DNF this book, but decided to stick with it. The plot was well paced and moved quickly, and the chapters were shorter which I prefer.

This book is told from two different perspectives, one from Abbie, the cobot's point of view, and one from the point of view from someone who worked at Tim's tech company. We don't learn who is telling the second point of view until the end, and it was a big surprise. I honestly didn't see the ending coming which was nice for a psychological thriller.

What this book does is question is the difference between being human and being a self-aware AI. The author has a child with autism, and brings up some different teaching methods for Danny, Tim and Abbie's son throughout the book. The biggest question is could the cobot possibly be the one to help Danny with his learning and behavior and could it do it better than an actual human?

I think this book would be good for anyone who likes thrillers with some sci-fi mixed in.

Thank you NetGalley and Ballentine Books for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 stars rounded up.

This was a cute summer romance. Gigi is a 27 year-old who lives in Manhattan and was working as a fashion designer before being fired. She's also in love with her best friend's fiance and with their wedding coming up in a few months, she decides to escape for the summer - to the summer camp she went to as a child, but this time as a counselor. Gigi spends the summer competing with her rival camp counselor, Perry, until sparks start to fly between them. Gigi realizes that she can't escape the present by returning to her past and decides to reexamine her life and hopefully find the true meaning of love.

This is book one in a series and was a very easy read. This is a great option for a beach book and was a lot of fun.

Whenever, whatever. I'm hear forver.

Abi awakens to a phone call from the hospital saying there’s been an accident and her teenage daughter, Olivia is there. Olivia fell from a bridge and is on life support, but the doctor says that she is already brain damaged. They can’t take her off life support though because she’s pregnant. Abi was not aware of this and will do whatever it takes to figure out who the father is and what happened the night Olivia fell.

This book was not only a mystery about what happened to Olivia, but also a story about family and the strength of a mother daughter bond. Reading I thought one thing was happening, and it turned out I was very wrong which was great because I didn’t see the ending coming.

The only reason I’m giving this 4 stars instead of 5 is because I thought the beginning was a little slow, but about 40% into it, the pace picked up and I didn’t want to put the book down. I definitely recommend this.

“Watching You” is a new mystery thriller by Lisa Jewell. The book starts with a murder in a town in England where the residents all seem to be watching each other. Joey and her husband, Alfie, have just moved in with her brother Jack and his wife Rebecca. They live in a cute neighborhood, two doors down from the Fitzwilliam’s, a husband and wife and their teenage son. Mr. Fitzwilliam, is the headmaster of a school, and it seems that everyone is infatuated with him, including Joey and some of the students at his school. His young wife, Nicola, seems to only care about him and running. Freddie, their son, is obsessed with watching everyone and everything going on in their neighborhood.

As the book progresses, we find many more of the residents watching each other, and trying to uncover what is going on in their small town. We know the police are interrogating some of the key players, but we don’t find out until close to the end who was murdered. It was pretty obvious to me who the murdered was when a key detail is given by them to another character. I just wasn’t sure which person they murdered which kept me interested and intrigued.

This is the first book I’ve read by Lisa Jewell, and definitely will read others by her. It was very well written, the chapters were not too long, and the pace was great. I like how it was told by multiple points of view which helped us to have a better understanding of the characters and what motivates them.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for providing me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was a cute YA romance, and I can see this as a great book for anyone that believes in love at first sight. Maybe I’m skeptical, but I didn’t believe Natasha and Daniel could fall in love in a day. I didn't think that there was enough chemistry between the two of them, and honestly, I don't think Natasha would have even hung out with him on her last day in the country.

I listened to the audio and while I love Bahni Turpin as a narrator, I had issues with the third narrator telling stories of the other characters in the book. It just felt out of place and an unnecessary to me. The writing was good though and this was an easy read. I’m looking forward to watching the movie.