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4.5 stars
Thank you to Putnam for the gifted copy of One of the Girls.
The cover of One of the Girls gripped me immediately, as well as the promise of a twisty psychological thriller. I was not disappointed by this Lucy Clarke novel! With lots of POVs, Lucy Clarke expertly connected the characters, threw out red herrings, and made me entirely unable to put down this book. Our buddy read group had fun trying to guess who would be the killer and who would be killed throughout the book, and it was just such an enjoyable thriller read. Lucy set up this book so well and I highly recommend it if you're looking for a binge read with short chapters, secrets, plot twists, and a satisfying ending.
Thank you to Putnam for the gifted copy of One of the Girls.
The cover of One of the Girls gripped me immediately, as well as the promise of a twisty psychological thriller. I was not disappointed by this Lucy Clarke novel! With lots of POVs, Lucy Clarke expertly connected the characters, threw out red herrings, and made me entirely unable to put down this book. Our buddy read group had fun trying to guess who would be the killer and who would be killed throughout the book, and it was just such an enjoyable thriller read. Lucy set up this book so well and I highly recommend it if you're looking for a binge read with short chapters, secrets, plot twists, and a satisfying ending.
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Julia Whelan, Queen of Audiobook Narrators, wrote a romance about audiobook narrators?! Immediate yes. The banter (especially via text messages) was spot on in this ode to audiobook narrators and lovers. We also got family drama friendship, past trauma, and uncertainty about the future, all interacting well with the main romance storyline. Julia definitely knows her romance tropes and her use of them in Thank You for Listening was fantastic. Some of the chapter/part transitions were a little choppy (I didn’t realize we went back in time at the start of part 4), and I did think part 3 could’ve used some chapters since it was the longest one. But this was an enjoyable read regardless and as an audiobook lover, I really appreciated Julia’s POV on audiobook narration shining through in this story.
Gifted: Thanks to Random House Ballantine for the copy of this ARC!
Have you ever wondered what the world would look like with widespread human gene editing? Blake Crouch tackles the topic in this sci fi thriller featuring Logan Ramsay, who works for the Gene Protection Agency. Life takes a turn when the concept of being “upgraded” - editing genes to upgrade humans into basically superhumans - hits close to home. I loved seeing things from Logan’s perspective, feeling the adrenaline and chaos from the events of the book as the world is at a tipping point between losing humanity as a whole or performing a mass upgrade. As a biomedical engineer, this topic is very much up my alley and I really enjoyed this book. I’m not a hard sci fi reader, but Blake Crouch’s books have all been wins for me. I think that even if you’re not a sci fi person, if you enjoy thrillers or movies like Contagion, you will absolutely love this read!
Have you ever wondered what the world would look like with widespread human gene editing? Blake Crouch tackles the topic in this sci fi thriller featuring Logan Ramsay, who works for the Gene Protection Agency. Life takes a turn when the concept of being “upgraded” - editing genes to upgrade humans into basically superhumans - hits close to home. I loved seeing things from Logan’s perspective, feeling the adrenaline and chaos from the events of the book as the world is at a tipping point between losing humanity as a whole or performing a mass upgrade. As a biomedical engineer, this topic is very much up my alley and I really enjoyed this book. I’m not a hard sci fi reader, but Blake Crouch’s books have all been wins for me. I think that even if you’re not a sci fi person, if you enjoy thrillers or movies like Contagion, you will absolutely love this read!
Thank you for the gifted copy, Bibliolifestyle and William Morrow Books!
Vacationland is a family drama told from a handful of POVs over the course of a summer in Maine. While the book started out on the slower side, I didn’t want to put it down once I was invested in Louisa and Kristie’s stories and found out a little of the mystery to the past family drama and got and inkling of some potential future family drama. The kids in the family were so endearing and I loved their perspectives amidst all that was happening. This was a very atmospheric Maine read, with lobstering, the summer house, and a tourist town, and is a perfect beach read for the summer!
Vacationland is a family drama told from a handful of POVs over the course of a summer in Maine. While the book started out on the slower side, I didn’t want to put it down once I was invested in Louisa and Kristie’s stories and found out a little of the mystery to the past family drama and got and inkling of some potential future family drama. The kids in the family were so endearing and I loved their perspectives amidst all that was happening. This was a very atmospheric Maine read, with lobstering, the summer house, and a tourist town, and is a perfect beach read for the summer!
