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It's been sixteen years since Rachel Price disappeared, leaving behind her husband Charlie and two-year-old daughter Bel. When a documentary crew comes into town to try and get answers, the Price family allows them into their lives, but seem to be biting their tongues. It isn't until Bel sees her long-lost mother, Rachel on the side of the road, that this family's life truly becomes upended.

Thank you to the publisher for an early copy of this book, which is out now!

THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE by Holly Jackson was an absolute treat to read.

It started off a bit slow for me (it's a 430 page book, so not too surprised by that!), but once shit started hitting the fan, I was fully invested and needed answers immediately.

I loved reading about the different family members and their dynamics, and being in the head of a snarky 18-year-old really brought me back! 

I really enjoyed the twists in this one and, after not loving Jackson's last release (FIVE SURVIVE), I am thrilled to say this one was a hit!

Definitely my least favorite Hillier - I lacked compassion for our main character and the whole ending with its twists and reveals felt a bit much.

Intriguing to read, but one that will only stick with me with the bad parts in mind.

Annie Shaw has turned her life around after growing up in a poor household with a toxic relationship with her mother. However, when her mother suddenly passes, Annie’s OCD (previously thought to be reined in) comes roaring back in full force, and her illusions start blending with reality. She soon finds herself in the middle of several police investigations and no longer knows what to believe.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID by K. T. Nguyen was such a unique book!

This is the first thriller/horror I’ve read that utilizes (contamination) OCD to drive home the body horror and lend itself to an unreliable narrator, and I thought it was really well done!

Nguyen builds on this uneasiness and untrustworthiness to deliver a great twist at the end as well.

There were some moments that I wish were fleshed out a bit more, but overall a really great debut!

Thanks to NetGalley and Dutton for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Publication Date: April 16

Definitely a lot of drama in this one, but the ending had me 👀 *jaw hits floor*

I think I’m on the same page as most readers when to comes to the reading and reviewing of this book.

I enjoyed the premise of the story and the intro into it hooked me right away!

But our main character acted a fool over and over again, and the writing got to be really repetitive. I also didn’t fully get behind the believability of the motive by the end.

Not my fave Ruth Ware, but it did have some very engaging moments!

We're back in the era of vampires and I am living for it!

I devoured this one (is this whole review just going to be full of vampire puns??? We'll see.) and loved how Kerin blended vampirism with elements of it being a pandemic - ie how the world is during the before, the heat of it, and how they handle the aftermath.

The toxic mother-daughter relationship was hard to look away from and also heartbreaking at times, and I'm intrigued to see how Mia's story progresses in the next book based on that ending!

Featuring a vast cast of characters living in the historic Shelley House, Freya Sampson brings together generations as they all face eviction when their landlord decides to have the building demolished.

Thanks to Berkley Publishing for my gifted early copy of NOSY NEIGHBORS!

I'll start by saying that the cover of this one is one of my absolute faves! The story also included some of my favorite things: found family, amateur sleuthing, a historic home, and a dog seeking ALLLLL the attention.

This one started off with heavy mystery vibes, but that gets lost a little as the story progresses and we get to know the characters' pasts and the roller coaster of emotions really begins.

This book is very much about family (blood and found!), tragedy, and the importance of creating a community (oh, and with a bit of crime-solving thrown in 😉)

This one comes out on April 2!

Huge thanks to the publisher and author for sending me an early copy for review!

When Frances receives a prediction that she'll be murdered, she sees killers at every turn. When she eventually meets her demise, she calls on her estranged great niece (Annie Adams!) to throw her hat into the ring and attempt to solve her murder.

This book had all the coziness and mystery of an Agatha Christie novel, which made it incredibly easy to settle in to.

The story alternates between the present from Annie's perspective and the past through diary entries written by Frances, which really helped establish these characters and build on the mystery!

The setting and the chance inheritance of a fortune kept me fully engaged in the story!

My main qualms are that I wish we got more out of Ford's character and the focus on three generations at once became tricky at times.

Nevertheless, I'm so excited for any possible books set in this world in the future!

Publication Date: March 26

This is my first Karin Slaughter and I definitely get the appeal to her work!

This book dealt with some very dark topics (rape, addiction, drug abuse, pedophilia), but I found myself unable to put it down. Despite it being 400+ pages, it felt like a relatively quick read with all of the tension!

Also, super super weird to read a book so set in the first year of Covid times.