Yet another therapy based thriller for me and I liked it. The first part of the book follows the Dr and his patients through spied on sessions . Getting to know each character prior to the Dr’s kidnapping is the fun before the crazy .

The middle felt a tiny bit predictable to me as the kidnapper does take some inspiration from a popular book and movie . However, the twists that come along keep you guessing and intrigued .

Personally I like the ending where I know others did not . I think everything is wrapped up nicely however very quickly for the last chapter .

Overall good read .

It is was it says a totally improbable meet cute story. It’s a Hallmark style cheesy tale. Grumpy Sunshine trope . The details in the writing were great . I would be intrigued to read a full novel by the author .

I’m not even sure what to think of this book honestly ! Genuinely not sure what I expected based on the synopsis but not this. Firstly, I am not even sure what genre this would even fall into . Secondly, it’s just so wild and unbelievable that it’s hard to process things .

If you want something with a few laughs, a lot of confusion , helpless love interests and the dumbest decision making by main characters imaginable this book would be a great fit . Think Psych meets Modern Family .

Overall I’m quite torn on what to rate it because the back half was significantly better . I would say a 3.5 might be most accurate .

mystery toxins & crazy neighbors

Thanks to TikTok for bringing this one to my attention.

A story which has a questionable pond and a strange crazy neighbor? What's not to love? This book had wonderful pacing, loveable main character, mystery toxins and conspiracies a plenty.

I hope that this author gets a chance to explore more writing!

This was such a good read. A true mystery / suspense novel where you follow a Mother-Daughter duo fighting to find the truth about what happened to their beloved Howard 3 years ago. This won't be a heart racing sort of pace but definitely one where you'll be itching to read more to solve the mystery. Going in I did not realize this was part of an ongoing series but I found it easy to read as a standalone. I would like to go back and read the previous two novels in order to gain more character insight.

I loved the daughter, Bly, being the main narrator. Due to Bly’s age you get to see everything with innocence and purity. You also get a sense of magical realism and serendipity as Bly collects her own “clues” and what they mean to the story. I do think I would have preferred to see Bly as a couple of years older for some of the parts to be more believable and also less terrifying as a mother.

In the end you solve the mystery alongside the characters and even when you have the majority of it figured out the big twist will likely still throw you for a loop.

Many thanks to Harper Collins Publishing, NetGalley, and K. Tallo for the opportunity to read this in advance.

I really wanted more from this book being by Monroe. My biggest complaint about this was how absolutely numbingly repetitive it was. Mama Ruby needed help from the Lord, the Psychiatrist, the Pastor and whoever else

Another win from Taylor Adams ! I hadn’t heard much about this one but I loved it . The back and forth banter throughout is wonderful . Not to mention the dual pov being the sister prior to her death is such a neat way to learn the details and help unravel the truth. For the most part the pacing was great and the writing kept you going back and forth with everything you think you know .

Overall this one was one of my favorites this month .

I loved this book ! As a person who uses books as a form of escape , I adored seeing the characters finding themselves and solace from reality in their reading. The journey through each book for the two main characters and addressing how the same book can evoke wildly different feelings for every reader was touching . I loved that all the characters were unwittingly intertwined in some way . A beautiful story