Tag: Missing Person
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The Casual Date, by Alan Petersen
Alright, we’re back on our beloved thrillers! It’s fun to change up the genre in our book club, but we’re always quick to come back to thrillers. 🖤 This story was inspired by true events – the Kroupa case. For anyone who is familiar (Ronni), you’ll already know what to expect. For anyone who isn’t…
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Warden of the Dark: The Wrath of Ira, by A.D. Lewis
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Spice: None Summary & Review Well this one I had the pleasure of reading while trying out OnlineBookClub.org (review of my experience here). I don’t usually pick such short books because I love having a ton of world building and character development, which is often difficult with…
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The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant – by Drew Hayes
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Spice: No spice Summary & Review That title drew me in the moment I read it. I was SOLD. I love funny and weird book titles, and this one fit the bill perfectly. 😂 So, this story was actually broken down into several small stories, each one…
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All Your Bloody Lies (Book 1), by M.L. Burns
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review Let me start by saying my 5 year old saw me put in my earbuds and asked, “Are you listening to a book?”. I said yeah and she asks, “What’s it called?” So I read the title and her response was, “Is it a…
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Lying Next to Me, by Gregg Olsen
For this joint review, we decided on a Gregg Olsen book! This book takes off right away. Adam and Sophie decide to take a little family trip with their 3-year-old daughter, Aubrey. While Adam and Aubrey are out on the lake, he hears Sophie scream, then sees her struggling with a man on the porch.…
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The Crucifix Killer (Book 1), by Chris Carter
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review My mother recently got into Chris Carter books and owns the first 10 of his Robert Hunter series. After she’s raved about them for a while, I decided it was time to give it a try. And I’m so glad I…
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The Anatomy of Magic, by Alexis L. Menard
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review First and foremost, the audiobook. Fucking PHENOMENAL. Seriously, I expected great things when Savannah Thomas and Sean Masters were listed as the narrators, but damn! It exceeded my high expectations! These two both perform so amazingly on their own, but together? *Chef’s…
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The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore
I read this one because of Ronni. She listened to it and loved it, so I put a hold on Libby but was expected to wait for several more months (I was 191st in line even after several months of waiting). So, she decided to gift me the book! If she decides to also review…
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The Lost Coast, by Daniel Robinson
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review The Lost Coast, by Daniel Robinson, starts off strong with a violent massacre. Immediately, we’re transported into a story where white settlers decide they need to kill 250 Wiyot tribe members, sparing no one, not even women or children. It was…
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Such Quiet Girls, by Noelle W. Ihli
Annnnnnnnd we’re back with our next joint review! 🥳 Another Noelle W. Ihli book because we’ve finally jumped on the bandwagon and have started devouring all of her books. This story follows the kidnapping of a bus full of students. We switch between 4 different POVs – Jessa, the bus driver; Sage, a 12-year-old student…