book review

  • Review: Parents Weekend, Alex Finley

    🌧️ 2/5 stars Some books are like rainy Sundays—gray, heavy, and hard to fully sink into. Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay had all the ingredients for a gripping thriller: five students vanish from an elite college, powerful parents scramble for answers, and FBI agent Sarah Keller is called in to untangle the mess. But for…

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  • Review: Lights Out, Navessa Allen

    I opened my favorite social app for a bit of harmless scrolling—and instead discovered a whole new kink I didn’t know I had. Masked men, tattoos, knives, and just the right amount of menace? Yeah, my FYP knows me too well. So when Lights Out promised a morally grey, knife-wielding lead and a fast-paced, dark…

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  • Review: The Missing Half, Ashley Flowers/Alex Kiester

    Ever wonder what happens when grief turns into grit? In today’s post, I’m diving into The Missing Half, a gripping new mystery from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Good People Here and host of the Crime Junkie podcast. This story follows Nic Monroe, a woman whose life has been stuck in…

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  • Review: You Deserve to Know – Aggie Blum Thompson

    Neighbors Gwen, Aimee, and Lisa don’t just share morning coffees and playdates—they also share their deepest secrets. In their quiet East Bethesda community, the three women seem to have everything under control—until Gwen’s husband is found murdered after one of their regular Friday night dinners. From that moment on, their perfectly curated lives unravel, exposing…

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  • Love, Mom: Iliana Xander

    A best-selling author. A mother. A murderer… Mackenzie Casper, a brilliant student, is overshadowed by her mother, a best-selling author known for her dark thrillers. After her mother dies in an apparent accident, fans around the world mourn her loss— but investigators begin to suspect foul play. On the day of the memorial, Mackenzie receives…

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