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This is the psychological thriller of the century. I’m no Agatha Christie but I know a thing or two about a good mystery novel and this one was superb. I was completely spellbound until the final page. Michaelides knew perfectly how to create intrigue and suspense. The twist was so unexpected that I was completely […]

This book was a fun read. If the shows ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Succession’ had a baby the result would be this book. The book was a easy read and I finished it in under a week. I’ve been on a bestseller novel kick and although this isn’t a bestseller I decided to give it a […]

I was excited to read a book by Freida McFadden because I read somewhere that Dr. McFadden is a practicing physician who specializes in brain injuries so I was curious to see how she would weave her expertise of the human mind into her novels.  Never Lie by Freida McFadden was a book I could […]

I truly loved this book but I will caveat that by saying I also have friends that didn’t particularly enjoy it so I think this book will surely divide readers. One reason I loved the book is as a New Yorker (I think after living here for 16 years I can call myself a New […]

I tend to avoid books about history and war stories – there is enough discord in real life and I read to escape it, not live it even more. However, ‘The Women’ is a #1 bestseller on The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times so I thought I should at […]

The first book I’ve read in probably years is ‘Verity.’ Yes, I finally jumped on the Colleen Hoover bandwagon and I get the hype, she did not disappoint. It is an absolute masterpiece in thriller fiction. I could not put ‘Verity’ down. There was so many plot twists. It was a page turner up until […]