Denise

So it appears that at least according to my dashboard, I am the only person still posting (at least I don't see anyone else that I was following posting anything). That'd sad. I really liked this website. 

Somehow I was finally able to access Booklikes again. Testing to see if I can add posts again.

Chris Bohjalian always manages to keep me on the edge of my seat. This book was no exception. In this book we follow Alexis Remnick. Her boyfriend goes missing during a vacation in Vietnam and she is left to solve the mystery of his disappearance. Little does she know the answers might be closer to home than she thought.

I couldn't wait to pick this up whenever I was forced to put it down. Given everything that is going on with world health crises this was pretty timely. I can't wait to see what Chris Bohjalian writes next.

I really enjoy reading Sarah Jio's books. She always has a way of grabbing my attention and almost always bringing me to tears. This book was no exceptions. Both of the storylines, Caroline's story and Celine's story, kept me hooked in this book. I do have to say that I wanted to read more about Celine than I did Caroline. I think that is because I could see where Caroline's story was going very early on. Once it is revealed what happened to the characters I was definitely sad but did enjoy how the storylines merged.

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It took me a little while to finish this book, not because I didn't enjoy it but because life got in the way. I really enjoyed reading about Isabella and Cinaed but I do feel like they fell in love way too fast. There were some action parts in this book that I enjoyed but there was an action scene with Isabella that I would have actually liked to read about but it seemed a bit rushed. Overall this was an enjoyable escape from the stresses of life.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the galley. 

I haven't been this engrossed by a book in a while. This book follows Sylvie as she goes back to care for her cancer stricken mother. Going back to her hometown will dredge up guilt regarding her sister's unsolved murder.

From start to finish I was interested in this. I just had to know what happened to Persephone. Not only do you get to find out just what happened to Persephone but you also find out other secrets.

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The more I read of this book the more I felt that the main character, Kimber, deserved what was happening to her. I didn't like Kimber as a child, she was an annoying and selfish brat. As an adult I also found her to be a selfish brat. I do have to say that Kimber finally grew on me when everything started to be revealed towards the end. I can't say that I didn't see some of the twists coming but I was still overall surprised with what happened towards the end and what Kimber ended up finding out. I am going to leave this as a bare bones review because I don't want to spoil anything but I would recommend reading this book.

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The premise of this book really had me interested so I knew I was going to grab this from Netgalley. I definitely couldn't put this down in the beginning and really liked Paige. I liked most of the other characters but there were some I didn't like, Matt and Heather, for good reason. This book was definitely building to a climax at the end and I have to say that I felt a bit letdown by the ending. The book was still definitely enjoyable.

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Life seemed to get in the way of me reading this fast but whenever I had the chance to read this I jumped right in enthusiastically. This book follows Abby and Max who are suddenly reunited after being apart for many years. They had been friends and somewhat more (even thinking about marrying each other when Max is taken to London after his mother's death. They are both not happy to see the other as they are both under the impression that the other didn't really want to be with them.

I really liked both Abby and Max. I liked how Abby in the beginning broke away from her family to go off and work on her own. I really liked getting to learn more about Max's past. I did enjoy the chemistry between the two and enjoyed that they struggled a bit before they couldn't resist each other anymore.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the galley.

It may seem odd to read a romance novel when you are a bit frustrated with love but this was just the book that I needed. This follows Gray and Fiona, both of whom have secrets they want to protect. Once Fiona is blackmailed by someone vowing to release a secret about her sister that could destroy her whole family she writes to Gray proposing that they marry. Using her dowry money to pay the blackmailer off is the only solution she can think of and Gray is the perfect man to propose to in her eyes. She figures they both can benefit from the marriage.

I really loved both Gray and Fiona. I feel like it's been a while since I really loved the main characters in a romance novel and really cared about their journeys. The chemistry between them was great and I loved that they grew from a weird friendship to an actual relationship. I was a bit annoyed when it was revealed who the blackmailer was as I knew it would tear them apart but I enjoyed where they ended up at the end.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the galley.

I was completely engrossed in this book from the moment I started it. This book follows a few different characters who all are connected in some way to the murders of two young boys. One of the characters is Cody Swift who was best friends with those two boys. He has started a podcast twenty years later to uncover the truth. Even though someone had been convicted of the crime he is digging up the past to see if the correct person was convicted.

I cannot say that I really liked any of the characters. To me the all seemed to have ulterior motives. I still did enjoy reading about them though. I got so sucked into their lives and what had happened to the murdered boys, Scott and Charlie, that I was dying to know the truth. I thought I knew what was going to be revealed in the end but was wrong. Ultimately I was a bit disappointed with who was behind the murders of Scott and Charlie but I did enjoy the twist at the end.

I won this book from a Librarything Early Reviewer's giveaway. That does not affect my review in any way.

There was so many twists towards the end of this book that my book club at work decided to fly right through to the end. If you like a book filled with revenge and twists then this is the book for you. Even though I managed to guess one of the main twists early on I still really enjoyed this. Towards the end of the book I just could not put this down. I really enjoyed this and am really happy this was the first pick of my book club.