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Judith D Collins
- 2 days ago
- 4 min
Mad Honey
By: Jodi Picoult and Finney Boylan ISBN: 978-1984818386 Publisher: Random House/Ballantine Publication Date: 10/04/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS LIST A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past, and what we choose to leave behind, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here and the bestselling author of She's Not There. Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect li
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Judith D Collins
- 6 days ago
- 4 min
The Winners
BEARTOWN #3 By: Fredrik Backman ISBN: 978-1982112790 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 09/27/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) SEPT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST The long-awaited conclusion to the beloved New York Times bestselling and “engrossing” (People) Beartown series—which inspired an HBO series of the same name—follows the small hockey town’s residents as they grapple with change, pain, hope, and redemption. It starts with a storm, a d
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Judith D Collins
- 6 days ago
- 9 min
Such A Pretty Girl
By: T. Greenwood ISBN: 978-1496739322 Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: 10/25/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST OCT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS OCT 2022 AUTHOR INTERVIEW Against the nostalgic grit of 1970s New York City, the precarious lines between girl and woman, art and obscenity, fetish and fame flicker and ignite for a young girl on the brink of stardom and a mother on the verge of collapse in this vividly lyrical drama from the award-wi
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Judith D Collins
- 6 days ago
- 3 min
City Dark
By: Roger A. Canaff ISBN: 978-1542039543 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 10/01/2022 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars ++ OCT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2022 A vanished mother, the grip of darkness, a lifelong mystery. Forty years later, a prosecutor faces them all again, this time as a murder suspect in a pulse-pounding legal thriller of psychological suspense. On a steaming night in 1977, New York City is plunged into darkness, and two boys, Joe and Robbi
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Judith D Collins
- 6 days ago
- 16 min
The Lost Girls of Willowbrook
By: Ellen Marie Wiseman ISBN: 978-1496715883 Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: 08/30/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST AUG 2022 AUTHOR INTERVIEW AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS In her most powerful novel to date, New York Times bestselling author Ellen Marie Wiseman masterfully viscerally evokes the real-life Willowbrook State School, the infamous Staten Island, New York, mental institution that shocked a nation when exposed in the 1970s as a
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Judith D Collins
- 7 days ago
- 8 min
We Spread
By: Ian Reid ISBN: 9781982169350 Publisher: Gallery Books Narrator: Robin Miles Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 09/27/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) SEP 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST The author of the “evocative, spine-tingling, and razor-sharp” (Bustle) I’m Thinking of Ending Things that inspired the Netflix original movie and the “short, shocking psychological three-hander” (The Guardian) Foe returns with a new work of philosophical suspense.
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Judith D Collins
- 7 days ago
- 2 min
The Soulmate
By: Sally Hepworth ISBN: 978-1250229700 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 04/04/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars +++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST From New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth, comes a twisty new domestic suspense novel in The Soulmate… Gabe and Pippa Gerard have just moved into their dream house: a cliffside cottage in a sleepy coastal town outside Melbourne. It’s a fresh start to their marriage, and the perfect place to raise
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 28
- 3 min
A Familiar Stranger
By: A.R. Torre ISBN: 978-1662500121 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Brilliance Audio Narrators: Christina Traister, Chris Ciulla, Patrick Lawlor, Leon Nixon Publication Date: 09/27/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Such a quiet and ordinary wife and mother. Who will even notice what she’s done? Lillian Smith leads an unexceptional life, writing obituaries and killing time with her inattentive husband and disconnected son. Then she meets David,
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 25
- 4 min
Before I Go
By: Brian Charles ISBN: 9781496736390 Publisher: Kensington A John Scognamiglio Book Publication Date: 09/27/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) SEPT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS For fans of Nicholas Sparks, Mitch Albom, Charles Martin, and Richard Paul Evans, Before I Go is at once a tender love story with a twist, a profound portrait of life after loss, and an uplifting exploration of the numinous connections that give our lives meaning. The Notebook meets The Shack in thi
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 23
- 4 min
A Place to Land
By: Lauren K. Denton ISBN: 978-0785232650 Publisher: HarperMuse Publication Date: 10/04/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS USA Today bestselling author Lauren K. Denton delivers another distinctly Southern story that shimmers with beauty and possibility. A hidden past isn’t past at all. Violet Figg and her sister Trudy have lived a quiet life in Sugar Bend ever since a night forty years ago stole Trudy’s voice and cemented Violet’s role a
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 22
- 4 min
Her Perfect Twin
By: Sarah Bonner ISBN: 9781538710012 Publisher: Grand Central Publication Date: 9/27/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) SEPT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS With echoes of Gone Girl and My Lovely Wife, Sarah Bonner's debut novel introduces an exciting new voice in twisty thrillers. HER PERFECT TWIN. YOUR NEW OBSESSION. When Megan discovers photographs of her estranged identical twin sister on her husband’s phone, she wants answers. Leah already has everything Megan ever wanted.
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 21
- 14 min
Forsaken Country
Series: Max Rupert By: Allen Eskens ISBN: 978-0316703543 Publisher: Mulholland Books Publication Date: 09/20/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars +++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST SEPT MUST-READ BOOKS LIST SEPT #AuthorElevatorSeries INTERVIEW Three fathers collide far beyond the reach or safety of the law in this breathtaking new thriller from the bestselling and beloved author of The Stolen Hours and The Life We Bury. Max Rupert has left his position as a Minneapolis h
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 19
- 6 min
Lucy By The Sea
By: Elizabeth Strout ISBN: 978-0593446065 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 09/20/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST SEPT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS LIST From Pulitzer Prize-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout comes a poignant, pitch-perfect novel about a divorced couple stuck together during lockdown—and the love, loss, despair, and hope that animate us even as the world seems to be falling apart. With her trad
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 19
- 5 min
Next of Kin
By: Kia Abdullah ISBN: 9780008538323 Publisher: HQ Harper 360 Publication Date: 09/20/2022 Format: e-book & audiobook Narrators: Tania Rodrigues, Avita Jay My Rating: 5 Stars SEPT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY… Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law’s voice is filled with panic. His son’s nursery has called to ask where little Max is. YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE… Leila was supposed to drop Max off that morning. But she forgot.
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 19
- 6 min
The Matchmaker's Gift
By: Lynda Cohen Loigman ISBN: 978-1250278098 Publisher: St Martin's Press Publication Date: 09/20/2022 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS From the bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters comes a heartwarming story of two extraordinary women from two different eras who defy expectations to utilize their unique gift of seeing soulmates in the most unexpected places. Is finding true love a calling or a curse? Even as a chil
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 19
- 3 min
Dreamland
By: Nicholas Sparks ISBN: 978-0593449554 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 09/20/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) SEPT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS LIST From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wish comes a poignant love story about risking everything for a dream—and whether it’s possible to leave the past behind. Colby Mills once felt destined for a musical career, until tragedy grounded his aspirations. Now the head of a small family farm in North
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 16
- 9 min
The Guest House
By: Robin Morgan-Bentley ISBN: 978-1728256061 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Publication Date: 09/13/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST SEPT AUTHOR QA SEPT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS In this locked-room psychological thriller Jamie and Victoria head to the English countryside for one last holiday before their first baby arrives where they are warmly welcomed to a charming guest house run by the elderly couple who run it. On the first morning of their t
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 14
- 4 min
The Millionaire's Wife
By: Shalina Boland ISBN: 9781803149752 Narrator: Katie Villa Publisher: Bookouture Audio Publication Date: 09/19/2022 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars 🎧 SEP 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Everyone has their secrets. But this one could destroy your marriage. When Anna Blackwell opens an email from an unknown sender, the shocking image attached shatters her perfect world. A woman has been killed. And Anna knows who did it. The past is catching up with her. Is it her turn next? To pr
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 12
- 3 min
Just the Nicest Couple
By: Mary Kubica ISBN: 9780778333111 Publisher: Park Row Publication Date: 01/10/2023 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars ++ (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2023 LIST “Mary Kubica’s Just the Nicest Couple is a masterfully written thriller about deception where we least expect it and the danger of a lie tumbling out of control. Taut and incredibly suspenseful, every moment is perfectly crafted to keep us wanting more. An engrossing, spine-tingling read! —Ashley Audrain, New York Times best
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 12
- 5 min
The Fall Girl
By: Marcia Clark Narrators: Marcia Clark, Cathy Lepard ISBN: 9781705050859 10 hrs. 45 min. Publisher: RB Media, Recorded Books Publication Date: 09/13/2022 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Lives and lies are inextricably linked by a high-profile murder trial in The Fall Girl, the latest exhilarating legal thriller from bestselling author Marcia Clark. When Charlie Blair left Chicago behind—and her old life as Lauren Claybourne—for a gig in t
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 12
- 4 min
The Net Beneath Us
By: Carol Dunbar Narrator: Cassandra Campbell ISBN: 9781250870810 Publisher: Forge Books Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 09/13/2022 My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS LIST Carol Dunbar, drawing from her own lived experiences, vividly describes the wonder and harshness of life off the grid. Told over the course of a year, The Net Beneath Us is a lyrical exploration of loss, marriage, parenthood, and self-reliance; a tale of how the natural world—without and
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 11
- 5 min
The Ways We Hide
By: Kristina McMorris
ISBN: 9781705019082 Publisher: RB Media Recorded Books Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Pub Date: 09/06/2022 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars 🎧 SEPT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS From New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris, and inspired by stunning true accounts, a story about the wars we fight—between nations and inside ourselves—and the courage we find in unexpected places. Fenna Vos has learned to focus on her own survival—even now, with the Second
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 8
- 3 min
Deserve To Die
By: Miranda Rijks ASIN: B0B137R7JB Narrators: Jodie Harris, Zura Johnson Publisher: Dreamscape Media Publication Date: 09/06/2022 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars 🎧 SEPT 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Dom and Stacey have the perfect life. Until they meet Tamara. Brilliant, beautiful, she hides a horrifying secret. One that may destroy them all. Happily married with two wonderful children, Dom and Stacey are living the dream. He runs a successful design agency, she is finding fame
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Judith D Collins
- Sep 8
- 7 min
Other Birds
By: Sarah Addison Allen ISBN: 978-1250019868 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 08/30/2022 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) TOP BOOKS OF 2022 LIST AUG 2022 MUST-READ BOOKS Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways From Sarah Addison Allen, the New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells, Other Birds is an enchanting tale filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won'
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