Make Up Reading

5 out of 5 stars Megan Miranda never lets me down. there are certain authors that you just wait excitedly for each release and that is the case with Miranda.  Her novels pull me in right away and I absolutely love each of her main characters. This book was just as good as I hoped/expected! Arden survived something terrible, at six years old she was sleepwalking and she disappeared.  She was found three days later in a storm drain by Sean Coleman, a quiet volunteer. Arden's disappearance made the small town  of Widow Hills famous  as well as Arden and her Mother. Life was never the same and not in a good way. Every time an anniversary of the incident she gets bothered by reporters and harassed by some of the people in her town. With the twenty year anniversary coming up   Arden finally feels safe from the prying eyes of the public. In her small town . She is now named Olivia and no one knows who she is, at least she thinks so but it seems her past is c...

3 out of 5 stars Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. So, you sit down for a family dinner with a sister you have not been close to in years, her husband whom you find to be a smug jerk and a Mother you can't remember ever being close to. The only thing worse than that? A surprise knock on the door from a young woman who is claiming to be your half sister. That is what happens to Kate. She refuses to believe that this girl is her Father's daughter and decides to use her reporter back ground to go ahead and find out the truth. I just recently read another book by Sandie Jones and though this was well written I have to say The Other Woman was a bit sharper than this novel. I did think is was well written though there were very few really likable characters in this one. I did enjoy this book and think it is a very fun read.

4.50 out of 5 stars Thank you to Netgalley and  Gallery/Scout Press Ruth Ware is really great at telling modern Gothic stories and this book is no exception. One day Rowan comes across an ad looking for a nanny to take care of three little girls in an estate in the Scottish highlands. Rowan is confidant in her child care abilities but she ends up becoming overwhelmed as she is left alone in the middle of nowhere with three children, one of them being a bit hard to deal with. As the days go on things begin to get stranger and stranger with creaking sounds upstairs, alarms going off and doorbells ringing in the middle of the night. I don't want to go into too much detail about the actual plot because I don't want to give away spoilers. The novel has a very Gothic, creepy vibe and you find yourself worrying for Rowan a lot. The only reason I didn't give this a full five stars is because of the ending leaves you hanging a little bit.

4.5 out of 5 stars I would like to thank Netgalley and St. Martin's for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review Fifteen years after a disastrous Summer spent at the family's second home on Cape Cod when things are changed forever between Annie, her sister Poppy and their adoptive brother Michael Annie returns with Poppy. The sisters want to move on from what has happened and they feel that the only way they can is to sell the house. Michael, however doesn't want to sell it. He wants what he sees as the truth to come out. The relationships between the siblings was interesting and I loved that the house felt like a character as well. I love it when a town, a home or school feels like it's own character.  I won't say too much more about the family secrets because I fear it would give away too much.  This is a perfect Summer read and I would highly recommend it!

4.5 out of 5 stars The last thing June wants to do is spend a weekend at her college nemesis Sadie's gorgeous home in the San Juan Islands she doesn't have much of a choice after her boyfriend dumps her in a text her best friend talks her into going. After all Em points out that getting away from home too see all of your best college friends should be a good way to heal. Things do not go well  when they all wake up not being able to remember anything and even worse there is blood splattered on the wall and Sadie is missing. I really enjoyed this and would really like to read more books featuring June. I really believe a series featuring June would be so fun! If you want a modern day Agatha Christie then this is a book for you! 

5 out of 5 stars Thank you to Netgalley and  Mysterious Press for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review. This one will be a bit hard for me to go into a more in depth review as I don't want to give away spoilers. Let me just start by saying that this is the best novel I have ever read about Dissociative Identity Disorder. The depiction felt far more real than other novels I have read. I have to say that I found myself caring for each of the personalities living inside of Carolyn Grand. I really had a soft spot for homemaker/Mom Martha and artistic Serena. Yes, there is a mystery involved but in reality this book was much more about a day in the life of these personalities.  If you are looking for something that will may make you cry, will hold your interest and even give you some hope then I would pick this up.

5 out of 5 stars Thank you to  Harper Paperbacks and Netgalley for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review. When Ally arrives at work without her purse and wet from the rain her boss is shocked to see her. Why? She hasn't worked there in ages. After Ally goes to the hospital she is told that she is experiencing a dissociative fugue state. Now she must work to figure out what is causing this and what her triggers are. As she begins to search for her missing she finds out that she has been missing for two days and when she asks her husband why he didn't tell the doctors when he went to pick her up his excuse seems a bit odd to her. Will Ally be able to solve the mystery behind what is going on with her before it is too late?  Pick up this fun thriller! It is a great way to spend a day or two!