I get into big reading kicks and I knock out two to four books in a month and then a month passes and I hardly touch a book. It comes and goes along with the season of life. Recently, I went to Europe (September) and I had a bit of a lull at work before that, so I read quite a few books. Here are a few that I read recently and my review of them.
The Girl You Lost
Eighteen years ago, Simone and Matt had a baby girl not long after they were married. Matt's mother took her to the park and Helena went missing. They searched and searched for her, but she was never found.
Fast forward eighteen years and a woman by the name of Grace appears in Simone's life telling her she may be her long lost daughter. Grace fears for her life and needs help from Simone. Simone brushes it off and moves on with her life. But the small details about Grace's story reveal that maybe Grace really is Simone. But by the time Simone finds this out, Grace has gone missing.
Is Grace really Helena? What happened that night Helena disappeared?
This story had a lot of twists and turns and kept me wanting to read more.
I would rate this 5 out of 5 stars.
No One Knows
This book came recommended by Emelia at Dream Big and Buy the Shoes.
Aubrey goes to a bachelorette party at a hotel while her husband attends the bachelor party at the same hotel. Aubrey takes a little detour and ends up in a different bar at the hotel. Someone sends her her favorite drink and she knows it must be her husband, but he never shows up. She sends him a text and later tries to find him. But she finds out that he never made it to the bachelor party and he is missing.
After checking their house, she and Josh's friend find a large amount of blood there. Josh has been missing for five years and they have declared him dead. But as she moves on, signs point to him possibly being alive.
I really enjoyed this book. I saw some of the mystery coming, but not all of it.
I would give it 4 out of 5 starts. Maybe even 4 1/2.
The Good Girl
This book came recommended by a few bloggers. It has a Gone Girl feel to it.
Mia is kidnapped by a man named Colin after she goes home with him after a night of drinking. You really feel sorry for Mia as she is taken to a remote cabin in Minnesota. She is losing weight, they are stuck in the bitter cold all the while trying to figure out who paid Colin to kidnap her.
Mia comes from a wealthy family, but is an outcast from them as she went the course in life as a teacher. Mia is well liked by everyone and no one knows why she would be kidnapped. Well maybe her father, the judge in town, has some enemies.
The book grabbed me and I didn't expect the ending.
I would give it 4 stars out of 5.
The Luckiest Girl Alive
Ani went to a public school, but was transferred to a private school where she had to make new friends. Ani was a smart girl. She was befriended by the popular group at school and the boys humiliated her after a party at one of their houses.
Ani spent the rest of her life re-inventing herself to be "the best". This comes off as very egotistical in the book. To the point, I didn't like Ani at all. I wanted to stop reading the book, but I had to know what the mystery was. So I read on and the book does get better.
The book goes back and forth from present day back to high school. Something big happened during Ani's high school days because her and her classmates are being featured in a documentary. It is Ani's chance to show them what she has become (engaged, successful and beautiful) and set the story straight.
Once the book got to the mystery, it got a lot better. So if you do read this book, just hang in there until the end or email me and I can give you the condensed version of what happens.
I would give this book 3 out of 5 stars.
And there you have it. I am still trying to read Pretty Baby which is the same author as The Good Girl. It isn't because the book isn't good because so far it is. It is just been a lack of time with kitchen renovation projects. But I am in Las Vegas for work part of this week, so I am tackling my book. Any good recommendations for when I finish this one?
I am linking up with Jenn and Jessi.
Ooo I need to check these out. I'm always looking for a new book. Thanks girl!
ReplyDeleteThe Good Girl surprised me when I read it--I didn't anticipate the story taking some of the turns that it did! Glad you found some that you liked!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of these; they all sound good! Now to get my hands on them :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you made it through The Luckiest Girl so you could tell me what the mystery was ;) I applaud you for that one.
ReplyDeleteNo One Knows sounds SOOO interesting to me. I'm going to add that to my Must Read List.
The Girl You Lost sounds really good! I'll have to check that one out along with The Good Girl... that one is already on my list!
ReplyDeleteI have the first two on my to read list and I read the other two! I agree about Luckiest Girl Alive. It was kind of slow, but I had to know what happened! Also, I rated those last two the exact same as you! Ha!
ReplyDeleteAwesome reviews. I have read The Good Girl and Luckiest Girl Alive. Also, we started No One Knows on book on tape, but never got to finish it. Is it worth going back and finishing?
ReplyDeleteWonderful reviews, thank you for sharing! I am going to have to recommend these for book club!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you posted about some of these books! I've been curious about them and love that you give a rating. Looks like I have some more books to buy!
ReplyDeleteSo glad that I could help you out. I hope you read some of them and enjoy them!
DeleteI totally need to add these to my short list. Especially The Good Girl. And I completely understand the reading spree that comes and goes. :)
ReplyDeleteNo One Knows sounds super interesting!!!
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