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The Other People - C J Tudor Review

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This story follows a few different perspectives. Gabe is on the way home one day and sees his daughter in the back of an old car. He watches her disappear. He soon learns that his wife and daughter have been killed but he swears he saw his daughter in the back of that car. No on believes him. The believe he is guilty. 3 years later, Gabe hasn't given up hope and continues searching for that car and whoever took his daughter. He believes that she is still alive. Alice works in a service station. She often sees Gabe come in. She knows his story, most people do. She understands his pain. Her father was killed 9 years ago. Fran and her daughter Alice are on the run. Fran knows the truth about what happened to Gabe's daughter and she knows that if they catch up to her and Alice, they will be killed. So this book was delightfully creepy and had been eager to find out what happens next. I enjoyed the twists and turns and seeing how it would all play out. Gabe's neve

Pretending - Holly Bourne Review

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tw: this book has mentions of sexual abuse, rape Just by reading the synopsis of this book you might think that this book is a fun contemporary about April pretending to be Gretel, the perfect women that all men want in order to try and find someone that will stick around past date 5 but this book is so so much more! This book is quite confronting and is honestly hard to read at times and leaves you feeling exhausted but it is also uplifting. Just reading through the chapters and all the things mentioned that men expect women do/be and all the things that women do in order to try and keep that said someone honestly leaves you drained. However the girl power chapters definitely uplift you and inspire you to just be yourself. Holly Bourne has an amazing ability to write realistically relateable characters and to normalise mental health which I wish more authors would do. If this book is not something you can think you can handle based on the trigger warnings then I would urg

Crooked River - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Pendergast # 19)

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Crooked River continues on straight after the events of the previous book 'Verses for the Dead.' Agent Pendergast is called in to assist an investigation in Florida where a large number of human feet have washed up on a beach. No one can figure out where they have come from and he soon calls in his ex-partner Coldmoon to help him with the case which seems to be turning more and more deadly the more they investigate. I definitely enjoyed this book however, I did find it dragged a little at times. I also still do not like Constance. Try as they might I just can't seem to like her and find her incredibly annoying. I also found Coldmoon's character to be completely different to what I remember him being in the previous book and I don't know if it's just me not remembering him or if they changed his personality. I did like him more in this book but I miss D'Agosta and hope to see him appear in another book in the future. The last part of the book i

Starry Eyes - Jenn Bennett Review

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Firstly, I loved this book! It was just so so good and exactly what I needed. I flew through this and immediately added a bunch of Jenn Bennett books to my TBR. Her stories are just so...and her writing...I love! Secondly this book made me want to go camping. My idea of camping is a 2 star hotel...just kidding...or am I... Anyway, Jenn Bennett's writing makes you feel things and not just emotions. I felt like I was right there with Zorrie and Lennon in the wilderness, I could practically smell nature coming off the pages and honestly it just made me feel calm and at peace with the world. Nature will do that to you. So will good writing. Thirdly imagine being stuck in the woods with the guy you hate but actually secretly love...yeah - this story is just straight up fabulous and deals with a lot more than you would expect. Also the parents in this (except for one - you know who you are) are just *chefs kiss.* In conclusion, this book is amazing and you should pick it up