
Scandal's Bride
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Marry in haste… Lady Gwendolyn Pettigrew longs to be a mother, but refuses to marry the...
Historical Romance Regency

The Push
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“The women in this family, we’re different...” Blythe Connor doesn’t want history to repeat...
Suspense Mystery Psychological Thriller

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Gone but Not Forgotten in Books
Jul 7, 2023
I’m a fan of the author, and the premise sounded intriguing, so I jumped in. I was hooked early, and I enjoyed watching the story unfold. I do feel like it has too many storylines, so a few things were rushed. Still, I was satisfied when I set down the book. This is almost a coming-of-age story wrapped in a mystery, so that means lots of growth for Olivia, which I enjoyed since I liked her from the beginning. The rest of the cast, both friend and potential foe, were fun to spend time with. This is intended as a standalone, and you’ll be glad you picked it up when you turn the final page.

Christine A. (965 KP) rated Do You Know Your Mom's Story?: 365 Questions You Need to Ask Her in Books
Feb 11, 2019
Do You Know Your Mom's Story?: 365 Questions You Need to Ask Her by Glenna Mageau is not what I expected. I thought it would be just pages and pages of lists of questions. It is much more than that. It encourages you to have a conversation with your mother. It allows you to learn about your mother as a person and not just as a title, "Mom".
While being a mom is a huge part of me, it is not all of me. Why do we assume that is all our mothers are?
The book is broken down into categories based on subjects and different points of their lives. It includes easy to talk about memories and the incredibly difficult ones. Asking these questions honestly helped change my relationship with my mother to morph from mother and daughter to person and person. It allowed us to talk as adults, as equals, and understand each other better. Memories were shared but from two completely different points of view.
I would have liked to have found something similar before my father passed away. It would have been nice to preserve his memories and thoughts of being more than just a dad.

Leigh J (71 KP) rated The Final Girls (2015) in Movies
Dec 3, 2019
Final Girls is very tongue in cheek whilst also dealing with the fatality of Max's Mother and Max's subsequent grief with sensitivity and tact. It's a Slasher with a unique perspective and I totally appreciate that it stands apart from what's become the norm. It's definitely a must see for those of us who enjoy Movies like Friday the 13th and Sleepaway Camp, but for me it's a one watch wonder. I'm very glad I've seen it but don't really see myself reaching for it.

Her Turn to Cry: A Gripping Psychological Drama with Twists You Won't See Coming
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'Powerful story telling with a dark mystery at its heart' Amanda Hodgkinson, New York Times...

Down City: A Daughter's Story of Love, Memory, and Murder
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A gripping narrative built of memory and reportage, and Leah Carroll's portrait of Rhode Island is...
True Crime Memoir Mother-Daughter Father-Daughter Rhode Island

Every Family Has One
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Fourteen-year-old Kathleen is walking home from a concert on a dark Liverpool night in 1974 when...

The Boy at the Keyhole
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An electrifying debut in the vein of Shirley Jackson and Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca, about a...

Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated She Won’t Leave in Books
May 5, 2024
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She Won’t Leave
By James Caine
⭐️⭐️⭐️
She has taken over my life.
Everything was perfect until tragedy brought my mother-in-law, Delores Sterling, to my front door with extra baggage at her side. After the sudden death of her husband, she asked if she could live with us temporarily.
I knew that living with my mother-in-law wouldn’t be easy. She’s made it obvious ever since I married her only son, that I’m not worthy of him. After all, I was his housemaid until he fell in love with the ‘help’, as Delores puts it. Because of that, I’ve kept her at arm’s length, which was easy until she knocked at my door.
My husband doesn’t see what she’s doing to us. It’s clear she has it in for me, and is destroying my marriage while living in my home.
But there’s something even worse at play.
As Delores’ presence at my home becomes more suffocating, I begin unraveling her dark secrets. The more I dig into my mother-in-law’s past, the more I realize I’m fighting for more than just my marriage.
This was pretty good. The mother in law from hell springs to mind. It was well paced and easy to read. If I’m totally honest it was a little predictable which is why I gave a 3 star.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.