Recent Reads ~ Books That Lie

As I looked over my recent reading list, I was struck by how many of them are about lies, liars, and secrets. Is this just something that I have been drawn to recently or is this a 'thing' now?

Here's what I mean. These are the books that I've read in just the first three months of 2018 that are about lying, in one way or another. 

Are there any titles that you could add to this list? 

Here We Lie

....betrayal can lead to disastrous, and deadly, consequences

My thoughts

Tess and Tattoos

....centered around psychological manipulation
My thoughts

No Time to Blink

....devises a plan to deceive him

My thoughts

The Marriage Lie

....what else has he lied about?

The Good Liar

All these women are guarding important secrets

My thoughts

Best Day Ever

....a gripping, tautly suspenseful tale of deception and betrayal

Let Me Lie

....nothing is as it seemed

My thoughts

The Broken Girls

....secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past

My thoughts

Sometimes I Lie

My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 

1. I’m in a coma. 

2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 

3. Sometimes I lie.

My thoughts

Before I Let You Go

....long-buried secrets from the sisters’ childhood

My thoughts

Manipulated Lives

Manipulators are everywhere

My thoughts

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Release Day! The Broken Girls by Simone St. James #TheBrokenGirls #NetGalley

Happy Release Day!!

The Broken Girls

The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
Kindle Edition, 336 pages
Published March 20th 2018 by Berkley

Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants--the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It's called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it's located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming--until one of them mysteriously disappears. . . .

Vermont, 2014. As much as she's tried, journalist Fiona Sheridan cannot stop revisiting the events surrounding her older sister's death. Twenty years ago, her body was found lying in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. And though her sister's boyfriend was tried and convicted of murder, Fiona can't shake the suspicion that something was never right about the case.

When Fiona discovers that Idlewild Hall is being restored by an anonymous benefactor, she decides to write a story about it. But a shocking discovery during the renovations will link the loss of her sister to secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past--and a voice that won't be silenced. . . . 

    

Congratulations Simone

 on the release today of

The Broken Girls!

I've already read The Broken Girls and it is amazing! You can read my thoughts HERE. 

About the author

Simone St. James is the award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare, which won two RITA awards from Romance Writers of America and an Arthur Ellis Award from Crime Writers of Canada. She wrote her first ghost story, about a haunted library, when she was in high school, and spent twenty years behind the scenes in the television business before leaving to write full-time. She lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and a spoiled cat.

Connect with Simone

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

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The Broken Girls by Simone St. James ~ My Thoughts #TheBrokenGirls #NetGallley

The Broken Girls

The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
Kindle Edition, 336 pages
Expected publication: March 20th 2018 by Berkley

Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants--the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It's called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it's located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming--until one of them mysteriously disappears. . . .

Vermont, 2014. As much as she's tried, journalist Fiona Sheridan cannot stop revisiting the events surrounding her older sister's death. Twenty years ago, her body was found lying in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. And though her sister's boyfriend was tried and convicted of murder, Fiona can't shake the suspicion that something was never right about the case.

When Fiona discovers that Idlewild Hall is being restored by an anonymous benefactor, she decides to write a story about it. But a shocking discovery during the renovations will link the loss of her sister to secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past--and a voice that won't be silenced. . . . 

    

My thoughts about The Broken Girls ~~

(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first lines.)

First line—"The sun vanished below the horizon as the girl crested the rise of Old Barrons Road. Night, and she still had three miles to go."

Wow! Just wow! This is an amazing story. It starts of with a very intense first chapter and just keeps going from there. And it has it all. It's a ghost story. It's a mystery. There are twists. There's a bit of historical fiction. And there are relationships to work through. Like I said, there's a little bit of everything so it should appeal to a lot of people.

And once I started reading, I didn't want to put it down. This is definitely a book you will want to block off time for because it will draw you in and it won't let go. I'm going to be adding this author to my must-read author list.

I received an ARC of this book from Berkley Publishing Group via NetGalley and am voluntarily reviewing it.

About the author

Simone St. James is the award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare, which won two RITA awards from Romance Writers of America and an Arthur Ellis Award from Crime Writers of Canada. She wrote her first ghost story, about a haunted library, when she was in high school, and spent twenty years behind the scenes in the television business before leaving to write full-time. She lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and a spoiled cat.

Connect with Simone

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? March 12, 2018

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading


Every Note Played
by Lisa Genova 

New York to Dallas (In Death #33)
by J.D. Robb

(audio-book)

What I recently finished

The Broken Girls
by Simone St. James

The Tuscan Child

by Rhys Bowen
Read my thoughts here.

What I am going to read next

Sometimes I Lie
by Alice Feeney

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? March 5, 2018

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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I have had a wonderful reading week! I ended up finishing 4 books this week, all of them fabulous reads. I will be posting my thoughts about each of them soon.

This week is spring break at the college where I work. I still have to work my normal hours but it'll be really quiet in the library without the students. It's a great time to get things caught up.

We'll also be having our campus-wide meeting for support staff this week and I'm going to be recognized for my 20 years at the university. How can that be? Seems like we just moved here a few years ago!! It's a little surreal when I think that I started working there before most of our current students were even born. Yikes! Sorry, I'm feeling old right now. 😯

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading


The Tuscan Child

by Rhys Bowen

New York to Dallas (In Death #33)
by J.D. Robb

(audio-book)

What I recently finished

Beyond the Garden (Magnolia Series #2)

by Ashley Farley

The Recipe Box

by Viola Shipman

Evanthia's Gift (The Gift Saga #1)
by Effie Kammenou

(audio-book)

Let Me Lie
by Clare Mackintosh

What I am going to read next

The Broken Girls
by Simone St. James

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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