Hey all! Here is a sneak peek of the books I am currently reading
The Wives – Tarryn Fisher
You’ve never met the other wives. None of you know each other, and because of this unconventional arrangement, you can see your husband only one day a week. But you love him so much you don’t care. Or at least that’s what you’ve told yourself.
But one day, while you’re doing laundry, you find a scrap of paper in his pocket—an appointment reminder for a woman named Hannah, and you just know it’s another of the wives.
You thought you were fine with your arrangement, but you can’t help yourself: you track her down, and, under false pretenses, you strike up a friendship. Hannah has no idea who you really are. Then, Hannah starts showing up to your coffee dates with telltale bruises, and you realize she’s being abused by her husband. Who, of course, is also your husband. But you’ve never known him to be violent, ever.
Who exactly is your husband, and how far would you go to find the truth? Would you risk your own life?
And who is his mysterious third wife?
2. Liars – Anita Waller and Patricia Dixon
One Fatal Night. One Deadly Secret. One Huge Regret. Wendy and Nell have been best friends since childhood but when someone threatens to ruin their relationship, tough decisions must be made. Nell leaves for France while Wendy embarks on marriage and motherhood.
Both keep in touch, sending letters baring all, or are they?
They hide the truth that homesickness, violence, loneliness and murder form the backdrop of their lives.
Some truths are too hard to face and, as time goes by, shame and fear keep Wendy and Nell apart.
But when a twisted, deceitful face from the past turns up, obsession and heartbreak wreak havoc on their lives. Someone is seeking revenge and recompense. And someone is a killer.
It’s time for Wendy and Nell to face their demons and the truth. But can the bond that has held them together for three decades survive or, will the seismic repercussions of buried secrets break them forever?
Liars is a collaboration between bestselling authors Anita Waller and Patricia Dixon. An unmissable psychological thriller, it will appeal to fans of authors like C.L. Taylor, Fiona Barton and B A Paris
3. The Heavenly Italian Ice Cream Shop – Abby Clements
Full of mouth-watering flavours, sunshine and escapist adventure, The Heavenly Italian Ice Cream Shop will delight readers who enjoy Carole Matthews and Jenny Colgan.
Anna and her husband Matteo are ready to embark a delicious Italian adventure. After a year and a half running their ice cream shop on Brighton beach and raising their baby Isabella, Matteo is starting to miss Italy. A shared passion for ices means it’s easy to settle on a new business idea – they’ll open a shop in Sorrento’s cobbled square, a short walk from the sparkling blue sea. For a while, life is sweet; but then Matteo’s overbearing family get involved …
Anna’s younger sister Imogen feels like things are finally coming together – she’s living with boyfriend Finn in a beach house in Brighton, and her photography is taking off. Then her career stalls, and the lure of Capri – and a man from her past – prove difficult to resist.
Hello all! Another book review–a thriller and a debut one written by Gillian Larkin.
First, there were hedgehogs.
Then there was a murder.
And now, Maggie Kelburn is on the run from a killer.
Maggie Kelburn is an ordinary woman who lives on an ordinary street. A quiet street where nothing unremarkable happens.
Until a neighbour is murdered.
Maggie doesn’t know she captured the murder on video until a surveillance expert, Sam Ward, shows her the footage. Together, they take the recording to the police.
But the recording device is stolen from the police station. And a short while later, Maggie’s home is invaded. A chilling message is left for her: I know what you saw
Sam convinces Maggie to seek safety in another town, and he offers to help her. But can Maggie trust Sam? Can she trust anyone?
Maggie leaves her home and travels from one side of the country to the other as she tries to find safety, and justice for the neighbour who was murdered.
But the killer is right behind her. They let Maggie know she will never be safe.
Never.
A thrilling mystery full of twists and turns.
Print Length: 180 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publication Date: August 29, 2019
Genre:- Suspense
I’m an avid fan of mystery stories. I started reading Agatha Christie novels at an early age. My favourite fiction detective is Poirot, I love his fussy ways and his attention to small details. I love the TV series, ‘Murder,She Wrote’ and have watched every episode. I like working out who the killer is, and what the clues are.
I live near Leeds, Yorkshire, which is in the north of England. My two daughters live with me and they are understanding about my passion for mystery shows! I’ve now discovered ‘Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries’.
I’ve been wanting to write my own mystery stories for years – and now I finally have.
First of all, I got this book free from Amazon and last I checked, it’s free through Kindle.
So in a nutshell, this story is about a woman named Maggie who goes into the surveillance shop with her camera so she can prove to the neighbors that there are hedgehogs coming into her garden. But besides hedgehogs, she and the surveillance shop owner Sam witnessed a murder that happened right across Maggie’s house. Then things started to change.
So I will tell the ones what I like about the book.
This is actually a fast paced thriller and I do like fast paced thrillers
This book is also easy to read so in other words, you can actually finish the book within a day.
Some parts in the book was funny particularly the partnership between Maggie and Sam.
This book was simple and well written so I think the author has done a good job of writing this book.
The characters, particularly Maggie are all likable.
Now the ones I didn’t like about the book.
There were few characters in the book so already you can guess who the killer is.
Overall, this is a good book. Highly recommend for a fast read. Worth four stars!
Hello everyone! I finished People Like Us by Louise Fein just yesterday, staying up all night and wow….I just had an emotional ride with the book. So I am going to start my review!
‘I nearly drowned and Walter rescued me. That changes everything.’
Leipzig, 1930s Germany.
Hetty Heinrich is a perfect German child. Her father is an SS officer, her brother in the Luftwaffe, herself a member of the BDM. She believes resolutely in her country, and the man who runs it.
Until Walter changes everything. Blond-haired, blue-eyed, perfect in every way Walter. The boy who saved her life. A Jew.
Anti-semitism is growing by the day, and neighbours, friends and family members are turning on one another. As Hetty falls deeper in love with a man who is against all she has been taught, she begins to fight against her country, her family and herself. Hetty will have to risk everything to save Walter, even if it means sacrificing herself…
Publisher: Head of Zeus (May 7, 2020)
Publication Date: May 7, 2020
Genre:- Jewish Fiction/Historical Fiction
Louise Fein was born and brought up in London. She harboured a secret love of writing from a young age, preferring to live in her imagination than the real world. After a law degree, Louise worked in Hong Kong and Australia, travelling for a while through Asia and North America before settling back to a working life in London. She finally gave in to the urge to write, taking an MA in creative writing, and embarking on her first novel, Daughter of the Reich (named People Like Us in the UK and Commonwealth edition). The novel was inspired by the experience of her father’s family, who escaped from the Nazis and arrived in England as refugees in the 1930’s. Louise lives in the beautiful English countryside with her husband, three children, small dog and the local wildlife who like to make an occasional appearance in the house. Louise is currently working on her second novel.
This book was actually released this month and is the debut book of author Louise Fein. The plot like sounded interesting and since I am fascinated with Holocaust and WWII history, I bought this book from Amazon.
So in the year 1929, Hetty Heinrich almost got drowned in the lake and was saved by a boy named Walter Keller who also happened to be her brother’s best friend. Here’s a bit of an extract from the beginning.
I finally gather the courage to look directly at Walter. His wavy blond hair is half-dry, half wet. He is saying something to Karl, but then he turns and looks at me, and his face breaks into a smile. His eyes are the warmest, kindest blue…
So that’s the first impression of Walter to Hetty. Then fast forward to the year 1933, when Hitler comes to power in Germany and things start changing in both Hetty’s and Walter’s life. And despite Walter having blond hair and blue eyes, a perfect “Aryan” in Nazi’s eyes, in reality in fact, he is a Jew. So which means, his life is getting worse. Hetty on the other hand moves from a crappy apartment to a nice mansion like house after her father becomes a higher ranking Nazi official, his newspapers printing pages of Nazi propaganda, Karl joins Hitler Youth Movement and Hetty joins BDM. Hetty wants to be the perfect “German” girl, obeying the Reich and Hitler “Fuhrer” and vowed to follow the commands. Then she meets Walter and then suddenly, everything changes and Hetty would do anything for her love to Walter, to save him from the Nazis, even if she was acting against the Nazi’s ideologies.
The author has written that this was somewhat based on a real life experience on one of her relatives, who moved from Germany to England. Her own father, was a Jewish lawyer who moved to England in 1933, after Hitler came to power. The author has initially wanted to write this book as a Jewish perspective then changed her mind and wrote in a German girl’s perspectives, a German girl living during the Reich period.
This book is actually quiet an emotional read. And also heartbreaking as well. Had Hitler never came to power, maybe Hetty would have dated Walter openly, maybe Walter wouldn’t lose some of his family or his house, maybe Walter would never leave Hetty. Things would have been normal. I also as a reader struggled with the fact, how the Hitler and Nazis, slowly brainwashed their citizens to hate Jews, calling them as “pigs who are out to ruin the German race or Jews out to destroy the world” which to me and everyone would sound ridiculous. In the first few chapters, Hetty herself vowed to obey Hitler but when her relationship with Walter started, she realized that they were all lies.
I also like the friendship between Erna and Hetty, how Erna acted as a true best friend, helping Hetty out during the difficult times Hetty was facing. It also warms up your heart that not all people support Hitler or his policies, like Erna’s family for example, who are willing to help the Jews and others who are persecuted to escape. I also like the part about children, being separated from their parents and were shipped to England for safety until they will be reunited again, which actually happened in real life (known as Kindertransport). But the most emotional of all is the night of Kristallnacht, the part where Hetty tried to save Walter. It also break your heart that people watch helplessly at the burning synagogues and Jews thrown out of the streets. It was actually too emotional to read since you know it really happened on the night of November 9th 1938.
I also like the romantic relationship between Walter and Hetty, risking probably their own lives, especially about the fact that it was illegal for any German to have a sexual relationship with each other. I like how they care for each other, how to me it was like a modern “Romeo and Juliet” story. The author has very well written about their forbidden romance and as a reader you feel worried and hoped that they will not get caught. Just another thing, you feel disgusted at how Nazis are so into the racial purity that they would do anything to keep their race pure.
Most of all, I really like the ending.
Overall, the author seemed to have done tremendous research on this book, and did a good job of making the reader engage into the story. To many of us, this book serves as a history lesson to all of us. reminding us about the horrors of the Nazi rule. It was actually heartbreaking and emotional to read. Worth five stars!
P.S. The U.S. Version is known as Daughter of Reich.
Hey all!! I started using audio book recently I just finished listening to Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber and I can’t wait to share the review about this book!
Heather Webber’s Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe is a captivating blend of magical realism, heartwarming romance, and small-town Southern charm.
Nestled in the mountain shadows of Alabama lies the little town of Wicklow. It is here that Anna Kate has returned to bury her beloved Granny Zee, owner of the Blackbird Café.
It was supposed to be a quick trip to close the café and settle her grandmother’s estate, but despite her best intentions to avoid forming ties or even getting to know her father’s side of the family, Anna Kate finds herself inexplicably drawn to the quirky Southern town her mother ran away from so many years ago, and the mysterious blackbird pie everybody can’t stop talking about.
As the truth about her past slowly becomes clear, Anna Kate will need to decide if this lone blackbird will finally be able to take her broken wings and fly.
Print Length: 329 pages
Publisher: Forge Books (July 16, 2019)
Publication Date: July 16, 2019
Genre:- Magic Realism/Women Fiction
Heather Webber (aka Heather Blake) is the author of more than twenty-five novels and has been twice nominated for an Agatha Award. She loves to read, drink too much coffee and tea, birdwatch, crochet, and bake. She currently lives near Cincinnati, Ohio, and is hard at work on her next book.www.heatherwebber.com | http://www.heatherblakebooks.com
I saw that this book has an almost five star rating in Goodreads and Amazon and so this is had been in my want to read list. And when I saw in Scribd that the audiobook is available, I decided to try this out, though I am a but skeptical about audio books. But to my surprise, I really enjoyed listening to this book.
Anna Kate comes to Wicklow, a small town in Alabama after her grandmother, Granny Zee died. Granny Zee owned a cafe, known as Blackbird Cafe known popular for the infamous Blackbird Pies which apparently gave healing powers to the residents who have the pie. Also, there are the actual blackbirds who comes between midnight and one in the morning and many of residents and also people from elsewhere would camp outside the cafe, just to listen to those blackbirds singing. And not only that, Anna Kate did not really want to run her grandmother’s cafe as she wanted to go to med school in Massachusetts and also the promise she made to her mother.
So I will begin my review here with the ones I like about first
The story starts with a journalist interviewing the residents about the cafe. Then it is also told from the perspectives of Anna Kate Carlow, who has recently moved to Wicklow to take over her grandmother’s cafe and Natalie Linden who has a child named Ollie and is dealing with personal issues on her own. As a result, the reader/listener can get an insight of what Anna Kate and Natalie think.
The author has really written this book in an engaging way and so had done a good job of making the reader hooked into the story (the ones who are reading the book also did a good job acting out the book). You will never get bored when you start reading this book, and you will get hooked into the book soon.
I like how the author has used descriptive adjectives and words to describe a scene or a place in the book and as a reader, you feel that you are also in that place with the character, which I think is a good job by the author. I can almost picture the place and scene in my mind and feel like I am in Wicklow, Alabama with the characters.
I like how Anna Kate and Natalie, who are related to each other and how their relationship between each other soon develops. I also like the hint of romance between Cam and Natalie and Anna Kate and Gideon.
I also like the community and how the author has written the community get together in times of difficulty, including the customers at the Blackbird cafe. This is more like a motivation of getting together in times of difficulty.
I like how Anna Kate who didn’t really Natalie’s parents due to a past event and soon how she bonds with them.
I like the way author has made the gray cat and the blackbirds with their distinguished eyes in the mulberry tree made a magic realism that enabled Anna Kate to dwell into the secrets that have been hiding and how she starts dealing with the past. I also like how with the help of magic that enabled Anna Kate to remain tin the small town.
Overall, this is a heartwarming novel, deeply touching and emotional read, worth five stars!
Hey all!!! I just finished this book, Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier and can’t wait to share the review with you all!
This is the story of three best friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison, and one who’s been searching for the truth all these years . . .
When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong—one of the most popular girls in school—disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever suspected that her best friend, Georgina Shaw, now an executive and rising star at her Seattle pharmaceutical company, was involved in any way. Certainly not Kaiser Brody, who was close with both girls back in high school.
But fourteen years later, Angela Wong’s remains are discovered in the woods near Geo’s childhood home. And Kaiser—now a detective with Seattle PD—finally learns the truth: Angela was a victim of Calvin James. The same Calvin James who murdered at least three other women.
To the authorities, Calvin is a serial killer. But to Geo, he’s something else entirely. Back in high school, Calvin was Geo’s first love. Turbulent and often volatile, their relationship bordered on obsession from the moment they met right up until the night Angela was killed.
For fourteen years, Geo knew what happened to Angela and told no one. For fourteen years, she carried the secret of Angela’s death until Geo was arrested and sent to prison.
While everyone thinks they finally know the truth, there are dark secrets buried deep. And what happened that fateful night is more complex and more chilling than anyone really knows. Now the obsessive past catches up with the deadly present when new bodies begin to turn up, killed in the exact same manner as Angela Wong.
How far will someone go to bury her secrets and hide her grief? How long can you get away with a lie? How long can you live with it?
Hardcover, 311 pages
Published June 12th 2018 by Minotaur Books
Genre:- Thriller
Jennifer Hillier writes about dark, twisted people who do dark, twisted things. Born and raised in Toronto and a proud Canadian, she spent eight years in the Seattle area, which is where all her books are set.
She loves her son, her husband, the Seahawks, and Stephen King. Not equally, but close. She’s the author of six novels, including JAR OF HEARTS, which won the Thriller Award, and was shortlisted for the Anthony and Macavity Awards.
Her newest psychological thriller, LITTLE SECRETS, will be out on April 21, 2020 from Minotaur Books.
Learn more about her at jenniferhillierbooks.com
This book talks about the friendship between three teenagers–Angela, Geo and Kaiser. One of them ended up being murdered, one ended up going to prison and the other is looking for the answers.
The story starts with Georgina “Geo” Shaw, a successful executive who was on trial for the murder of her best friend, Angela Wong. Her remains were discovered at the backyard of Geo’s childhood home. Along with Geo facing the trial was her ex-boyfriend, Calvin James, known in media as “Sweetbay Strangler” who had killed Angela. While Calvin gets life sentence, Geo gets five years in prison. However, Calvin escapes from the prison.
Five years later, Geo was released from the prison. After her release, a series of murders start taking place, that resemble to Angela’s murder and Kaiser, who is now a detective suspects that Calvin is at work again…
So as usual, let’s start with the ones I like about the book.
The book was actually well written, the author has managed to keep the reader hooked into the story. I was so hooked into the story that I did’t even realize that I have finished the book!
The ending, to me was a bit emotional and sad (don’t want to spoil too much details)
The book was realistic in someways. This is true, particularly the life in prison (how Geo faces) and the abusive relationship Geo had with Calvin. The author seemed to have done some research about the prison life that to the reader, it felt real.
All the characters in this book are complicated and complex and seemed to be having complicated relationship with each other. Geo is one complex character and her friendship with Kaiser seemed to be complicated as well. Also her twisted relationship with Calvin was also interesting.
This book was dark and twisted in many ways. It is too explicit in some ways (particularly about the murders of children and the dismemberment of the bodies). It might be disturbing at times to read but I think despite it’s disturbance, the author does a good job of creeping the reader out. That actually made it a good thriller.
The book was fast paced, engaging and interesting to reader. There were lot of twists and turns, particularly at the end of the book, it is a shocking twist. In other words, it was quiet a page turner.
The book was told from the perspectives of Geo and Kaiser so we get to know about about what each of them thinks and what type of secrets each are struggling. We also see Geo regretting of hiding too many secrets, particularly about the murder of her best friend, Angela.
I really like the cinnamon heart candies stored in the jar scenes in the book.
Now the things I didn’t like in the book
The ending to me was a bit rush and I really wish the ending was a bit long! I didn’t mind reading it longer!
Overall, this is a page turner, twisty, dark and emotive thriller, a good read for those who are into thrillers. Worth five stars!
Hey all! Here are the books I am currently reading and soon will be featured in my blog!
Jar of Hearts – Jennifer Hillier
This is the story of three best friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison, and one who’s been searching for the truth all these years . . .
When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong―one of the most popular girls in school―disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever suspected that her best friend, Georgina Shaw, now an executive and rising star at her Seattle pharmaceutical company, was involved in any way. Certainly not Kaiser Brody, who was close with both girls back in high school.
But fourteen years later, Angela Wong’s remains are discovered in the woods near Geo’s childhood home. And Kaiser―now a detective with Seattle PD―finally learns the truth: Angela was a victim of Calvin James. The same Calvin James who murdered at least three other women.
To the authorities, Calvin is a serial killer. But to Geo, he’s something else entirely. Back in high school, Calvin was Geo’s first love. Turbulent and often volatile, their relationship bordered on obsession from the moment they met right up until the night Angela was killed.
For fourteen years, Geo knew what happened to Angela and told no one. For fourteen years, she carried the secret of Angela’s death until Geo was arrested and sent to prison.
While everyone thinks they finally know the truth, there are dark secrets buried deep. And what happened that fateful night is more complex and more chilling than anyone really knows. Now the obsessive past catches up with the deadly present when new bodies begin to turn up, killed in the exact same manner as Angela Wong.
How far will someone go to bury her secrets and hide her grief? How long can you get away with a lie? How long can you live with it? Find out in Jennifer Hillier’s Jar of Hearts.
2. People Like Us – Louise Fein (Daughter of Reich US Title)
I nearly drowned and Walter rescued me. That changes everything.’
Leipzig, 1930s Germany.
Hetty Heinrich is a perfect German child. Her father is an SS officer, her brother in the Luftwaffe, herself a member of the BDM. She believes resolutely in her country, and the man who runs it.
Until Walter changes everything. Blond-haired, blue-eyed, perfect in every way Walter. The boy who saved her life. A Jew.
Anti-semitism is growing by the day, and neighbours, friends and family members are turning on one another. As Hetty falls deeper in love with a man who is against all she has been taught, she begins to fight against her country, her family and herself. Hetty will have to risk everything to save Walter, even if it means sacrificing herself…
This delectable and witty mystery introduces Rosie “Aunty” Lee, feisty widow, amateur sleuth, and proprietor of Singapore’s best-loved home-cooking restaurant
After losing her husband, Rosie Lee could have become one of Singapore’s “tai tai,” an idle rich lady. Instead she is building a culinary empire from her restaurant, Aunty Lee’s Delights, where spicy Singaporean meals are graciously served to locals and tourists alike. But when a body is found in one of Singapore’s tourist havens and one of her guests fails to show at a dinner party, Aunty Lee knows that the two events are likely connected.
The murder and disappearance throws together Aunty Lee’s henpecked stepson, Mark, his social-climbing wife, Selina, a gay couple whose love is still illegal in Singapore, and an elderly Australian tourist couple whose visit may mask a deeper purpose. Investigating the murder are Police Commissioner Raja and Senior Staff Sergeant Salim, who quickly discover that Aunty Lee’s sharp nose for intrigue can sniff out clues that elude law enforcers.
Wise, witty, and charming, Aunty Lee’s Delights is a spicy mystery about love, friendship, and food in Singapore, where money flows freely and people of many religions and ethnicities coexist peacefully, but where tensions lurk just below the surface, sometimes with deadly consequences.
Hey all! Just finished Coming Up Roses by Staci Hart, I got this book for free from Amazon.
Bestselling author Staci Hart is back with a brand new romantic comedy and clever spin on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Meet the Bennet brothers, get to know Longbourne, and fall in love in this steamy enemies to lovers romcom.
Everyone hates parts of their job. Maybe it’s the paperwork. Maybe it’s the day-to-day grind. Maybe it’s that client who never knows what they want, or the guy who always cooks fish in the microwave. But not me. I love every corner of the Longbourne Flower Shop, every flower, every petal, every stem. I love the greenhouse, and I love Mrs. Bennet, my boss. I love creating, and I love being a florist. I don’t hate anything at all. Except for Luke Bennet.
The Bennet brothers have come home to help their mom save the flower shop, and Luke is at the helm. His smile tells a tale of lust, loose and easy. He moves with the grace of a predator, feral and wild. A thing unbridled, without rules or constraint. When he comes home to save Longbourne, I almost can’t be mad at him. Almost. He doesn’t remember that night I’ll never forget. That kiss, touched with whiskey and fire. It branded me like a red-hot iron. But it meant nothing to him. Everyone hates part of their job, and I hate Luke Bennet. Because if I don’t, I’ll fall in love with him.
Print Length: 289 page
Publication Date: August 1, 2019
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life: a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can’t forget that. She’s also been a mom to three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She’s been a wife, even though she’s certainly not the cleanest, nor is she the best cook. She’s also super, duper fun at a party–especially if she’s been drinking whiskey–and her favorite word starts with f and ends with k.
From roots in Houston to a seven year stint in Southern California, Staci and her family ended up settling somewhere in between and equally north in Denver, where snow is magic and the mountains have become home. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, gaming, or designing graphics.
I got this book for free from Amazon and so I decided to read this book. This book is inspired by Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice hence the Bennett name.
So Tess Monroe works in a flower shop called Loungbourne. She cannot stand Luke Bennett, a playboy and flirtatious younger sibling of the Bennett siblings. Luke returns from L.A. back to New York after his divorce from a girl named Wendy. The Bennett flower shop is on the verge of closure and bankrupt and the Bennett siblings got together along with Tess and Ivy to save the shop. And meanwhile, a romance is blossoming between Tess and Luke…
So let’s start with the ones I like about the book.
The writing was good, simple and the author manage to keep the reader hooked into the story.
I like how the author has made the strong family bond in Bennett family a central part of the story–how they are close to each other and how the siblings, despite the fact that some are not really interested in this family owned flower shop got together to save the shop.
Many of the characters in the book are likable and I really like Tess Monroe.
There were funny parts in the book that sometimes make the reader burst into laughter.
I also like the book cover!!! It’s so pretty!!!!
Now about the things I didn’t like about the book.
Usually, the cheesy romantic novels are most of the time, unrealistic and so this is a bit unrealistic.
Some parts of the book was boring
Overall, this a cheesy romantic novel, good and enjoyable to read. Worth four stars!
Just finished reading this book and I can’t wait to tell you what I think about the book!
Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He’s a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger sister. Though they are still newlyweds, they seem to have it all. You might not want to like them, but you do. You’re hopelessly charmed by the ease and comfort of their home, by the graciousness of the dinner parties they throw. You’d like to get to know Grace better.
But it’s difficult, because you realize Jack and Grace are inseparable.
Some might call this true love. Others might wonder why Grace never answers the phone. Or why she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn’t work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. Or why she never seems to take anything with her when she leaves the house, not even a pen. Or why there are such high-security metal shutters on all the downstairs windows.
Some might wonder what’s really going on once the dinner party is over, and the front door has closed.
From bestselling author B. A. Paris comes the gripping thriller and international phenomenon Behind Closed Doors.
B A Paris is the internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown and Bring Me Back. Having sold over one million copies in the UK alone, she is a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller as well as a number one bestseller on Amazon and iBooks. Her books have sold in 38 territories around the world. Having lived in France for many years, she recently moved back to the UK.
I have wanted to read this book since it was released way back in 2016 and couldn’t get hold of the book. Thanks to Scribd, I manage to get hold of this book, which is the debut book of B.A. Paris. A few weeks ago, I did a review on one of her books, Breakdown. Behind Closed Doors is her debut book.
Grace and Jack Angel are seemingly living a perfect life as a married couple. Jack Angel is a successful lawyer who has never lost a case and Grace is a housewife. To outsiders, they seem to be in love with each, particularly of how they are supportive of each other. But after the party is over, their married life is not as perfect and supportive as it seemed.
So let’s start with the ones I liked about the book – (Note–there are some spoilers here)
Like Breakdown, I like the author’s style of writing. It was simple and easy to understand and the author did a good job keeping the reader on the edge of the seat.
As a reader (and as a woman) I feel sorry for the main character Grace Angel–her futile attempts to escape from the marriage, how she is trying to prevent Jack from hurting her Down’s Syndrome sister Millie and how she hooks up a plan to escape from Jack. I also like how she is acting as a dutiful wife in front of people so that Jack would leave her sister alone.
Also as a reader, I wanted to slap that psychotic and narcissistic husband, Jack Angel.
I also like the sisterly bond between Millie and Grace. I like how Millie is trying to help her sister to escape from the marriage.
The book is realistic. This is how many women who are suffering from domestic abuse must be going through in real life. Jack Angel in the book is seemingly a perfect gentleman with polite manners, a successful lawyer who fights for the battered women for outsiders when in fact he is actually a cruel monster with intentions of punishing and torturing his own wife. A lesson to never get fooled by the appearance.
Though there were no surprising twists or turns, this book was actually good.
Now about the things I didn’t like in the book.
The ending was a bit vague.
Overall, this book is actually a good domestic thriller book that will keep you up all night. Worth four stars in my opinon!
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