Always With a Book

k2reader February 24, 2026

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke #bookreview #debut

Thank you Knopf, #partner, for the advanced copy of Yesteryear in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Knopf Published: April 7, 2026 Summary: A traditional American woman, a beautiful wife and mother who sells her pioneer lifestyle of raw milk and farm-fresh eggs to her millions of social media followers, suddenly awakens cold, filthy, and terrified in the brutal reality of 1805—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is…

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k2reader February 20, 2026

Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Scribner Books #partner, for the finished copy of Postmortem in exchange for my honest review. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Scribner Books / Recorded Books Published: February 17, 2026 (first published 1990) Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell comes Postmortem, the groundbreaking thriller that introduced Dr. Kay Scarpetta and redefined the crime genre. A killer is stalking the streets of…

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k2reader February 20, 2026

Adrift by Will Dean #bookreview

Thank you Atria Books #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Adrift in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books Published: February 17, 2026 Summary: The author of the “master class in suspense” (Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author) The Chamber returns with a high-tension thriller about a family’s descent into darkness that is perfect for fans of Dennis Lehane and Lisa Jewell. Peggy and Drew, both aspiring writers, move to an…

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k2reader February 17, 2026

You’ll Never Know by Caleb Stephens #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon Maverick, #partner, for the ALC of You’ll Never Know in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon Maverick Audio Published: November 18, 2025 Summary: When his wife and unborn child are abducted, Grant Wilson races against the clock in this pulse-pounding thriller packed with riddles, danger, and the desperate fight to save his family, perfect for fans of Adrian McKinty’s The Chain. They took his wife. They…

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k2reader February 16, 2026

Imposter by L.J. Ross #bookreview #series

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, #partner, for the advanced copy of Imposter in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published: February 3, 2026, Summary: There’s a killer inside all of us… In the remote hills of western Ireland, fear spreads as the locals struggle to make sense of a killer who is seemingly one of their own… Dr. Alexander Gregory, a psychologist recovering from the collapse of a…

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k2reader February 16, 2026

The Death of Us by Abigail Dean #bookreview

Thank you Viking Books #partner for the e-copy in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Viking Published: April 15, 2025 Summary: It’s the night we never talk about. It’s the story the world wants to hear. But this isn’t the story of that night. This is the story of us. Together, Edward and Isabel move to London. They are young and in love, occupied by friends, work and fun.…

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k2reader February 16, 2026

If You Lie by Caleb Stephens #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon Maverick, #partner, for the ALC of If You Lie in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon Maverick Audio Published: October 21, 2025 Summary: A buried past. A new-age cult. A floating prison with no way off. Seven years ago, Olivia woke up in the trunk of a stranger’s car—and barely escaped with her life. She’s been looking over her shoulder ever since. Now, Olivia is a…

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k2reader February 14, 2026

Missing Sam by Thrity Umrigar #bookreview

I purchased the print copy for my personal collection. Publisher: Algonquin Books Published: January 27, 2026 Summary: From bestselling author Thrity Umrigar, a thrilling and haunting story of an Indian-American woman who becomes the prime suspect when her wife goes missing. When Aliya and Samantha have a fight one night, Samantha goes for a run early the next morning—and doesn’t come back. Aliya reports her wife Samantha as missing,…

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k2reader February 14, 2026

Night Watcher by Daphne Woolsoncroft #bookreview #audiobook #debut

I purchased this book for my own collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: July 8, 2025 Summary: Nola Strate, a late night call-in radio host in Portland, Oregon, listens to stories of hauntings and cryptic sightings for a living. But one foggy, wet evening, when a caller describes an eerie scene that triggers memories of Nola’s escape from a serial…

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k2reader February 8, 2026

Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger #bookreview #audiobook #series

I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Recorded Books Published: January 31, 2007 Summary: When a high school student’s body is found and her boyfriend goes missing, tough-as-nails former sheriff Cork O’Connor is forced into the center of an eerie mystery with a shocking twist in this “vivid and realistic” ( Booklist ), Anthony Award-winning novel from New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger. When the body of a…

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k2reader February 8, 2026

Paper Cut by Rachel Taff #bookreview #audiobook #debut

Thank you HarperAudio for the ALC and William Morrow, #partner, for the finished copy of Paper Cut in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow / William Morrow Published: January 27, 2026 Summary: A compelling suspense debut about a woman infamous for escaping a cult as a teenager, whose future is threatened when dangerous secrets come back to haunt her—perfect for fans of Jessica Knoll and The Girls . Lucy…

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k2reader February 8, 2026

Good Intentions by Marisa Waltz #bookreview #audiobook #debut

Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of Good Intentions in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: February 3, 2026 Summary: A deft and immersive psychological suspense debut about a luxury party planner who becomes obsessed with a woman she encounters in a hospital waiting room. Cady has worked hard to have…

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k2reader February 8, 2026

The Sleepwalker by Lars Kepler #bookreview #series #translatedbook

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: Zaffre Published: January 11, 2024 Summary: The tenth thrilling installment in Lars Kepler’s bestselling series— acclaimed for “smart psychological suspense,” “explosive conclusions,” and “gritty portrayals of human evil” (Booklist)—is tense and terrifying. An emergency call comes in the middle of the night. There is an ongoing burglary at a closed campsite in Bredäng, outside Stockholm. When the police respond to…

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k2reader February 7, 2026

The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie #bookreview #series #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: December 3, 2024 (first published 1929) Summary: A practical joke goes chillingly, murderously wrong in Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie’s classic detective story, The Seven Dials Mystery. Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper, so the other houseguests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one…

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k2reader February 6, 2026

She Lies Close by Sharon Doering #bookreview #audiobook #debut

I purchased this book for my own collection. I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Titan Books / Blackstone Publishing Published: November 10, 2020 Summary: A compulsive debut thriller about motherhood, obsession and how far we’d go to protect the ones we love. Five-year-old Ava Boone has been missing for six months. There have been no leads, no arrests, no witnesses. The only suspect was quiet, middle-aged Leland Ernest.…

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k2reader February 5, 2026

The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave #bookreview #audiobook #sequel

Thank you Libro.fm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Scribner Books #partner, for the finished copy of The First Time I Saw Him in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Scribner Books / Simon & Schuster Audio Published: January 6, 2026 Summary: Laura Dave continues Hannah Hall’s pulse-pounding journey in the riveting and deeply moving sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Apple TV+ show, The…

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k2reader February 5, 2026

Punished by Ann-Helen Laestadius #bookreview #series #translatedbook

Thank you Scribner Books #partner, for the advanced copy of Punished in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Scribner Books Published: February 4, 2025 (first published January 2023) Summary: From the internationally bestselling author of the “extraordinary” (Fredrik Backman) novel Stolen comes a harrowing story—inspired by true events—of five Indigenous children forced to attend a government-run boarding school in 1950s Sweden, revealing the emotional scars they carry thirty years later. In…

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k2reader February 5, 2026

Darkrooms by Rebecca Hannigan #bookreview #debut

Thank you William Morrow Books, #partner, for the finished copy of Darkrooms in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: William Morrow Books Published: January 13, 2026 Summary: Two unforgettable women investigate the disappearance of a missing girl in a small Irish town brimming with secrets—in this haunting debut from a new crime writing talent, perfect for fans of Tana French and Flynn Berry. What secrets lurk in the Hanging…

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k2reader February 4, 2026

Mini Reviews – Thriller Edition #bookreviews #audiobooks #thrillers

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALCs and Viking Books #partner for the physical copies in exchange for my honest reviews. The new year is off to an amazing start when it comes to thrilling, twisted reads. And these authors, both of who I have read before have solidified their place on my must-read list! While I listened to both, print would work just as well.⁣ ⁣ ANATOMY OF AN…

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k2reader February 4, 2026

The Briars by Sarah Crouch #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books #partner, for the advanced copy of The Briars in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: January 13, 2026 Summary: The USA TODAY bestselling author of Middletide returns with a lush and atmospheric novel of suspense following a young woman whose job as a game warden puts her in the path of a…

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k2reader January 27, 2026

Workhorse by Caroline Palmer #bookreview #audiobook #debut

Thank you Libro.fm/Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Flatiron Books, #partner for the finished copy of Workhorse in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Flatiron Books / Macmillan Audio Published: October 14, 2025 Summary: A richly drawn, unsettling, and wickedly funny story of envy and ambition set against the glamor and privilege of media and high society in New York City at its height. At the turn of the…

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k2reader January 19, 2026

The Future Saints by Ashley Winstead #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you LibroFm / Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Future Saints in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: January 20, 2026 Summary: Perfect for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six and In Five Years—a beautiful, powerful, and transportive new novel about a music executive desperately trying to bring a rock band back…

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k2reader January 19, 2026

Inside Man by John McMahon #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Inside Man in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: January 13, 2026 Summary: In this sequel to McMahon’s electrifying series debut, Head Cases, Gardner Camden and the PAR team return to investigate potentially connected cases. FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an analytical genius with an affinity for puzzles.…

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k2reader January 19, 2026

All the Little Houses by May Cobb #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Sourcebooks Audio for the ALC and Sourcebooks Landmark, #partner, for the advanced copy of All the Little Houses in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: January 20, 2026 Summary: Adults can behave badly too… It’s the mid-1980s in the tiny town of Longview, Texas. Nellie Anderson, the beautiful daughter of the Anderson family dynasty, has burst onto the scene. She always gets what she wants. What…

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k2reader January 18, 2026

Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger #review #audiobook #series

I borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: Recorded Books Published: March 28, 2011 Summary: Winner of the prestigious Loft-McKnight Fiction Award and the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, William Kent Krueger has established himself as a startlingly original voice in thriller fiction. With Purgatory Ridge he cements his standing as a suspense writer of the highest caliber. Not far from the small town of Aurora (population 3,752) lies…

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k2reader January 18, 2026

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie #bookreview #reread #series #readingchallenge

I purchased this book for my own collection. Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Published: September 29, 2020 (first published 1937) Summary: Beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to Egypt in one of Agatha Christie’s most famous mysteries, Death on the Nile. The tranquility of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl…

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k2reader January 18, 2026

The Mad Wife by Meagan Church #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm/Recorded Books, #partner for the ALC of The Mad Wife in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print copy for my personal collection. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark / Recorded Books Published: September 30, 2025 Summary: From bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the lives we build―and the lies we…

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k2reader January 16, 2026

Ralph’s Party by Lisa Jewell #bookreview #rerelease

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the finished copy of Ralph’s Party in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books Published: January 6, 2026 (reprint–originally released in 1999) Summary: Discover the debut novel of the #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell in which the residents of an apartment building confront one another’s attractions, distrust, secrets, and lies. Perfect for fans of Dolly Alderton and Jojo Moyes. Meet the residents of 31…

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k2reader January 14, 2026

The Castaways by Lucy Clarke #bookreview

Thank you Atlantic Crime, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Castaways in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atlantic Crime Published: January 6, 2026 Summary: A SECRET BEACH. A HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME. WISH YOU WERE HERE? THINK AGAIN… It should be like any other holiday. Beautiful beaches. Golden sunsets. Nothing for miles. You’ll never want to leave. Until you can’t… My thoughts: This is only my 2nd time…

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k2reader January 12, 2026

Wreck Your Heart by Lori Rader-Day #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Wreck Your Heart in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio Published: January 6, 2026 Summary: Dahlia “Doll” Devine had the kind of hardscrabble beginning that could launch a thousand broken-hearted country songs, but now she’s the star of her own stage at McPhee’s Tavern. As part of Chicago’s—yes, Chicago’s—country…

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k2reader January 11, 2026

Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke #bookreview #bookseries

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Mulholland Books Published: August 25, 2020 (Paperback release) Summary: In this “captivating” crime novel ( People ), Texas Ranger Darren Mathews is on the hunt for a missing child — but it’s the boy’s family of white supremacists who are his real target. 9-year-old Levi King knew he should have left for home sooner; now he’s alone in the darkness of…

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k2reader January 11, 2026

Wildwood by Amy Pease #bookreview #bookseries

Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Wildwood in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Atria Books Published: January 6, 2026 Summary: From the acclaimed author of the “riveting debut” (People) Northwoods, a mother-son law enforcement team confront buried secrets in their small town as they work to expose a conspiracy that goes far beyond the tight-knit community. Deputy Sheriff Eli North has spent the last year…

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k2reader January 9, 2026

My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm/Macmillan Audio, #partner for the ALC of My Husband’s Wife in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Macmillan Audio Published: January 20, 2026 Summary: The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge. Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first…

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k2reader December 28, 2025

The Storm by Rachel Hawkins #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the advanced copy of The Storm in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio Published: January 6, 2026 Summary: St. Medard’s Bay, Alabama is famous for three things: the deadly hurricanes that regularly sweep into town, the Rosalie Inn, a century-old hotel that’s survived every one of those storms, and Lo…

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k2reader December 27, 2025

The Goldens by Lauren Wilson #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Flatiron Books / Pine and Cedar Books, #partner for the advanced copy of The Goldens in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Pine and Cedar / Macmillan Audio Published: July 15, 2025 Summary: A dark, intoxicating and unputdownable thriller, simmering with atmosphere Chloe has always dreamed of becoming a bestselling writer. Then she meets enigmatic influencer Clara Holland, and at last, Chloe…

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k2reader December 27, 2025

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid #bookreview

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Ballantine Books Published: June 3, 2025 Summary: Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women…

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k2reader December 27, 2025

What’s Yours in Mine by Jennifer Jabaley #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Brilliance Audio for the ALC and BookSparks, #partner, for the advanced copy of What’s Yours Is Mine in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Lake Union Publishing / Brilliance Audio Published: August 5, 2025 Summary: Determined daughters. Controlling mothers. There’s no such thing as friendly competition in a twisty novel of suspense about ambition, revenge, and unrealized dreams. Valerie Yarnell is a hardworking single mother who’d do…

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k2reader December 27, 2025

The Accidental Favorite by Fran Littlewood #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm/Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Henry Holt, #partner for the advanced copy of The Accidental Favorite in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Henry Holt / Macmillan Audio Published: June 24, 2025 Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace Adams comes a wryly resonant and deeply moving family dramedy investigating the question so many of us have asked ourselves: do my parents have a favorite? Vivienne…

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k2reader December 27, 2025

Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC of Sharp Force in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the print copy for my collection. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Audio Published: October 7, 2025 Summary: A serial killer terrorizes Northern Virginia, his ability to come and go baffling those pursuing him with zero success. He disables the victims’ WIFI, attacking them in bed, the cause of death exsanguination…

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k2reader December 26, 2025

The Day I Lost You by Ruth Mancini #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you HarperAudio for the ALC and Harper Perennial, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Day I Lost You in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Harper Perennial / Harper Audio Published: December 2, 2025 Summary: The internationally bestselling author of The Woman on the Ledge returns with a twisty thriller about a missing child and three adults whose shared secrets and hidden history could prove deadly. “I need to report…

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k2reader December 26, 2025

Heartwood by Amity Gaige #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Simon & Schuster Audio for the ALC and SimonBooksBuddy, #partner, for the finished copy of Heartwood in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Simon Books / Simon & Schuster ALC Published: April 1, 2025 Summary: Heartwood takes you on a journey as a search and rescue team race against time when an experienced hiker mysteriously disappears on the Appalachian Trail in Maine. In the heart of the Maine woods,…

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k2reader December 23, 2025

Where You End by Abbott Kahler #bookreview

Thank you Henry Holt #partner, for the copy of Where You End in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Henry Holt Published: January 14, 2025 (paperback release) Summary: When Kat Bird wakes up from a coma, she sees her mirror image: Jude, her twin sister. Jude’s face and name are the only memories Kat has from before her accident. As Kat tries to make sense of things, she believes Jude…

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k2reader December 23, 2025

Needle Lake by Justine Champine #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Random House #partner, for the e-copy of Needle Lake in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: The Dial Press / Random House Audio Published: December 2, 2025 Summary: Two cousins on very different sides of adolescent girlhood spend one winter together that changes both of their lives forever. And once, after Elna came to stay, I watched a man drown there on Christmas…

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k2reader December 22, 2025

The Italian Secret by Tara Moss #bookreview #audiobook #series

Thank you PRH Audio for the ALC and Dutton #partner, for the finished copy of The Italian Secret in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Dutton / Penguin Audio Published: December 2, 2025 Summary: #1 internationally bestselling author Tara Moss returns with an immersive post-war mystery as glamorous investigator Billie Walker follows a trail of secrets to Italy’s sun-drenched Neapolitan coast Naples, 1943. Deep within a secret network of underground…

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k2reader December 21, 2025

Mini Reviews – More Thrillers #bookreviews #thrillers #audiobooks

Thank you Libro.fm and Macmillan Audio for the ALCs and William Morrow, Minotaur Books, Simon Element and St. Martin’s Press #partner for the physical copies in exchange for my honest reviews. Thrillers are definitely my jam…and these are all ones I highly recommend for one reason or another! KILL YOUR DARLINGS by Peter Swanson Published: June 10, 2025, Willam Morrow / Harper Audio Summary: From the New…

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k2reader December 19, 2025

Love, Mom by Iliana Xander #bookreview

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, #partner, for the finished copy of Love, Mom in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Published: September 2, 2025 Summary: A best-selling author. A mother. A murderer… Mackenzie Casper is a brilliant student. But she is best known for her mother, a best-selling author whose dark, twisted thrillers have a dedicated worldwide fanbase. When her mother dies in an accident, fans across…

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k2reader December 19, 2025

Return of the Spider by James Patterson #bookreview #series

I purchased this book for my own personal collection. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Published: November 17, 2025 Summary: Return of the Spider is the stunning companion novel to Along Came a Spider, the New York Times bestselling classic thriller from the world’s most popular storyteller. Enter the thrilling world of the #1 bestselling detective series that inspired the Prime Video show, Cross. Along Came a Spider introduced Detective Alex Cross to readers around the globe and…

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k2reader December 18, 2025

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones #bookreview #audiobook

I purchased the book for my own collection and borrowed the audiobook from the library. Publisher: S&S/Saga Press / Simon and Schuster Audio Published: March 18, 2025 Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians comes a tale of the American West, writ in blood. This chilling historical novel is set in the nascent days of the state of Montana, following a Blackfeet Indian named Good Stab as…

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k2reader December 17, 2025

Bog Queen by Anna North #bookreview #audiobook

Thank you Libro.fm for the ALC and Bloomsbury Books, #partner for the finished copy of Bog Queen in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Bloomsbury Books / Bloomsbury Publishing Published: October 14, 2025 Summary: The story of an anthropologist’s monumental discovery and the clash of civilizations it sets off over the fate of the land that holds us When a body is found in a bog in northwest England,…

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k2reader December 17, 2025

The French Honeymoon by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau #bookreview

Thank you Sourcebooks Landmark, #partner, for the advanced copy of The French Honeymoon in exchange for my honest review. Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Published: April 15, 2025 Summary: The Paris Apartment meets A Simple Favor in an unputdownable thriller about a honeymoon gone horribly wrong. Sometimes, Paris is a terrible idea. This is not how she imagined it, any of it. Taylor Quinn arrives at her honeymoon suite in the City of Love alone, sans suitcase,…

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