Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

like everyone else, i am obsessed with the hbo show. i love it, i can’t get enough of it. so naturally, i bought the book (and the sequel). i was happy to see that the show actually followed the book pretty well, and the changes that were made, were nothing that affected the plot.

rating: 5/5 stars

The Long Game by Rachel Reid

dear god this one made me cry. it was just as good as the first book for shane and ilya. it really went deeper into ilya’s backstory and mindset and i just loved every single page. (also, rachel just announced a third book for shane and ilya, unrivaled, that is coming out in september and i will of course be buying it.) (also pt. 2, i have not purchased the other books in the series and i am not sure that i am going to, but we shall see.)

rating: 5/5 stars

I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

i mean yeah, it was fine. there was that sense of anxiety throughout the book, but i just felt like i was waiting for something that never happened. the ending made me very confused and i had to re-read it probably three times because the name/pronoun usage switched over and i thought i had missed something but no… i did not. it did exactly what i thought it did.

rating: 3/5 stars

Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden

it’s a freida book… of course i’m gonna like it. we know this by now. it wasn’t my favorite of hers, but i did still really like it. the twist didn’t shock me as much as her twists usually do, because to me it made sense, but it was still a twist. without giving too much away, i feel like the backstory behind the twist was more shocking than the twist itself.

rating: 4/5 stars

One By One by Freida McFadden

wow is anyone shocked? another freida book? me? yes. i liked this one a lot, again, not my favorite, but still really enjoyed it. i knew something fishy was up from the time the new boyfriend was introduced. this book did a good job at making sure that you were suspicious of everyone.

rating: 4/5 stars

Brain Damage by Freida McFadden

yeah i know, i need to read more authors. and i will… eventually. i’m pretty sure this is one of her first books. it wasn’t bad by any means, but her newer works are much better. i liked the story line, but it was actually kind of predictable based on how a certain character acts throughout the book.

rating: 2/5 stars

We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

okay, so here’s the deal: i LOVED this book. when i say i want to read a suspense novel, this is exactly what i’m talking about. the sense of dread and unnerving-ness of the whole book… superb. however, yes however, the ending pissed me off so bad. still loved it, but c’mon marcus, seriously? you better be writing a sequel as we speak.

rating: 5/5 stars

The Orphanage By The Lake by Daniel G. Miller

daniel you done pissed me off at the end let me tell you. when i say that someone needs to investigate this man and his belongings… anyways. the story just felt kind of slow up until like, the last quarter of the book. there is a quote at the end by one of the bad guys, and all i’m gonna say is that if you’re a victim of childhood SA (like yours truly), read with discretion. i’m contemplating getting the sequel though because i wanna see what happens to the main character.

rating: 2/5 stars

You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

i love women. fictional and real, love them. this book was no exception. my only problem with it is that i wanted more backstory at the end of the book. but i heavily enjoyed this story and i was rooting for grace the whole time, and that didn’t change.

rating: 4/5 stars