so-soNora works to find lost people but this time will be her daughter, the one she gave in adoption. There will be a lot of drama in this suspense novel. I struggled to end it because of this drama that you didn‘t know if you were dealing with all her trauma or the novel suspense. This book was read for #LiterallyDeadBookClub and apparently they loved it😳not me. 2.5⭐️
so-soA good but not amazing thriller. 3.5/5 Read for #LiterallyDeadBookClub - June Pick
pickI love a good "who-done-it" with messy characters with inner demons and a heart of gold. Add in some fascinating historical facts and I'm hooked.
I don‘t understand it either, but I still do it all the time...Sorry!! 😂❤️🇨🇦
pickThis is a soft pick. I love a flawed protagonist especially in crime fic and Nora is a fabulous one - so strong, smart and cynical, with so much to explore over the course of a series. I also quite liked the secondary characters and adore the setting which she describes with wit and pathos. The plot and pacing are a bit problematic. Suffered from far too many eye rolls over improbable and all too convenient situations that felt a bit cheaty. ⤵️
Trying out this one and #Scribd.
#ReadCanada #BritishColumbia #BC
"Dental hygiene must be very important to him if this is the kind of fluorescence he can achieve and still be a coffee addict."
"There's nothing more invisible than the middle aged woman, and there's no denying that middle age is creeping up in time with the descent of my ass, a sort of inverse gravitational relationship."
pickNora helps find missing people and her dark past is slowly revealed as she looks for a missing girl with personal connections to herself. I tore through this book, reminded of Attica Locke in the exploration of societal realities surrounding the non-white state and the mixture of mystery and literary fiction. I look forward to reading more from Kamal.
One year ago I started a book club with my girl friends! 🤗📚 To celebrate we're going to the beach and I've decided to have a little fun by setting up some blind dates!
pickAtmospheric suspense, set on the mean streets Vancouver, and starring a brown woman who has been broken in so many ways, yet doesn‘t let that stop her from fighting to do things her way. Even if it means alienating everyone who has shown her kindness. Everyone except her dog, who‘s my second-favourite character in this gritty crime novel. Racism, poverty and the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women. #DiverseVoices #Canadian
Listened to the first part of this audiobook on my way home from @shawnmooney ‘s wedding, #audioknitting. Finished the top row of this mitten just as we landed in Edmonton. Listened to the rest of the audiobook in between Mohs surgical procedures yesterday to remove cancer from my nose. (Trust me, seeing the mitten is much better than my bruised and bandaged face.) I can only read with one eye today so audiobooks are a great blessing.
She lifts her gaze and her eyes hold no hope we will ever see each other again.
pickA good mystery, though violent especially towards the end. I loved the Pacific Northwest location too!
It's late. The phone rings.
The man on the other end says his daughter is missing.
Your daughter.
The baby you gave away over 15 years ago.
What do you do?
Nora Watts isn't sure that she wants to get involved. But then she sees the photograph. A girl, a teenager, with her eyes. How can she turn her back on her?
The search of her daughter brings Nora back to a past she worked hard to put behind her, but which is always there, waiting...
Started this one today, and I'm really enjoying the voice of this damaged MC.
pickI enjoyed this book. The main character is flawed, but the reader still wants to see her succeed. The story was quick paced and readable, if a little unbelievable. I would definitely read future books in this series.
pickI'm actually surprised this book doesn't have a higher rating on Litsy. A woman living in the margins investigates the recent disappearance of the daughter she gave up for adoption 15 years earlier. The story gets dark, and you have to willingly suspend disbelief in places, but this was a solid debut and a compelling mystery. #mystery
This is my nightly #readinglight. My husband thought it would be hysterical to peek out from behind my book while I took this photo. 😂 #autumnreads
There isn't much more information about it online, other than what Starling had found.
I guess this could apply. 🤷♀️
This is my tentative September #TBR. The Fact of a Body is a holdover from last month. Even though I've heard nothing but good things about it, I've been hesitant to start it due to the subject matter. I've also got a couple of audiobooks going, and I've been thinking of making a dent in my pile of unread comics. 📚📕📗📘📙
pickI really enjoyed this beginning to a new series! It was darker than I expected and very good. It was a very solid mystery and I'm looking forward to reading more by this author in the future. Recommended!
Looking forward to this thriller! @WilliamMorrow
This is the best I can do in terms of a pool, but I'll take what I can get! This'll be my reading spot this afternoon, with pina coladas too!
It's going to be tight, especially with Game of Thrones tonight! We had extended family in town and a new baby to visit last night, so I lost some reading time. Starting this one now, it's up for review tomorrow. #24in48
My #currentread is set in Canada and begins with a phone call - Nora Watts, who works for a private investigator, is told that a teenaged girl is missing. And that this girl is her daughter, the one she gave up for adoption 15 years ago.
I'm not big on the missing girl-type stories but Nora is an interesting one with a scarred past and an ability to tell when someone is lying. Not a bad read so far.
New to my shelves and a book that is on my TBR pile for July. It sure has a gorgeous cover- I'm really looking forward to reading this one in the near future!
#TBRtemptation post 4! #BEA17 edition! Scheduled for a July 25th release. This suspense novel is the first in the new Nora Watts series, considered as compelling as Lisbeth Salander & Harry Hole. 15 years after giving her daughter up for adoption, Bonnie's considered a disappeared runaway. Her adoptive parents turn to Nora, who sets out to find the girl she wish she'd never had. From Vancouver to Canada's interior. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
pickNew reading sofasack! An exciting Canadian thriller with a heroine that I hope will appear in sequels!! #CanadaReads
A couple hires an investigator to find their missing teenage daughter... who turns out to be the investigator's biological daughter. #mymaybookmail
Ridiculously awesome book mail today! So excited to jump into this debut out in July from @WilliamMorrow! #bookmail #arc #canadianauthors #debut
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